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origin which is an alternative spelling of

Amtmann __NOTOC__ The ''Amtmann'' or ''Ammann'' (in Switzerland) was an official in German-speaking countries of Europe and in some of the Nordic countries from the time of the Middle Ages whose office was akin to that of a bailiff. He was the most seni ...

or Amman, an historical kind of bailiff. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alberto Ammann Alberto Ammann Rey (born 1978) is an Argentine actor. He has played various roles in films, television and theater, including the lead role in the Spanish film '' Cell 211'', which earned him a Goya Award for Best New Actor. He is also known ...

, Argentine actor * Daniel Ammann, Swiss author and journalist (born 1973) * Erwin Ammann, German politician and co-founder of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (1916 – 2000) *

Gretel Ammann Margarita Ammann Martínez, better known as Gretel Ammann (17 January 1947 in Donostia – 2 May 2000 in Barcelona) was a Spanish philosopher, essayist, activist, radical feminist, and lesbian separatist. She was a pioneer of feminism in Barcelon ...

(1947–2000), Spanish philosopher, writer and activist *

Jakob Ammann Jakob Ammann (also Jacob Amman, Amann; 12 February 1644 – between 1712 and 1730) was an Anabaptist leader and namesake of the Amish religious movement. Personal life The full facts about the personal life of Jacob Ammann are incomplete ...

, Swiss anabaptist leader and founder of the Amish (c. 1644 – c. 1730) * Johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and fossil collector (1724 – 1811) *

Johann Konrad Ammann Johann Konrad Amman (1669 – 1724) was a Swiss physician and instructor of non-verbal deaf persons. Johann Konrad Amman was born at Schaffhausen, Switzerland. After graduating at Basel in 1687 he began to practise at Amsterdam, where he gained a ...

, Swiss physician and instructor of deaf persons (1669 – 1724) *

Johann Schneider-Ammann Johann Niklaus Schneider-Ammann (born Schneider, 18 February 1952) is a Swiss businessman and politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2010 to 2018. A member of FDP.The Liberals, he was President of the Swiss Confeder ...

, Swiss politician (born 1952) *

Mike Ammann Mike Ammann (born February 8, 1971) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper in England and Major League Soccer. Youth Ammann was born in Orange, California. The younger brother of Bob Ammann, he played for t ...

, American soccer player (born 1971) *

Othmar Ammann Othmar Hermann Ammann (March 26, 1879 – September 22, 1965) was a Swiss-American civil engineer whose bridge designs include the George Washington Bridge, Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, and Bayonne Bridge. He also directed the planning and constru ...

, structural engineer who built many of New York City's bridges (1879 – 1965) *

Robert Ammann Robert Ammann (October 1, 1946 – May, 1994) was an amateur mathematician who made several significant and groundbreaking contributions to the theory of quasicrystals and aperiodic tilings. Ammann attended Brandeis University, but generally did ...

, American amateur mathematician with contributions to aperiodic tilings (1946 – 1994) *

Simon Ammann Simon Ammann (; born 25 June 1981) is a Swiss ski jumper. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport, having won four individual Winter Olympic gold medals, in 2002 and 2010. His other achievements include winning ...

, Swiss ski jumper (born 1981) *

Thomas Ammann Thomas E. Ammann (1950 – 9 June 1993) was a leading Swiss art dealer in Impressionist and twentieth century art, and a collector of post-war and contemporary art. Life Born 1950 in Ermatingen, Switzerland, as the youngest of four children (Eve ...

, Swiss art dealer and collector (1950 – 1993)

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