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Hermann (name)
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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
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