{{other uses|Zimmermann (disambiguation)}} {{distinguish|Zimmerman (surname)|Zimmerman (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox surname | name = Zimmermann | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation = | meaning = Carpenter, room builder | region = | language = Germanic | variant = ''See the navigation box at the bottom'' | footnotes = }}
'''Zimmermann''' is a German occupational surname for a carpenter.<ref name="dfd"/> The modern German terms for the occupation of carpenter are Zimmerer, Tischler, or Schreiner, but Zimmermann is still used.
A variant of Zimmermann is Zimmerman. Other variants include Zimmermanns, Timmermann, Cymerman and Cimrman.<ref name="dfd">{{cite web |last1=Heuser |first1=Rita |title=Zimmermann |url=http://www.namenforschung.net/id/name/20/1 |website=Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands |access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref>
==Notable people with the surname== *Adolphus Zimmermann (1812–1891), American politician *Alain Zimmermann (born 1967), German businessman *Alexandra Zimmermann, British conservation scientist *Annika Zimmermann (born 1989), German journalist *Arthur Zimmermann (1864–1940), German Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in 1917 *Bettina Zimmermann (born 1975), German actress *Bodo Zimmermann (1886–1963), a German general during World War II *Dominikus Zimmermann (1685–1766), German rococo architect *Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann (1743–1815), German geographer and zoologist *Eduard Zimmermann (1929–2009), German journalist *Elizabeth Zimmermann (1910–1999), British-born knitter and writer *Evan Zimmermann (born 1968), American businessman *Ferdinand Zimmermann (1898-1967), German author and journalist *Friedrich Zimmermann (1925–2012), German politician *Hubert Zimmermann (1941–2012), French computer networks scientist and entrepreneur *Jaclyn Zimmermann, American politician *Jens Zimmermann (disambiguation), various people *Jérémie Zimmermann, (born 1978) co-founder of the Paris-based La Quadrature du Net * Jeri Lynn Zimmermann (born 1968), better known as Jeri Ryan, actress *Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann (1728–1795), Swiss philosopher and physician *Johann Jacob Zimmermann (1644–1693), German nonconformist *Johannes Zimmermann (missionary) (1825–1876), German missionary *Johannes Zimmermann (politician) (born 1961), Liechtenstein teacher and politician *Joseph Zimmermann (engineer) (1912–2004), American inventor of the first successful answering machine *Lydia Zimmermann (born 1966), Spanish filmmaker *Mark Zimmermann (born 1998), German streamer and content creator *Marie Zimmermann (1878–1972), American designer *Moshe Zimmermann (born 1943), Israeli historian *Paul Zimmermann (1895–1980), German SS-Brigadeführer *Paul Zimmermann (blacksmith) (born 1939), German blacksmith who created contemporary forge work *Paul Zimmermann (born 1964), French computational mathematician *Philip R. Zimmermann (born 1954), creator of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) e-mail encryption software *Pia Zimmermann (born 1956), German politician *Raquel Zimmermann (born 1983), Brazilian fashion model *Reinhard Zimmermann (born 1952), German jurist *Reinhard Sebastian Zimmermann (1815–1893), German artist *Sabine Zimmermann (TV host) (1951–2020), German TV host *Sabine Zimmermann (politician) (born 1960), German politician *Vera Zimmermann, Brazilian actress *Warren Zimmermann (1934–2004), American ambassador *Wolfhart Zimmermann (1928–2016), German theoretical physicist
===Composers=== *Anton Zimmermann (1741–1781), Austrian composer living and working in Bratislava *Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918–1970), German composer of the opera ''Die Soldaten'' *Charles A. Zimmermann (1861–1916), American composer of marches and popular music *Margrit Zimmermann (1927–2020), Swiss pianist, composer, conductor and music educator *Udo Zimmermann (1943–2021), German composer from Dresden, not related *Walter Zimmermann (born 1949), German composer from Schwabach, not related
===Musicians=== *Dan Zimmermann (born 1966), German drummer for power metal band Gamma Ray *Ethel Agnes Zimmermann, birth name of Ethel Merman (1908–1984), American singer and actress *Frank Peter Zimmermann (born 1965), German violinist *Josef Zimmermann, ** German Cologne Cathedral organist ** German weight lifter *Margarita Zimmermann (born 1942), Argentinian mezzo-soprano *Tabea Zimmermann (born 1966), German violist
===Sportspeople=== * Andréa Zimmermann (born 1976), Swiss ski mountaineer * Andreas Zimmermann (born 1969), German footballer * Bruce Zimmermann (born 1995), American baseball player * Christian Zimmermann (born 1961), German-Palestinian dressage rider * Christoph Zimmermann (born 1993), German footballer * Cyril Zimmermann (born 1976), Swiss football referee * Egon Zimmermann (1939–2019), 1964 Olympic alpine skier from Austria * Egon Norbert Zimmermann (1933–2016), 1960 Olympic alpine skier from Austria and who married Penny Pitou * Felicia Zimmermann (born 1975), American Olympic fencer * Georg Zimmermann (born 1997), German cyclist * Herbert Zimmermann (football commentator) (1917–1966), German football commentator and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient * Herbert Zimmermann (footballer) (born 1954), German football player * Iris Zimmermann (born 1981), American Olympic fencer * Jordan Zimmermann (born 1986), Major League Baseball pitcher * Pierre Zimmermann (bridge) (born 1955), Monegasque bridge player * Tim Zimmermann (born 1996), German racing driver
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Category:German occupational surnames Category:German-language surnames