# Wimmer > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wimmer > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wimmer.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimmer > Source revision: 1297300492 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) '''Wimmer''' is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *[Andreas Wimmer](/source/Andreas_Wimmer), Swiss sociologist, Lieber Professor of Sociology and Political Philosophy at Columbia University *[Bill Wimmer](/source/Bill_Wimmer), American railroad executive who worked in operations for the Union Pacific Railroad *[Boniface Wimmer](/source/Boniface_Wimmer) (1809–1887), German monk who founded the first Benedictine monastery in the United States *[Brian Wimmer](/source/Brian_Wimmer) (born 1959), American actor *[Carina Wimmer](/source/Carina_Wimmer) (born 1995), German pistol sport shooter *[Carl Wimmer](/source/Carl_Wimmer) (born 1975), former member of the Utah House of Representatives *[Carolus Wimmer](/source/Carolus_Wimmer) (born 1948), German-Venezuelan communist politician and university professor *[Chris Wimmer](/source/Chris_Wimmer) (born 1979), American professional stock car racing driver *[Chris Wimmer (baseball)](/source/Chris_Wimmer_(baseball)) (born 1970), American professional baseball player and scout *[Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer](/source/Christian_Friedrich_Heinrich_Wimmer) (1803–1868), German botanist and educator from Breslau *[Dick Wimmer](/source/Dick_Wimmer) (1936–2011), American novelist *[Eckard Wimmer](/source/Eckard_Wimmer) (born 1936), American scientist and a Distinguished Professor of Stony Brook University *[Eduard Josef Wimmer-Wisgrill](/source/Eduard_Josef_Wimmer-Wisgrill) (1882–1961), Austrian industrial designer, architect and fashion designer *[Franz Wimmer](/source/Franz_Wimmer) (born 1932), Austrian cyclist *[Friedrich Wimmer (soldier)](/source/Friedrich_Wimmer_(soldier)) (1912–1986), highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during [World War II](/source/World_War_II) *[Gary Wimmer](/source/Gary_Wimmer) (born 1961), former American football linebacker *[Gerd Wimmer](/source/Gerd_Wimmer) (born 1977), retired Austrian football player *[Gerhard Wimmer](/source/Gerhard_Wimmer) (born 1953), Austrian former professional tennis player *[Hans Wimmer](/source/Hans_Wimmer) (1907–2025), German sculptor *[Hans Wimmer (luger)](/source/Hans_Wimmer_(luger)) (born 1947), German luger *[Helmut Wimmer](/source/Helmut_Wimmer) (1925–2006), painter and staff artist for New York's Hayden Planetarium from 1954 to 1987 *[Herbert Wimmer](/source/Herbert_Wimmer) (born 1944), former football player *[Joseph Wimmer](/source/Joseph_Wimmer) (born 1934), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly *[Julie Wimmer](/source/Julie_Wimmer) (born 1975), designer in the field of jewelry and glass *[Kevin Wimmer](/source/Kevin_Wimmer) (born 1992), Austrian footballer *[Kim Wimmer](/source/Kim_Wimmer) (born 1970), American actress, singer, educator, Miss Alabama 1992 *[Kurt Wimmer](/source/Kurt_Wimmer) (born 1964), American screenwriter and film director *[Larry T. Wimmer](/source/Larry_T._Wimmer) (born 1935), the Warren and Wilson Dusenberry University Professor at Brigham Young University *[Ludvig Wimmer](/source/Ludvig_Wimmer) (1839–1920), Danish linguist and runologist *[Manfred Wimmer](/source/Manfred_Wimmer) (1944–1995), the first Western professional Go player *[Mario Wimmer](/source/Mario_Wimmer), cultural historian and theorist of history *[Martin Wimmer](/source/Martin_Wimmer) (born 1957), former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany *[Michael Wimmer](/source/Michael_Wimmer) (born 1980), German football coach and manager *[Natasha Wimmer](/source/Natasha_Wimmer) (born 1973), American translator *[Nicolas Wimmer](/source/Nicolas_Wimmer) (born 1995), Austrian professional footballer *[Patrick Wimmer](/source/Patrick_Wimmer) (born 2001), Austrian professional footballer *[Per Wimmer](/source/Per_Wimmer) (born 1968), Danish space advocate and a future space traveller *[Petra Wimmer](/source/Petra_Wimmer) (born 1965), Austrian politician *[Rainer Wimmer](/source/Rainer_Wimmer) (1955–2025), Austrian politician *[Scott Wimmer](/source/Scott_Wimmer) (born 1976), NASCAR Nationwide Series driver from Wisconsin *[Sebastian Wimmer](/source/Sebastian_Wimmer) (born 1994), Austrian footballer *[Thomas Wimmer (musician)](/source/Thomas_Wimmer_(musician)), Austrian viola-da-gamba player, conductor of Accentus Austria *[Thomas Wimmer (politician)](/source/Thomas_Wimmer_(politician)) (1887–1964), Bavarian SPD politician *[Willy Wimmer](/source/Willy_Wimmer) (born 1943), German politician ==See also== *[Wimmer's shrew](/source/Wimmer's_shrew) (Crocidura wimmeri) is a white-toothed shrew found only in Côte d'Ivoire *[Wimmer Fountain](/source/Wimmer_Fountain) (Czech: Wimmerova kašna), an outdoor fountain and sculpture in Prague, Czech Republic *[Danny Wimmer Presents](/source/Danny_Wimmer_Presents) (DWP), a music festival company headquartered in Los Angeles, California *[Louise Wimmer](/source/Louise_Wimmer), 2011 French drama film directed by Cyril Mennegun {{surname}} Category:German-language surnames --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Wimmer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimmer) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimmer?action=history)). 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