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surname. It means "mountain man" in both languages, as well as "miner" in German. '' Bergman'' is also a common surname in the

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Art Bergmann Arthur Frank Bergmann (born February 8, 1953 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who was one of the key figures in Canadian punk rock in the late 1970s.Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, '' Have ...

(born 1953), Canadian rock singer-songwriter * Carl Bergmann, (1814–1865) German anatomist, physiologist and biologist who developed the Bergmann's rule * Carl Bergmann (1821–1876), German-American cellist and conductor * Carl Bergmann (1874–1935), German secretary of state * Daniel Bergmann (born 1962), Czech filmmaker and media mogul (son of Pavel) *

Eirikur Bergmann Eirikur Bergmann (Eiríkur Bergmann Einarsson) (born 6 February 1969) is an Icelandic academic and writer. He is author of nine academic books and three novels. Early life and education Eirikur Bergmann was born in Reykjavík in 1969 and stud ...

(born 1969), Icelandic writer and professor of political science * Ernst Bergmann (1881–1945), German philosopher and proponent of Nazism *

Ernst David Bergmann Ernst David Bergmann ( he, ארנסט דוד ברגמן; 1903 – April 6, 1975) was an Israeli nuclear scientist and chemist. He is often considered the father of the Israeli nuclear program. Biography Ernst David Bergmann was born in Ger ...

(1903–1975), Israeli nuclear scientist and chemist who found a nuclear program (brother of Theodor, the agronomist) *

Ernst von Bergmann Ernst Gustav Benjamin von Bergmann (16 December 1836 – 25 March 1907) was a Baltic German surgeon. He was the first physician to introduce heat sterilisation of surgical instruments and is known as a pioneer of aseptic surgery. Biography Bo ...

(1836–1907), Baltic German surgeon who introduced principles of

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Frithjof Bergmann Frithjof Harold Bergmann (24 December 1930 – 23 May 2021) was a German professor of philosophy at the University of Michigan, where he taught courses on existentialism, continental philosophy, Hegel, and Marx. He was known for the concept o ...

(1930–2021), German philosophy professor *

Gretel Bergmann Gretel Lambert (born Margarethe Bergmann; April 12, 1914 – July 25, 2017)high jumper in Germany during the 1930s * Heinrich Bergmann (?–?), head of the Criminal Division of the German Kripo in German-occupied Estonia * Franz Xaver Bergmann (1861–1936), Austrian foundry owner * Hugo Bergmann (1883–1975), German-Israeli Jewish philosopher (father of Martin S.) * Gustav Bergmann (1906–1987), Austrian-born American philosopher *

Jason Bergmann Jason Christopher Bergmann (born September 25, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He was born in Neptune Township, New Jersey, and grew up in Manalapan Township, New Jersey where he played high school baseball at Manalapan ...

(born 1981), American baseball player *

Júlia Bergmann Júlia Isabelle Bergmann (born February 21, 2001) is a German-Brazilian volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for the Brazil women's national volleyball team Early life Júlia Isabelle Bergmann was born and raised in Munich, Germany ...

(born 2001), German-Brazilian volleyball player * Juliette Bergmann (born 1958), Dutch bodybuilder * Martin S. Bergmann (1913–2014), American psychoanalyst (son of Hugo) * Michael Bergmann, American filmmaker (grandson of Hugo) * Pavel Bergmann (1930–2005), Czech philosopher & historian, signatory of

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(father of Daniel and nephew of Hugo) *

Peter Bergmann Peter Gabriel Bergmann (24 March 1915 – 19 October 2002) was a German-American physicist best known for his work with Albert Einstein on a unified field theory encompassing all physical interactions. He also introduced primary and seconda ...

(?–2009), alias used by an unidentified German-speaking man who died under mysterious circumstances * Peter Gabriel Bergmann (1915–2002), German-American physicist *

Ralph Bergmann Ralph Bergmann (born May 26, 1970 in Ruit auf den Fildern, Baden-Württemberg) is a volleyball player from Germany, who played for the National Team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that ...

(born 1970), German volleyball player *

Sabine Bergmann-Pohl Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (née Schulz; ; born 20 April 1946) is a German doctor and politician. A member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU), she was president of the People's Chamber of East Germany from April to October 1990. Durin ...

(born 1946), German conservative politician who served as the last head of state of the German Democratic Republic * Stefan Bergmann (1895–1977), mathematician * Thaisa Storchi Bergmann (born 1955), leading Brazilian astrophysicist *

Theodor Bergmann Theodor Bergmann (May 21, 1850 in Sailauf – March 23, 1931 in Gaggenau)Erich Keyser; Heinz Stoob, ''Deutsches Städtebuch, Handbuch städtischer Geschichte'', Stuttgart, Kohlhammer Verlag, 1939. (page 239) was a German businessman a ...

(1850–1931), German businessman and industrialist *

(1916–2017), German agronomist and published author (brother of Ernst David) *

(born 1996), German footballer * Walter Bergmann (1902–1988), German composer and musician

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