Neumann is German and

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

for "new man", and one of the 20 most common German surnames.

People

* Von Neumann family, a Jewish Hungarian noble family

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* Adam Neumann (born 1979), Israeli-born entrepreneur and founder of WeWork * Alfred Neumann (writer), German writer * Alfred Neumann (East Germany), East German politician *

Angela von Neumann Angela von Neumann Ulbricht (1928–2010) was a German American artist from Wisconsin who lived much of her life in Majorca. She graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago, where she met her husband, but had strong ties to her native Milwaukee. ...

, American artist * Arthur Henry Neumann, British born hunter and explorer * Bernd Neumann, German politician *

Balthasar Neumann Johann Balthasar Neumann (; 27 January 1687 (?) – 19 August 1753), usually known as Balthasar Neumann, was a German architect and military artillery engineer who developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Ita ...

(1687–1753), Bohemian German architect * Bernhard Neumann, German-born mathematician * Bernard de Neumann (also Bernhard von Neumann), English mathematician, computer scientist, naval historian * Birthe Neumann, Danish actress *

Carl Neumann Carl Gottfried Neumann (also Karl; 7 May 1832 – 27 March 1925) was a German mathematician. Biography Neumann was born in Königsberg, Prussia, as the son of the mineralogist, physicist and mathematician Franz Ernst Neumann (1798–1895), who w ...

, German mathematician ** Neumann boundary condition * Caspar Neumann, Prussian clergyman and statistician * Caspar Neumann (chemist), German/Polish chemist and apothecary *

Christoph Neumann Christoph Neumann (born 7 November 1964) is a German politician from the Alternative for Germany (''Alternative für Deutschland'', AfD) party. Neumann has been a member of the Bundestag since 2017. Life and politics Neumann was born 1964 in t ...

(born 1964), German politician * Dave Neumann, Canadian politician *

Elsa Neumann Elsa Neumann (23 August 1872 – 23 July 1902) was a German physicist. She was the first woman to receive a PhD in physics from the University of Berlin, in 1899. Early life and education Elsa was the daughter of Maximilian and Anna née Meye ...

, German physicist *

Erich Neumann (politician) Erich Neumann (born 31 May 1892 – died 1948 or 23 March 1951) was a Nazi politician. Neumann was born in Forst (Lausitz) into a Protestant family. His father was a factory owner. After receiving his Abitur, Neumann studied law and economics ...

, Nazi German politician * Erich Neumann (psychologist), German psychologist * Franz Ernst Neumann, German physicist and mathematician *

Franz Leopold Neumann Franz Leopold Neumann (23 May 1900 – 2 September 1954) was a German political activist, Western Marxist theorist and labor lawyer, who became a political scientist in exile and is best known for his theoretical analyses of National Sociali ...

, German-American legal scholar and theoretician * Gerhard Neumann, American aviation engineer *

Gerda Neumann Gerda Neumann (14 December 1915 – 26 January 1947) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in nine films between 1936 and 1947. She was born in Copenhagen and died in the 1947 KLM Douglas DC-3 Copenhagen airplane crash in Copenhagen, Denm ...

(1915–1947), Danish film actress *

Guenter Neumann Guenter Neumann (born 27. November 1958 in Hechingen, Germany) is an agricultural scientist at the University of Hohenheim. He is a plant physiologist specialising in rhizosphere research and scientific coordinator of the ''EU Research Project Bio ...

, German agricultural scientist * Günter Neumann (singer), German cabaret artist *

Gustaf Adolf Jakob Neumann Gustaf Adolf Jakob Neumann (1924–18 February 2013; Klosterneuburg, Austria) was an Austrian investigative journalist and newspaper editor known for his activism against miscarriages of justice during the 1950s.

, Austrian newspaper editor *

Gustav Neumann Gustav Richard Ludwig Neumann (15 December 1838 – 16 February 1881) was a German chess master. Neumann was born in Gleiwitz in the Prussian Province of Silesia. In matches he lost to Louis Paulsen (+3 –5 =3) at Leipzig 1864, and defeate ...

, German chess player

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* Hanna Neumann, German-born mathematician * Hannah Neumann, German politician * Heinrich Neumann von Héthárs, Austrian medical doctor * Heinz Neumann (1902–1937), German KPD politician *

Herbert Neumann Herbert Neumann (born 14 November 1953) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Neumann was born in Cologne. He played for 1. FC Köln, Udinese Calcio, Bologna, Olympiacos Piraeus, and FC Chia ...

, German football player/manager *

Hildegard Neumann Hildegard Neumann (born 4 May 1919) was a chief overseer at several Nazi concentration, transition and detention camps during the last year of World War II. She was born in Deutsch Gabel, Czechoslovakia. Camp work Neumann came to the Ravensbr� ...

, Nazi German concentration camp administrator * Ilana Neumann, Dominican Republic politician *

Iver B. Neumann Iver Brynild Neumann (born 10 October 1959) is a Norwegian political scientist and social anthropologist. He is Director of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute at Polhøgda, Lysaker, a position he has held since December 2019. From 2012-2017 he was the ...

, Norwegian political scientist and social anthropologist *Saint John Nepomucene Neumann, American clergyman * John von Neumann, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, engineer and polymath * Kamila Stösslová (née Neumannová), lover of Leoš Janáček *

Karl Eugen Neumann Karl Eugen Neumann (18651915) was the first translator of large parts of the Pali Canon of Buddhist scriptures from the original Pali into a European language (German) and one of the pioneers of European Buddhism. Life When Neumann was born, hi ...

, Austrian translator and Buddhist activist *

Karl Friedrich Neumann Karl Friedrich Neumann (28 December 1793 – 17 March 1870) was a German orientalist. Life Neumann was born, under the name of Bamberger, at Reichsmannsdorf, near Bamberg. He studied philosophy and philology at Heidelberg, Munich and Göttin ...

, German orientalist * Kateřina Neumannová, Czech cross-country skier * Kurt Neumann (director), German-born film director * Liselotte Neumann, Swedish golfer *

Luise Neumann Luise Neumann (7 December 1818 – 17 October 1905) was a German actress, the daughter of the actress Amalie Haizinger. Her younger sister, , was also an esteemed actress of the period. She made her debut at the age of 16 in a performance ...

, German actress * Mani Neumann, German musician * Mark Neumann, American politician *

Martin Neumann Martin Neumann (born 27 January 1956) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Brandenburg from 2009 until 2013 and again from 2017 until 2021. Early life and career ...

, German politician *Mic Neumann, American producer/director, creator of ''

Kung Faux ''Kung Faux'' is an international action comedy television series and audiovisual art assemblage created by Mic Neumann, an American creator–developer showrunner, conceptual artist and multimedia entrepreneur, who remixes classic kung fu films ...

'' * Michael Neumann, Canadian philosopher *

Monica von Neumann Monica Ann Neumann von Héthárs, also known as Baroness Monica von Neumann, (née Ford; June 15, 1964 – March 5, 2019), was an American socialite, philanthropist, and businesswoman. She worked as a fashion model and dancer before marrying Jo ...

, American socialite

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Nicole Neumann Nicole Neumann (born 31 October 1980, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine model, businesswoman and television host. Biography After her birth Neumann moved with her family to Salzburg, Austria, her father's place of origin. When Neumann was 1 year ...

, Argentinian model * Oscar Rudolph Neumann (1867–1946), German ornithologist *

Otto Neumann (athlete) Otto Neumann (28 August 1902 – 12 April 1990) was a German sprinter who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay and failed to reach the final of the individual 400 m event. Neumann won the national ...

(1902-1990), German sprinter *

Otto Neumann (artist) Otto Neumann (14 March 1895 – 2 January 1975) was a German Expressionist painter and printmaker. His work evolved from strongly colored and thickly brushed paintings and sharp and angular black and white prints, to late abstract prints in a va ...

(1895-1975), German Expressionist painter and printmaker *

Otto C. Neumann Otto C. Neumann (born Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut, 1936; died Hartford, Connecticut, April 8, 1991) was an American Republican politician. Life Neumann was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Otto W. Neumann and his wife M ...

(1936-1991), American politician *

Paul Neumann (disambiguation) Paul Neumann may refer to: * Paul Neumann (Attorney General) (1839–1901), Attorney General of the Kingdom of Hawaii * Paul Neumann (basketball) (born 1938), American professional basketball player * Paul Neumann (swimmer) Paul Neumann (13 June ...

, several people *

Pertti Neumann Dingo is a Finnish rock band formed around 1982. They fused Finnish melancholy with catchy rock melodies. The band was led by the frontman Pertti Neumann (also known as Pertti Nieminen). For a few years of top success, Dingo was one of the mos ...

, Finnish pop musician *

Peter Neumann (Canadian football) Peter Michael Neumann (1931 – January 1, 2020) was a Canadian Football League player for 14 seasons the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was a 9-time CFL's Eastern All-Star and a part of three Grey Cup championship teams. Neumann was inducted into the ...

(1931–2020), Canadian football player * Peter de Neumann (1917–1972), The Man From Timbuctoo" British mariner *

Peter G. Neumann Peter Gabriel Neumann (born 1932) is a computer-science researcher who worked on the Multics operating system in the 1960s. He edits the RISKS Digest columns for ACM ''Software Engineering Notes'' and ''Communications of the ACM''. He founded ...

(born 1932), American computer scientist *

Peter M. Neumann Peter Michael Neumann OBE (28 December 1940 – 18 December 2020) was a British mathematician. His fields of interest included the history of mathematics and Galois theory. Biography Born in December 1940, Neumann was a son of the German-bo ...

(1940–2020), British mathematician *

Philipp von Neumann Baron Philipp von Neumann (german: Philipp Roger Franz Freiherr von Neumann; en, Philipp Roger Francis Baron de Neumann; 4 December 1781 – 14 January 1851) was an Austrian diplomat. Birth and family Neumann was born in Brussels (then in the ...

(1781–1851), Austrian diplomat *

Randy Neumann Randolph Neumann (born July 21, 1948), raised in Cliffside Park, New Jersey,Randy Neumann
, New Jersey Boxing ...

(born 1948), American boxer and referee * Robert G. Neumann (1916–1999), American politician and diplomat *

Robin Neumann Robin Neumann (born 12 December 1997) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle. Neumann competed at the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, where she swam individually in the backstroke events. Since then she has changed he ...

, Dutch swimmer *

Ronald E. Neumann Ronald Eldredge Neumann (born September 30, 1944) is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan (2005–2007), Bahrain (2001–2004) and Algeria (1994–1997). He is the son of former ambassador Robert G. Neuma ...

(born 1944), American diplomat *

Sigmund Neumann Sigmund Neumann (May 1, 1904 - October 22, 1962) was a German political scientist and sociologist. Born in Leipzig but emigrating first to London and then to the United States following the rise of Nazi Germany, Neumann was a leading proponent o ...

(1904–1962), German political scientist and sociologist * Therese Neumann (1898–1962), German mystic *

Thomas Neumann Thomas Neumann (born 1977) is a German computer scientist and full professor for ''Data Science and Engineering'' at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Education and career Thomas Neumann finished his studies in business informatics at ...

(born 1977), German computer scientist * Václav Neumann (1920–1995), Czech conductor and musician *

Victor Neumann Victor Neumann is a Romanian historian, political analyst, and professor at the West University in Timișoara. He is a well-known specialist in the recent cultural and intellectual histories of Eastern and Central Europe (focusing his research o ...

(born 1953), Romanian historian, political analyst, and professor *

Víctor Neumann-Lara Víctor Neumann-Lara (1933–2004) was a Mexican mathematician, pioneer in the field of graph theory in Mexico. His work also covers general topology, game theory and combinatorics. Biography Born in the city of Huejutla de Reyes, Hidalgo, Mexico ...

(1933–2004), Mexican mathematician * Werner Neumann (1905–1991), German musicologist *

Werner Neumann (jazz musician) Werner Neumann (born 13 August 1964 in Duisburg) is a German jazz guitarist and music lecturer. Life Neumann grew up in Gelnhausen, where he took his first guitar lessons, before studying music at the University of Cologne. He then spent a year st ...

, German jazz guitarist and music lecturer *

Werner Neumann (judge) Werner Neumann (born 1953, Freckenhorst) is a German jurist, lawyer and judge. Since 2010 he has been chief judge of the Federal Administrative Court of Germany The Federal Administrative Court (german: Bundesverwaltungsgericht, ) is one of ...

(born 1953), German jurist, lawyer and judge * Werner Neumann (officer) (1905–1970), German general *

Wolfgang Neumann Wolfgang Neumann (born 20 June 1945) is an Austrian internationally known operatic heldentenor, who specialized in the operas of Richard Wagner. Career Born in Waiern, part of Feldkirchen in Kärnten, Austria, he began his career as a baritone, ...

(born 1945), Austrian opera tenor

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