Ackerman (surname)
Acker came from German or Old English, meaning "field", and is also related to the word "acre". Therefore, Ackermann means "fieldman". Ackerman is a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname.
People named Ackerman include:
- A. Bernard Ackerman (1936–2008), American physician and dermatologist
- Allan Ackerman, American magician
- Arlene Ackerman, American minister
- Arlene C. Ackerman, American educator, superintendent of San Francisco and Philadelphia school districts
- Bettye Ackerman (1924–2006), American actress
- Blaster Al Ackerman, American mail artist and writer
- Bruce Ackerman (born 1943), American law professor
- Carl W. Ackerman (1890–1970), American journalist and author
- Chris Ackerman (born 1978), American actor
- Diane Ackerman (born 1948), American author, poet, and naturalist
- Dick Ackerman (born 1942), American politician
- Don Ackerman (born 1930), American basketball player
- Ernest R. Ackerman (1863–1931), American politician
- Forrest J Ackerman (1916–2008), American science fiction writer and editor
- Frans Ackerman (c. 1330-1387), Flemish statesman
- Gary Ackerman (born 1942), American politician
- George W. Ackerman (1884–1962), American photographer
- Graham Ackerman, American gymnast
- Harry Ackerman (1912–1991), American television producer
- Hylton Ackerman (born 1947), South African cricketer
- Hylton Deon Ackerman (born 1973), South African cricketer
- James S. Ackerman (born 1919), American architectural historian
- Karen Ackerman (born 1951), American children's author
- Lauren Ackerman (1905–1993), American physician & pathologist
- Leslie Ackerman (born 1956), American actress
- Loni Ackerman (born 1949), American musical theatre actress
- Marianne Ackerman (born 1952), Canadian playwright, novelist, and journalist
- Nate Ackerman (born 1978), British-American logician and wrestler
- Nathan Ackerman (1908–1971), American psychiatrist and family therapist
- Paul Ackerman (1908–1977), American music journalist
- Paula Ackerman (1893–1989), first American female rabbi
- Peter Ackerman (born 1946), American writer
- Raymond Ackerman (born 1931), South African businessman
- Robert Ackerman (born 1961), Welsh rugby player
- Spencer Ackerman, American reporter and blogger
- Thomas E. Ackerman, American cinematographer
- Tom Ackerman (born 1972), American football player
- Tusten Ackerman, American basketball player
- Val Ackerman (born 1959), American attorney, sports executive, and basketball player
- William Ackerman, American guitarist, composer, and founder of Windham Hill Records
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