# Berman

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'''Berman''' is a surname that may be derived from the German and  [Yiddish](/source/Yiddish_language) phrase {{lang|yi|בער מאַן}} ({{abbr|lit.|literally}} ‘[bear](/source/bear)-man’)<ref>https://www.ancestry.com/last-name-meaning/berman</ref> or from the Dutch {{lang|nl|Beerman}}, meaning the same. Notable people with the surname include:

* [Abba Berman](/source/Abba_Berman) (1919–2005), Polish-Israeli Rosh Yeshiva
* [Adolf Berman](/source/Adolf_Berman) (1906–1978), Polish-Israeli activist and politician
* [Ahmet Berman](/source/Ahmet_Berman) (1932–1980), Turkish football player
*[Alan Berman](/source/Alan_Berman) (born 1943), American psychologist, psychotherapist, and suicidologist
* [Alexander Johan Berman](/source/Alexander_Johan_Berman) (1828–1886), Dutch minister and literary critic
*[Amanda Berman](/source/Amanda_Berman), civil rights attorney; founder and executive director of Zioness
* [Amy Berman](/source/Amy_Berman) (born 1954), circuit judge
* [Antoine Berman](/source/Antoine_Berman) (1942–1991), French translator and theorist of translation
* [Arthur L. Berman](/source/Arthur_L._Berman) (1935–2020), American lawyer and politician from Illinois 
* [Bart Berman](/source/Bart_Berman) (born 1938), Dutch-Israeli pianist
* [Bob Berman](/source/Bob_Berman), American astronomer
* [Boris Berman (chekist)](/source/Boris_Berman_(chekist)) (1901–1939), Worker of the USSR State Security officials, Commissioner of Public Security the third rank
* [Boris Berman (journalist)](/source/Boris_Berman_(journalist)) (born 1948), Soviet and Russian journalist and broadcaster
* [Boris Berman (musician)](/source/Boris_Berman_(musician)) (born 1948), Russian-Israeli-American pianist
* [Brian Berman](/source/Brian_Berman), American family physician
* [Bruce Berman](/source/Bruce_Berman) (born 1952), American film producer
* [Chris Berman](/source/Chris_Berman) (born 1955), American sportscaster
* [David Berman (graphic designer)](/source/David_Berman_(graphic_designer)), Canadian graphic designer
* [David Berman (mobster)](/source/David_Berman_(mobster)) (1903–1957), American mobster
* [David Berman (musician)](/source/David_Berman_(musician)) (1967–2019), American poet and vocalist
* [Debbie Berman](/source/Debbie_Berman), South African film and television editor
* [Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein](/source/Dianne_Goldman_Berman_Feinstein) (1933–2023), American politician
* [Emma Berman](/source/Emma_Berman) (born 2008), American actress
* [Eugène Berman](/source/Eug%C3%A8ne_Berman) (1899–1972), Russian painter
* [Franklin Berman](/source/Franklin_Berman) (born 1939), British barrister, judge, and arbitrator
* [Fred Berman](/source/Fred_Berman) (1926–2011), American painter
* [Gail Berman](/source/Gail_Berman) (born 1956), American manager in the movie industry
* [Geoffrey Berman](/source/Geoffrey_Berman) (born 1959), American attorney
* [Harold J. Berman](/source/Harold_J._Berman) (1918–2007), American professor of law
* [Harris Berman](/source/Harris_Berman) (c.1938–2021), American physician
* [Helen Berman](/source/Helen_Berman) (born 1936), Dutch-Israeli painter
* [Helen M. Berman](/source/Helen_M._Berman) (born 1943), American chemistry professor
* [Henry Berman](/source/Henry_Berman) (1914–1979), American film editor 
* [Howard Berman](/source/Howard_Berman) (born 1941), American politician
* [Ilan Berman](/source/Ilan_Berman) (born 1975), Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council
* [Iosif Berman](/source/Iosif_Berman) (1892–1941), Romanian photographer, and journalist
* [Jakov Berman](/source/Jakov_Berman) (1868–1933), Russian philosopher
* [Jakub Berman](/source/Jakub_Berman) (1901–1984), Polish politician
* [Jekuthiel Berman](/source/Jekuthiel_Berman) (1825–{{circa|1889}}), Russian Hebrew novelist
* [Jennifer Berman](/source/Jennifer_Berman), American sexual health expert, urologist, and female sexual medicine specialist
* [John Berman](/source/John_Berman) (born 1972), American news anchor
* [Joost Berman](/source/Joost_Berman) (1793–1855), Dutch judge and poet
* [Josh Berman](/source/Josh_Berman), American writer and producer for television
* [Joshua Berman](/source/Joshua_Berman), Professor of Bible at Bar-Ilan University
* [Jules Berman](/source/Jules_Berman) (1911–1998), American businessperson
* [Julie Berman](/source/Julie_Berman) (born 1983), American actress
* [Julius Berman](/source/Julius_Berman) (1935–2025), American lawyer and rabbi
* [Karel Berman](/source/Karel_Berman) (1919–1995), Czech vocalist and composer
* [Karen Berman](/source/Karen_Berman), American psychiatrist and physician-scientist 
* [Karl Berman (senior)](/source/Carl_Baermann) (1811–1885), German clarinettist and basset horn player
* [Laura Berman](/source/Laura_Berman), American sex therapist and educator
* [Lazar Berman](/source/Lazar_Berman) (1930–2005), Russian pianist
* [Leah Berman](/source/Leah_Berman) (born 1976), American mathematician
* [Len Berman](/source/Len_Berman) (born 1947), American sportscaster, journalist, news anchor and author
* [Leo Berman](/source/Leo_Berman) (1935–2015), Texas state Representative
* [Léonide Berman](/source/L%C3%A9onide_Berman) (1896–1976), Russian painter
* [Lori Berman](/source/Lori_Berman), former Florida state Representative
* [Lyle Berman](/source/Lyle_Berman) (born 1941), American poker player
* [Marshall Berman](/source/Marshall_Berman) (1940–2013), American philosopher and writer
* [Matvei Berman](/source/Matvei_Berman) (1898–1939), Russian, Head of the GULAG 1932–1937
* [Maxine Berman](/source/Maxine_Berman) (1946–2018), American educator and Michigan state Representative
* [Mitchell Berman](/source/Mitchell_Berman), American Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
* [Monty Berman](/source/Monty_Berman) (1913–2006), British cinematographer and film and television producer
* [Morris Berman](/source/Morris_Berman) (born 1944), American historian
* [Nathaniel Berman](/source/Nathaniel_Berman), American historian
* [Nechemia Berman](/source/Nechemia_Berman), Chief Rabbi of Uruguay
* [Nina Berman](/source/Nina_Berman), American photographer
* [Otto Berman](/source/Otto_Berman) (1891–1935), American accountant
* [Pandro S. Berman](/source/Pandro_S._Berman) (1905–1996), American film producer 
* [Paul Berman](/source/Paul_Berman) (born 1949), American writer
* [Paul Schiff Berman](/source/Paul_Schiff_Berman) (born 1966), American lawyer
* [Pavel Berman](/source/Pavel_Berman) (born 1970), violinist and conductor
* [Rick Berman](/source/Rick_Berman) (born 1945), American television producer
* [Richard Berman](/source/Richard_Berman_(lawyer)) (born 1942), American corporate lobbyist
* [Richard M. Berman](/source/Richard_M._Berman) (born 1943), American federal judge
* [Rodney Berman](/source/Rodney_Berman) (born 1969), Welsh local government politician
* [Ruth A. Berman](/source/Ruth_A._Berman), Israeli linguist
* [Ryan Berman](/source/Ryan_Berman), Michigan state Representative
* [Sabina Berman](/source/Sabina_Berman) (born 1955), Mexican writer and journalist
* [Sanford Berman](/source/Sanford_Berman) (born 1933), American librarian
* [Saul Berman](/source/Saul_Berman) (born 1939), American rabbi and educator
* [Serena Berman](/source/Serena_Berman) (born 1990), American actress
* [Shanik Berman](/source/Shanik_Berman) (born 1965), Mexican journalist and entertainer
* [Shelley Berman](/source/Shelley_Berman) (1925–2017), American entertainer
* [Sheri Berman](/source/Sheri_Berman) (BA 1987), American political scientist
* [Simon Berman](/source/Simon_Berman) (1861–1934), Dutch mayor
* [Steve Berman](/source/Steve_Berman), American writer
* [Tal Berman](/source/Tal_Berman) (born 1973), Israeli TV host and radio broadcaster
* [Thijs Berman](/source/Thijs_Berman) (born 1957), Dutch politician
* [Wallace Berman](/source/Wallace_Berman) (1926–1976), American artist
* [Yitzhak Berman](/source/Yitzhak_Berman) (1913–2013), Israeli politician

==See also==
* [Berman and Company](/source/Berman_and_Company), Washington DC–based public affairs firm
* ''[Berman v. Parker](/source/Berman_v._Parker)''
* [Robinson, Silverman, Pearce, Aronsohn, and Berman](/source/Robinson%2C_Silverman%2C_Pearce%2C_Aronsohn%2C_and_Berman), New York–based law firm
* [Neuberger Berman](/source/Neuberger_Berman), New York–based investment management firm
* [Beerman](/source/Beerman)
* [Behrmann](/source/Behrmann)
* [Behrman](/source/Behrman)
* [Bearman](/source/Bearman)
* [Biermann](/source/Biermann)
* [Noah Baerman](/source/Noah_Baerman) (born 1974), American jazz pianist
* [Carl Baermann](/source/Carl_Baermann) (1810–1885), German clarinetist and composer, son of Heinrich Baermann
* [Heinrich Baermann](/source/Heinrich_Baermann) (1784–1847), German musician
* [Gottfried Bermann](/source/Gottfried_Bermann) (1897–1995), German publisher, known as Gottfried Fischer

==References==
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