Hermann (name)

Hermann or Herrmann is the German origin of the given name Herman.

People with the name include:

Given name

 * Arminius (18/17 BC – AD 21), the Roman name for a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci, who defeated a Roman army in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest; at one time his original name, which is unknown, was speculated to be Hermann, although more common Germanic given names are at least as likely, e.g. Ermen/Irmin "universal", "strong" etc.
 * Hermann Abert (1871–1927), German historian of music
 * Hermann Balk (died 1239), Teutonic knight
 * Hermann Baranowski (1884–1940), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
 * Hermann Baumgarten (1825–1893), a German historian and political publicist
 * Hermann Behrends (1907–1948), German Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes
 * Hermann Billung, a Margrave of Saxony
 * Hermann Bondi (1919–2005), Anglo–Austrian mathematician and cosmologist
 * Hermann Burmeister (1807–1892), German zoologist
 * Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850–1909)
 * Hermann Fegelein (1906–1945), Waffen–SS General
 * Hermann Fressant, 14th century writer
 * Hermann Goldschmidt (1802–1866), German–French astronomer who discovered the asteroid Lutetia
 * Hermann Göring, leading member of the NSDAP
 * Hermann Grassmann (1809–1877), German linguist and mathematician
 * Hermann Gundert, a German missionary who compiled the first Malayalam–English dictionary
 * Hermann Harms (1870–1942), German botanist
 * Hermann von Helmholtz (1821–1894), German physicist
 * Hermann Hesse (1877–1962), German poet, novelist, and painter
 * Hermann Hoth (1885–1971), German military officer
 * Hermann Hreiðarsson, footballer of Icelandic descent
 * Hermann Huppen (born 1938), a Belgian comic book artist
 * Hermann Kastner (1886–1957), German politician
 * Hermann Lang (1909–1987), German race car driver
 * Hermann Löhr (1871–1943), English composer
 * Hermann Maier, Austrian skier
 * Hermann Merkin (1907–1999), Jewish–American businessman
 * Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909), Lithuanian-born mathematician who devised the idea of four–dimensional spacetime
 * Hermann Müller (disambiguation), the name of several individuals
 * Hermann Muthesius (1861–1927), German architect
 * Hermann Oberth (1894–1989), Romanian and German physicist
 * Hermann Panzo (1958–1999), French sprinter
 * Hermann Pister (1885–1948), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
 * Hermann Prey (1929–1998), German lyric baritone
 * Hermann Rauschning, German conservative and reactionary, opponent of the Nazi party
 * Hermann Rieck (c. 1837-1921), German-born pioneer farmer in Australia
 * Hermann von Salza, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
 * Hermann Saue (born 1939), Norwegian politician
 * Hermann Scherchen (1891–1966), German conductor
 * Hermann Schlegel (1804–1884), German ornithologist
 * Hermann von Siemens (1885–1986), former head of German electronics company Siemens AG
 * Hermann Stern (1878–1952), Austrian lawyer and politician
 * Hermann de Stern (1815–1887), German–born British banker.
 * Hermann Wendland (1825–1903), German botanist
 * Hermann Weyl (1885–1955), German mathematician
 * Hermann A. Widemann (1822–1899), German businessman and Kingdom of Hawaii cabinet member
 * Hermann Wilken (1522–1603), German humanist and mathematician
 * Hermann Winterhalter (1808–1891), German painter
 * Hermann Zapf (1918–2015), German typeface designer

Surname

 * Albert Herrmann (1886–1945), German archaeologist and geographer
 * Alexander Herrmann (1844–1896), German magician known as "The Great Herrmann"
 * Arnulf Herrmann (born 1968), German composer
 * August Hermann (1835–1906), German physical education instructor
 * Bernard Herrmann (1911–1975), American composer
 * Binger Hermann (1843–1926), American attorney and politician in Oregon
 * Boris Herrmann (born 1981), German yachtsman
 * David Hermann (born 1977), a German–French stage director
 * Dieter B. Herrmann (1939–2021), German astronomer
 * Ed Herrmann (1946–2013), American baseball player
 * Edward Herrmann (1943–2014), American actor
 * Eleanor Krohn Herrmann (1935–2012), American nurse and educator
 * Erika Hermann, birth name of Erika Steinbach (born 1943)
 * Fernand Herrmann (1886–1925), French silent film actor
 * George H. Hermann, Hermann Park
 * Helen Herrman, Australian psychiatrist and academic
 * Georgina Herrmann (born 1937), British archaeologist and academic
 * Hajo Herrmann (1913–2010), German Luftwaffe (Nazi Germany air force) bomber pilot
 * Jacob Herrmann, German rugby union international
 * Jakob Hermann (1678–1733), Swiss mathematician
 * Joachim Herrmann (born 1956), German politician
 * Johann Hermann (1738–1800), French zoologist
 * Johannes Hermann (1515–1593), German cantor, hymn writer and jurist
 * Johann Gottfried Jakob Hermann (1772–1848), German classical scholar and philologist
 * John "JoJo" Hermann, American musician
 * Judith Hermann (born 1970), German short story writer
 * Kai Hermann (born 1938), German journalist
 * Lars Herrmann (born 1977), German politician
 * Ludimar Hermann (1838–1914), German physiologist and speech scientist
 * Luke Herrmann (1932–2016), British art historian
 * Mark Herrmann (born 1959), American football player and broadcaster
 * Margaret Hermann (born 1938), American political psychologist
 * Michael Herrmann (born 1944), German festival director
 * Mirko Hermann (1868–1927), Croatian industrialist and businessman
 * Moses Herrman (1858–1927), American lawyer, politician, and judge
 * Ned Herrmann (1922–1999), American creativity researcher and author
 * Paul Hermann (disambiguation), several people
 * Peter Hermann (disambiguation), several people
 * Peter Herrmann (1941–2015), German composer and academic teacher
 * Robert Hermann (disambiguation), several people
 * Vanessa Herrmann (born 1991), Thai actress and model
 * Walter Herrmann (born 1979), Argentinian basketball player
 * Walter Herrmann (physicist) (1910–1987), German nuclear physicist
 * Wilhelm Herrmann (1846–1922), German theologian
 * Winfried Hermann (born 1952), German politician
 * Wolfgang A. Herrmann (born 1948), German chemist and academic administrator

Fictional characters

 * Herman Hermann, a one–armed character from the American TV series The Simpsons
 * Hermann Dietrich (fictional character), a German army officer from the film Raiders of the Lost Ark