# Ackerman (surname)

Acker comes from German or Old English, meaning "ploughed field"; it is related to or an alternate spelling of the word acre. Therefore, Ackerman means "ploughman". Ackerman is also a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname of Yiddish origin with the same meaning. The Ashkenazi surname Ackerman sometimes refers to the town of Akkerman in Bessarabia, south-west of Odessa.

## Academics

* A. Bernard Ackerman (1936–2008), American physician and dermatologist
* Bernice Ackerman (1925–1995), American meteorologist
* Edward Augustus Ackerman (1911-1973), American geographer
* Frank Ackerman (1946–2019), American economist
* Lauren Ackerman (1905–1993), American physician & pathologist
* Maya Ackerman, Russian-American computer scientist
* Nathan Ackerman (1908–1971), American psychiatrist and family therapist
* Nate Ackerman (born 1978), British-American logician and wrestler

## Broadcasters

* Brady Ackerman, American sports commentator
* Craig Ackerman (born c. 1975), radio play-by-play announcer
* Dan Ackerman (born 1974), radio deejay and journalist
* Ken Ackerman, American television news anchor
* Ken Ackerman (radio announcer) (1922-2017), American radio announcer, disc jockey, and news anchor.

## Businesspeople

* F. Duane Ackerman (born 1942), American businessman
* Martin S. Ackerman (1932–1993), American lawyer and businessman
* Peter Ackerman (1946–2022), British businessman
* Raymond Ackerman (1931–2023), South African businessman
* Roy Ackerman (1942-2017), English restaurateur

## Clergy

* Keith Ackerman (born 1946), American bishop
* Paula Ackerman (1893–1989), first American female rabbi
* Richard Henry Ackerman (1903–1992), American bishop

## Film and television production

* Andy Ackerman (born c. 1956), American director and producer
* Harry Ackerman (1912–1991), American television producer
* Ralph Ackerman (1941–2008), photographer and independent filmmaker
* Raymond Ackerman, American filmmaker
* Thomas E. Ackerman (born 1948), American cinematographer

## Performers

* Allan Ackerman, American magician
* Bettye Ackerman (1924–2006), American actress
* Chad Ackerman (born 1983), American rock singer-songwriter, musician, writer and artist
* Leslie Ackerman (born 1956), American actress
* Loni Ackerman (born 1949), American musical theatre actress
* Malin Åkerman (born 1978), Swedish-American actress, model and singer
* Shelley Ackerman (1953–2020), American astrologer and actress
* Tracy Ackerman, British singer and songwriter
* William Ackerman (born 1949), American guitarist, composer, and founder of Windham Hill Records
* Willie Ackerman (1939–2012), American drummer

## Photographers

* George W. Ackerman (1884–1962), American photographer
* Gordon Ackerman, American journalist and photographer
* Richard Ackerman, American natural and landscape photographer

## Politicians

* Annie Ackerman (1914-1989), American political activist
* Dick Ackerman (born 1942), American politician
* Ernest Robinson Ackerman (1863–1931), American politician
* Frans Ackerman (c. 1330–1387), Flemish statesman
* Gary Ackerman (born 1942), American politician
* Jay Ackerman (1933–2007), American farmer and politician
* José Chlimper Ackerman (born 1955), Peruvian banker and politician
* Mia Ackerman (born 1965), American politician

## Sportspeople

* Alf Ackerman (1929–1988), South African footballer
* Don Ackerman (1930–2011), American basketball player
* Graham Ackerman (born 1983), American gymnast
* H. D. Ackerman (born 1973), South African cricketer
* Hylton Ackerman (1947–2009), South African cricketer
* Marques Ackerman (born 1996), South African first-class cricketer
* Rick Ackerman (born 1959), American football player
* T. J. Ackerman (born 1975), former Canadian football offensive tackle
* Tom Ackerman (born 1972), American football player
* Tom Ackerman (basketball), American basketball player and coach
* Tony Ackerman (born 1984), English former professional footballer
* Travis Ackerman (born 1999), South African cricketer
* Tusten Ackerman (1901–1997), American basketball player
* Val Ackerman (born 1959), American attorney, sports executive, and basketball player

## Writers

* Andrea Ackerman, American artist, theorist and writer
* Blaster Al Ackerman (1939–2013), American mail artist and writer
* Carl W. Ackerman (1890–1970), American journalist and author
* Caroline Iverson Ackerman (1918-2012), American aviator, journalist, reporter and educator
* Diane Ackerman (born 1948), American author, poet, and naturalist
* Elliot Ackerman (born 1980), American author
* Felicia Nimue Ackerman (born 1947), American author, poet, and philosopher
* Forrest J Ackerman (1916–2008), American science fiction writer and editor
* Jennifer Ackerman (born 1959), American nature writer
* Joanne Leedom-Ackerman (born 1947), American novelist, short story writer and journalist
* Karen Ackerman (born 1951), American children's author
* Marianne Ackerman (born 1952), Canadian playwright, novelist, and journalist
* Peter Ackerman (playwright), American playwright, actor, and screenwriter

## Others

* Arlene Ackerman (1947–2013), American educator
* Bruce Ackerman (born 1943), American law professor
* Harold A. Ackerman (1928–2009), United States federal judge
* James Ackerman (disambiguation)
* Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman, American designers
* John Ackerman (disambiguation)
* John William Ackerman (1825-1905), South African knight
* Paul Ackerman (1908–1977), American music journalist
* Robert Ackerman (disambiguation)
* Sherry L. Ackerman, American academic and dressage clinician
* Spencer Ackerman, American reporter and blogger
* Susan Ackerman (disambiguation)
* Chyasa Ackerman (American musicals)

## Characters

* Kenny Ackerman, from Attack on Titan
* Levi Ackerman, from Attack on Titan
* Mikasa Ackerman, from Attack on Titan