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Ashkenazi Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

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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 ve ...

origin with the same meaning. The Ashkenazi surname Ackerman sometimes refers to the

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Bessarabia Bessarabia (; Gagauz: ''Besarabiya''; Romanian: ''Basarabia''; Ukrainian: ''Бессара́бія'') is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds o ...

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People

* A. Bernard Ackerman (1936–2008), American physician and dermatologist * Alf Ackerman (1929–1988), South African footballer * Allan Ackerman, American magician * Andrea Ackerman, American artist, theorist and writer * Annie Ackerman (1914-1989), American political activist *

Arlene Ackerman Arlene C. Ackerman (January 10, 1947 – February 2, 2013) was an American educator who served as superintendent of the District of Columbia Public Schools, San Francisco Unified School District, and Philadelphia Public Schools. Education Acke ...

(1947–2013), American educator * Andy Ackerman (born ), American director and producer * Bernice Ackerman (1925–1995), American meteorologist *

Bettye Ackerman Bettye Louise Ackerman (February 28, 1924 – November 1, 2006) was an American actress primarily known for her work on television. Early years Ackerman was born in Cottageville, South Carolina (another source says she was born in Williston, ...

(1924–2006), American actress *

Blaster Al Ackerman Blaster Al Ackerman (born William Hogg Greathouse Jr.; November 27, 1939 – March 17, 2013) was an American mail artist and writer. Ackerman had been active in various subcultures since the early 1970s. Heavily influenced by post-war pulp write ...

(1939–2013), American mail artist and writer * Brady Ackerman, American sports commentator *

Bruce Ackerman Bruce Arnold Ackerman (born August 19, 1943) is an American constitutional law scholar. He is a Sterling Professor at Yale Law School. In 2010, he was named by '' Foreign Policy'' magazine to its list of top global thinkers. Ackerman was also a ...

(born 1943), American law professor *

Carl W. Ackerman Carl William Ackerman (January 16, 1890 in Richmond, Indiana – October 9, 1970 in New York City) was an American journalist, author and educational administrator, the first dean of the Columbia School of Journalism. In 1919, as a correspondent of ...

(1890–1970), American journalist and author *

Chad Ackerman Chad Daniel Ackerman (born November 30, 1983) is a rock singer, songwriter, musician, writer, director, actor, and producer. Ackerman's debut as a singer/songwriter was on November 30, 2012 under the name "A Veil" with an album entitled ''The ...

(born 1983), American rock singer-songwriter, musician, writer and artist *

Craig Ackerman Craig Ackerman is the current play-by-play announcer for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of ...

(born ), radio play-by-play announcer * Caroline Iverson Ackerman (1918-2012), American aviator, journalist, reporter and educator *

Dan Ackerman Dan Ackerman (born March 13, 1974) is a former radio DJ turned technology and video game journalist. Ackerman resides in New York City and has written about video games and gadgets for publications including ''SPIN'', ''Blender'', ''WWE Magazine ...

(born 1974), radio deejay and journalist * Diane Ackerman (born 1948), American author, poet, and naturalist * Dick Ackerman (born 1942), American politician * Don Ackerman (1930–2011), American basketball player *

Elliot Ackerman Elliot Ackerman (born April 12, 1980) is an American author and former Marine Corps Special Operations Team Leader. He is the son of businessman Peter Ackerman and author Joanne Leedom-Ackerman and the brother of mathematician and wrestler Nat ...

(born 1980), American author * Edward Augustus Ackerman (1911-1973), American geographer and an authority * Ernest Robinson Ackerman (1863–1931), American politician * F. Duane Ackerman (born 1942), American businessman *

Felicia Nimue Ackerman Felicia Nimue Ackerman (born 1947) is an American author, poet, and philosopher and professor of philosophy at Brown University. She is a prolific writer of letters to the editor of '' The New York Times.'' Early life and education Ackerman, t ...

(born 1947), American author, poet, and philosopher *

Forrest J Ackerman Forrest James Ackerman (November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American magazine editor; science fiction writer and literary agent; a founder of science fiction fandom; a leading expert on science fiction, horror, and fantasy films; a pr ...

(1916–2008), American science fiction writer and editor *

Frank Ackerman Francis Hopkirk Ackerman (October 17, 1946 – July 15, 2019) was an American economist known for his work in environmental economics, particularly in the areas of climate change and development. He is also known as a founder of the magazine ''D ...

(1946–2019), American economist *

Frans Ackerman Frans Ackerman (–1387), Latinised Franciscus Agricola, was one of the most famous Flemish statesmen and military leaders of the 14th century. Life Ackerman was born in Ghent. Rallying to Philip van Artevelde in the Ghent Revolt of 1379 again ...

(–1387), Flemish statesman * Gary Ackerman (born 1942), American politician * George W. Ackerman (1884–1962), American photographer * Gordon Ackerman, American journalist and photographer * Graham Ackerman (born 1983), American gymnast * Harold A. Ackerman (1928–2009), United States federal judge *

Harry Ackerman Harry Stephen Ackerman (November 17, 1912 – February 3, 1991) was an American television producer, credited with creating or co-creating twenty-one series, seven of which were at one time being broadcast simultaneously. Some of the sitcoms in ...

(1912–1991), American television producer *

Hylton Ackerman Hylton Michael Ackerman (28 April 1947 – 2 September 2009) was a South African first-class cricketer. He attended Dale College Boy's High School, where he was head boy. A hard-hitting left-hander who usually opened the batting, he made his ...

(1947–2009), South African cricketer * H. D. Ackerman (born 1973), South African cricketer * James Ackerman (disambiguation) *

Jay Ackerman John C. "Jay" Ackerman (November 23, 1933 – July 23, 2007) was an American farmer and politician. He served on the Morton Park Commission from 1967 to 1975. Ackerman also served on the Tazewell County Board from 1972 to 1978. Ackerman serve ...

(1933–2007), American farmer and politician * Jennifer Ackerman (born 1959), American nature writer * Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman, American designers * Joanne Leedom-Ackerman (born 1947), American novelist, short story writer and journalist * John Ackerman (disambiguation) * John William Ackerman (1825-1905), South African knight * José Chlimper Ackerman (born 1955), Peruvian banker and politician * Justin Ackerman (born 1992), South African rugby union player *

Karen Ackerman Karen Ackerman (born October 10, 1951, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American author of children's books. Background She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and she graduated from Woodward High School in 1969. Career Ackerman's first children's book wa ...

(born 1951), American children's author * Keith Ackerman (born 1946), American bishop * Ken Ackerman, American television news anchor *

Ken Ackerman (radio announcer) Ken Ackerman (1922 – May 28, 2017) was an American radio announcer, disc jockey, and news anchor. Career Ackerman, who grew up in Rio Linda, California, began announcing as a student at Grant Union High School. After a brief stint at KFBK ...

(1922-2017), American radio announcer, disc jockey, and news anchor. * Lauren Ackerman (1905–1993), American physician & pathologist *

Leslie Ackerman Leslie Ackerman (born August 2, 1956) is an American actress. Ackerman is from Springfield, New Jersey. Her father progressed from being an attorney to serving on the Federal District Court in Trenton, New Jersey. She became interested in the ...

(born 1956), American actress * Loni Ackerman (born 1949), American musical theatre actress *

Malin Åkerman Malin Maria Åkerman (born 12 May 1978) is a Swedish actress. In the early 2000s, she had several small television and film parts in both Canadian and American productions, including '' The Utopian Society'' (2003) and ''Harold & Kumar Go to Wh ...

(born 1978), Swedish-American actress, model and singer *

Marianne Ackerman Marianne Letitia Ackerman (born 1952) is a Canadian novelist, playwright, and journalist. ''Mankind and Other Stories of Women'', her fifth work of prose fiction, was published by Guernica Editions in 2016. Her play ''Triplex Nervosa'' premiered a ...

(born 1952), Canadian playwright, novelist, and journalist *

Marques Ackerman Marques Jannie Ackerman (born 1 March 1996) is a South African first-class cricketer. He was included in the North West squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup. In August 2017, he was named in Durban Qalandars' squad for the first season of the T20 ...

(born 1996), South African first-class cricketer * Martin S. Ackerman (1932–1993), American lawyer and businessman *

Maya Ackerman Margareta (Maya) Ackerman is a Russian-American computer scientist known for her research in cluster analysis and algorithmic composition of music. She is an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Santa Clara University, and t ...

, Russian-American computer scientist * Mia Ackerman (born 1965), American politician * Nate Ackerman (born 1978), British-American logician and wrestler * Nathan Ackerman (1908–1971), American psychiatrist and family therapist * Paul Ackerman (1908–1977), American music journalist *

Paula Ackerman Paula Ackerman ( he, פאולה אקרמן; December 7, 1893 – January 12, 1989) was the first woman to perform rabbinical functions in the United States, leading the Beth Israel congregation in Meridian, Mississippi from 1951–53 (making her t ...

(1893–1989), first American female rabbi *

Peter Ackerman Peter Ackerman (November 6, 1946 – April 26, 2022) was an American businessman, the founder and former chairman of Americans Elect, and the founding chair of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict. Ackerman was the managing director ...

(born 1946), British businessman *

Peter Ackerman (playwright) Peter Ackerman is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, television writer, television producer, and author. Career Peter Ackerman began his varied career as an actor in the low budget movie ''Astronomy of Errors'' (2000). He later wen ...

, American playwright, actor, and screenwriter * Ralph Ackerman (1941–2008), photographer and independent filmmaker * Raymond Ackerman (born 1931), South African businessman * Raymond Ackerman, American filmmaker * Richard Henry Ackerman (1903–1992), American bishop * Rick Ackerman (born 1959), American football player * Robert Ackerman (disambiguation) * Roy Ackerman (1942-2017), English restaurateur * Shelley Ackerman (born 1953), American astrologer and actress * Sherry L. Ackerman, American academic and dressage clinician *

Spencer Ackerman Spencer Ackerman is an American journalist and writer. Focusing primarily on national security, he began his career at ''The New Republic'' in 2002 before writing for ''Wired'', ''The Guardian'' and ''The Daily Beast''. He won a 2012 National ...

, American reporter and blogger * Susan Ackerman (disambiguation) * Thomas E. Ackerman (born 1948), American cinematographer * T. J. Ackerman (born 1975), former Canadian football offensive tackle * Tom Ackerman (born 1972), American football player * Tom Ackerman (basketball), American basketball player and coach * Tony Ackerman (born 1984), English former professional footballer *

Tracy Ackerman Tracy Ackerman is a British singer and songwriter. She works with several other British songwriters including Andy Watkins and Paul Wilson of Absolute and Mark Taylor. Ackerman has written for artists including Geri Halliwell, Cher, Boyzone, Tin ...

, British singer and songwriter * Travis Ackerman (born 1999), South African cricketer *

Tusten Ackerman Arthur Tusten "Tus" Ackerman (October 7, 1901 May 17, 1997) was an American basketball player in the early days of college and semi-professional basketball. Ackerman, a 6'3 forward/center from Lawrence, Kansas, played for coach Phog Allen at Ka ...

(1901–1997), American basketball player *

Val Ackerman Valerie B. Ackerman (born November 7, 1959) is an American sports executive, former lawyer, and former basketball player. She is the current commissioner of the Big East Conference. She is best known for being the first president of the Women's Na ...

(born 1959), American attorney, sports executive, and basketball player * William Ackerman (born 1949), American guitarist, composer, and founder of ''Windham Hill Records'' * Willie Ackerman (1939–2012), American drummer
Matthew Ackerman Tessier
(1985-) American Hotdog Farmer

Fictional characters

* '' Mikasa'' Ackerman, a character from the manga/anime series ''

Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to as ...

''. * ''

Levi Levi (; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron, Moses and ...

'' Ackerman, another character from ''

''. * ''

Kenny Kenny is a surname, a given name, and a diminutive of several different given names. In Ireland, the surname is an Anglicisation of the Irish ''Ó Cionnaith'', also spelt ''Ó Cionnaoith'' and ''Ó Cionaodha'', meaning "descendant of Cionnaith". ...

'' Ackerman, another character from ''

''. * '' Kuchel'' Ackerman, another character from ''

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Ackerman Last Name Origin
– The Internet Surname Database {{surname German-language surnames Yiddish-language surnames

People

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