# Brinkman

Brinkman, Brinkmann, Brinckman, and Brinckmann are variations of a German and Dutch surname. It is toponymic surname with the same meaning as the surname Van den Brink: "(man) from the village green". Notable people with these surnames include:

## Brinkman

* Baba Brinkman (born 1978), Canadian rapper and playwright
* Bert Brinkman (born 1968), Dutch water polo player
* Bryan Brinkman (fl. 2009), American cartoon animator
* Carl Gustaf von Brinkman (1764–1847), Swedish-German classicist poet, writer and diplomat
* Charles Brinkman (1928–2003), American figure skater
* Cookie Brinkman (1949–2019), American football player
* Chuck Brinkman (born 1944), American baseball player
* Curt Brinkman (1953–2010), American wheelchair racer
* Ed Brinkman (1941–2008), American baseball player
* Elco Brinkman (born 1948), Dutch politician
* Erna Brinkman (born 1972), Dutch volleyball player
* Fiona Brinkman (born 1967), Australian-born Canadian bioinformatician
* Fred Brinkman (1892–1961), American architect
* George Brinkman (born 1972), American spree killer
* Henri Brinkman (1908–1961), Dutch mathematician and physicist, namesake of the Brinkman number
* Henry W. Brinkman (1881–1949), American architect
* Hero Brinkman (born 1964), Dutch politician
* Jacques Brinkman (born 1966), Dutch field hockey player
* Joe Brinkman (born 1944), American baseball umpire
* Johannes Brinkman (1902–1949), Dutch architect
* Kiara Brinkman (born 1979), American author
* Lloyd Donald Brinkman (1929–2015), American businessman, cattle breeder, civic leader, and art collector
* Lutz Brinkmann (born 1975), German politician (CDU)
* Mary A. Brinkman (1846-1932, American homeopathic physician
* Mat Brinkman (born 1973), American artist and musician
* Michiel Brinkman (1873–1925) Dutch architect
* Steven Brinkman (born 1979), Canadian volleyball player
* Tim Brinkman (born 1997), Dutch footballer
* Tom Brinkman (born 1957), American (Ohio) politician

## Brinckman

* The Brinckman baronets
** Sir Theodore Brinckman, 1st Baronet (1798–1880), British MP for Yarmouth
** Sir Theodore Brinckman, 2nd Baronet (1830–1905), his son, British Liberal MP for Canterbury
** Sir Theodore Brinckman, 4th Baronet (1898–1954), British cricketer

## Brinkmann

* Ansgar Brinkmann (born 1969), German footballer
* Bernd Brinkmann (born 1939), German forensic pathologist
* Bernhard Brinkmann (1952–2022), German politician
* Beth Brinkmann (born 1958), American lawyer
* Carl Brinkmann (1885–1954), German sociologist and economist
* Christiane Brinkmann (born 1962), German athlete
* Daniel Brinkmann (born 1986), German footballer
* Dennis Brinkmann (born 1978), German football defender and coach
* Dirk Brinkmann (born 1964), German field hockey player
* Gunnar Brinkmann, discoverer of the Brinkmann graph
* Hanne Brinkmann (1895–1984), German actress
* Hans Brinkmann, discoverer of Brinkmann coordinates
* Helmuth Brinkmann (1895–1983), German navy vice-admiral
* Lutz Brinkmann (born 1975), German politician
* Patrik Brinkmann (born 1966), Swedish-German businessman and right-wing politician
* Philipp Brinkmann, German-Greek entrepreneur
* Rainer Brinkmann (admiral) (born 1958), German Navy admiral
* Rainer Brinkmann (politician) (born 1958), German SPD politician
* Reinhold Brinkmann (1934–2010), German musicologist
* Rolf Dieter Brinkmann (1940–1975), German lyricist and storyteller
* Ron Brinkmann (born 1964), American (?) visual effects supervisor
* Rudolf Brinkmann (Secretary of State) (1893–1973), German economist
* Ruth Brinkmann (1937–1997), American-born Austrian stage actress
* Svend Brinkmann (born 1975), Danish psychologist
* Thomas Brinkmann (born 1959), German musician, also known as Ester Brinkmann
* Thomas Brinkmann (field hockey) (born 1968), German field hockey player
* Till Brinkmann (born 1995), German footballer
* Vinzenz Brinkmann (born 1958), German classical archaeologist
* Werner Brinkmann (born 1946), German jurist and chief executive
* Wilhelm Brinkmann (1910–1991), German field handball player
* William J. Brinkmann (1874–1911), American architect
* Woldemar Brinkmann (1890–1959), German architect and interior designer
* Wolfgang Brinkmann (born 1950), German equestrian

## Brinckmann

* Alfred Brinckmann (1891–1967), German chess master
* Henriette Hahn-Brinckmann (1862–1934), Danish-German painter and lithographer
* Justus Brinckmann (1843–1915), German museum director
* Karl Gustav von Brinckmann (1764–1847), Swedish-German poet, writer and diplomat
* Philipp Hieronymus Brinckmann (1709–1761), German painter and engraver