Nieman (surname)

Nieman is a Dutch and Low German surname that originated as a nickname for either an unknown or nameless person (Niemand in Dutch and German) or a newcomer to a place (modern Dutch nieuw man, cognate to English Newman and High German Neumann) People with this surname include:


 * Alfred Nieman (1914–1997), British pianist and composer
 * Andries Nieman (1927–2009), South African boxer
 * Bob Nieman (1927–1985), American baseball player and scout
 * Butch Nieman (1918–1993), American baseball player
 * Charles Nieman (born 1949), American megachurch preacher
 * Lucius W. Nieman (1857–1935), American journalist
 * Randall Nieman, American musician
 * Robert Nieman (born 1947), American modern pentathlete
 * Sebilla Alida Johanna Niemans (1927–1959), Dutch murder victim known as Blonde Dolly