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'''Kaufmann''' is a surname with many variants such as '''Kauffmann''', '''Kaufman''', and '''Kauffman'''. In German, the name means ''merchant''. It is the cognate of the English ''Chapman'' (the common noun ''chapman'' {{gloss|merchant}} has fallen out of use). ''Kaufmann'' may refer to: <!-- Please only insert people or things having a Wikipedia article (possibly creating a new article stub, if necessary). --> {{tocright}}
== Kaufmann == {{Div col}} * Alexander Kaufmann (1817–1893), German poet and folklorist, brother of Leopold * Aloys P. Kaufmann (1902–1984), Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri * Andrea Kaufmann (born 1969), Austrian politician * Andreas Kaufmann (born 1973), German footballer * Andy Kaufmann (born 1967), American basketball player * Arthur Kaufmann (1872–1938), Austrian attorney, philosopher and chess master * Arthur Kaufmann (artist) (1888–1971), German avant-garde painter * Bobby Kaufmann (born 1985), American politician * Carl Kaufmann (1936–2008), West German sprint runner * Christian Kaufmann (alpine guide) (1872–1939), Swiss mountain guide active in Canada * Christian Kaufmann (canoeist) (born c. 1940), West German slalom canoeist * Christine Kaufmann (1945–2017), German-Austrian actress, author, and businesswoman * Christine Kaufmann (politician) (born 1951), Montana State Senate * Daniel Kaufmann (footballer) (born 1990), Liechtensteiner footballer * Danielly Kaufmann (born 1984), Luxembourg-Brazilian visual artist * David Kaufmann (1852–1899), Jewish-Austrian scholar * Dieter Kaufmann (1941–2025), Austrian composer * Edgar J. Kaufmann (1885–1955), US businessman and philanthropist * Eduard Kaufmann (1860–1931), German physician and co-discoverer of the Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome * Elsie Effah Kaufmann (1969), Ghanaian academic and biomedical engineer * Eric Kaufmann (born 1970), Canadian demographer * Ernst Kaufmann (1895–1943), Swiss racing cyclist * Eugen Kaufmann (1892–1984), German architect * Evan Kaufmann (born 1984), German-American ice hockey player * Fabio Kaufmann (born 1992), German-Italian footballer * Felix Kaufmann (1895–1949), Austrian-American law philosopher * Franz Kaufmann (1886–1944), German jurist and victim of the Holocaust * Franziska Kaufmann (born 1987), Swiss curler * Fritz Kaufmann (1905–1941), Swiss ski jumper and Nordic combined skier * George Adams Kaufmann (1894–1963), British mathematician, translator and anthroposophist * Gordon Kaufmann (1888–1949), English-born American architect * Günther Kaufmann (1947–2012), German actor * Hans Kaufmann (born 1948), Swiss politician and business consultant * Heinz Kaufmann (1913–1997), German rower * Herbert Kaufmann (1920–1976), German ethnologist, journalist, photographer and writer * Hermann Kaufmann (born 1955), Austrian architect * Hilde Kaufmann (1920–1981), German jurist and criminologist * Isidor Kaufmann (1853–1921), Austro-Hungarian painter * Jeff Kaufmann (born 1963), American politician * Jonas Kaufmann (born 1969), German tenor * Judith Kaufmann (born 1962), German cinematographer * Julia Kaufmann (born 1984), German voice actress * Karl Kaufmann (painter) (1843–1905), Austrian landscape and architectural painter * Karl Kaufmann (1900–1965), German Nazi Gauleiter in Hamburg * Karl Maria Kaufmann (1872-1951), German Biblical archaeologist * Konstantin von Kaufmann (1818–1882), Russian general, for whom "Mount Kaufmann" (or "Peak Kaufmann", now called Lenin Peak) was named * Klaus Kaufmann (born 1948), Austrian pianist who founded the Austrian-Chinese-Music-University * Lars Kaufmann (born 1982), German handball player * Leon Kaufmann (1872–1933), Polish painter and pastellist * Leonhard Kaufmann (born 1989) Austrian footballer * Leopold Kaufmann (1821–1898), German politician, brother of Alexander * Malte Kaufmann (born 1976), German economist, entrepreneur and politician * Manfred Kaufmann (born 1978), Liechtenstein politician * Maurice Kaufmann (1927–1997), British actor * Max R. Kaufmann, designer of the Kaufmann font family * Max Rudolf Kaufmann (1886–1963), Swiss author, translator, and journalist * Michael Kaufmann (born 1964), German politician * Miranda Kaufmann (born 1982), British historian * Myron Kaufmann (1921–2010), American author * Nico Kaufmann (1916–1996), Swiss pianist and composer * Oskar Kaufmann (1873–1956), Hungarian-German Jewish architect * Patricia A. (Trish) Kaufmann of Lincoln, Delaware * Peter Kaufmann (Alpine guide) (1872–1939), Swiss mountain guide from Grindelwald * Peter Kaufmann (politician) (born 1947), politician and businessman in Winnipeg * Peter Kaufmann-Bohren (1886–1971), Swiss mountain guide * Rainer Kaufmann (born 1959), German film director * Richard von Kaufmann (1850–1908), German jurist and art collector * Rudolf Kaufmann (1909–1941), German palaeontologist and geologist, son of Walter (physicist) * Sören Kaufmann (born 1971), German slalom canoeist * Stefan Kaufmann (musician) (born 1960), German drummer * Stefan Kaufmann (politician) (born 1969), German Bundestag member * Stefan H.E. Kaufmann (born 1948), German microbiologist * Stevie Kaufmann, (1913–2004), American socialite * Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (born 1955), German politician * Theodore Kaufmann (1814–1896), German-American painter * Ulrich Kaufmann (1840–1917), Swiss mountain guide * Walter Kaufmann (author) (1924–2021), German-Australian writer * Walter Kaufmann (composer) (1907–1984), Czech-born American ethnomusicologist * Walter Kaufmann (philosopher) (1921–1980), German philosopher * Walter Kaufmann (physicist) (1871–1947), German physicist * William Kaufmann (1918-2008) American nuclear strategist * William G. Kaufmann (1869–1947), American politician * Yehezkel Kaufmann (1889–1963), Israeli philosopher and Biblical scholar {{Div col end}}
===Given name=== * Isaac Kaufmann Funk (1839–1912), American editor, lexicographer * Kaufmann Kohler (1843–1926), German-born American Bible scholar, Reform rabbi and theologian
== Kauffmann== * Fritz Kauffmann (1855–1934), German composer and conductor * {{ill|Fritz Kauffmann (bacteriologist)|de|Fritz Kauffmann (Mediziner)}} (1899–1078), German-Danish bacteriologist (<!-- spelling mistake in article name -->Kauffmann–White classification) * Georg Friedrich Kauffmann (1679–1735), German Baroque composer * Guinevere Kauffmann (born 1968), German-American astrophysicist * Henrik Kauffmann (1888–1962), Danish ambassador to United States of America * Jean-Paul Kauffmann (born 1944), French journalist and writer * Lillian von Kauffmann (1920–2016), Danish businesswoman * Stanley Kauffmann (1916–2013), long-time film critic for ''The New Republic''
== Kaufman == {{Div col}} * Aaron Kaufman, American mechanic and fabricator, featured on the television show ''Fast N' Loud'' * Abraham Kaufman (1885–1971), Russian-born medical doctor, community organizer and Zionist * Alan Kaufman (writer), American novelist and poet * Alan S. Kaufman (born 1944), psychologist/IQ test developer * Alexis Kaufman (born 1991), birth name of American professional wrestler Alexa Bliss * Allen Kaufman (born 1933), chess professional * Alvin Ratz Kaufman (1885–1979), Canadian industrialist, philanthropist, and birth control advocate * Amie Kaufman (born 1980), an Australian author. * Andrew Kaufman (born 1968), Canadian writer * Andy Kaufman (1949–1984), American entertainer * Ariel Durant (born Chaya Kaufman, 1898–1981), historian and writer, wife of Will Durant * Arnold Kaufman (1927-1971), American political philosopher * Bel Kaufman (1911–2014), author of ''Up the Down Staircase'' and granddaughter of Sholom Aleichem * Benjamin Kaufman (Medal of Honor) (1894–1981), World War I Medal of Honor recipient * Boris Kaufman (1906–1980), younger brother of Dziga Vertov * Brandon Kaufman (born 1990), American football player * Bruria Kaufman (1918–2010), Israeli theoretical physicist * Charlie Kaufman (born 1958), American screenwriter, producer, director, and lyricist * Dan Kaufman, special effects artist * David Kaufman (actor) (born 1961), American voice actor * David Kaufman (author), theater critic * David S. Kaufman (1813–1851), American politician, Republic of Texas State Senator * Donald Kaufman (collector) (1930–2009), American toy collector * Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman (born 1939), American politician * Elaine Kaufman (1929–2010), American restaurateur * George S. Kaufman (1889–1961), American playwright * Gerald Kaufman (1930–2017), British member of parliament * Gordon D. Kaufman (1925–2011), American theologian * Grace Kaufman (born 2002), American child actress * Harold R. Kaufman (1926–2018), American physicist, developed Kaufman ion source * Henry Kaufman (born 1927), German-American economist * Herbert Kaufman (1878–1947) * Irving Kaufman (1910–1992), American federal judge * Irving Kaufman (singer) (1890–1976), American entertainer * Jacob Kaufman, (1847–1920), Canadian manufacturer and industrialist * Jake Kaufman (born 1981), American video game music composer * James C. Kaufman, American psychologist * James D. Kaufman, American politician * Jane Kaufman (1938-2021), American artist * Joan Kaufman (psychologist), American child psychologist * Josh Kaufman (singer) (born 1976), American musician and winner of NBC's ''The Voice'' season 6 * Les Kaufman, Professor of Biology at Boston University * Lloyd Kaufman (born 1945) * Louis Kaufman (1905–1994), violinist * Mel Kaufman (1958–2009), football player for the Washington Redskins * Micha Kaufman (born 1946), Israeli Olympic sport shooter * Millard Kaufman (1917–2009), American screenwriter and novelist * Morris Kaufman, Manitoba judge * Moisés Kaufman (born 1963), playwright and director * Murray the K (Murray Kaufman, 1922–1982) * Nadeen L. Kaufman (born 1945), psychologist/IQ test developer * Napoleon Kaufman (born 1973), American football player * Nikolay Kaufman (1925–2018), Bulgarian musicologist * Philip Kaufman (born 1936), film director * Philip A. Kaufman (Phil Kaufman), American engineer, namesake of the Phil Kaufman Award * Robert Kaufman (1931–1991), American screenwriter and film producer * Ruth Kaufman, British operations research specialist * Sean Kaufman (born 2000), actor * Smylie Kaufman (born 1991), professional golfer * Steve Kaufman (1960–2010), artist * Ted Kaufman (born 1939), United States Senator from Delaware from 2009 to 2010 * Terrence Kaufman (1937–2022), linguist and professor at the University of Pittsburgh * Theodore N. Kaufman (1910–1986), businessman and writer * Trey Kaufman-Renn (born 2002), American basketball player * Vlodko Kaufman (born 1957), Ukrainian artist * Wendy Kaufman (born 1958), American television personality * William E. Kaufman (born 1938), American rabbi, philosopher * Dr. Kaufman, a villain in ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' {{Div col end}}
== Kauffman == {{Div col}} * Angelica Kauffman (1741–1807), Swiss-Austrian painter * Bob Kauffman (1946–2015), American basketball player * Calvin Henry Kauffman (1869–1931), American botanist and mycologist * Claudia Kauffman, Washington State Senate (served 2007–2011) * Craig Kauffman (1932–2010), American artist * Doug Kauffman (born 1969), American curler and golfer * Draper Kauffman (1911–1979), Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy and son of James L. Kauffman, with whom he was the joint namesake of USS ''Kauffman'' (FFG-59) * Elizabeth Bush, born ''Kauffman'' * Ewing Marion Kauffman (1916–1993), former owner of the Kansas City Royals and namesake of Kauffman Stadium * George B. Kauffman (1930–2020), American chemist * James Laurence Kauffman (1887–1963), United States Navy Vice Admiral and father of Draper Kauffman, with whom he was the joint namesake of USS ''Kauffman'' (FFG-59) * John D. Kauffman (1847–1913), Amish "sleeping preacher" * Leah Kauffman (born {{circa}}1986), American actress, singer and songwriter * Léon Kauffman (1869–1952), 12th Prime Minister of Luxembourg * Louis Kauffman (born 1945), American mathematician * Marta Kauffman (born 1956), TV producer and writer * Matthew Kauffman (born 1961), journalist * Nehemiah Kauffman ({{circa}}1996–2016), American victim of unsolved shooting * Sandra Kauffman (born 1933), American politician from Missouri * Scott Kauffman (born 1956), businessman * Stuart Kauffman (born 1939), US theoretical biologist and complex systems researcher {{Div col end}}
== See also == * Kauffman Amish Mennonite * Kaufmann's (Kaufmann's Furniture Galleries), regional department store chain * Kofman, Koffman, Yiddish equivalents * Koopman, Dutch equivalent
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