# Hermann (name)

Hermann or Herrmann is the German origin of the given name Herman.
People with the name include:

## Given name

* Arminius (18/17 BC – AD 21), the Roman name for a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci, who defeated a Roman army in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest; at one time his original name, which is unknown, was speculated to be Hermann, although more common Germanic given names are at least as likely, e.g. Ermen/Irmin "universal", "strong" etc.
* Hermann Abert (1871–1927), German historian of music
* Hermann Balk (died 1239), Teutonic knight
* Hermann Baranowski (1884–1940), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
* Hermann Baumgarten (1825–1893), a German historian and political publicist
* Hermann Behrends (1907–1948), German Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes
* Hermann Billung, a Margrave of Saxony
* Hermann Bondi (1919–2005), Anglo–Austrian mathematician and cosmologist
* Hermann Burmeister (1807–1892), German zoologist
* Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850–1909)
* Hermann Fegelein (1906–1945), Waffen–SS General
* Hermann Fressant, 14th century writer
* Hermann Goetz (disambiguation), several people
* Hermann Goldschmidt (1802–1866), German–French astronomer who discovered the asteroid Lutetia
* Hermann Göring, leading member of the NSDAP
* Hermann Grassmann (1809–1877), German linguist and mathematician
* Hermann Gundert, a German missionary who compiled the first Malayalam–English dictionary
* Hermann Harms (1870–1942), German botanist
* Hermann von Helmholtz (1821–1894), German physicist
* Hermann Hesse (1877–1962), German poet, novelist, and painter
* Hermann Hoth (1885–1971), German military officer
* Hermann Hreiðarsson, footballer of Icelandic descent
* Hermann Huppen (born 1938), a Belgian comic book artist
* Hermann Kastner (1886–1957), German politician
* Hermann Lang (1909–1987), German race car driver
* Hermann Löhr (1871–1943), English composer
* Hermann Maier, Austrian skier
* Hermann Merkin (1907–1999), Jewish–American businessman
* Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909), Lithuanian-born mathematician who devised the idea of four–dimensional spacetime
* Hermann Müller (disambiguation), the name of several individuals
* Hermann Muthesius (1861–1927), German architect
* Hermann Oberth (1894–1989), Romanian and German physicist
* Hermann Panzo (1958–1999), French sprinter
* Hermann Pister (1885–1948), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
* Hermann Prey (1929–1998), German lyric baritone
* Hermann Rauschning, German conservative and reactionary, opponent of the Nazi party
* Hermann Rieck (c. 1837-1921), German-born pioneer farmer in Australia
* Hermann von Salza, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
* Hermann Saue (born 1939), Norwegian politician
* Hermann Scherchen (1891–1966), German conductor
* Hermann Schlegel (1804–1884), German ornithologist
* Hermann von Siemens (1885–1986), former head of German electronics company Siemens AG
* Hermann Stern (1878–1952), Austrian lawyer and politician
* Hermann de Stern (1815–1887), German–born British banker.
* Hermann Wendland (1825–1903), German botanist
* Hermann Weyl (1885–1955), German mathematician
* Hermann A. Widemann (1822–1899), German businessman and Kingdom of Hawaii cabinet member
* Hermann Wilken (1522–1603), German humanist and mathematician
* Hermann Winterhalter (1808–1891), German painter
* Hermann Zapf (1918–2015), German typeface designer

## Surname

* Albert Herrmann (1886–1945), German archaeologist and geographer
* Alexander Herrmann (1844–1896), German magician known as "The Great Herrmann"
* Arnulf Herrmann (born 1968), German composer
* August Hermann (1835–1906), German physical education instructor
* Bernard Herrmann (1911–1975), American composer
* Binger Hermann (1843–1926), American attorney and politician in Oregon
* Boris Herrmann (born 1981), German yachtsman
* Dana Herrmannová (1931–2024), Slovak television presenter.
* David Hermann (born 1977), a German–French stage director
* Dieter B. Herrmann (1939–2021), German astronomer
* Ed Herrmann (1946–2013), American baseball player
* Edward Herrmann (1943–2014), American actor
* Eleanor Krohn Herrmann (1935–2012), American nurse and educator
* Erika Hermann, birth name of Erika Steinbach (born 1943)
* Fernand Herrmann (1886–1925), French silent film actor
* George H. Hermann, Hermann Park
* Helen Herrman, Australian psychiatrist and academic
* Georgina Herrmann (born 1937), British archaeologist and academic
* Hajo Herrmann (1913–2010), German Luftwaffe (Nazi Germany air force) bomber pilot
* Jacob Herrmann, German rugby union international
* Jakob Hermann (1678–1733), Swiss mathematician
* Joachim Herrmann (born 1956), German politician
* Johann Hermann (1738–1800), French zoologist
* Johannes Hermann (1515–1593), German cantor, hymn writer and jurist
* Johann Gottfried Jakob Hermann (1772–1848), German classical scholar and philologist
* John "JoJo" Hermann, American musician
* Judith Hermann (born 1970), German short story writer
* Kai Hermann (born 1938), German journalist
* Lars Herrmann (born 1977), German politician
* Ludimar Hermann (1838–1914), German physiologist and speech scientist
* Luke Herrmann (1932–2016), British art historian
* Mark Herrmann (born 1959), American football player and broadcaster
* Margaret Hermann (born 1938), American political psychologist
* Michael Herrmann (born 1944), German festival director
* Mirko Hermann (1868–1927), Croatian industrialist and businessman
* Moses Herrman (1858–1927), American lawyer, politician, and judge
* Ned Herrmann (1922–1999), American creativity researcher and author
* Paul Hermann (disambiguation), several people
* Peter Hermann (disambiguation), several people
* Peter Herrmann (1941–2015), German composer and academic teacher
* Robert Hermann (disambiguation), several people
* Vanessa Herrmann (born 1991), Thai actress and model
* Walter Herrmann (born 1979), Argentinian basketball player
* Walter Herrmann (physicist) (1910–1987), German nuclear physicist
* Wilhelm Herrmann (1846–1922), German theologian
* Winfried Hermann (born 1952), German politician
* Wolfgang A. Herrmann (born 1948), German chemist and academic administrator

## Fictional characters

* Herman Hermann, a one–armed character from the American TV series The Simpsons
* Hermann Dietrich (fictional character), a German army officer from the film Raiders of the Lost Ark