Brinkman

Brinkman, Brinkmann, Brinckman, and Brinckmann are variations of a German and Dutch surname. It is toponymic surname with the same meaning as the surname Van den Brink: "(man) from the village green". Notable people with these surnames include:

Brinkman

 * Baba Brinkman (born 1978), Canadian rapper and playwright
 * Bert Brinkman (born 1968), Dutch water polo player
 * Bryan Brinkman (fl. 2009), American cartoon animator
 * Carl Gustaf von Brinkman (1764–1847), Swedish-German classicist poet, writer and diplomat
 * Charles Brinkman (1928–2003), American figure skater
 * Cookie Brinkman (1949–2019), American football player
 * Chuck Brinkman (born 1944), American baseball player
 * Curt Brinkman (1953–2010), American wheelchair racer
 * Ed Brinkman (1941–2008), American baseball player
 * Elco Brinkman (born 1948), Dutch politician
 * Erna Brinkman (born 1972), Dutch volleyball player
 * Fiona Brinkman (born 1967), Australian-born Canadian bioinformatician
 * Fred Brinkman (1892–1961), American architect
 * George Brinkman (born 1972), American spree killer
 * Henri Brinkman (1908–1961), Dutch mathematician and physicist, namesake of the Brinkman number
 * Henry W. Brinkman (1881–1949), American architect
 * Hero Brinkman (born 1964), Dutch politician
 * Jacques Brinkman (born 1966), Dutch field hockey player
 * Joe Brinkman (born 1944), American baseball umpire
 * Johannes Brinkman (1902–1949), Dutch architect
 * Kiara Brinkman (born 1979), American author
 * Lloyd Donald Brinkman (1929–2015), American businessman, cattle breeder, civic leader, and art collector
 * Mary A. Brinkman (1846-1932, American homeopathic physician
 * Mat Brinkman (born 1973), American artist and musician
 * Michiel Brinkman (1873–1925) Dutch architect
 * Steven Brinkman (born 1979), Canadian volleyball player
 * Tim Brinkman (born 1997), Dutch footballer
 * Tom Brinkman (born 1957), American (Ohio) politician

Brinckman

 * The Brinckman baronets
 * Sir Theodore Brinckman, 1st Baronet (1798–1880), British MP for Yarmouth
 * Sir Theodore Brinckman, 2nd Baronet (1830–1905), his son, British Liberal MP for Canterbury
 * Sir Theodore Brinckman, 4th Baronet (1898–1954), British cricketer

Brinkmann

 * Ansgar Brinkmann (born 1969), German footballer
 * Bernd Brinkmann (born 1939), German forensic pathologist
 * Bernhard Brinkmann (1952–2022), German politician
 * Beth Brinkmann (born 1958), American lawyer
 * Carl Brinkmann (1885–1954), German sociologist and economist
 * Christiane Brinkmann (born 1962), German athlete
 * Daniel Brinkmann (born 1986), German footballer
 * Dennis Brinkmann (born 1978), German football defender and coach
 * Dirk Brinkmann (born 1964), German field hockey player
 * Gunnar Brinkmann, discoverer of the Brinkmann graph
 * Hanne Brinkmann (1895–1984), German actress
 * Hans Brinkmann, discoverer of Brinkmann coordinates
 * Helmuth Brinkmann (1895–1983), German navy vice-admiral
 * Patrik Brinkmann (born 1966), Swedish-German businessman and right-wing politician
 * Philipp Brinkmann, German-Greek entrepreneur
 * Rainer Brinkmann (admiral) (born 1958), German Navy admiral
 * Rainer Brinkmann (politician) (born 1958), German SPD politician
 * Reinhold Brinkmann (1934–2010), German musicologist
 * Rolf Dieter Brinkmann (1940–1975), German lyricist and storyteller
 * Ron Brinkmann (born 1964), American (?) visual effects supervisor
 * Rudolf Brinkmann (Secretary of State) (1893–1973), German economist
 * Ruth Brinkmann (1937–1997), American-born Austrian stage actress
 * Svend Brinkmann (born 1975), Danish psychologist
 * Thomas Brinkmann (born 1959), German musician, also known as Ester Brinkmann
 * Thomas Brinkmann (field hockey) (born 1968), German field hockey player
 * Till Brinkmann (born 1995), German footballer
 * Vinzenz Brinkmann (born 1958), German classical archaeologist
 * Werner Brinkmann (born 1946), German jurist and chief executive
 * Wilhelm Brinkmann (1910–1991), German field handball player
 * William J. Brinkmann (1874–1911), American architect
 * Woldemar Brinkmann (1890–1959), German architect and interior designer
 * Wolfgang Brinkmann (born 1950), German equestrian

Brinckmann

 * Alfred Brinckmann (1891–1967), German chess master
 * Henriette Hahn-Brinckmann (1862–1934), Danish-German painter and lithographer
 * Justus Brinckmann (1843–1915), German museum director
 * Karl Gustav von Brinckmann (1764–1847), Swedish-German poet, writer and diplomat
 * Philipp Hieronymus Brinckmann (1709–1761), German painter and engraver