Hermann or Herrmann is the German origin of the given name

Herman Herman may refer to: People * Herman (name), list of people with this name * Saint Herman (disambiguation) * Peter Noone (born 1947), known by the mononym Herman Places in the United States * Herman, Arkansas * Herman, Michigan * Herman, Minne ...

. People with the name include:

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* Arminius, also known as Hermann (18/17 BC – AD 21), chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci who defeated a

Roman army The Roman army (Latin: ) was the armed forces deployed by the Romans throughout the duration of Ancient Rome, from the Roman Kingdom (c. 500 BC) to the Roman Republic (500–31 BC) and the Roman Empire (31 BC–395 AD), and its medieval contin ...

in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD *

Hermann Abert Hermann Abert (; 25 March 1871 – 13 August 1927) was a German historian of music. Life Abert was born in Stuttgart, the son of Johann Josef Abert (1832–1915), the ''Hofkapellmeister'' of that city. From 1890 to 1896 he studied classical ...

(1871–1927), German historian of music * Hermann Balk (died 1239), Teutonic knight *

Hermann Baranowski Hermann Baranowski (11 June 1884 in Schwerin – 5 February 1940 in Aue) was a German politician and military figure. A member of the Nazi Party, he is best known as the commandant of two German concentration camps of the SS Death's Head un ...

(1884–1940), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant *

Hermann Baumgarten Hermann or Herrmann may refer to: * Hermann (name), list of people with this name * Arminius, chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe in the 1st century, known as Hermann in the German language * Éditions Hermann, French publisher * Hermann, M ...

(1825–1893), a German historian and political publicist * Hermann Behrends (1907–1948), German Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes * Hermann Billung, a Margrave of Saxony * Hermann Bondi (1919–2005), Anglo–Austrian mathematician and cosmologist * Hermann Burmeister (1807–1892), German zoologist *

Hermann Ebbinghaus Hermann Ebbinghaus (24 January 185026 February 1909) was a German psychologist who pioneered the experimental study of memory, and is known for his discovery of the forgetting curve and the spacing effect. He was also the first person to describ ...

(1850–1909) *

Hermann Fegelein Hans Otto Georg Hermann Fegelein (30 October 1906 – 28 April 1945) was a high-ranking commander in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany. He was a member of Adolf Hitler's entourage and brother-in-law to Eva Braun through his marriage to he ...

(1906–1945), Waffen–SS General * Hermann Fressant, 14th century writer * Hermann Goldschmidt (1802–1866), German–French astronomer who discovered the asteroid Lutetia * Hermann Göring, leading member of the NSDAP * Hermann Grassmann (1809–1877), German linguist and mathematician * Hermann Gundert, a German missionary who compiled the first Malayalam–English dictionary * Hermann Harms (1870–1942), German botanist * Hermann von Helmholtz (1821–1894), German physicist * Hermann Hesse (1877–1962), German poet, novelist, and painter * Hermann Hoth (1885–1971), German military officer * Hermann Hreiðarsson, footballer of Icelandic descent * Hermann Huppen (born 1938), a Belgian comic book artist * Hermann Lang (1909–1987), German race car driver *

Hermann Löhr Hermann Löhr (26 October 1871 – 6 December 1943)Hermann Maier, Austrian skier * Hermann Merkin (1907–1999), Jewish–American businessman *

Hermann Minkowski Hermann Minkowski (; ; 22 June 1864 – 12 January 1909) was a German mathematician and professor at Königsberg, Zürich and Göttingen. He created and developed the geometry of numbers and used geometrical methods to solve problems in number t ...

(1864-1909), Lithuanian-born mathematician who devised the idea of four–dimensional spacetime *

Hermann Müller (disambiguation) Hermann Müller may refer to: * Hermann Müller (botanist) (1829–1883), German botanist with whom Darwin corresponded * Hermann Müller (cyclist) (1911–?), German cyclist * Hermann Müller (Thurgau) (1850–1927), Swiss botanist * Hermann Müll ...

, the name of several individuals *

Hermann Muthesius Adam Gottlieb Hermann Muthesius (20 April 1861 – 29 October 1927), known as Hermann Muthesius, was a German architect, author and diplomat, perhaps best known for promoting many of the ideas of the English Arts and Crafts movement within German ...

(1861–1927), German architect *

Hermann Oberth Hermann Julius Oberth (; 25 June 1894 – 28 December 1989) was an Austro-Hungarian-born German physicist and engineer. He is considered one of the founding fathers of rocketry and astronautics, along with Robert Esnault-Pelterie, Konstantin Ts ...

(1894–1989), Romanian and German physicist * Hermann Panzo (1958–1999), French sprinter * Hermann Pister (1885–1948), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant * Hermann Prey (1929–1998), German lyric baritone * Hermann Rauschning, German conservative and reactionary, opponent of the Nazi party *

Hermann Rieck Hermann Rieck (c. 1837-1921) was a pioneer farmer in the Coffs Harbour region of New South Wales, Australia, and the founder of the banana industry in the region. Early life Hermann Rieck was born in Delmenhorst, Oldenburg, Germany c. 1837.Coffs ...

(c. 1837-1921), German-born pioneer farmer in Australia * Hermann von Salza, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights *

Hermann Scherchen Hermann Scherchen (21 June 1891 – 12 June 1966) was a German conductor. Life Scherchen was born in Berlin. Originally a violist, he played among the violas of the Bluthner Orchestra of Berlin while still in his teens. He conducted in Riga ...

(1891–1966), German conductor * Hermann Schlegel (1804–1884), German ornithologist * Hermann von Siemens (1885–1986), former head of German electronics company Siemens AG * Hermann Stern (1878–1952), Austrian lawyer and politician *

Hermann de Stern Hermann de Stern, Baron de Stern (1815–1887) was a German-born British banker and senior partner of the firm of Stern Brothers. Early life and career Stern was born in 1815 in Frankfurt am Main, Grand Duchy of Frankfurt, to the prominent St ...

(1815–1887), German–born British banker. * Hermann Wendland (1825–1903), German botanist *

Hermann Weyl Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl, (; 9 November 1885 – 8 December 1955) was a German mathematician, theoretical physicist and philosopher. Although much of his working life was spent in Zürich, Switzerland, and then Princeton, New Jersey, he is assoc ...

(1885–1955), German mathematician *

Hermann A. Widemann Hermann Adam Widemann (December 24, 1822 – February 7, 1899) was a businessman from Germany who was a judge and member of the cabinet of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Life Widemann was born in Hanover, Germany on December 24, 1822. As a teenager he w ...

(1822–1899), German businessman and Kingdom of Hawaii cabinet member * Hermann Wilken (1522–1603), German humanist and mathematician * Hermann Winterhalter (1808–1891), German painter *

Hermann Zapf Hermann Zapf (; 8 November 1918 – 4 June 2015) was a German type designer and calligrapher who lived in Darmstadt, Germany. He was married to the calligrapher and typeface designer Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse. Typefaces he designed include Pa ...

(1918–2015), German typeface designer

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Albert Herrmann Albert Herrmann (20 January 1886 – 19 April 1945) was a German archaeologist and geographer. His specialty was the geography of the ancient Mediterranean and Chinese geography. He also published a number of works theorizing on the location of ...

(1886–1945), German archaeologist and geographer * Alexander Herrmann (1844–1896), German magician known as "The Great Herrmann" * Arnulf Herrmann (born 1968), German composer * August Hermann (1835–1906), German physical education instructor * Bernard Herrmann (1911–1975), American composer * Binger Hermann (1843–1926), American attorney and politician in Oregon *

Boris Herrmann Boris Herrmann (born 28 May 1981) is a German yachtsman and author competing mostly in offshore races in the IMOCA 60 class. He placed fifth in the 2020/21 Vendée Globe and third in the 2023 The Ocean Race. With the experiences of these race ...

(born 1981), German yachtsman * David Hermann (born 1977), a German–French stage director *

Deborah Hermann According to the Book of Judges, Deborah ( he, דְּבוֹרָה, ''Dəḇōrā'', "bee") was a prophetess of the God of the Israelites, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel and the only female judge mentioned in the Bible. Many schol ...

(born 1954), American activist and municipal politician *

Dieter B. Herrmann Dieter Bernhard Herrmann (3 January 1939 – 25 November 2021) was a German historian of astronomy and author of numerous popular science books on astronomy. He was director of the Zeiss Major Planetarium in Berlin from 1987 to 2004. In his sc ...

(1939–2021), German astronomer * Ed Herrmann (1946–2013), American baseball player * Edward Herrmann (1943–2014), American actor *

Eleanor Krohn Herrmann Eleanor Krohn Herrmann (1935–2012) was an American nursing educator and historian who taught at several universities, concluding her career at the University of Connecticut (1987–1997). She was co-curator of the Josephine Dolan Collection of ...

(1935–2012), American nurse and educator *Erika Hermann, birth name of Erika Steinbach (born 1943) * Fernand Herrmann (1886–1925), French silent film actor *

George H. Hermann George H. Hermann (August 6, 1843 – October 21, 1914) was an entrepreneur based in Houston, Texas. He served the Confederacy in the American Civil War. He was a dealer in wood products and cattle. He invested in real estate and was an early in ...

, Hermann Park * Helen Herrman, Australian psychiatrist and academic *

Georgina Herrmann Georgina Herrmann, (born 20 October 1937) is a British retired archaeologist and academic, specialising in Near Eastern archaeology. Having worked as a civil servant, she later studied archaeology and spent the rest of her career as an active fi ...

(born 1937), British archaeologist and academic * Hajo Herrmann (1913–2010), German Luftwaffe (Nazi Germany air force) bomber pilot *

Jacob Herrmann Rugby union at the 1900 Summer Olympics was played in Paris.The IOC and most Olympic history organizations refer to the sport played at the 1900 Summer Olympics simply as "rugby", though it was a form of rugby union. Rugby union matches at the ...

, German rugby union international * Jakob Hermann (1678–1733), Swiss mathematician *Jakob Herrmann (born 1987), Austrian ski mountaineer and paraglider * Joachim Herrmann (born 1956), German politician * Johann Hermann (1738–1800), French zoologist * Johannes Hermann (1515–1593), German cantor, hymn writer and jurist * Johann Gottfried Jakob Hermann (1772–1848), German classical scholar and philologist * John "JoJo" Hermann, American musician * Judith Hermann (born 1970), German short story writer *

Kai Hermann Kai Hermann (born 29 January 1938) is a German journalist,Literauratlas: Kai Her ...

(born 1938), German journalist * Ken Hermann (disambiguation) *

Lars Herrmann Lars Herrmann (born 12 April 1977) is a German police officer and politician for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag, the federal legislative body. He is a member of the völkisch-nationalistic Flügel of hi ...

(born 1977), German politician * Ludimar Hermann (1838–1914), German physiologist and speech scientist *

Luke Herrmann Luke John Herrmann (born Lutz Johann Wolfgang Maximilian Hermann; 9 March 1932 – 9 September 2016) was a British art historian who was an expert on the art of J.M.W. Turner. Early life Herrmann was born on 9 March 1932 in Berlin into a G ...

(1932–2016), British art historian * Mark Herrmann (born 1959), American football player and broadcaster *

Margaret Hermann Margaret G. "Peg" Hermann (born 1938) is an American political psychologist who was the long-time director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Early life and educa ...

(born 1938), American political psychologist * Michael Herrmann (born 1944), German festival director * Mirko Hermann (1868–1927), Croatian industrialist and businessman * Moses Herrman (1858–1927), American lawyer, politician, and judge *

Ned Herrmann William Edward Herrmann (1922 – December 24, 1999) was an American creativity researcher and author, known for his research in creative thinking. at ''hbdi.com'', 2005. and whole-brain methods. He is considered the "father of brain dominance tec ...

(1922–1999), American creativity researcher and author *

Paul Hermann (disambiguation) Paul Hermann may refer to: * Paul Hermann (botanist) (1646–1695), German botanist * Paul Hermann (composer) or Pál Hermann (1902–1944), Hungarian composer and cellist of Jewish heritage possibly murdered by the Nazis * Paul Hermann (1905–19 ...

, several people * Peter Hermann (disambiguation), several people *

Peter Herrmann Peter Herrmann (19 December 1941 – 28 October 2015) was a German composer and academic teacher. He composed three operas and a ballet, but mainly instrumental music both for orchestra and chamber music. His works have been performed internatio ...

(1941–2015), German composer and academic teacher *

Reinhard Herrmann Reinhard is a German, Austrian, Danish, and to a lesser extent Norwegian surname (from Germanic ''ragin'', counsel, and ''hart'', strong), and a spelling variant of Reinhardt. Persons with the given name *Reinhard of Blankenburg (after 1107 – 11 ...

(1925–2002), German graphic artist and book illustrator *

Robert Hermann (disambiguation) Robert Herman (1914–1997) was an American astronomer. Robert or Bob Herman or Hermann may also refer to: * Robert Hermann (composer) (1869–1912), Swiss composer *Robert Hermann (mathematician) (1931–2020), American mathematician and mathemat ...

, several people *

Vanessa Herrmann Vanessa Phuang Herrmann ( th, วัลเณซ่า พวง แฮร์มันน์ เมืองโคตร; ), nicknamed Na-Chatra ( th, ณฉัตร; ) or Van ( th, วัล; , born July 17, 1991) is a Thai-German actress, model ...

(born 1991), Thai actress and model * Walter Herrmann (born 1979), Argentinian basketball player *

Walter Herrmann (physicist) Walter Herrmann (20 September 1910 – 11 August 1987)Pavel V.Oleynikov: ''German Scientists in the Soviet Atomic Project'', The Nonproliferation Review Volume 7, Number 2, 1–30 (2000) was a German nuclear physicist and mechanical engineer ...

(1910–1987), German nuclear physicist * Wilhelm Herrmann (1846–1922), German theologian *

Winfried Hermann Winfried Hermann (born 19 July 1952 in Rottenburg am Neckar) is a German politician of Alliance '90/The Greens. From 1998 to 2011 he was an MP of the German Bundestag. Since 2011 he has been State Minister of Transport in the Cabinets Kretschmann ...

(born 1952), German politician *

Wolfgang A. Herrmann Wolfgang Anton Herrmann (born 18 April 1948) is a German chemist and academic administrator. From 1995 to 2019, he was President of the Technical University of Munich. Education Herrmann attended the Donau-Gymnasium Kelheim, where he passed th ...

(born 1948), German chemist and academic administrator

Fictional characters

Herman Hermann The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The write ...

, a one–armed character from the American TV series ''The Simpsons''

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