{{otheruses}} '''Shulman''' is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname that literally means "shul-man". A shul is another name for a synagogue, a Jewish house of worship, and the name was usually given to the head of the synagogue or the synagogue's rabbi. It can also appear as a result of double transliteration, to and from the Cyrillic alphabet, of the German surname "Schulmann".
==Notable people== {{div col}} *Alexandra Shulman (born 1957), editor of ''British Vogue'' *Andrew Shulman (born 1960), English cellist and conductor *Barry Shulman (born 1946), American poker player and CEO of the magazine ''Card Player'' *Claire Shulman (1926–2020), American politician *Daniel Shulman (disambiguation), several people *David Shulman (1912–2004), American lexicographer *Derek Shulman (born 1947), Scottish musician *Douglas H. Shulman (born 1967), Commissioner of the IRS *Eli Baruch Shulman (born 1959), rosh yeshiva at RIETS *Eliezer Shulman (1923–2006), biblical scholar and historian *Ekaterina Schulmann (born 1978), Russian political scientist *Eyal Shulman (born 1987), Israeli basketball player *Harry Shulman (1903–1955), dean of Yale Law School, 1954-55 *Holly Shulman, American reproductive health statistician *Irving Shulman (1913–1995), American author and screenwriter *Jack Shulman, American communist activist *Jeff Shulman (born 1975), poker player and editor of ''Card Player'' magazine *John Shulman (born 1966), basketball coach *Julius Shulman (1910–2009), American photographer *Lawrence Shulman (born 1937), dean of the University at Buffalo *Lee Shulman (1938–2024), American educational psychologist *Mark Shulman (author) (born 1962), American author and publisher *Mark Shulman (rugby league) (1951–2022), Australian rugby player *Marshall D. Shulman (1916–2007), American diplomat *Max Shulman (1919–1988), American writer and humorist *Michael Shulman (actor) (born 1981), American actor *Michael Shulman (mathematician) (born 1980), American mathematician *Michael Shulman (writer) (born 1973), American writer *Milton Shulman (1913–2004), Canadian writer and broadcaster *Morton Shulman (1925–2000), Canadian politician *Naphtali Herz Shulman (died {{circa|1830}}), Russian Hebrew writer *Nechama Shulman, birth name of Nechama Rivlin (1945–2019), Israeli researcher, science secretary, and First Lady of Israel *Neville Shulman, English mountaineer and personal consultant to filmmaker Ridley Scott *Nicola Shulman, English biographer *Phil Shulman (born 1937), Scottish musician *Ray Shulman (1949–2023), English musician *Robert G. Shulman (1924–2026), American biophysicist *Yury Shulman (born 1975), Belarusian chess grandmaster {{div col end}}
==See also== *Schulman
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Category:Surnames of Jewish origin Category:Yiddish-language surnames Category:Occupational surnames