Ortmann

Ortmann is a central German family name, which in the Middle Ages stood for the job called "ortman." This was an arbiter who decided in situations where there is a stalemate.

Ortmann is the surname of the following persons:
 * Anton Ortmann (1801–1861), Bohemian-Austrian botanist, with the botanical authority abbreviation Ortmann
 * Arnold Edward Ortmann (1863–1927), German zoologist and botanist, with the botanical authority abbreviation A.E.Ortmann
 * Andreas Ortmann, economist
 * Chuck Ortmann (1929-2018), former American football player
 * Edwin Ortmann (1941) German author and translator
 * Friedhelm Ortmann (born 1927), German director of radio dramas
 * Günther Ortmann (1916–2002), German handball player
 * Oliver Ortmann (born 1967), German pool billiard player
 * Siegbert Ortmann (born 1940), politician in the state of Hesse (CDU)
 * Siegfried Ortmann (born 1937), German archer
 * Wilfried Ortmann (1924–1994), German actor

Ortmann is also the name of
 * a division in the town of Pernitz, in Austria

Other variants

 * Ortman
 * Orthmann
 * Artner, Artmann