Ackerman (surname)

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• A. Bernard Ackerman (1936–2008), American physician and dermatologist
• Bernice Ackerman (1925–1995), American meteorologist
• Edward Augustus Ackerman (1911-1973), American geographer
• Frank Ackerman (1946–2019), American economist
• Lauren Ackerman (1905–1993), American physician & pathologist
• Maya Ackerman, Russian-American computer scientist
• Nathan Ackerman (1908–1971), American psychiatrist and family therapist
• Nate Ackerman (born 1978), British-American logician and wrestler

Broadcasters

• Brady Ackerman, American sports commentator
• Craig Ackerman (born c. 1975), radio play-by-play announcer
• Dan Ackerman (born 1974), radio deejay and journalist
• Ken Ackerman, American television news anchor
• Ken Ackerman (radio announcer) (1922-2017), American radio announcer, disc jockey, and news anchor.

Businesspeople

• F. Duane Ackerman (born 1942), American businessman
• Martin S. Ackerman (1932–1993), American lawyer and businessman
• Peter Ackerman (1946–2022), British businessman
• Raymond Ackerman (1931–2023), South African businessman
• Roy Ackerman (1942-2017), English restaurateur

Clergy

• Keith Ackerman (born 1946), American bishop
• Paula Ackerman (1893–1989), first American female rabbi
• Richard Henry Ackerman (1903–1992), American bishop

Film and television production

• Andy Ackerman (born c. 1956), American director and producer
• Harry Ackerman (1912–1991), American television producer
• Ralph Ackerman (1941–2008), photographer and independent filmmaker
• Raymond Ackerman
  , American filmmaker
• Thomas E. Ackerman (born 1948), American cinematographer

Performers

• Allan Ackerman, American magician
• Bettye Ackerman (1924–2006), American actress
• Chad Ackerman (born 1983), American rock singer-songwriter, musician, writer and artist
• Leslie Ackerman (born 1956), American actress
• Loni Ackerman (born 1949), American musical theatre actress
• Malin Åkerman
  (born 1978), Swedish-American actress, model and singer
• Shelley Ackerman (1953–2020), American astrologer and actress
• Tracy Ackerman, British singer and songwriter
• William Ackerman (born 1949), American guitarist, composer, and founder of Windham Hill Records
• Willie Ackerman (1939–2012), American drummer

Photographers

• George W. Ackerman (1884–1962), American photographer
• Gordon Ackerman, American journalist and photographer
• Richard Ackerman, American natural and landscape photographer

Politicians

• Annie Ackerman (1914-1989), American political activist
• Dick Ackerman (born 1942), American politician
• Ernest Robinson Ackerman
  (1863–1931), American politician
• Frans Ackerman (c. 1330–1387), Flemish statesman
• Gary Ackerman (born 1942), American politician
• Jay Ackerman (1933–2007), American farmer and politician
• José Chlimper Ackerman
  (born 1955), Peruvian banker and politician
• Mia Ackerman (born 1965), American politician

Sportspeople

• Alf Ackerman (1929–1988), South African footballer
• Don Ackerman (1930–2011), American basketball player
• Graham Ackerman (born 1983), American gymnast
• H. D. Ackerman
  (born 1973), South African cricketer
• Hylton Ackerman (1947–2009), South African cricketer
• Justin Ackerman (born 1992), South African rugby union player
• Marques Ackerman (born 1996), South African first-class cricketer
• Rick Ackerman (born 1959), American football player
• T. J. Ackerman
  (born 1975), former Canadian football offensive tackle
• Tom Ackerman (born 1972), American football player
• Tom Ackerman (basketball), American basketball player and coach
• Tony Ackerman (born 1984), English former professional footballer
• Travis Ackerman (born 1999), South African cricketer
• Tusten Ackerman (1901–1997), American basketball player
• Val Ackerman (born 1959), American attorney, sports executive, and basketball player

Writers

• Andrea Ackerman, American artist, theorist and writer
• Blaster Al Ackerman (1939–2013), American mail artist and writer
• Carl W. Ackerman (1890–1970), American journalist and author
• Caroline Iverson Ackerman (1918-2012), American aviator, journalist, reporter and educator
• Diane Ackerman (born 1948), American author, poet, and naturalist
• Elliot Ackerman (born 1980), American author
• Felicia Nimue Ackerman (born 1947), American author, poet, and philosopher
• Forrest J Ackerman (1916–2008), American science fiction writer and editor
• Jennifer Ackerman (born 1959), American nature writer
• Joanne Leedom-Ackerman (born 1947), American novelist, short story writer and journalist
• Karen Ackerman (born 1951), American children's author
• Marianne Ackerman (born 1952), Canadian playwright, novelist, and journalist
• Peter Ackerman (playwright), American playwright, actor, and screenwriter

Others

• Arlene Ackerman (1947–2013), American educator
• Bruce Ackerman (born 1943), American law professor
• Harold A. Ackerman (1928–2009), United States federal judge
• James Ackerman (disambiguation)
• Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman, American designers
• John Ackerman (disambiguation)
• John William Ackerman (1825-1905), South African knight
• Paul Ackerman (1908–1977), American music journalist
• Robert Ackerman (disambiguation)
• Sherry L. Ackerman, American academic and dressage clinician
• Spencer Ackerman, American reporter and blogger
• Susan Ackerman (disambiguation)

Characters

• Kenny Ackerman
  , from Attack on Titan
• Levi Ackerman, from Attack on Titan
• Mikasa Ackerman, from Attack on Titan

See also

• Ackerman (disambiguation)
• Akkerman (surname)
• Ackermann (surname)
• Akerman
• Åkerman, a Swedish surname
• Ackermans (disambiguation)

References

External links

• Ackerman Last Name Origin – The Internet Surname Database

Surname list

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