Ackermann is a surname. "Acker" comes from German or Old English, meaning "field", and is related to the word "acre". Ackermann means "farmer" (literally: "fieldman"). Notable people with the surname, also spelled Akkermann. include:
Academics Else Ackermann (1933–2019), German physician and pharmacologist Jacob Fidelis Ackermann (1765–1815), a German doctor Johann Christian Gottlieb Ackermann (1756–1801), a German doctor Leopold Ackermann (Petrus Fouresius, 1771–1831), a biblical archaeologist Liliane Ackermann (1938–2007), French scientist and author Silke Ackermann, German museum curator, and historian of science Theodor Ackermann (1825–1896), German pathologist Wilhelm Ackermann (1896–1962), German mathematician
Artists Christian Ackermann (died 1710), Estonian sculptor Franz Ackermann (born 1963), German abstract artist Haider Ackermann (born 1971), French fashion designer Johann Adam Ackermann (1780–1853), German landscape painter Max Ackermann (1887–1975), German artist Rita Ackermann (born 1968), Hungarian-American artist Theo Akkermann (1907–1982), German sculptor
Jurists Gustav Adolph Ackermann (1791–1872), a German lawyer Lourens Ackermann (1934–2024), South African judge
Performers Anna Maria Ackermann (1932–2025), Italian actress Dorothea Ackermann (1752–1821), German actress Kathrin Ackermann (born 1938), German actress Konrad Ernst Ackermann (1710–1771), German actor Marie Magdalene Charlotte Ackermann (1757–1775), German actress Oliver Ackermann, American musician Sophie Charlotte Ackermann (1714–1792), German actress Stefan Ackermann, German singer
Politicians Annely Akkermann (born 1972) Estonian politician Annemarie Ackermann (1913–1994), German politician Anton Ackermann (1905–1973), German foreign minister Barbara Ackermann (1925–2020), American politician Ernst Christian Wilhelm Ackermann (1761–1835), Bohemian public servant Friedrich Ackermann (1866–1931), German politician Jens Ackermann (born 1975), German politician Karl Gustav Ackermann (1820–1901), German politician Manfred Ackermann (1898–1991), Austrian politician and trade union official
Sportspeople Colin Ackermann (born 1991), South African cricketer Henri Ackermann (1922–2014), Luxembourgish racing cyclist Johan Ackermann (born 1970), South African rugby union player Julia Ackermann (born 2007), German swimmer Klaus Ackermann (born 1946), German footballer Pascal Ackermann, German cyclist Ronny Ackermann (born 1977), German skier Rosemarie Ackermann (born 1952), German high jumper Stephanus Ackermann (born 1985), Namibian cricketer Uwe Ackermann (born 1960), East German hurdler
Others Georg Ackermann (disambiguation) Hans Ackermann (16th century), German dramatist Jessie Ackermann (1857–1951), social reformer, feminist, writer, traveller Johan Christian Ackermann (1740–1795), Swedish landscape gardener Josef Ackermann (disambiguation), several people with this name, including: Josef Ackermann (born 1948), a Swiss banker and former chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank Kirk von Ackermann (died 2003), American contractor and murder victim Lea Ackermann (1937–2023), German nun and activist against forced prostitution and sex tourism Louise-Victorine Ackermann (1813–1890), French poet Otto Ackermann (disambiguation) Rudolph Ackermann (1764–1834), German-born English publisher, printer, and inventor Stephan Ackermann (born 1963), German bishop Wilhelm Heinrich Ackermann (1789–1848), German teacher
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