# Spielmann

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Not to be confused with [Szpilman](/source/Szpilman) or [Spilman](/source/Spilman_(disambiguation)) or [Spelman](/source/Spelman_(disambiguation)) or [Spellman](/source/Spellman).

**Spielmann** or **Spielman** is a [German](/source/German_language) [occupational surname](/source/Occupational_surname), which means "[jester](/source/Jester)", from the [Middle High German](/source/Middle_High_German) *spilære*.[1][2] The name may refer to:

- [Amanda Spielman](/source/Amanda_Spielman) (born 1961), British Chief Inspector of Schools
- [Andrew Spielman](/source/Andrew_Spielman) (1930–2006), American medical researcher
- [Chris Spielman](/source/Chris_Spielman) (born 1965), American football player
- [Christian Spielmann](/source/Christian_Spielmann) (born 1963), German physicist
- [Dan Spielman](/source/Dan_Spielman) (born 1979), Australian actor
- [Daniel Spielman](/source/Daniel_Spielman) (born 1970), American computer scientist
- [David Spielman](/source/David_Spielman) (born 1950), American photographer
- [Dean Spielmann](/source/Dean_Spielmann) (born 1962), Luxembourg judge
- [Francisc Spielmann](/source/Francisc_Spielmann) (1916–1974), Romanian footballer
- [Fritz Spielmann](/source/Fritz_Spielmann_(composer)), aka Fred Spielman (1906–1987), Austrian composer and cabaret artist
- [Götz Spielmann](/source/G%C3%B6tz_Spielmann) (born 1961), Austrian film director
- [Isidore Spielmann](/source/Isidore_Spielmann) (1854–1925), British engineer & art-connoisseur
- [Lori Nelson Spielman](/source/Lori_Nelson_Spielman) (born 1961), American author
- [Marion Harry Spielmann](/source/Marion_Harry_Spielmann) (1858–1948), British art critic
- [Peter James Spielmann](/source/Peter_James_Spielmann) (born 1952), American journalist
- [Rick Spielman](/source/Rick_Spielman) (born 1962), American football manager
- [Rudolf Spielmann](/source/Rudolf_Spielmann) (1883–1942), Austrian chess player

## See also

- [Spielman, Maryland](/source/Spielman,_Maryland)
- Max Spielmann, a division of UK retailer [Timpson](/source/Timpson_(retailer))

## References

1. *Dictionary of American Family Names*. ["Spielmann Family History"](http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=spielmann), Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 16 January 2016.

1. *Dictionary of American Family Names*. ["Spieler Family History"](http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=spieler), Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 16 January 2016.

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