Heilmann is a

German language German (, ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe, Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and Official language, official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switze ...

surname. It can be tracked to early 16th-century Protestant families in south-west Germany (various locations); In France, it has spread around 1545 to

Mulhouse Mulhouse (; ; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ''Mìlhüsa'' ; , meaning "Mill (grinding), mill house") is a France, French city of the European Collectivity of Alsace (Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region of France). It is near the Fran ...

(Mülhausen in German), a city now in the

Alsace Alsace (, ; ) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in the Grand Est administrative region of northeastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine, next to Germany and Switzerland. In January 2021, it had a population of 1,9 ...

region. Members of the Heilmann family of Mulhouse, of Protestant faith, issued from Lorentz Heilmann, a cooper, common ancestor born in 1545 in

Niedernhall Niedernhall () is a town in the Hohenlohe (district), Hohenlohe district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Kocher, 6 km west of Künzelsau, and 33 km northeast of Heilbronn. History As "Inferiori Halle", N ...

(now in Germany) and having established himself in Mulhouse: * Jean-Gaspard Heilmann (c. 1718 – 1760), French painter * Nicolas Heilmann, Burgmeister (mayor) of Mulhouse from 1753 to 1766. * Josué Heilmann (1796–1848), inventor, in particular of a hand embroidery machine. * Jean-Jacques Heilmann (1822–1859), early photographer and cofounder of the Société Française de Photographie. * Jean-Jacques Heilmann (1853–1922), inventor of the

Heilmann locomotive The Heilmann locomotives were a series of three experimental steam–electric locomotives produced in the 1890s for the French Chemins de fer de l'Ouest (CF de l'Ouest). A prototype was built in 1894 and two larger locomotives were built in 1897. ...

"La Fusée Electrique", one of the first electric locomotives. Members of the Heilmann family initially from

Geiselbach Geiselbach is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. Geography Location Geiselbach lies on the Hesse-Bavaria boundary, 20 km north of Aschaffenburg ...

, who co-founded the Heilmann & Littmann German building company: *

Jakob Heilmann Jakob Heilmann (21 August 1846 in Geiselbach, Aschaffenburg County (Lower Franconia) – 15 February 1927 in Munich) was a German contractor. Son of a glazier, Heilmann attended the construction school in Munich and graduated with the exam as a ...

, (1846–1927), co-founder of the company * Otto Heilmann (1888–1945), German architect * Albert Heilmann, (1869–1949), German architect *

Mary Heilmann Mary Heilmann is an American painter based in New York City and Bridgehampton, NY. She has had solo shows and travelling exhibitions at galleries such as 303 Gallery (NY, NY) and Hauser & Wirth (Zurich) and museums including the Wexner Center for ...

(born 1940), American artist. Other people bearing this name: In Germany: * Pr Sebastian Heilmann (b.1965), German political scientist and sinologist. *

Lutz Heilmann Lutz Heilmann (born 7 September 1966 in Zittau, East Germany) is a German politician of the left-wing politics, left-wing party The Left (Germany), Die Linke. He was elected to the Bundestag in the 2005 German federal election, 2005 federal elec ...

, (b.1966), German politician (Die Linke) and member of the

German Parliament The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the lower house of the German federal parliament. It is the only constitutional body of the federation directly elected by the German people. The Bundestag was established by Title III of the Basic Law for ...

for

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; ; ; ; ; occasionally in English ''Sleswick-Holsatia'') is the Northern Germany, northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of S ...

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Thomas Heilmann Thomas Heilmann (born 16 July 1964) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Born in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, he has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Berlin since 2017. Career in the privat ...

(b. 1964), German politician (CDU) In other countries than France and Germany : *

Gerhard Heilmann Gerhard Heilmann (later sometimes spelt "Heilman") (25 June 1859 – 26 March 1946) was a Danish artist and paleontologist who created artistic depictions of ''Archaeopteryx'', '' Proavis'' and other early bird relatives apart from writing the 1 ...

, Danish artist and

paleontologist Paleontology, also spelled as palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of the life of the past, mainly but not exclusively through the study of fossils. Paleontologists use fossils as a means to classify organisms, measure geolo ...

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Harry Heilmann Harry Edwin Heilmann (August 3, 1894 – July 9, 1951), nicknamed "Slug", was an American baseball player and radio announcer. He played professional baseball for 19 years between 1913 and 1932, including 17 seasons in Major League Baseball wit ...

, American baseball player ssued from a 17th-century "Heylmann" ancestor from South-West Germany*

Joe Heilmann Joe or JOE may refer to: Arts Film and television * ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle * ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage, based on the novel ''Joe'' (1991) by Larry Brown * Joe (2023 film), an Indian film * ''Joe'' (TV ser ...

,(1931-2010), American golfer erman ancestry, born Chicago, IL

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