Goodman (surname)

Goodman is an English and Ashkenazi Jewish surname, formerly a polite term of address, used where Mister (Mr.) would be used today. Compare Goodwife. Notable people with the surname include:

People

 * Abraham Goodman, known as Abby Mann (1927–2008), American film writer and producer
 * Al Goodman, Ukrainian-American conductor and composer
 * Alan Goodman, designer for MTV
 * Albert Goodman, British politician
 * Alice Goodman, American poet
 * Alison Goodman, Australian writer
 * Allegra Goodman, American writer
 * Alyssa A. Goodman, American astronomer, founding director of the Harvard Initiative in Innovative Computing
 * Amy Goodman, American broadcast journalist and author
 * André Goodman, American football player
 * Andrew Goodman, American civil rights activist
 * Anthony Goodman (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Arnold Goodman, Baron Goodman, British lawyer and political adviser
 * Barbara Goodman, New Zealand politician
 * Benny Goodman, American jazz clarinetist and band leader
 * Billy Goodman, American baseball player with the Boston Red Sox
 * Bobby Goodman, American Army captive in Lebanon
 * Brian Goodman, American actor
 * Brian P. Goodman (died 2013), Canadian lawyer
 * Cameron Goodman, American actress
 * Carolyn Goodman (psychologist), American civil rights advocate
 * Carolyn G. Goodman, educator, Las Vegas, Nevada mayor
 * Charles M. Goodman, American architect
 * Charles "Rusty" Goodman, American singer and songwriter
 * Chloe Goodman, British reality television series participant
 * Clive Goodman, British royal reporter
 * David Goodman (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Dic Goodman (1920–2013), Welsh poet
 * Dickie Goodman, composer
 * Dody Goodman, American actress
 * Don Goodman, English football player
 * Drew Goodman, American sportscaster
 * E. Urner Goodman, leader in the Boy Scouts of America
 * Edmund Goodman, British football manager
 * Edwin A. Goodman, Canadian politician
 * Elinor Goodman, British journalist, formerly Political Editor of Channel 4 News
 * Ellen Goodman, American columnist
 * Felicitas Goodman, Hungarian linguist and anthropologist
 * Francis Adam Goodman, German-American politician
 * Frank Goodman, American theater publicist
 * Gabriel Goodman, Dean of Westminster
 * Geoffrey Goodman (1922–2013), English journalist
 * George Goodman (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Godfrey Goodman, British Anglican bishop
 * Helen Goodman, British politician
 * Henry Goodman, British theater actor
 * Irwin Goodman, Finnish singer
 * Ival Goodman, American baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds
 * Jack Goodman, American politician
 * James Goodman (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jerry Goodman, American violinist
 * John Goodman (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jon Goodman, British footballer
 * Joseph Goodman (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Julia Goodman, British portrait painter
 * Julian Goodman, CEO of NBC
 * Ken Goodman, educational researcher
 * Leisa Goodman, Scientologist
 * Len Goodman (1944–2023), dance judge, best known as a panel member on Strictly Come Dancing
 * Linda Goodman, American astrologer and poet
 * Lizbeth Goodman, British academic
 * Louise Goodman, British television presenter
 * Mariama Goodman (born 1977), British singer
 * Mark Goodman, DJ and MTV VJ
 * Martin Goodman (disambiguation)
 * Melody Goodman, American biostatistician
 * Mike Goodman, American professional gambler, pit boss, and author
 * Morris Goodman (disambiguation)
 * Murray H. Goodman (born 1925), real estate developer
 * Nelson Goodman, philosopher
 * Norman Goodman, American politician
 * Oscar Goodman, American politician
 * Paul Goodman (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Percy Goodman, West Indian cricketer
 * Pincus Goodman, Yiddish language American poet
 * Richard Goodman (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Rick Goodman, video game developer
 * Roy Goodman (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Ruth Goodman (born 1961), American romance novelist who wrote as Meagan McKinney
 * Ruth Goodman (historian) (born 1963), British social historian
 * Samuel Goodman (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Saul Goodman (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Scott Goodman, Australian swimmer
 * S.G. Goodman, American singer-songwriter
 * Shirley Goodman, American R&B singer
 * Steve Goodman, American folk artist
 * Steven M. Goodman (born 1957), American conservation biologist
 * Steven N. Goodman (born 1954), American epidemiologist
 * Tamir Goodman, American basketball player
 * Vestal Goodman, American gospel singer, wife of Howard
 * Walter Goodman (disambiguation), multiple people
 * William Goodman (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Billy Goodman (1926–1984), baseball infielder
 * William Ernest Goodman (1879–1949), American cricketer
 * William Meigh Goodman (1847–1928), British Colonial Judge
 * Sir William George Toop Goodman known as W. G. T. Goodman (1872–1961), tramways engineer in South Australia

Fictional characters

 * Cyrus Goodman, Disney Channel’s first gay main character from Andi Mack
 * Judge Goodman, character from the Judge Dredd comics
 * Woody Goodman, character in the TV series Veronica Mars
 * Goodman Brown, protagonist in the short story Young Goodman Brown.
 * Goodman (NGBC), a fictional boss in Neo Geo Battle Coliseum
 * Saul Goodman, character from the television series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul
 * Detective Goodman, character from the 2020 film The Grudge
 * Goodman Family, main characters in Channel 4 comedy Friday Night Dinner
 * Burt Goodman, character from the 2022 television series Severance