Workman is a surname coming from the Old English word ''we(o)rcmann'', meaning workman or laborer generally.

List of people with surname Workman

Ariel Winter Ariel Winter Workman (born January 28, 1998) is an American actress. She starred as Alex Dunphy in the ABC comedy series ''Modern Family'', for which she and her co-stars won four consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble ...

(born 1998), American actress (born Ariel Workman) *

Bill Workman William Douglas Workman III (July 3, 1940 – May 12, 2019) was an American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Greenville, South Carolina from 1983 to 1995. Greenville is the seat of Greenville County, the state's most populou ...

(1940–2019), American politician from South Carolina and economic development consultant *

Brandon Workman Brandon Carlin Workman (born August 13, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2013 and has played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, and Ch ...

(born 1988), American baseball player * Charles Workman, Murder Inc. contract killer, took part in killing of Dutch Schultz *

Charles H. Workman Charles Herbert Workman (5 May 1872 – 1 May 1923) was a singer and actor best known as a successor to George Grossmith in the comic baritone roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operas. He was variously credited as Charles H. Workman, C. Herbert Work ...

(1873–1923), English singer and actor * C. Lindsay Workman, American character actor often credited as Lindsay Workman * C. Noel Workman, American college sports coach * E. J. Workman (1899–1982), American atmospheric physicist *

Fanny Bullock Workman Fanny Bullock Workman (January 8, 1859 – January 22, 1925) was an American geographer, cartographer, explorer, travel writer, and mountaineer, notably in the Himalayas. She was one of the first female professional mountaineers; she not only e ...

(1859–1925), American mountaineer and geographer * Hank Workman (1926-2020), American Major League Baseball player *

Hawksley Workman Hawksley Workman (Born Ryan Corrigan, March 4, 1975) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has garnered critical acclaim for his blend of cabaret pop and glam rock. Workman has released eleven full-length albums throughout his career. A mul ...

(born 1975), stage name of Canadian rock musician Ryan Corrigan *

Haywoode Workman Haywoode Wilvon Workman (born January 23, 1966) is an American former basketball player who is a referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played the point guard position at 6'2", and played 359 games in eight NBA seasons for fiv ...

(born 1966), retired NBA player and current NBA referee *

Herbert Brook Workman Herbert Brook Workman (1862–1951) was a leading Methodism, Methodist and secretary of the Wesleyan Methodist Secondary Schools Trust when they took over Elmfield College in 1928. Workman was born in London and educated at Kingswood School and ...

, a leading Methodist in England * Ian Workman (born 1962), former English footballer *

Jerome J. Workman, Jr. Jerome J. Workman Jr. is an American analytical spectroscopist, author, and editor born on August 6, 1952, in Northfield, Minnesota. Jerry Workman Jr. and J.J. Workman are also names he uses for publishing. Education Workman studied a ...

(born 1952), American spectroscopist, editor, author * Jim Workman (1917–1970), Australian cricketer * Nancy Workman (1940-2020), American politician from Salt Lake City, Utah *

Philip Workman Philip Ray Workman (June 1, 1953 – May 9, 2007) was a death row inmate executed in Tennessee on May 9, 2007. He was convicted in 1982 for the murder of a police officer following a robbery of a Wendy's restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee, and sent ...

, executed by the State of Tennessee in 2007 *

Reggie Workman Reginald "Reggie" Workman (born June 26, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey. Career Early in his career, Workman worke ...

(born 1937), American jazz musician *

Shanelle Workman Shanelle Workman is an American actress, producer and director. She is best known for playing the roles of Sarah "Flash" Roberts on the ABC soap opera '' One Life to Live'' and Gabriela 'Gaby' Moreno Forester on the CBS soap opera ''The Bold an ...

(born 1978), American actress * Thomas Workman (disambiguation), multiple people * W. D. Workman, Jr. (1914–1990), American journalist and politician from South Carolina *

William Workman (Canadian politician) William Workman (May 1807 – 23 February 1878), of Mount Prospect House, Montreal, was an Irish-born Canadian entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist. He was a partner in Canada's largest wholesale hardware house of Frothingham & Workma ...

(1807–1878), Irish-Canadian businessman and politician * William H. Workman (1839–1918), mayor of Los Angeles *William Workman (1799–1876), California pioneer of the

Workman-Temple family The Workman-Temple family relates to the pioneer interconnected Workman and Temple families that were prominent in: the history of colonial Pueblo de Los Angeles and American Los Angeles; the Los Angeles Basin and San Gabriel Valley regions; and Sou ...

Willy Workman Willy Workman ( he, וילי וורקמן; born March 14, 1990) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball at Amherst. Workman holds dual-Ame ...

(born 1990),

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basketball player for

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...

in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

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