Goldman is a surname most common among

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s. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alain Goldman Alain Goldman, also known as Ilan Goldman (born 12 January 1961), is a French film producer. Early life Goldman was born in Montmartre, Paris, the son of Ashkenazi Jews, Jewish parents. His grandfather was the first representative for Universal P ...

(born 1961), French film producer * Alan H. Goldman (born 1945), American philosopher * Alan S. Goldman (born 1958), American chemist * Albert Goldman, American professor and author * Albert Goldman (politician), American Trotskyist lawyer * Albina A. Goldman, philologist, professor North-Eastern Federal University (Yakutsk State University) * Allan H. Goldman (1943–2022), American real estate investor * Allen Goldman (1937–2025), American physicist *

Alvin Goldman Alvin Ira Goldman (October 1, 1938 – August 4, 2024) was an American philosopher who was emeritus Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science at Rutgers University in New Jersey and a leading figure in epistemology. Educat ...

, philosopher, epistemologist * Ari L. Goldman, American journalist * Bernard Goldman (1922–2006), American art historian, married to Norma * Bo Goldman, American writer, Broadway playwright and screenwriter. * Bobby Goldman (1938-1999), American bridge player *

Charles R. Goldman Charles Remington Goldman (born 9 November 1930 in Urbana, Illinois) is an American limnologist and ecologist. He is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Department of Environmental Science of the University of California, Davis. Education G ...

(born 1930), American limnologist and ecologist * Charley Goldman, boxing trainer * Craig Goldman, American politician * Danny Goldman (1939–2020), American actor and voice actor * Dan Goldman (born 1976), American politician and attorney * Douglas E. Goldman (born 1952), American businessman and philanthropist * Duff Goldman, Food Network personality *

Edward Alphonso Goldman Edward Alphonso Goldman (July 7, 1873 – September 2, 1946) was an American field naturalist and mammalogist. He worked extensively in Mexico with Edward William Nelson and described and revised many groups of mammals. He was considered a leading ...

, American zoologist * Edwin Franko Goldman, American band composer, founder of American Bandmasters Association *

Emma Goldman Emma Goldman (June 27, 1869 – May 14, 1940) was a Russian-born Anarchism, anarchist revolutionary, political activist, and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europ ...

, anarchist writer and speaker * Francisco Goldman, American novelist * Irving B. Goldman, plastic surgeon *

James Goldman James Goldman (June 30, 1927 – October 28, 1998) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He won an Academy Award for his screenplay '' The Lion in Winter'' (1968). His younger brother was novelist and screenwriter William Goldman. Biog ...

, American playwright and screenwriter * Jane Goldman, British writer and television presenter; wife of Jonathan Ross * Jean-Jacques Goldman, French singer and songwriter * John D. Goldman (born 1949), American businessman and philanthropist * John M. Goldman (1938–2013), British haematologist, oncologist and medical researcher * Leon Goldman (1906–1997), American surgeon and pioneer in laser medicine * Leon Goldman (1904-1975), American surgeon * Lipa Goldman, Orthodox rabbi * Lloyd Goldman, New York real estate developer *

Lynn Goldman Lynn R. Goldman (born April 24, 1951) is the Dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University. She is an American public health physician, a pediatrician and an epidemiologist. Early life and education Gol ...

, American academic * Marcus Goldman, German-American businessman and entrepreneur, founder of Goldman Sachs * Marcus J. Goldman, psychiatrist, physician, conservative writer * Marie Goldman (elected 2024), British politician * Marion Goldman (born 1945), American sociologist * Marshall Goldman, economist * Marvin Goldman (born 1928), American physiologist and radiation biologist * Marvin G. Goldman (born 1939), American lawyer and aviation historian * Mike Goldman, Australian TV personality * Neil Goldman, television writer (see Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan) * Norma Goldman (1922–2011), American classicist, married to Bernard * Omer Goldman, young political activist *

Oscar Goldman ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, United States Air Force, USAF Colonel (United States), Colonel Steve ...

, fictional character *

(1925–1986), American mathematician * Patricia A. Goldman (1942–2023), American public official and women's rights advocate * Peter Goldman American law consultant * Phil Goldman, American engineer and entrepreneur * Pierre Goldman, French left-wing intellectual * Rachel Goldman, American physicist * Rhoda Haas Goldman (1924–1996), American philanthropist * Richard Goldman (1920–2010), American businessman and philanthropist * Robert D. Goldman (born 1939), American cell and molecular biologist, author, and President of American Society for Cell Biology, 2008 * Ronald Goldman, victim in the O.J. Simpson murder case * Ronald Goldman, psychologist and author * Sally Goldman, American computer scientist and powerlifter * Sylvan Goldman, American businessman and inventor * Sean Goldman, American Author, Screenwriter and Ladies man * Todd Goldman, American entrepreneur and artist * Vivien Goldman, journalist, author and musician * Wendy Z. Goldman, American historian currently the Paul Mellon Distinguished Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. *

William Goldman William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 16, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He first came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist before turning to screenwriting. Among other accolades, Goldman won two Aca ...

(1931-2018), American screenwriter and author * Yoel Goldman (born 1980), American real estate developer * Yosef Goldman (1942–2015), scholar and author

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