Hermann (name)

Hermann or Herrmann is the German origin of the given name Herman.

People with the name include:

Given name

• Arminius (18/17 BC – AD 21), the Roman name for a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci, who defeated a Roman army in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest; at one time his original name, which is unknown, was speculated to be Hermann, although more common Germanic given names are at least as likely, e.g. Ermen/Irmin "universal", "strong" etc.
• Hermann Abert (1871–1927), German historian of music
• Hermann Balk (died 1239), Teutonic knight
• Hermann Baranowski (1884–1940), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
• Hermann Baumgarten (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 (1850–1909)
• Hermann Fegelein (1906–1945), Waffen–SS General
• Hermann Fressant, 14th century writer
• Hermann Goetz (disambiguation), several people
• 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 Kastner (1886–1957), German politician
• Hermann Lang (1909–1987), German race car driver
• Hermann Löhr (1871–1943), English composer
• Hermann Maier, Austrian skier
• Hermann Merkin (1907–1999), Jewish–American businessman
• Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909), Lithuanian-born mathematician who devised the idea of four–dimensional spacetime
• Hermann Müller (disambiguation), the name of several individuals
• Hermann Muthesius (1861–1927), German architect
• Hermann Oberth (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 (c. 1837-1921), German-born pioneer farmer in Australia
• Hermann von Salza, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
• Hermann Saue (born 1939), Norwegian politician
• Hermann Scherchen (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 (1815–1887), German–born British banker.
• Hermann Wendland (1825–1903), German botanist
• Hermann Weyl (1885–1955), German mathematician
• Hermann A. Widemann (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 (1918–2015), German typeface designer

Surname

• Albert Herrmann (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 (born 1981), German yachtsman
• Dana Herrmannová (1931–2024), Slovak television presenter.
• David Hermann (born 1977), a German–French stage director
• Dieter B. Herrmann (1939–2021), German astronomer
• Ed Herrmann (1946–2013), American baseball player
• Edward Herrmann (1943–2014), American actor
• Eleanor Krohn Herrmann (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, Hermann Park
• Helen Herrman, Australian psychiatrist and academic
• Georgina Herrmann (born 1937), British archaeologist and academic
• Hajo Herrmann (1913–2010), German Luftwaffe (Nazi Germany air force) bomber pilot
• Jacob Herrmann, German rugby union international
• Jakob Hermann (1678–1733), Swiss mathematician
• 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 (born 1938), German journalist
• Lars Herrmann (born 1977), German politician
• Ludimar Hermann (1838–1914), German physiologist and speech scientist
• Luke Herrmann (1932–2016), British art historian
• Mark Herrmann (born 1959), American football player and broadcaster
• Margaret Hermann (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 (1922–1999), American creativity researcher and author
• Paul Hermann (disambiguation), several people
• Peter Hermann (disambiguation), several people
• Peter Herrmann (1941–2015), German composer and academic teacher
• Robert Hermann (disambiguation), several people
• Vanessa Herrmann (born 1991), Thai actress and model
• Walter Herrmann (born 1979), Argentinian basketball player
• Walter Herrmann (physicist) (1910–1987), German nuclear physicist
• Wilhelm Herrmann (1846–1922), German theologian
• Winfried Hermann (born 1952), German politician
• Wolfgang A. Herrmann (born 1948), German chemist and academic administrator

Fictional characters

• Herman Hermann, a one–armed character from the American TV series The Simpsons
• Hermann Dietrich (fictional character), a German army officer from the film Raiders of the Lost Ark

See also

• Hermann (disambiguation)
• Herman (name)
• Hermans
• Arman (name)
• Armand (name)
• Germanus (disambiguation)
• Germán
• Germain (disambiguation)