Weidmann
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Weidmann 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 "hunter". It may refer to:
  • Charles Weidman
    Charles Weidman
    Charles Weidman is a renowned choreographer, modern dancer and teacher. He is well known as one of the pioneers of Modern Dance in America. He wanted to break free from the traditional movements of dance forms popular at the time to create a uniquely American style of movement...

     (1901–1975), American modern dancer, choreographer and teacher
  • Eugen Weidmann
    Eugen Weidmann
    Eugen Weidmann was the last person to be publicly executed in France. Executions by guillotine in France continued in private until September 10, 1977, when Hamida Djandoubi was the last person to be executed....

     (1908–1939), a German convict who was the last to be publicly executed in France
  • Franz Seraph Weidmann (1790, Vienna - 1867, Vienna), Austrian actor, poet, dramatist and topographer, nephew of Paul Weidmann
  • Jens Weidmann
    Jens Weidmann
    Jens Weidmann is a German economist and president of the Deutsche Bundesbank. Before assuming the top Bundesbank position in 2011, from February 2006, he served as Head of Division IV in the Federal Chancellery...

     (born 1968), president of Deutsche Bundesbank
  • Jerome Weidman
    Jerome Weidman
    Jerome Weidman was an American playwright and novelist. He collaborated with George Abbott on the book for the musical Fiorello! with music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick...

     (1913–1998), Jewish American playwright and novelist
  • Joachim Weidmann (born 1939), German mathematician
  • Jodi Weidmann-Sparks,.....
  • John Weidman
    John Weidman
    John Weidman is an American librettist. He is the son of librettist and novelist Jerome Weidman.He has written the books for a wide variety of stage musicals, three in collaboration with Stephen Sondheim: Pacific Overtures, Assassins, and Road Show...

    , American librettist and staff writer for Sesame Street
  • Karl Weidmann
    Karl Weidmann
    Karl Weidmann is a Swiss rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was a crew member of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed fours event.-External links:*...

     (born 1931), Swiss rower
  • Kurt Weidmann (born 1937), Hessian politician
  • Manfred Weidmann
    Manfred Weidmann
    Manfred Weidmann is a retired German football player. He spent 8 seasons in the Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart.-External links:...

     (born 1945) German footballer
  • Moritz Georg Weidmann
    • Moritz Georg Weidmann (1658–1693), German publisher and bookseller
    • Moritz Georg Weidmann (1686 - 1743)
      Moritz Georg Weidmann (1686 - 1743)
      Moritz Georg Weidmann was a German bookseller and publisher based in Leipzig, accredited to the courts of Poland and the Electorate of Saxony.He was the son of the Moritz Georg Weidmann Senior...

      , German publisher and bookseller, son of the Elder
  • Paul Weidmann (1744–1801), Austrian writer
  • Thure Weidman (1789–1828), bishop

See also

  • Weidmann's Restaurant
    Weidmann's Restaurant
    Weidmann's Restaurant is a historic restaurant in Meridian, Mississippi, United States, established in 1870. It was originally listed as a contributing property to the Meridian Urban Center Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979...

    , a restaurant in Meridian, Mississippi owned since 1870 by the Swiss-born Felix Weidmann and his family
  • Weidman, Michigan
    Weidman, Michigan
    Weidman is an unincorporated community in Isabella County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes, but had no independent municipal authority. The population of the CDP was 879 at the 2000 census....



Related surnames:
  • Weidemann
    Weidemann
    Weidemann is a German family name and may be deduced from the Middle High German terms for hunter or woad farmer.The German word Weide also means willow, as well as pasture. The name could thus translate into willowman and hence suggests alternative meanings such a the occupational name for a...

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