Flemming is a surname and a male given name referring, like the more common '' Fleming'', to an inhabitant (or descendant thereof) of

Flanders Flanders ( or ; ) is the Dutch language, Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, la ...

,Flemming
Behind the Name. a region overlapping parts of modern Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

* Aida McAnn Flemming, Canadian teacher and writer * Arthur Flemming, American government official *

Bill Flemming William Norman Flemming (September 3, 1926 – July 20, 2007) was an American television sports journalist who was one of the original announcers for the ABC Sports show '' Wide World of Sports''. Biography Early life Born in Chicago, Ill ...

, American sportscaster * Brett Flemming, Canadian ice hockey player *

Brian Flemming Brian Flemming is an American film director, playwright and activist. His films include '' Hang Your Dog in the Wind'', '' Nothing So Strange'', and '' The God Who Wasn't There''. His musicals include '' Bat Boy: The Musical'', which won the L ...

, American film director, playwright, and activist * Catherine Flemming, German actress * Dave Flemming, American sportscaster *

Georg Detlev von Flemming Georg Detlev von Flemming (Polish: Jerzy Detloff Fleming) (3 March 1699 – 10 December 1771) was a General in Polish-Saxon service, Grand Treasurer of Lithuania in 1746–1764 and Voivode of Pomerelia in 1766. Von Flemming was born on 3 March 1 ...

, Saxon-Polish general *

Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming Heino Heinrich Reichsgraf von Flemming (8 May 1632 – 1 March 1706) was a Electorate of Saxony, Saxon, later Margraviate of Brandenburg, Brandenburger army leader and Generalfeldmarschall, field marshal and Governor of Berlin. Flemming was b ...

, Saxon and Brandenburg Field Marshal * Hugh John Flemming, Canadian politician *

James Kidd Flemming James Kidd Flemming (April 27, 1868 – February 10, 1927) was a businessman and politician in New Brunswick, Canada. Flemming was a school teacher and lumberman before entering politics and serving as Provincial Secretary-Treasurer from 190 ...

, Canadian businessman and politician *

Jane Flemming Jane Christina Flemming (born 14 April 1965) is an Australian former Olympic track and field athlete. She completed her HSC in 1982 at Mater Christi College, Belgrave. She was the 1990 Commonwealth Games champion at heptathlon and long jum ...

, Austrian track and field athlete * Jimmy Flemming, U.S. Virgin Islands sprinter *

John Flemming John Stanton Flemming CBE FBA (6 February 1941, Reading, Berkshire, England – 5 August 2003, Oxford, England) was an economist and Warden of Wadham College, Oxford.John Flemming (racing driver), Canadian racing driver *

Margot Flemming Margot Sutherland Flemming (born December 9, 1993) is a Canadian curler from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. She currently plays third on Team Kayla Skrlik. Career Juniors While in juniors, Flemming played third for Kendall Haymes. Despit ...

, Canadian curler * Marilies Flemming, Austrian politician * Michael Anthony Flemming, British physicist *

Paul Flemming Paul Flemming (born October 8, 1968, in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian curler. In April 2024 Flemming's senior rink won the 2024 World Senior Curling Championships. Curling career Flemming's junior team was successful in Atlantic Can ...

, Canadian curler *

Peter Flemming Peter Flemming (born 1967) is a Canadian television actor best known for playing Agent Malcolm Barrett on Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis and Chuck Greene in the Dead Rising video game series. Early life Flemming was born in Halifax, Nova ...

, Canadian actor *

Peter Flemming (artist) Peter Flemming (born 1973 in Burlington, Ontario) is a Canadian artist known for his site-variable kinetic and sound installation works using electronic, mechanical and robotic technologies. Flemming holds an AOCA diploma from the Ontario College ...

, Canadian installation artist *

Robert Flemming Robert Flemming (died 1456), was dean of Lincoln. Background Robert Flemming, born in the diocese of York, was likely an illegitimate son of Robert Flemming, esquire, of Wath, near Ripon (d.1459). His aunt, Cecily Fleming, married, in 1407, Rob ...

, English cleric * Robert F. Flemming Jr., American inventor and sailor *

Sarah Mae Flemming Sarah Mae Flemming Brown (June 28, 1933 – June 16, 1993) was an African-American woman who was expelled from a bus in Columbia, South Carolina, seventeen months before Rosa Parks refused to surrender her seat on an Alabama bus in 1955. Flemmin ...

, American civil rights activist *

Scott Flemming Scott William Flemming (born 1958) is an American professional basketball coach, who is currently coaching the India men's national basketball team. Prior to this he served as the technical director of the NBA Academy India. Prior to returning t ...

, American basketball coach *

Ted Flemming (footballer) Edward Joseph Flemming (30 October 1902, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played 229 games for West Perth in the WAFL/WANFL from 1922 to 1938. He is a half back flanker in West Perth's official 'Team of the Centur ...

, Australian rules footballer *

Ted Flemming (politician) Hugh John Alexander "Ted" Flemming (born June 13, 1954) is a retired Canadian politician who served as a member of the MLA for the electoral district of Rothesay in New Brunswick and in the cabinets of David Alward and Blaine Higgs. Flemming ...

, Canadian politician *

Thomas Flemming Thomas Flemming (born 14 July 1967, in Bad Schlema) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics. There he won the silver medal in the 4×200 m freestyle, alongside Uwe Das ...

, German swimmer *

Walther Flemming Walther Flemming (21 April 1843 – 4 August 1905) was a German biologist and a founder of cytogenetics. He was born in Sachsenberg (now part of Schwerin) as the fifth child and only son of the psychiatrist Carl Friedrich Flemming (1799–1880 ...

, German biologist * Will Flemming, American sportscaster * Zian Flemming, Malaysian footballer

Given name

* Flemming Christensen, Danish footballer * Flemming Flindt, Danish choreographer *

Flemming Hansen (disambiguation) Flemming Hansen may refer to: * Flemming Hansen (politician) (1939–2021), Danish politician * Flemming Hansen (handballer) (1948–2013), Danish Olympic handball player *, Danish international handball player, father of Mikkel Hansen *Flemming Ha ...

, several people *

Flemming Møller Mortensen Flemming Møller Mortensen (born 3 July 1963) is a Danish politician of the Social Democrats who has been serving as a member of the Folketing since the 2007 elections. He served as the Minister for Development and Nordic Cooperation in the gov ...

(born 1963), Danish politician *

Flemming Østergaard Flemming Ammentorp Østergaard (born 31 October 1943 in ''Det Gule Palæ'' (Danish language, Danish: ''The Yellow Palace''), Ordrup) is a retired businessman, best known as long-time chairman of Parken Sport & Entertainment, who owns the football ...

, Danish businessman * Flemming Povlsen, Danish footballer *

Flemming Rasmussen Flemming Rasmussen (born 1 January 1958) is a Danish sound engineer, record producer, and owner and founder of Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen. He is chief sound engineer at Sweet Silence Studios. Biography Throughout his career, Rasmussen ...

, Danish producer * Flemming Viguurs, Dutch singer

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