# Zimmermann

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For other uses, see [Zimmermann (disambiguation)](/source/Zimmermann_(disambiguation)).

Not to be confused with [Zimmerman (surname)](/source/Zimmerman_(surname)) or [Zimmerman (disambiguation)](/source/Zimmerman_(disambiguation)).

**Zimmermann** is a [German](/source/German_language) [occupational surname](/source/Occupational_surname) for a [carpenter](/source/Carpenter).[1] The modern German terms for the occupation of carpenter are [Zimmerer](/source/Zimmerer), [Tischler](/source/Tischler), or [Schreiner](/source/Schreiner), but Zimmermann is still used.

A variant of Zimmermann is [Zimmerman](/source/Zimmerman_(disambiguation)). Other variants include Zimmermanns, [Timmermann](/source/Timmermann), [Cymerman](/source/Cymerman) and [Cimrman](/source/Cimrman).[1]

## Notable people with the surname

- [Adolphus Zimmermann](/source/Adolphus_Zimmermann) (1812–1891), American politician
- [Alain Zimmermann](/source/Alain_Zimmermann) (born 1967), German businessman
- [Alexandra Zimmermann](/source/Alexandra_Zimmermann), British conservation scientist
- [Annika Zimmermann](/source/Annika_Zimmermann) (born 1989), German journalist
- [Arthur Zimmermann](/source/Arthur_Zimmermann) (1864–1940), German Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in 1917
- [Bettina Zimmermann](/source/Bettina_Zimmermann) (born 1975), German actress
- [Bodo Zimmermann](/source/Bodo_Zimmermann) (1886–1963), a German general during World War II
- [Dominikus Zimmermann](/source/Dominikus_Zimmermann) (1685–1766), German rococo architect
- [Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann](/source/Eberhard_August_Wilhelm_von_Zimmermann) (1743–1815), German geographer and zoologist
- [Eduard Zimmermann](/source/Eduard_Zimmermann) (1929–2009), German journalist
- [Elizabeth Zimmermann](/source/Elizabeth_Zimmermann) (1910–1999), British-born knitter and writer
- [Evan Zimmermann](/source/Evan_Zimmermann) (born 1968), American businessman
- [Ferdinand Zimmermann](/source/Ferdinand_Zimmermann) (1898-1967), German author and journalist
- [Friedrich Zimmermann](/source/Friedrich_Zimmermann) (1925–2012), German politician
- [Hubert Zimmermann](/source/Hubert_Zimmermann) (1941–2012), French computer networks scientist and entrepreneur
- [Jaclyn Zimmermann](/source/Jaclyn_Zimmermann), American politician
- [Jens Zimmermann (disambiguation)](/source/Jens_Zimmermann_(disambiguation)), various people
- [Jérémie Zimmermann](/source/J%C3%A9r%C3%A9mie_Zimmermann), (born 1978) co-founder of the Paris-based [La Quadrature du Net](/source/La_Quadrature_du_Net)
- Jeri Lynn Zimmermann (born 1968), better known as [Jeri Ryan](/source/Jeri_Ryan), actress
- [Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann](/source/Johann_Georg_Ritter_von_Zimmermann) (1728–1795), Swiss philosopher and physician
- [Johann Jacob Zimmermann](/source/Johann_Jacob_Zimmermann) (1644–1693), German nonconformist
- [Johannes Zimmermann (missionary)](/source/Johannes_Zimmermann_(missionary)) (1825–1876), German missionary
- [Johannes Zimmermann (politician)](/source/Johannes_Zimmermann_(politician)) (born 1961), Liechtenstein teacher and politician
- [Joseph Zimmermann (engineer)](/source/Joseph_Zimmermann_(engineer)) (1912–2004), American inventor of the first successful [answering machine](/source/Answering_machine)
- [Lydia Zimmermann](/source/Lydia_Zimmermann) (born 1966), Spanish filmmaker
- [Mark Zimmermann](/source/OhnePixel) (born 1998), German streamer and content creator
- [Marie Zimmermann](/source/Marie_Zimmermann) (1878–1972), American designer
- [Moshe Zimmermann](/source/Moshe_Zimmermann) (born 1943), Israeli historian
- [Paul Zimmermann](/source/Paul_Zimmermann_(SS-Brigadef%C3%BChrer)) (1895–1980), German SS-Brigadeführer
- [Paul Zimmermann (blacksmith)](/source/Paul_Zimmermann_(blacksmith)) (born 1939), German blacksmith who created contemporary forge work
- [Paul Zimmermann](/source/Paul_Zimmermann_(mathematician)) (born 1964), French computational mathematician
- [Philip R. Zimmermann](/source/Phil_Zimmermann) (born 1954), creator of [Pretty Good Privacy](/source/Pretty_Good_Privacy) (PGP) e-mail encryption software
- [Pia Zimmermann](/source/Pia_Zimmermann) (born 1956), German politician
- [Raquel Zimmermann](/source/Raquel_Zimmermann) (born 1983), Brazilian fashion model
- [Reinhard Zimmermann](/source/Reinhard_Zimmermann) (born 1952), German jurist
- [Reinhard Sebastian Zimmermann](/source/Reinhard_Sebastian_Zimmermann) (1815–1893), German artist
- [Sabine Zimmermann (TV host)](/source/Sabine_Zimmermann_(TV_host)) (1951–2020), German TV host
- [Sabine Zimmermann (politician)](/source/Sabine_Zimmermann_(politician)) (born 1960), German politician
- [Vera Zimmermann](/source/Vera_Zimmermann), Brazilian actress
- [Warren Zimmermann](/source/Warren_Zimmermann) (1934–2004), American ambassador
- [Wolfhart Zimmermann](/source/Wolfhart_Zimmermann) (1928–2016), German theoretical physicist

### Composers

- [Anton Zimmermann](/source/Anton_Zimmermann) (1741–1781), Austrian composer living and working in [Bratislava](/source/Bratislava)
- [Bernd Alois Zimmermann](/source/Bernd_Alois_Zimmermann) (1918–1970), German composer of the opera *[Die Soldaten](/source/Die_Soldaten)*
- [Charles A. Zimmermann](/source/Charles_A._Zimmermann) (1861–1916), American composer of marches and popular music
- [Margrit Zimmermann](/source/Margrit_Zimmermann) (1927–2020), Swiss pianist, composer, conductor and music educator
- [Udo Zimmermann](/source/Udo_Zimmermann) (1943–2021), German composer from [Dresden](/source/Dresden), not related
- [Walter Zimmermann](/source/Walter_Zimmermann) (born 1949), German composer from [Schwabach](/source/Schwabach), not related

### Musicians

- [Dan Zimmermann](/source/Dan_Zimmermann) (born 1966), German drummer for power metal band [Gamma Ray](/source/Gamma_Ray_(band))
- [Ethel Agnes Zimmermann](/source/Ethel_Merman), birth name of Ethel Merman (1908–1984), American singer and actress
- [Frank Peter Zimmermann](/source/Frank_Peter_Zimmermann) (born 1965), German violinist
- Josef Zimmermann, - German [Cologne Cathedral](/source/Cologne_Cathedral) organist - German weight lifter
- [Margarita Zimmermann](/source/Margarita_Zimmermann) (born 1942), Argentinian mezzo-soprano
- [Tabea Zimmermann](/source/Tabea_Zimmermann) (born 1966), German violist

### Sportspeople

- [Andréa Zimmermann](/source/Andr%C3%A9a_Zimmermann) (born 1976), Swiss ski mountaineer
- [Andreas Zimmermann](/source/Andreas_Zimmermann) (born 1969), German footballer
- [Bruce Zimmermann](/source/Bruce_Zimmermann) (born 1995), American baseball player
- [Christian Zimmermann](/source/Christian_Zimmermann) (born 1961), German-Palestinian dressage rider
- [Christoph Zimmermann](/source/Christoph_Zimmermann) (born 1993), German footballer
- [Cyril Zimmermann](/source/Cyril_Zimmermann) (born 1976), Swiss football referee
- [Egon Zimmermann](/source/Egon_Zimmermann) (1939–2019), [1964 Olympic alpine skier](/source/Alpine_skiing_at_the_1964_Winter_Olympics) from Austria
- [Egon Norbert Zimmermann](/source/Egon_Norbert_Zimmermann) (1933–2016), [1960 Olympic alpine skier](/source/Alpine_skiing_at_the_1960_Winter_Olympics) from Austria and who married [Penny Pitou](/source/Penny_Pitou)
- [Felicia Zimmermann](/source/Felicia_Zimmermann) (born 1975), American Olympic fencer
- [Georg Zimmermann](/source/Georg_Zimmermann) (born 1997), German cyclist
- [Herbert Zimmermann (football commentator)](/source/Herbert_Zimmermann_(football_commentator)) (1917–1966), German football commentator and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient
- [Herbert Zimmermann (footballer)](/source/Herbert_Zimmermann_(footballer)) (born 1954), German football player
- [Iris Zimmermann](/source/Iris_Zimmermann) (born 1981), American Olympic fencer
- [Jordan Zimmermann](/source/Jordan_Zimmermann) (born 1986), Major League Baseball pitcher
- [Pierre Zimmermann (bridge)](/source/Pierre_Zimmermann_(bridge)) (born 1955), Monegasque bridge player
- [Tim Zimmermann](/source/Tim_Zimmermann) (born 1996), German racing driver

## References

1. Heuser, Rita. ["Zimmermann"](http://www.namenforschung.net/id/name/20/1). *Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands*. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

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