Hellman is a

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: * Åke Hellman (1915–2017), Finnish centenarian, painter, and art professor * Bonnie Hellman (born 1950), American actress * C. Doris Hellman (1910–1973), American historian of science *Camilla G Hellman, MBE Transatlantic Relations * Danny Hellman (born 1964), American freelance illustrator and cartoonist *

Frances Hellman Frances Hellman is a physicist who was dean of the division of mathematical and physical sciences at the University of California, Berkeley from 2015 until 2021. Her primary academic focus has been the study of the thermodynamics, thermodynamic ...

, American physicist * Geoffrey Hellman, American professor and philosopher * Geoffrey T. Hellman (1907–1977), American writer and editor * George S. Hellman (1878-1958), American writer and art collector * Herman W. Hellman (1843–1906), German-born Jewish businessman, banker, and real estate investor * Ilse Hellman (1908–1998), Austrian-British psychoanalyst * Isaias W. Hellman (1842–1920), German-born American banker and philanthropist * Jakob Hellman (born 1965), Swedish pop singer *

Jörgen Hellman Sven Jörgen Hellman (born 1963) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party, he represented Västra Götaland County North (Riksdag ...

(born 1963), Swedish politician *

Lillian Hellman Lillian Florence Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30, 1984) was an American playwright, Prose, prose writer, Memoir, memoirist, and screenwriter known for her success on Broadway as well as her communist views and political activism. She was black ...

(1905–1984), American dramatist and screenwriter *

Louis Hellman Louis Hellman (born 1936) is a British architect and cartoonist. He is particularly known for his cartoons from the world of architecture and his ''Archi-têtes'' drawings, in which he caricatured architects by drawing them in the style of thei ...

(born 1936), British architect and cartoonist *

Martin Hellman Martin Edward Hellman (born October 2, 1945) is an American cryptologist and mathematician, best known for his invention of public-key cryptography in cooperation with Whitfield Diffie and Ralph Merkle. Hellman is a longtime contributor to the ...

(born 1945), American cryptologist *

Monte Hellman Monte Hellman (; born Monte Jay Himmelbaum; July 12, 1929 – April 20, 2021) was an American film director, producer, writer, and editor. Hellman began his career as an editor's apprentice at ABC TV, and made his directorial debut with the ho ...

(1932–2021), American film director, producer, writer, and editor *

Neal Hellman Neal Hellman (born April 13, 1948, in New York, New York) is an American folk musician, music teacher, and performer of the mountain dulcimer. He has been active in performing, writing, teaching and recording acoustic music for the past thirty yea ...

(born 1948), American folk musician, music teacher, and mountain dulcimer performer *

Ocean Hellman Crystal Ocean Supri Heavenly Blue Sky Hellman (born 8 November 1971), known shortly as Ocean Hellman, is a Canadian former actress who began her acting career as a child actress when she was 3 years old. Hellman is best known for her role in the ...

(born 1971), Canadian former actress * Richard A. Hellman (born 1940), American environmental consultant and attorney *

Thomas Hellman Thomas Hellman (born 1975) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, radio columnist, and author. Born to an American father and a French mother, he sings both in French and English. Music and writing Hellman's M.A thesis in French literature in McGill ...

(born 1975), French-Canadian singer, songwriter, radio columnist, and author *

Vesa Hellman Vesa Hellman (born in Pertteli) is a Finnish wheelchair curler. He participated in the 2014 Winter Paralympics The 2014 Winter Paralympics (), the 11th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the Sochi 2014 Paralympic W ...

(born 1970), Finnish wheelchair curler and Paralympian *

Walter Hellman Walter F. Hellman (June 15, 1916 – July 28, 1975) was the longest reigning world American checkers champion. Background Walter Oskar Fredrik Hellman was born in Gamla Nordsjö, Nordmaling, Sweden. His family moved to Gary, Indiana, United S ...

(1916–1975), American checkers champion *

Warren Hellman F. Warren Hellman (July 25, 1934 – December 18, 2011) was an American billionaire investment banker and private equity investor, the co-founder of private equity firm Hellman & Friedman. Hellman also co-founded Hellman, Ferri Investment Asso ...

(1934–2011), American private equity investor

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