Spielmann
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Spielmann or Spielman is a German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

 surname meaning "gleeman", a travelling performer in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...

. There are several spelling variations.

Spielmann may refer to:
  • Götz Spielmann
    Götz Spielmann
    Götz Spielmann is an Austrian director and scriptwriter.Götz Spielmann grew up in Vienna. After High School, he lived in Paris for several months. From 1980 to 1987 he studied film direction and script-writing in Vienna at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien...

     (born 1961), Austrian film director
  • Marion Spielmann
    Marion Spielmann
    Marion Harry Alexander Spielmann was a prolific Victorian art critic and scholar who was the editor of The Connoisseur and Magazine of Art...

     (1858-1948), English art critic
  • Peter James Spielmann
    Peter James Spielmann
    Peter James Spielmann is a veteran reporter in the foreign service of the Associated Press, and is currently an editor and supervisor on AP's North America desk...

     (born 1952), American journalist and educator
  • Rudolf Spielmann
    Rudolf Spielmann
    Rudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.-Career:He was a lawyer but never worked as one....

     (1883-1942), Austrian chess player, known for the Spielmann Variation (see Nimzo-Indian Defence
    Nimzo-Indian Defence
    The Nimzo-Indian Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:This hypermodern opening was developed by Grandmaster Aron Nimzowitsch who introduced it to master-level chess in the early 20th century. Unlike most Indian openings the Nimzo-Indian does not involve an immediate fianchetto,...

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Spielman may refer to:
  • Andrew Spielman
    Andrew Spielman
    Andrew Spielman, Sc.D. was a prominent American public health entomologist and Professor of Tropical Public Health in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the Harvard School of Public Health ....

     (1930-2006), Harvard public health entomologist
  • Chris Spielman
    Chris Spielman
    Charles Christopher "Chris" Spielman is a former American football player and is currently an analyst for ESPN's coverage of college football games.-Football career:...

     (born 1965), American football player
  • Daniel Spielman
    Daniel Spielman
    Daniel Alan Spielman is professor of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at Yale University ....

    , computer scientist, Gödel Prize laureate, and Yale University professor
  • Fred Spielman (born 1906-11-20 in Vienna, died 1997-03-21 in New York City), singer in the intro & outro of Magic Boy (film) with Janice Torre
  • Rick Spielman
    Rick Spielman
    Rick Spielman is currently the Vice President of Player Personnel of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings. He formerly worked for ESPN on NFL Live.Spielman is the older brother of Chris Spielman, the former Detroit Lions linebacker.-Playing career:...

    , Vice President of Player Personnel of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings
Place names:
  • Spielman, Maryland
    Spielman, Maryland
    Spielman is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...

    , a community in the United States
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