Brötzmann or Brotzman is a German
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Caspar Brötzmann
Caspar Brötzmann (born 13 December 1962) is a German guitarist, vocalist and bandleader.
Brötzmann typically performs with the power trio lineup of Caspar Brötzmann Massaker (his early band), with guitar, bass guitar and drums. He uses rock a ...
(born 1962), German electric guitarist
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Donald G. Brotzman
Donald Glenn Brotzman (June 28, 1922 – September 15, 2004) was a U.S. Representative from Colorado. As of 2025, he remains the last republican to have represented Colorado's 2nd district in the House of Representatives.
History
Brotzman was bo ...
(1922–2004), American politician
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Ellis R. Brotzman, American biblical scholar
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Kyle Brotzman
Kyle Brotzman (born October 3, 1986) is a former arena football placekicker. He has also been a member of the Utah Blaze, Jacksonville Sharks and Spokane Empire.
College career
He played for the Boise State Broncos. A former walk-on, he became ...
(born 1986), American football player
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Peter Brötzmann
Peter Brötzmann (6 March 1941 – 22 June 2023) was a German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist regarded as a central and pioneering figure in European free jazz. Throughout his career, he released over fifty albums as a bandleader. Amongst his m ...
(1941–2023), German saxophonist and clarinetist
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Thorsten Brötzmann
Thorsten Brötzmann is a German record producer, composer, and arranger. He collaborated with No Angels, Bro'Sis, Christina Stürmer, Monrose, Jeanette, Nina Kraljić, Oonagh, Alexander Klaws, and Modern Talking
Modern Talking was a German ...
, German record producer, arranger and composer
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German-language surnames