Berman

Berman is a surname that may be derived from the German and Yiddish phrase בער מאַן (lit. ‘bear-man’) or from the Dutch Beerman, meaning the same. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Abba Berman (1919–2005), Polish-Israeli Rosh Yeshiva
 * Adolf Berman (1906–1978), Polish-Israeli activist and politician
 * Ahmet Berman (1932–1980), Turkish football player
 * Alan Berman (born 1943), American psychologist, psychotherapist, and suicidologist
 * Alexander Johan Berman (1828–1886), Dutch minister and literary critic
 * Amy Berman (born 1954), circuit judge
 * Antoine Berman (1942–1991), French translator and theorist of translation
 * Arthur L. Berman (1935–2020), American lawyer and former Illinois state Representative
 * Bart Berman (born 1938), Dutch-Israeli pianist
 * Bob Berman, American astronomer
 * Boris Berman (chekist) (1901–1939), Worker of the USSR State Security officials, Commissioner of Public Security the third rank
 * Boris Berman (journalist) (born 1948), Soviet and Russian journalist and broadcaster
 * Boris Berman (musician) (born 1948), Russian-Israeli-American pianist
 * Brian Berman, American family physician
 * Bruce Berman (born 1952), American film producer
 * Chris Berman (born 1955), American sportscaster
 * David Berman (graphic designer), Canadian graphic designer
 * David Berman (mobster) (1903–1957), American mobster
 * David Berman (musician) (1967–2019), American poet and vocalist
 * Debbie Berman, South African film and television editor
 * Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (1933–2023), American politician
 * Eugène Berman (1899–1972), Russian painter
 * Franklin Berman (born 1939), British barrister, judge, and arbitrator
 * Fred Berman (1926–2011), American painter
 * Gail Berman (born 1956), American manager in the movie industry
 * Geoffrey Berman (born 1959), a United States Attorney
 * Harold J. Berman (1918–2007), American professor of law
 * Harris Berman (c.1938–2021), American physician
 * Helen Berman (born 1936), Dutch-Israeli painter
 * Helen M. Berman (born 1943), American chemistry professor
 * Henry Berman (1914–1979), American film editor
 * Howard Berman (born 1941), American politician
 * Ilan Berman (born 1975), Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council
 * Iosif Berman (1892–1941), Romanian photographer, and journalist
 * Jakov Berman (1868–1933), Russian philosopher
 * Jakub Berman (1901–1984), Communist politician in Poland
 * Jekuthiel Berman (1825–c. 1889), Russian Hebrew novelist
 * Jennifer Berman, American sexual health expert, urologist, and female sexual medicine specialist
 * John Berman (born 1972), American news anchor
 * Joost Berman (1793–1855), Dutch judge and poet
 * Josh Berman, American writer and producer for television
 * Joshua Berman, Professor of Bible at Bar-Ilan University
 * Jules Berman (1911–1998), American businessperson
 * Julie Berman (born 1983), American actress
 * Julius Berman, American lawyer and rabbi
 * Karel Berman (1919–1995), Czech vocalist and composer
 * Karen Berman, American psychiatrist and physician-scientist
 * Karl Berman (senior) (1811–1885), German clarinettist and basset horn player
 * Laura Berman, American sex therapist and educator
 * Lazar Berman (1930–2005), Russian pianist
 * Leah Berman (born 1976), American mathematician
 * Len Berman (born 1947), American sportscaster, journalist, news anchor and author
 * Leo Berman (1935–2015), Texas state Representative
 * Léonide Berman (1896–1976), Russian painter
 * Lori Berman, former Florida state Representative
 * Lyle Berman (born 1941), American poker player
 * Marshall Berman (1940–2013), American philosopher and writer
 * Matvei Berman (1898–1939), Russian, Head of the GULAG 1932–1937
 * Maxine Berman (1946–2018), American educator and Michigan state Representative
 * Mitchell Berman, American Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
 * Monty Berman (1913–2006), British cinematographer and film and television producer
 * Morris Berman (born 1944), American historian
 * Nathaniel Berman, American historian
 * Nechemia Berman, Chief Rabbi of Uruguay
 * Otto Berman (1891–1935), American accountant
 * Pandro S. Berman (1905–1996), American film producer
 * Paul Berman (born 1949), American writer
 * Pavel Berman (born 1970), violinist and conductor
 * Rick Berman (born 1945), American television producer
 * Richard Berman (born 1942), American corporate lobbyist
 * Richard M. Berman (born 1943), American federal judge
 * Rodney Berman (born 1969), Welsh local government politician
 * Ruth A. Berman, Israeli linguist, Professor Emerita, Tel Aviv University
 * Ryan Berman, Michigan state Representative
 * Sabina Berman (born 1955), Mexican writer and journalist
 * Sanford Berman (born 1933), American librarian
 * Saul Berman (born 1939), American Orthodox rabbi and educator
 * Serena Berman (born 1990), American actress
 * Shanik Berman (born 1965), Mexican journalist and entertainer
 * Shelley Berman (1925–2017), American entertainer
 * Sheri Berman (BA 1987), American political scientist
 * Simon Berman (1861–1934), Dutch mayor
 * Steve Berman, American writer
 * Tal Berman (born 1973), Israeli TV host and Radio broadcaster
 * Thijs Berman (born 1957), Dutch politician
 * Wallace Berman (1926–1976), American artist
 * Yitzhak Berman (1913–2013), Israeli politician