Mann (surname)
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Mann is surname
of Germanic
origin. The word means "man", "person", "husband". The first uses of the name date to approximately the 9th century.
Mann is also a surname
of Jat Punjabi
origin. It is commonly found in India
, Pakistan
, and regions with an Indian diaspora such as Canada and the United Kingdom.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of Germanic
Germanic languages
The Germanic languages constitute a sub-branch of the Indo-European language family. The common ancestor of all of the languages in this branch is called Proto-Germanic , which was spoken in approximately the mid-1st millennium BC in Iron Age northern Europe...
origin. The word means "man", "person", "husband". The first uses of the name date to approximately the 9th century.
Mann is also a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of Jat Punjabi
Punjabi people
The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...
origin. It is commonly found in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, and regions with an Indian diaspora such as Canada and the United Kingdom.
A–D
- Aimee MannAimee MannAimee Mann is an American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and bassist.-Early life:Aimee Mann grew up in Bon Air, Virginia, graduated from Open High School in 1978 and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, but dropped out to sing with her first punk rock band, the Young Snakes...
(born 1960), American rock guitarist, bass player, singer, and songwriter - Alex MannAlex MannAlex Mann is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2007. He won two medals at the 2008 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg, Germany with a gold in the mixed team event and a bronze in the four-man event....
(born 1976), Business leader, technology expert, and comedian - Alfred Mann (musicologist)Alfred Mann (musicologist)Alfred Mann , was a writer in musical theory and Professor Emeritus of Musicology at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester.-Biography:...
(1917–2006), writer - Alfred E. MannAlfred E. MannAlfred E. Mann , who is also known as Al Mann, is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. According to Forbes magazine, his estimated net worth exceeded $2.2 billion as of 2007, ranking him the 204th richest man in America and the 390th richest man in the world.Born and raised in Portland, his...
(born 1925), American entrepreneur and philanthropist - Ammtoje MannAmmtoje MannAmmtoje Mann is a Punjabi actor, director, author, and screenwriter. He made two documentary films; Kaafila based on the concept of illegal immigration and Hawayein, based on the aftermath of Indira Gandhi's assassination...
, Punjabi actor and director - Anthony MannAnthony MannAnthony Mann was an American actor and film director, most notably of film noirs and Westerns. As a director, he often collaborated with the cinematographer John Alton and with James Stewart in his Westerns.-Biography:...
(1906–1967), American actor and film director - B. B. MannB. B. MannBathurst Bellers Mann was an Irish-born international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff and international rugby for Wales...
(1858–1948), Wales national rugby union player - Babbu Mann, Punjabi singer and actor
- Barry MannBarry MannBarry Mann is an American songwriter, and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil.-Career:...
(born 1939), American songwriter - Bernhard MannBernhard MannBernhard Mann is a social scientist, university lecturer of sociology and public health at the University of Bonn and at the University of Koblenz-Landau and a politician, representative of the Social Democratic Party.-Education and career:After college education in London and Paris and the...
(born 1950), German sociologist and public-health scholar - Bruce MannBruce MannBruce H. Mann is the Carl F. Schipper, Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and a legal historian whose research focuses on the relationship among legal, social, and economic change in early America...
, American professor of law and history at the University of Pennsylvania Law School - Bruce Mann (civil servant)Bruce Mann (civil servant)Bruce Mann, a senior British civil servant, has been the official Head of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat of the Cabinet Office since September 1, 2004.-External links:* - Cabinet Office Press release...
, senior British civil servant - Carol MannCarol MannCarol Mann is an American professional golfer.Mann was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland After attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Mann joined the LPGA Tour in 1961. She won 38 tournaments on the tour, including two major championships, the 1964...
(born 1941), American championship golfer - Charles C. MannCharles C. MannCharles C. Mann is an American journalist and author, specializing in scientific topics.He is the coauthor of four books, and contributing editor for Science and Atlantic Monthly. In 2005 he wrote 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, followed in 2011 by 1493: Uncovering the New...
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
2000s), American journalist and author - Colette MannColette MannColette Mann is an Australian actress, most notable for playing the role of Doreen Anderson , in the Australian series Prisoner from 1979–1982, with return appearances in 1983 and in 1984....
(born 1950), Australian actress - Coramae Richey MannCoramae Richey MannCoramae Richey Mann was a professor emeritus of criminal justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She argued vehemently that the United States criminal justice system was racist....
(1931–2004), American professor emeritus of criminal justice at the University of Illinois - Daniel MannDaniel MannDaniel Mann, also known as Daniel Chugerman , was an American film and television director.Daniel Mann was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was a stage actor since childhood, and attended Erasmus Hall High School, New York's Professional Children's School and the Neighborhood Playhouse...
(1912–1991), American film director: How the West Was Won, Butterfield 8, I'll Cry Tomorrow - Delbert MannDelbert MannDelbert Martin Mann, Jr. was an American television and film director. He won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Director for the film Marty...
(born 1920), American television and film director - David Mann (songwriter)David Mann (songwriter)David Mann was an American songwriter of popular songs...
(1916–2002), American songwriter - David Mann (painter)David Mann (painter)David Mann was a California graphic artist whose paintings celebrated culture, and choppers. Called "the biker world's artist-in-residence," his images are ubiquitous in biker clubhouses and garages, on motorcycle gas tanks, tattoos, and on t-shirts and other memorabilia associated with biker...
(1940–2004), American artist, painter of motorcycles and biker culture - David S. MannDavid S. MannDavid Scott Mann is an American politician of the Democratic party in Ohio.Mann was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1961 at Harvard University. After graduating, Mann served in the United States Navy, from 1961 to 1965. Afterwards, he was accepted at Harvard Law School and he was awarded a...
(born 1939), American politician, representative from Ohio 1993–95 - Donald MannDonald MannSir Donald Mann was a Canadian railway contractor and entrepreneur.Born at Acton, Ontario, Mann studied as a Methodist minister but worked in lumber camps in Ontario and Michigan before moving to Winnipeg, Manitoba...
(1853–1934), Canadian railway contractor and entrepreneur - Duane MannDuane MannDuane Darrin Mann is a rugby league coach and former professional footballer who represented and captained both the New Zealand Kiwis and Tonga. He currently coaches the Bay Roskill Vikings in the Auckland Rugby League competition.-Personal life:...
, New Zealand rugby league footballer
E–I
- Edna MannEdna MannEdna Mann was a British painter and co-founder of the Borough Group of artists.Mann was educated at Romford County High School for Girls and then studied art at the South-East Essex Technical College and School of Art. Here in 1942, she met the artists David Bomberg , who was teaching there, and...
(1926–1985), English painter - Edward S. MannEdward S. Mann-Early life and career:Ed Mann was born September 24, 1908 in Waterville, Vermont, the son of a state senator. In 1925, at the age of 16, he enrolled at Eastern Nazarene College...
(1908–2005), educator and former president of the Eastern Nazarene College - Elisabeth Mann-BorgeseElisabeth Mann-BorgeseElisabeth Mann Borgese, CM was the youngest daughter of Thomas Mann and his wife Katia Pringsheim, sister to Klaus, Erika, Golo, Monika and Michael Mann, sister-in-law to W. H. Auden, and niece of the novelist Heinrich Mann.Elisabeth was born in Munich, Germany...
(1918–2002), German environmentalist, daughter of Thomas Mann - Erika MannErika MannErika Julia Hedwig Mann was a German actress and writer, the eldest daughter of novelist Thomas Mann and Katia Mann.-Life:...
(1905–1969), German actress and writer, daughter of Thomas Mann - Erika Mann (politician)Erika Mann (politician)Erika Mann is a German politician and was a Member of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany from 1994 - 2004...
(born 1950), German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the political party SPD - Frank Mann (disambiguation)
- Gabriel Mann (actor)Gabriel Mann (actor)Gabriel Mann is an American actor and former fashion model, currently starring as Nolan Ross on the ABC drama series Revenge.-Life and career:...
(born 1972), American actor - George Mann (rugby league)George Mann (rugby league)George William Mann is a former rugby league footballer 1980s and 90s who represented both New Zealand and Tonga. He is the cousin of fellow international Duane Mann.-Playing career:A Mangere East junior, Mann played for Auckland, Newcastle, St...
, Tongan rugby league footballer - George Mann (cricketer) (1917–2001), English cricketer, son of Frank Mann
- Golo MannGolo MannGolo Mann , born Angelus Gottfried Thomas Mann, was a popular German historian, essayist and writer. He was the third child of the novelist Thomas Mann and his wife Katia Mann.-Life:...
(1909–1994), German popular historian, son of Thomas Mann - Gother Victor Fyers MannGother Victor Fyers MannGother Victor Fyers Mann, CBE, also known as G. V. F. Mann, was an Australian architect and painter....
(1863–1948), Australian architect, artist and Director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales - Gurdas Mann (born 1957), Punjabi singer and actor
- Gustav MannGustav MannGustav Mann was a German botanist who led expeditions in West Africa and was also a gardener at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Born in Hanover in 1836, he was chosen by William Jackson Hooker, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, to take part in William Balfour Baikie's expedition to West...
(1836–1916), German botanist - Harbhajan MannHarbhajan MannHarbhajan Mann is a Punjabi singer and actor. Although not known much for his singing he soon became a Punjabi all rounder star in the entertainment industry. He got spotlight in Punjabi music industry with his astonishing performance and miraculous voice in "Husn Jawani"...
, Punjabi singer and actor - Heinrich MannHeinrich MannLuiz Heinrich Mann was a German novelist who wrote works with strong social themes. His attacks on the authoritarian and increasingly militaristic nature of pre-World War II German society led to his exile in 1933.-Life and work:Born in Lübeck as the oldest child of Thomas Johann Heinrich Mann...
(1871–1950), German novelist, brother of Thomas Mann - Henry MannHenry MannHenry Berthold Mann was a professor of mathematics and statistics at Ohio State University. Mann proved the Schnirelmann-Landau conjecture in number theory, and as a result earned the 1946 Cole Prize. He and his student developed the U-statistic of nonparametric statistics...
(1905–2000), American mathematician and statistician (born in Vienna, Austria) - Herbie MannHerbie MannHerbert Jay Solomon , better known as Herbie Mann, was a Jewish American jazz flutist and important early practitioner of world music...
(1930–2003), American jazz flautist and practitioner of world music - Horace MannHorace MannHorace Mann was an American education reformer, and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1827 to 1833. He served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1834 to 1837. In 1848, after serving as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education since its creation, he was...
(1796–1859), American education reformer and abolitionist - Horace Mann Jr.Horace Mann Jr.-Biography:Horace Mann Jr. was born in Boston on February 25, 1844. He was the son of education reformer Horace Mann. While attending the Lawrence Scientific School he took lessons in zoology with Louis Agassiz and in botany with Asa Gray...
(1844–1868), American botanist, son of Horace Mann
J–M
- Jack MannJack MannJohn Edward Kingsley "Jack" Mann was a professional ice hockey player who played nine games in the National Hockey League. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he played with the New York Rangers.- References :...
, MBE (1906–1989), Western Australian winemaker and underarm bowler. - James Mann (disambiguation))
- Jimmy Mann (disambiguation)
- John Mann (politician)John Mann (politician)John Mann is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Bassetlaw since 2001, after the retirement of previous MP Joe Ashton.John Mann serves on the Treasury Select Committee...
(born 1960), British politician, Member of Parliament for the Labour Party - John Mann (musician)John Mann (musician)John F. Mann is a Canadian rock musician and actor.-Music:He is the lead vocalist for the folk rock band Spirit of the West...
(born 1962), Canadian rock musician and actor - John Mann (actor)John Mann (actor)John Mann was an English radio actor.He played Snowey White who assisted the hero in Dick Barton for the BBC Light Programme between 1946 and 1951.-External links:*...
(contemporary), British actor - Jonathan MannJonathan MannJonathan Mann was a former head of the World Health Organization's global AIDS program.Mann was medically qualified, receiving his B.A. from Harvard College, his M.D. from Washington University in St. Louis , and the degree of M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health in 1980.Mann was a key...
(1947–1998), former head of the World Health Organization's global AIDS program - Jonathan Mann (journalist)Jonathan Mann (journalist)Jonathan Mann is a Canadian journalist working for CNN International and Le Figaro. He is currently the anchor and host of Political Mann. He formerly hosted Your World Today. Every December, Mann hosts The Prize for Peace, a discussion with the Nobel Peace Prize winner, live from Oslo,...
(contemporary), Canadian journalist working for CNN International - Jonathan Mann (born 1982), American internet celebrity known as GameJew
- Kal MannKal MannKal Mann was an American lyricist. He is best known for penning the words to Elvis Presley's "Teddy Bear", plus "Butterfly", a hit for both Charlie Gracie and Andy Williams.-Biography:...
(1917–2001), American lyricist, writer of lyrics for several popular songs - Kevin Danell Mann, American rapper better known as Brotha Lynch HungBrotha Lynch HungKevin Danell Mann , better known by his stage name Brotha Lynch Hung, is an American rapper and record producer from Sacramento, California...
- Klaus MannKlaus Mann- Life and work :Born in Munich, Klaus Mann was the son of German writer Thomas Mann and his wife, Katia Pringsheim. His father was baptized as a Lutheran, while his mother was from a family of secular Jews. He began writing short stories in 1924 and the following year became drama critic for a...
(1906–1949), German, son of Thomas Mann - Larry MannLarry MannLarry Mann was an American stock car driver born in Larry Mann was an American [[Auto racing|stock car driver]] born in...
(–1952), American racecar (NASCAR) driver - Larry D. MannLarry D. MannLarry D. Mann is a Canadian actor. Prior to his acting career, he was a disk jockey on CHUM 1050 radio in Toronto in 1949. His best-known Canadian television exposure was in a Bell Canada series of commercials called "The Boss" in which he played the title role for ten years beginning in 1981...
(born 1922), Canadian radio personality & television/film actor - Leslie MannLeslie MannLeslie Mann is an American actress best known for her roles in comedic films, many of which are collaborations with her husband, Judd Apatow.-Early life:...
(born 1972), American actress - Madeline Mann (born 1989), American who once held the record for being the smallest known premature baby to survive
- Manfred Mann (musician)Manfred Mann (musician)Manfred Mann is a keyboard player best known as a founding member and namesake of Manfred Mann and Manfred Mann's Earth Band.-Career:...
(born 1940), musician from South Africa, after whom the eponymous band was named - Matthias MannMatthias MannMatthias Mann is a scientist in the area of mass spectrometry and proteomics. Born 1959 in Germany he studied mathematics and physics at the University of Göttingen. He received his Ph.D. in 1988 at Yale University where he worked in the group of John Fenn, who was later awarded the Nobel Prize in...
(born 1959), German scientist in the field of mass spectrometry and proteomics - Merlin MannMerlin MannMerlin Dean Mann III writes the blog . He received a B.A. from New College of Florida, and he currently resides in San Francisco, California with his wife, Madeline Mann, and their daughter, .-Writing:...
(born 1966), American writer and editor; author of productivity blog 43folders.com - Michael Mann (sociologist)Michael Mann (sociologist)Michael Mann is a British-born professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles and Visiting Research Professor at Queen's University Belfast. Mann holds dual British and US citizenships. He received his B.A. in Modern History from the University of Oxford in 1963 and his...
(born 1942), British-born professor of sociology at UCLA - Michael E. Mann (contemporary), American climate scientist, professor, and member of United States National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
- Michael Mann (director) (born 1943), American film director, screenwriter, and producer
- Michael Mann (scholar) (1919–1977), German-born American musician and professor of German literature, youngest son of Thomas Mann
- Monika MannMonika MannMonika Mann was a German novelist.Born in Munich, she was the daughter of novelist Thomas Mann, sister to Klaus, Erika, Elisabeth, Michael and Golo Mann, and also a niece of the novelist Heinrich Mann....
(1910–1992), German novelist, daughter of Thomas Mann - Murray Gell-MannMurray Gell-MannMurray Gell-Mann is an American physicist and linguist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles...
(born 1929), American physicist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics
N–Z
- Otto MannOtto MannOtto Mann is a fictional character on the animated TV series The Simpsons, voiced by Harry Shearer. He is the school bus driver for Springfield Elementary School...
, fictional school bus driver from the animated TV comedy show The Simpsons - Pasi Mann (born 1969), Finnish contemporary artist
- Paul Mann (1913–1985), Canadian film and theater actor
- Ron MannRon MannRonald "Ron" Mann is a Canadian documentary film director focusing primarily on aspects of Canadian and American popular culture. He does most of his work through his company Sphinx Productions, while also running a film distribution company on the side called 'FilmsWeLike'. Mann has also put...
(born 1959), Canadian documentary film director - Ronnie MannRonnie MannRonnie Mann is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2003, Mann has mostly fought in England and Japan....
(born 1986), English mixed martial arts fighter - Sally MannSally MannSally Mann is an American photographer, best known for her large black-and-white photographs—at first of her young children, then later of landscapes suggesting decay and death.-Early life and education:...
(born 1951), American photographer - Sean MannSean MannSean Mann was the Allan K. Wood Distinguished Professor of Bioethics and Korean language at the University of California, Berkeley.-Early life:...
(1932–1988), American linguist and bioethicist - Simon Mann (disambiguation)Simon Mann (disambiguation)Simon Mann may refer to:*Simon Mann, former British Army officer and mercenary*Simon Mann , BBC Radio 5 and Test Match Special cricket commentator*Simon Mann , Australian journalist at The Age newspaper in Melbourne...
- Shwe MannShwe MannThura Shwe Mann is joint chief of staff of the Burmese Armed Forces, and was the third-highest ranking member of the State Peace and Development Council, after Than Shwe and Maung Aye. He graduated in 1969 from the Defence Services Academy, Intake 11. He was promoted to major in 1988...
(born 1947), a Myanmar high ranked military commander and government official - Steve MannSteve MannSteven Mann , is a tenured professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto.-Education:...
(born 1962), Canadian professor, founder of the field of wearable computing - Steve Mann (guitarist)Steve Mann (guitarist)Steven Mann was an American songwriter and guitarist.-History:Mann broke onto the West Coast music scene in the 1960s. As a student at Valley State College in Los Angeles, Mann began to perform folk music at hootenannies and Los Angeles clubs like The Ash Grove and The Troubadour...
(born 1943), American songwriter and guitarist - Terrence MannTerrence MannTerrence Vaughan Mann is an American actor, director, singer, songwriter and dancer who has been prominent on the Broadway stage for the past three decades...
(born 1951), American singer and actor - Thaddeus MannThaddeus MannThaddeus Robert Rudolph Mann was a biochemist who made significant contributions to the field of reproductive biology. Mann was born in Lwow, Austria-Hungary and was educated at Lwow University...
(1908–1993), Polish-English biochemist - Thomas MannThomas MannThomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate, known for his series of highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas, noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual...
(1875–1955), German novelist, essayist, Nobel Prize laureate - Thomas Mann (disambiguation)Thomas Mann (disambiguation)Thomas Mann was a German author, essayist, and Nobel Prize laureate.Thomas Mann may also refer to:* Thomas Mann , German politician and Member of the European Parliament...
- Tom MannTom MannTom Mann was a noted British trade unionist. Largely self-educated, Mann became a successful organiser and a popular public speaker in the labour movement.-Early years:...
(1856–1941), British trade unionist - Wesley MannWesley MannWesley Mann is an American character actor.Many of Mann's roles are minor and he frequently he delivers only a handful of lines, but he has a somewhat distinctive appearance, that of a long-suffering, vaguely glib demeanor that makes him easily recognizable whenever he shows up in a film or on...
(1959–), American actor - William MannWilliam MannWilliam Mann may refer to:*William Hodges Mann , American politician*William Mann , English cricketer*William Julius Mann , U.S. Lutheran theologian and author*William J...
(disambiguation)
Persons surnamed Manne
- Anne ManneAnne ManneAnne Manne is an Australian journalist and social philosopher.Her 2005 book Motherhood: How should we care for our children? was short-listed in 2006 for Australian journalism's Walkley Award.She is married to Australian academic Robert Manne....
, Australian journalist, wife of Robert Manne - Criminal ManneCriminal ManneCriminal Manne is a rapper from Memphis, Tennessee, United States. He is a member of The Project Playaz. He has sold over 600,000 records to date.His Street Ways album reached number 97 on the Billboard R&B Albums Chart.-Solo:...
, American rapper - Henry ManneHenry ManneHenry Manne is an American writer and academic, considered a founder of the Law and economics discipline. He is Professor Emeritus of the George Mason University....
, American academic in the field of law and economics - Robert ManneRobert ManneRobert Manne is a professor of politics at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.Born in Melbourne, Manne's earliest political consciousness was formed by the fact that his parents were Jewish refugees from Europe and his grandparents were victims of the Holocaust...
(born 1947), Australian professor of politics at La Trobe University, Melbourne - Shelly ManneShelly ManneShelly Manne , born Sheldon Manne in New York City, was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, swing, bebop, avant-garde jazz and fusion, as well as contributing...
(1920–1984), American jazz drummer
See also
- Maan (clan), clan and tribe of the Jat people found in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan