Editing Ackermann (surname)

'''Ackermann''' is a surname. "Acker" comes from [[German language|German]] or [[Old English]], meaning "field", and is related to the word "[[acre]]". ''Ackermann'' means "farmer" (literally: "fieldman").<ref name="Hanks Coates McClure 2016">{{cite book
| last        = Hanks
| first       = P.
| last2       = Coates
| first2      = R.
| last3       = McClure
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| title       = The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
| publisher   = OUP Oxford
| year        = 2016
| isbn        = 978-0-19-252747-9
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}}</ref> Notable people with the surname, also spelled '''Akkermann'''. include:

==Academics==
* [[Else Ackermann]] (1933–2019), German physician and pharmacologist
* [[Jacob Fidelis Ackermann]] (1765–1815), a German doctor
* [[Johann Christian Gottlieb Ackermann]] (1756–1801), a German doctor
* [[Leopold Ackermann]] (Petrus Fouresius, 1771–1831), a biblical archaeologist
* [[Liliane Ackermann]] (1938–2007), French scientist and author
* [[Silke Ackermann]], German museum curator, and historian of science
* [[Theodor Ackermann]] (1825–1896), German pathologist
* [[Wilhelm Ackermann]] (1896–1962), German mathematician

==Artists==
* [[Christian Ackermann]] (died 1710), Estonian sculptor
* [[Franz Ackermann]] (born 1963), German abstract artist
* [[Haider Ackermann]] (born 1971), French fashion designer
* [[Johann Adam Ackermann]] (1780–1853), German landscape painter
* [[Max Ackermann]] (1887–1975), German artist
* [[Rita Ackermann]] (born 1968), Hungarian-American artist
* [[Theo Akkermann]] (1907–1982), German sculptor

==Jurists==
* [[Gustav Adolph Ackermann]] (1791–1872), a German lawyer
* [[Lourens Ackermann]] (born 1934), South African judge

==Performers==
* [[Anna Maria Ackermann]] (1932–2025), Italian actress
* [[Dorothea Ackermann]] (1752–1821), German actress
* [[Kathrin Ackermann]] (born 1938), German actress
* [[Konrad Ernst Ackermann]] (1710–1771), German actor
* [[Marie Magdalene Charlotte Ackermann]] (1757–1775), German actress
* [[Oliver Ackermann]], American musician
* [[Sophie Charlotte Ackermann]] (1714–1792), German actress
* [[Stefan Ackermann]], German singer

==Politicians==
* [[Annely Akkermann]] (born 1972) Estonian politician
* [[Annemarie Ackermann]] (1913–1994), German politician
* [[Anton Ackermann]] (1905–1973), German foreign minister
* [[Barbara Ackermann]] (1925–2020), American politician
* [[Ernst Christian Wilhelm Ackermann]] (1761–1835), Bohemian public servant
* [[Friedrich Ackermann]] (1866–1931), German politician
* [[Jens Ackermann]] (born 1975), German politician
* [[Karl Gustav Ackermann]] (1820–1901), German politician
* [[Manfred Ackermann]] (1898–1991), Austrian politician and trade union official

==Sportspeople==
* [[Colin Ackermann]] (born 1991), South African cricketer
* [[Henri Ackermann]] (1922–2014), Luxembourgish racing cyclist
* [[Johan Ackermann]] (born 1970), South African rugby union player
* [[Klaus Ackermann]] (born 1946), German footballer
* [[Pascal Ackermann]], German cyclist
* [[Ronny Ackermann]] (born 1977), German skier
* [[Rosemarie Ackermann]] (born 1952), German high jumper
* [[Stephanus Ackermann]] (born 1985), Namibian cricketer
* [[Uwe Ackermann]] (born 1960), East German hurdler

==Others==
* [[Georg Ackermann (disambiguation)]]
* [[Hans Ackermann]] (16th century), German dramatist
* [[Jessie Ackermann]] (1857–1951), social reformer, feminist, writer, traveller
* [[Johan Christian Ackermann]] (1740–1795), Swedish landscape gardener
* [[Josef Ackermann (disambiguation)]], several people with this name, including:
**[[Josef Ackermann]] (born 1948), a Swiss banker and former chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank
* [[Kirk von Ackermann]] (died 2003), American contractor and murder victim
* [[Lea Ackermann]] (1937–2023), German nun and activist against forced prostitution and sex tourism
* [[Louise-Victorine Ackermann]] (1813–1890), French poet
* [[Otto Ackermann (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rudolph Ackermann]] (1764–1834), German-born English publisher, printer, and inventor
* [[Stephan Ackermann]] (born 1963), German bishop
* [[Wilhelm Heinrich Ackermann]] (1789–1848), German teacher

== See also ==
* [[Ackermann (disambiguation)]]
* [[Ackerman (surname)]]
* [[Akkerman (surname)]]
* [[Akerman]]
* [[Åkerman]]
* [[Ackermans (disambiguation)]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Farmer-surname}}
{{surname|Ackermann}}
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