# Kaufmann

Kaufmann is a surname with many variants such as Kauffmann, Kaufman, and Kauffman. In German, the name means merchant. It is the cognate of the English Chapman (which had a similar meaning in the Middle Ages, though it disappeared from modern English). Kaufmann may refer to:

## Kaufmann

* Alexander Kaufmann (1817–1893), German poet and folklorist, brother of Leopold
* Aloys P. Kaufmann (1902–1984), Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri
* Andrea Kaufmann (born 1969), Austrian politician
* Andreas Kaufmann (born 1973), German footballer
* Andy Kaufmann (born 1967), American basketball player
* Arthur Kaufmann (1872–1938), Austrian attorney, philosopher and chess master
* Arthur Kaufmann (artist) (1888–1971), German avant-garde painter
* Bobby Kaufmann (born 1985), American politician
* Carl Kaufmann (1936–2008), West German sprint runner
* Caymen Alexander Kaufmann (born 2004), American Media Man
* Christian Kaufmann (alpine guide) (1872–1939), Swiss mountain guide active in Canada
* Christian Kaufmann (canoeist) (born c. 1940), West German slalom canoeist
* Christine Kaufmann (1945–2017), German-Austrian actress, author, and businesswoman
* Christine Kaufmann (politician) (born 1951), Montana State Senate
* Daniel Kaufmann (footballer) (born 1990), Liechtensteiner footballer
* Danielly Kaufmann (1984), Luxembourg-Brazilian visual artist
* David Kaufmann (1852–1899), Jewish-Austrian scholar
* Dieter Kaufmann (born 1941), Austrian composer
* Edgar J. Kaufmann (1885–1955), US businessman and philanthropist
* Eduard Kaufmann (1860–1931), German physician and co-discoverer of the Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome
* Elsie Effah Kaufmann (1969), Ghanaian academic and biomedical engineer
* Ernst Kaufmann (1895–1943), Swiss racing cyclist
* Eugen Kaufmann (1892–1984), German architect
* Evan Kaufmann (born 1984), German-American ice hockey player
* Fabio Kaufmann (born 1992), German-Italian footballer
* Felix Kaufmann (1895–1949), Austrian-American law philosopher
* Frank Kaufmann (born 1952), American peace activist
* Franz Kaufmann (1886–1944), German jurist and victim of the Holocaust
* Franziska Kaufmann (born 1987), Swiss curler
* Fritz Kaufmann (1905–1941), Swiss ski jumper and Nordic combined skier
* George Adams Kaufmann (1894–1963), British mathematician, translator and anthroposophist
* Gordon Kaufmann (1888–1949), English-born American architect
* Günther Kaufmann (1947–2012), German actor
* Hans Kaufmann (born 1948), Swiss politician and business consultant
* Heinz Kaufmann (1913–1997), German rower
* Herbert Kaufmann (1920–1976), German ethnologist, journalist, photographer and writer
* Hermann Kaufmann (born 1955), Austrian architect
* Hilde Kaufmann (1920–1981), German jurist and criminologist
* Isidor Kaufmann (1853–1921), Austro-Hungarian painter
* Jeff Kaufmann (born 1963), American politician
* Jonas Kaufmann (born 1969), German tenor
* Judith Kaufmann (born 1962), German cinematographer
* Julia Kaufmann (born 1984), German voice actress
* Karl Kaufmann (painter) (1843–1905), Austrian landscape and architectural painter
* Karl Kaufmann (1900–1965), German Nazi Gauleiter in Hamburg
* Karl Maria Kaufmann (1972-1951), German Biblical archaeologist
* Konstantin von Kaufmann (1818–1882), Russian general, for whom "Mount Kaufmann" (or "Peak Kaufmann", now called Lenin Peak) was named
* Klaus Kaufmann (born 1948), Austrian pianist who founded the Austrian-Chinese-Music-University
* Lars Kaufmann (born 1982), German handball player
* Leon Kaufmann (1872–1933), Polish painter and pastellist
* Leonhard Kaufmann (born 1989) Austrian footballer
* Leopold Kaufmann (1821–1898), German politician, brother of Alexander
* Malte Kaufmann (born 1976), German economist, entrepreneur and politician
* Manfred Kaufmann (born 1978), Liechtenstein politician
* Maurice Kaufmann (1927–1997), British actor
* Max R. Kaufmann, designer of the Kaufmann font family
* Max Rudolf Kaufmann (1886–1963), Swiss author, translator, and journalist
* Michael Kaufmann (born 1964), German politician
* Miranda Kaufmann (born 1982), British historian
* Myron Kaufmann (1921–2010), American author
* Nico Kaufmann (1916–1996), Swiss pianist and composer
* Oskar Kaufmann (1873–1956), Hungarian-German Jewish architect
* Patricia A. (Trish) Kaufmann of Lincoln, Delaware
* Peter Kaufmann (Alpine guide) (1872–1939), Swiss mountain guide from Grindelwald
* Peter Kaufmann (politician) (born 1947), politician and businessman in Winnipeg
* Peter Kaufmann-Bohren (1886–1971), Swiss mountain guide
* Rainer Kaufmann (born 1959), German film director
* Richard von Kaufmann (1850–1908), German jurist and art collector
* Rudolf Kaufmann (1909–1941), German palaeontologist and geologist, son of Walter (physicist)
* Sören Kaufmann (born 1971), German slalom canoeist
* Stefan Kaufmann (musician) (born 1960), German drummer
* Stefan Kaufmann (politician) (born 1969), German Bundestag member
* Stefan H.E. Kaufmann (born 1948), German microbiologist
* Stevie Kaufmann, (1913–2004), American socialite
* Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (born 1955), German politician
* Theodore Kaufmann (1814–1896), German-American painter
* Ulrich Kaufmann (1840–1917), Swiss mountain guide
* Walter Kaufmann (author) (1924–2021), German-Australian writer
* Walter Kaufmann (composer) (1907–1984), Czech-born American ethnomusicologist
* Walter Kaufmann (philosopher) (1921–1980), German philosopher
* Walter Kaufmann (physicist) (1871–1947), German physicist
* William Kaufmann (1918-2008) American nuclear strategist
* William G. Kaufmann (1869–1947), American politician
* Yehezkel Kaufmann (1889–1963), Israeli philosopher and Biblical scholar

### Given name

* Isaac Kaufmann Funk (1839–1912), American editor, lexicographer
* Kaufmann Kohler (1843–1926), German-born American Bible scholar, Reform rabbi and theologian

## Kauffmann

* Fritz Kauffmann (1855–1934), German composer and conductor
* Fritz Kauffmann (bacteriologist) [de] (1899–1078), German-Danish bacteriologist (Kauffmann–White classification)
* Georg Friedrich Kauffmann (1679–1735), German Baroque composer
* Guinevere Kauffmann (born 1968), German-American astrophysicist
* Henrik Kauffmann (1888–1962), Danish ambassador to United States of America
* Jean-Paul Kauffmann (born 1944), French journalist and writer
* Lillian von Kauffmann (1920–2016), Danish businesswoman
* Stanley Kauffmann (1916–2013), long-time film critic for The New Republic

## Kaufman

* Aaron Kaufman, American mechanic and fabricator, featured on the television show Fast N' Loud
* Abraham Kaufman (1885–1971), Russian-born medical doctor, community organizer and Zionist
* Alan Kaufman (writer), American novelist and poet
* Alan S. Kaufman (born 1944), psychologist/IQ test developer
* Alexis Kaufman (born 1991), birth name of American professional wrestler Alexa Bliss
* Allen Kaufman (born 1933), chess professional
* Alvin Ratz Kaufman (1885–1979), Canadian industrialist, philanthropist, and birth control advocate
* Amie Kaufman (born 1980), an Australian author.
* Andrew Kaufman (born 1968), Canadian writer
* Andy Kaufman (1949–1984), American entertainer
* Ariel Durant (born Chaya Kaufman, 1898–1981), historian and writer, wife of Will Durant
* Arnold Kaufman (1927-1971), American political philosopher
* Bel Kaufman (1911–2014), author of Up the Down Staircase and granddaughter of Sholom Aleichem
* Benjamin Kaufman (Medal of Honor) (1894–1981), World War I Medal of Honor recipient
* Boris Kaufman (1906–1980), younger brother of Dziga Vertov
* Brandon Kaufman (born 1990), American football player
* Bruria Kaufman (1918–2010), Israeli theoretical physicist
* Charlie Kaufman (born 1958), American screenwriter, producer, director, and lyricist
* Dan Kaufman, special effects artist
* David Kaufman (actor) (born 1961), American voice actor
* David Kaufman (author), theater critic
* David S. Kaufman (1813–1851), American politician, Republic of Texas State Senator
* Donald Kaufman (collector) (1930–2009), American toy collector
* Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman (born 1939), American politician
* Elaine Kaufman (1929–2010), American restaurateur
* George S. Kaufman (1889–1961), American playwright
* Gerald Kaufman (1930–2017), British member of parliament
* Gordon D. Kaufman (1925–2011), American theologian
* Grace Kaufman (born 2002), American child actress
* Harold R. Kaufman (1926–2018), American physicist, developed Kaufman ion source
* Henry Kaufman (born 1927), German-American economist
* Herbert Kaufman (1878–1947)
* Irving Kaufman (1910–1992), American federal judge
* Irving Kaufman (singer) (1890–1976), American entertainer
* Jacob Kaufman, (1847–1920), Canadian manufacturer and industrialist
* Jake Kaufman (born 1981), American video game music composer
* James C. Kaufman, American psychologist
* James D. Kaufman, American politician
* Jane Kaufman (1938-2021), American artist
* Joan Kaufman (psychologist), American child psychologist
* Josh Kaufman (born 1976), American musician and winner of NBC's The Voice season 6
* Les Kaufman, Professor of Biology at Boston University
* Lloyd Kaufman (born 1945)
* Louis Kaufman (1905–1994), violinist
* Mel Kaufman (1958–2009), football player for the Washington Redskins
* Micha Kaufman (born 1946), Israeli Olympic sport shooter
* Millard Kaufman (1917–2009), American screenwriter and novelist
* Morris Kaufman, Manitoba judge
* Moisés Kaufman (born 1963), playwright and director
* Murray the K (Murray Kaufman, 1922–1982)
* Nadeen L. Kaufman (born 1945), psychologist/IQ test developer
* Napoleon Kaufman (born 1973), American football player
* Nikolay Kaufman (1925–2018), Bulgarian musicologist
* Philip Kaufman (born 1936), film director
* Philip A. Kaufman (Phil Kaufman), American engineer, namesake of the Phil Kaufman Award
* Robert Kaufman (1931–1991), American screenwriter and film producer
* Ruth Kaufman, British operations research specialist
* Sean Kaufman (born 2000), actor
* Smylie Kaufman (born 1991), professional golfer
* Steve Kaufman (1960–2010), artist
* Ted Kaufman (born 1939), United States Senator from Delaware from 2009 to 2010
* Terrence Kaufman (1937–2022), linguist and professor at the University of Pittsburgh
* Theodore N. Kaufman (1910–1986), businessman and writer
* Trey Kaufman-Renn (born 2002), American basketball player
* Vlodko Kaufman (born 1957), Ukrainian artist
* Wendy Kaufman (born 1958), American television personality
* William E. Kaufman (born 1938), American rabbi, philosopher
* Dr. Kaufman, a villain in Tomorrow Never Dies

## Kauffman

* Angelica Kauffman (1741–1807), Swiss-Austrian painter
* Bob Kauffman (1946–2015), American basketball player
* Calvin Henry Kauffman (1869–1931), American botanist and mycologist
* Claudia Kauffman, Washington State Senate (served 2007–2011)
* Craig Kauffman (1932–2010), American artist
* Doug Kauffman (born 1969), American curler and golfer
* Draper Kauffman (1911–1979), Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy and son of James L. Kauffman, with whom he was the joint namesake of USS Kauffman (FFG-59)
* Elizabeth Bush, born Kauffman
* Ewing Marion Kauffman (1916–1993), former owner of the Kansas City Royals and namesake of Kauffman Stadium
* George B. Kauffman (1930–2020), American chemist
* James Laurence Kauffman (1887–1963), United States Navy Vice Admiral and father of Draper Kauffman, with whom he was the joint namesake of USS Kauffman (FFG-59)
* John D. Kauffman (1847–1913), Amish "sleeping preacher"
* Leah Kauffman (born c.1986), American actress, singer and songwriter
* Léon Kauffman (1869–1952), 12th Prime Minister of Luxembourg
* Louis Kauffman (born 1945), American mathematician
* Marta Kauffman (born 1956), TV producer and writer
* Matthew Kauffman (born 1961), journalist
* Nehemiah Kauffman (c.1996–2016), American victim of unsolved shooting
* Sandra Kauffman (born 1933), American politician from Missouri
* Scott Kauffman (born 1956), businessman
* Stuart Kauffman (born 1939), US theoretical biologist and complex systems researcher