# Berman

Berman is a surname that may be derived from the German and Yiddish phrase בער מאַן (lit. ‘bear-man’) or from the Dutch Beerman, meaning the same. Notable people with the surname include:
* Abba Berman (1919–2005), Polish-Israeli Rosh Yeshiva
* Adolf Berman (1906–1978), Polish-Israeli activist and politician
* Ahmet Berman (1932–1980), Turkish football player
* Alan Berman (born 1943), American psychologist, psychotherapist, and suicidologist
* Alexander Johan Berman (1828–1886), Dutch minister and literary critic
* Amanda Berman, civil rights attorney; founder and executive director of Zioness
* Amy Berman (born 1954), circuit judge
* Antoine Berman (1942–1991), French translator and theorist of translation
* Arthur L. Berman (1935–2020), American lawyer and former Illinois state Representative
* Bart Berman (born 1938), Dutch-Israeli pianist
* Bob Berman, American astronomer
* Boris Berman (chekist) (1901–1939), Worker of the USSR State Security officials, Commissioner of Public Security the third rank
* Boris Berman (journalist) (born 1948), Soviet and Russian journalist and broadcaster
* Boris Berman (musician) (born 1948), Russian-Israeli-American pianist
* Brian Berman, American family physician
* Bruce Berman (born 1952), American film producer
* Chris Berman (born 1955), American sportscaster
* David Berman (graphic designer), Canadian graphic designer
* David Berman (mobster) (1903–1957), American mobster
* David Berman (musician) (1967–2019), American poet and vocalist
* Debbie Berman, South African film and television editor
* Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (1933–2023), American politician
* Eugène Berman (1899–1972), Russian painter
* Franklin Berman (born 1939), British barrister, judge, and arbitrator
* Fred Berman (1926–2011), American painter
* Gail Berman (born 1956), American manager in the movie industry
* Geoffrey Berman (born 1959), a United States Attorney
* Harold J. Berman (1918–2007), American professor of law
* Harris Berman (c.1938–2021), American physician
* Helen Berman (born 1936), Dutch-Israeli painter
* Helen M. Berman (born 1943), American chemistry professor
* Henry Berman (1914–1979), American film editor
* Howard Berman (born 1941), American politician
* Ilan Berman (born 1975), Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council
* Iosif Berman (1892–1941), Romanian photographer, and journalist
* Jakov Berman (1868–1933), Russian philosopher
* Jakub Berman (1901–1984), Communist politician in Poland
* Jekuthiel Berman (1825–c. 1889), Russian Hebrew novelist
* Jennifer Berman, American sexual health expert, urologist, and female sexual medicine specialist
* John Berman (born 1972), American news anchor
* Joost Berman (1793–1855), Dutch judge and poet
* Josh Berman, American writer and producer for television
* Joshua Berman, Professor of Bible at Bar-Ilan University
* Jules Berman (1911–1998), American businessperson
* Julie Berman (born 1983), American actress
* Julius Berman, American lawyer and rabbi
* Karel Berman (1919–1995), Czech vocalist and composer
* Karen Berman, American psychiatrist and physician-scientist
* Karl Berman (senior) (1811–1885), German clarinettist and basset horn player
* Laura Berman, American sex therapist and educator
* Lazar Berman (1930–2005), Russian pianist
* Leah Berman (born 1976), American mathematician
* Len Berman (born 1947), American sportscaster, journalist, news anchor and author
* Leo Berman (1935–2015), Texas state Representative
* Léonide Berman (1896–1976), Russian painter
* Lori Berman, former Florida state Representative
* Lyle Berman (born 1941), American poker player
* Marshall Berman (1940–2013), American philosopher and writer
* Matvei Berman (1898–1939), Russian, Head of the GULAG 1932–1937
* Maxine Berman (1946–2018), American educator and Michigan state Representative
* Mitchell Berman, American Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
* Monty Berman (1913–2006), British cinematographer and film and television producer
* Morris Berman (born 1944), American historian
* Nathaniel Berman, American historian
* Nechemia Berman, Chief Rabbi of Uruguay
* Nina Berman, American photographer
* Otto Berman (1891–1935), American accountant
* Pandro S. Berman (1905–1996), American film producer
* Paul Berman (born 1949), American writer
* Pavel Berman (born 1970), violinist and conductor
* Rick Berman (born 1945), American television producer
* Richard Berman (born 1942), American corporate lobbyist
* Richard M. Berman (born 1943), American federal judge
* Rodney Berman (born 1969), Welsh local government politician
* Ruth A. Berman, Israeli linguist, Professor Emerita, Tel Aviv University
* Ryan Berman, Michigan state Representative
* Sabina Berman (born 1955), Mexican writer and journalist
* Sanford Berman (born 1933), American librarian
* Saul Berman (born 1939), American Orthodox rabbi and educator
* Serena Berman (born 1990), American actress
* Shanik Berman (born 1965), Mexican journalist and entertainer
* Shelley Berman (1925–2017), American entertainer
* Sheri Berman (BA 1987), American political scientist
* Simon Berman (1861–1934), Dutch mayor
* Steve Berman, American writer
* Tal Berman (born 1973), Israeli TV host and Radio broadcaster
* Thijs Berman (born 1957), Dutch politician
* Wallace Berman (1926–1976), American artist
* Yitzhak Berman (1913–2013), Israeli politician