Weissmann

Weißmann (Weissmann, Weiszmann, Waismann) is a German surname meaning "white man". Common variants in spelling are Weismann, Weissman, Weisman, Waismann, and Vaisman.

Science and medicine

 * August Weismann (1834–1914), German biologist, evolutionary theorist and proposer of the Weismann barrier
 * Charles Weissmann (born 1931), Hungarian-Swiss molecular biologist
 * Drew Weissman (born 1966), American physician and immunologist
 * Irving Weissman (born 1939), American scientist
 * Joel Weisman (1943–2009), American doctor, one of the first to recognize AIDS
 * Jonathan Weissman, American biologist
 * Mariana Weissmann (born 1933), Argentinian physicist
 * Samuel Isaac Weissman (1912–2007), American chemist and professor
 * Sherman Weissman (born 1930), American scientist
 * Weismann-Netter-Stuhl Syndrome, Congenital osteopathic syndrome named after French doctors Weismann-Netter and Stuhl.

Philosophy

 * Friedrich Waismann (1896–1959), Austrian-Jewish mathematician, physicist, and philosopher.

Politics & Law

 * Augustus Weismann (1809–1884), New York politician
 * Keith Weissman, senior Iran analyst of AIPAC.
 * Samuel Weissman, New York Times employee, implicated in McCarthy hearings
 * Lee v. Weisman (a Supreme Court case)
 * Gerda Weissmann Klein, Holocaust survivor who memoirist, human rights activist and noted speaker
 * Andrew Weissmann, American attorney and prosecutor

Business & Education

 * Joe Weisman & Company
 * George Weissman, ex-president of Philip Morris
 * Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, part of Baruch College

Film and television

 * Malina Weissman
 * Jeffrey Weissman, actor
 * Adam Weisman (born 1986), American actor
 * Greg Weisman (born 1963), American writer and actor
 * Kevin Weisman (born 1970), American actor
 * Robin Weisman (born 1984), American child actress
 * Sam Weisman, American film director
 * Richard (Ricky) Weissman (born 1981), VFX Artist/Special Effects

Sports

 * Diana Vaisman (born 1998), Belarusian-born Israeli sprinter
 * Nico Weissmann, German footballer
 * Shon Weissman, Israeli footballer

Literature

 * Alan Weisman (born 1947), journalist, author and editor
 * Asher Simcha Weissmann (1840–1892), Austrian writer and rabbi
 * Jon Weisman (born 1967), American writer
 * Marcus Weissmann-Chajes (1831–1914), Galician Jewish writer

Graphics

 * Steven Weissman, cartoonist
 * Greg Weisman (born 1963), American comic book writer
 * Jordan Weisman, American game designer

Art

 * Franz Weissmann, Austrian born Brazilian sculptor.
 * Frederick Weisman Museum of Art
 * Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, California
 * Janice Urnstein Weissman (born 1944), American painter
 * Andrew Weissmann, Designer Dealer Mid Century Modern Art

Music

 * Ben Weisman (1921–2007), American composer and pianist
 * Joel Weisman (born 1967), American musician and writer
 * Theodor Weissman (1891–1966), Finnish singer and actor
 * Vladimir Weisman (1931-1995), American Violinist

Military

 * Eugene Weismann (1896 - 1973), French First World War flying ace
 * Reuven Weisman (1967 - 2023), Casualty of October 7 Massacre

Fictional characters

 * Georg Weissmann, main antagonist of the video game The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC


 * Midge Weissman, protagonist in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel


 * Adolf K. Weismann, protagonist of K (TV Series)