Weissmann Explained

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
• Midge Weissman, protagonist in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• Adolf K. Weismann, protagonist of K (TV Series)

See also

• Wiseman (surname)
• Weizmann
• Weitzman