Bachmann
Bachmann is a family name from the German-speaking area. The Low German variants are Beckman (n), Beekman (n).
origin
The widespread German-speaking family name is an original home name and applied to someone who “lives by the stream”. Examples of such dwellings are about "Hofstatt am Bach, called Bachmanns Hofstatt" in the area of Hinwil or Dürnten (1387) and "Hof zum Bach" on the Richterswilerberg (1555).
coat of arms
There is evidence of a Bachmann family in Bohemia with a coat of arms from the 15th century, two linden leaves are shown in their coat of arms.
The Bachmann family coats of arms in Switzerland vary. The Bachmann coat of arms in the Zurich region shows a silver river from top left to bottom right and two golden crescent moons on top right and bottom left on a blue background. The family coat of arms of the Bachmann vom Rain (Lu) shows a silver river that flows from top to bottom in the middle of the coat of arms shield. Left and right of the river is a 5-pointed gold star.
Name bearer
A.
- Adolf Bachmann (historian) (1849–1914), Bohemian historian and politician
- Adolf Bachmann (District Administrator) (1884–1947), German District Administrator
- Adrian Bachmann (* 1976), Swiss canoeist
- Albert Bachmann (philologist) (1863–1934), Swiss linguist and university professor
- Albert Bachmann (Turner) (1906– ??), Swiss gymnast
- Albert Bachmann (intelligence officer) (1929–2011), Swiss intelligence officer
- Albert Bachmann (politician) (* 1957), Swiss politician (FDP)
- Alexander Bachmann (* 1994), German Taekwondoin
- Alf Bachmann ( Alfred August Felix Bachmann ; 1863–1956), German painter
- Alfred Bachmann (actor) (1867–1905), actor
- Alfred Bachmann (painter) (1880–1964), Swiss painter and theater decorator
- Alfred Bachmann (paleontologist) (1926–2003), Austrian police officer and paleontologist
- Alfred Bachmann (rower) (* 1945), Swiss rower
- Andreas Bachmann (chess player) (* 1955), German correspondence chess player
- Andreas Bachmann (politician) (* 1962), German politician (GAL, rainbow)
- Andreas Bachmann (journalist) (* 1974), German television journalist and presenter
- Angelika Bachmann (* 1979), German tennis player
- Anna Bachmann-Eugster (1889–1966), Swiss women's rights activist
- Anton Bachmann (* 1922), German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag
- Armin Bachmann (* 1960), Swiss trombonist
- Arthur Bachmann (1922–1983), Swiss politician
- August Bachmann (1893–1983), German local historian, cultural curator and collector
- Axel Bachmann (* 1989), Paraguayan chess player
B.
- B. Bachmann-Hohmann , German painter, draftsman, lithographer and graphic artist
- Balz Bachmann (* 1971), Swiss composer and musician
- Bernd Bachmann (* before 1974), German singer (bass-baritone) and singing teacher
- Bernhard Bachmann , German mathematician and university professor
- Biggi Bachmann , pop singer
- Boyd Bachmann ( Børge Gustav Bachmann ; 1908–1981), Danish comedian and actor
- Brigitte Bachmann-Geiser (* 1941), Swiss ethnomusicologist
C.
- Caesar Bachmann (1892–1956), Swiss politician (LPS)
- Carl G. Bachmann (1890–1980), American politician
- Caroline Bachmann (painter) (* 1963), Swiss painter, photographer and video artist
- Caroline Bachmann (sculptor) (* 1967), Swiss sculptor
- Charlotte Bachmann (nee Charlotte Stöwe ; 1757–1817), German singer, pianist and composer
- Charlotte Bachmann (painter) (née Diener , * 1943), Swiss painter
- Christian Bachmann (publisher) ( Johann Georg Christian Bachmann ; 1787–1860), German tuba player and music publisher
- Christian Bachmann (politician) (* 1953), Swiss politician (SP)
- Christian Alexander Bachmann (* 1982), German literary scholar and publisher
- Christian Ludwig Bachmann (1763–1813), German doctor and music writer
- Christel Bachmann (* 1946), German painter
- Conrad Bachmann (before 1503–1532), Swiss governor, see Konrad Bachmann (governor)
- Conrad Bachmann (1572–1646), German literary scholar and historian, see Konrad Bachmann (literary scholar)
- Conrad Bachmann (actor) (born 1932), American actor
D.
- Daniel Bachmann (* 1994), Austrian soccer player
- Daniel Oliver Bachmann (* 1965), German writer, screenwriter and director
- Dieter Bachmann (* 1940), Swiss publicist and writer
- Dietmar Bachmann (politician, 1934) (* 1934), Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the Tyrolean state parliament
- Dietmar Bachmann (politician, 1962) (* 1962), German politician (FDP), MdL Baden-Württemberg
- Dirk Bachmann (* 1948), German general in the People's Police
- Dittmar Bachmann (* 1967), German comedian, singer, songwriter and actor
- Doris Bachmann-Medick (* 1952), German literary and cultural scientist
E.
- Eberhard Bachmann (1924–2008), German sculptor and painter
- Eduard Bachmann (1831–1880), German opera singer (tenor)
- Edwin Bachmann (musician) (1890–1986), Hungarian-American violinist
- Edwin Carl Bachmann (1900–1960), Swiss painter, graphic artist and wood cutter
- Edwin Paul Bachmann (also Paul Bachmann ; 1896–1971), Swiss painter, graphic artist, illustrator and caricaturist
- Emil Bachmann (1885 – after 1929), German architect
- Eric Bachmann (1940–2019), Swiss photographer
- Erich Bachmann (politician, 1866) (1866–1934), German miller and politician, MdL Prussia
- Erich Bachmann (politician, 1875) (1875– ??), German district administrator and politician, MdL Prussia
- Erich Bachmann (art historian) (1910–1991), German art historian
- Ernst Bachmann (doctor) (1879–1955), Swiss doctor
- Ernst Bachmann (politician, 1901) (1901–1978), German politician (SPD)
- Ernst Bachmann (politician, 1912) (1912–1995), Swiss politician (FDP)
- Ernst Bachmann (soccer player) (* 1945), German soccer player
- Eugen Bachmann (politician, 1827) (1827–1880), Swiss politician
- Eugen Bachmann (politician, 1913) (1913–1975), German politician (CDU)
- Eugen Bachmann (painter) ( Eugen Bachmann-Geiser ; * 1942), Swiss painter and graphic artist
F.
- Fernand Bachmann (1886–1965), French racing car driver
- Frank Bachmann (* 1977), German volleyball player
- Franz Bachmann (1930–2019), Austrian mountaineer
- Franz Ewald Bachmann (1850–1937), German physician and natural scientist
- Fredy Bachmann (* 1945), Swiss rower
- Friedrich Bachmann (theologian) ( Johann Friedrich Gustav Bachmann ; 1860–1947), German theologian and historian
- Friedrich Bachmann (lawyer) (1884–1961), German administrative lawyer
- Friedrich Bachmann (mathematician) (1909–1982), German mathematician
- Fritz Bachmann (botanist) (1887–1947), German botanist
- Fritz Bachmann (soccer player) (* 1921), German soccer player and coach
- Fritz Bachmann (entomologist) (1924–2009), Swiss entomologist
G
- Georg Bachmann (painter) (also Georg Pachmann ; 1600 / 1613–1652), Austrian painter
- Georg Bachmann (politician) (1885–1971), German farmer and politician (DNVP, CNBL, CSU), MdR
- Georg August Bachmann (1761–1818), German judge
- Gerd Bachmann (* 1943), German wrestler
- Gerhard H. Bachmann (* 1943), German geologist
- Gerhard Bachmann (politician) (* 1973), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Gideon Bachmann (1927–2016), German film critic, photographer, filmmaker and radio commentator
- Gottlieb Bachmann (1874–1947), Swiss economist and politician
- Gottlob Bachmann (1763-1840), German composer
- Gregor Bachmann (* 1966), German lawyer
- Guido Bachmann (1940–2003), Swiss writer
- Günter Bachmann (1915–2011), German administrative officer
- Günther Bachmann (* 1955), German environmental scientist
- Gustav Bachmann (1860–1943), German admiral
H
- Hanno Bachmann (* 1967), German politician
- Hanns Bachmann (1906–1988), Austrian archivist and historian
- Hans Bachmann (painter) (1852–1917), Swiss painter
- Hans Bachmann (biologist) (1866–1940), Swiss hydrobiologist
- Hans Bachmann (economist) (1898–1989), Swiss economist
- Hans Bachmann (journalist) (1902–1982), Swiss journalist
- Hans Bachmann (official) (1907 – after 1978), Swiss poultry farmer and association official
- Hans Bachmann (politician, 1912) (1912–1997), Swiss politician
- Hans Bachmann (politician, 1927) (1927–1988), Austrian politician (FPÖ), member of the Salzburg state parliament
- Hans Carl Bachmann (1887 – after 1929), German engineer and government master builder
- Hans Jacob Bachmann (around 1574–1651), German goldsmith
- Hans Rudolf Bachmann (1930–1989), German economist
- Hans-Rudolf Bachmann (* 1950), Swiss pastor and author
- Hartmut Bachmann (* 1924), German manager, publicist and climate skeptic
- Heinrich Bachmann (Cantor) († 1659), Silesian teacher, cantor and senator
- Heinrich Bachmann (copperplate engraver) (1836–1913), Swiss wood engraver and copperplate engraver
- Heinrich Bachmann (soccer player) (1888–1980), Swiss soccer player
- Heinrich Bachmann (writer) (1900–1946), German writer
- Heinrich Bachmann (politician) (1903-1945), German banker and politician (NSDAP)
- Heinrich Wilhelm Bachmann the Elder (1707–1753), German cloth manufacturer
- Heinrich Wilhelm Bachmann (called the Younger ; 1737 – around 1776), German entrepreneur and patron
- Heinz Bachmann (* 1924), Swiss mathematician
- Helga Bachmann (1931–2011), Icelandic actress
- Helmut Bachmann (painter) (1939–2015), German-Swiss painter
- Helmut Bachmann (politician) (* 1944), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Helmut Bachmann (cook) (* 1959), Italian cook and author
- Hermann Bachmann (writer) (1856–1920), German writer
- Hermann Bachmann (singer) (1864–1937), German singer (baritone)
- Hermann Bachmann (painter) (1922–1995), German painter
- Hildegard Bachmann (* 1948), German carnivalist and author
- Horst Bachmann (1927–2007), German painter, sculptor and draftsman
- Hugo Bachmann (architect) († 1914/1915), German architect and construction officer
- Hugo Bachmann (resistance fighter) (1889–1949), German trade unionist and resistance fighter
- Hugo Bachmann (painter) (1921–1999), Swiss painter and graphic artist
- Hugo Bachmann (civil engineer) (* 1935), Swiss civil engineer and university professor
I.
- Inge Bachmann (1930–2018), German entrepreneur
- Ingeborg Bachmann (1926–1973), Austrian writer
- Ivo Bachmann (* 1963), Swiss publicist and media consultant
J
- J. Gottlieb Bachmann , German furrier and politician
- Jakob Edwin Bachmann (1873–1957), Swiss painter, draftsman and graphic artist
- Jan Bachmann (* 1986), Swiss comic author and cartoonist
- Janik Bachmann (* 1996), German soccer player
- Jens Georg Bachmann (* 1972), German conductor
- Joh. Andreas Bachmann ( Johann Andreas Bachmann ; 1806–1859), German horn player and music dealer
- Johann Bachmann (musician) (1860–1933), Austro-Czech musician, music teacher and composer
- Johann Caspar Bachmann (1800–1871), Swiss wood cutter, draftsman and illustrator
- Johann Christoph Bachmann (1748–1814), German businessman and entrepreneur
- Johann Friedrich Bachmann (1799–1876), German theologian and preacher
- Johann Georg Bachmann (around 1739–1816), German inventor
- Johann Georg Christian Bachmann (1787–1860), German tuba player and music publisher, see Christian Bachmann (publisher)
- Johann Hinrich Bachmann († 1832), German businessman and entrepreneur
- Johann Nikolaus Fürsen-Bachmann (1798–1894), German colonel
- Johannes Bachmann (theologian) (1832–1888), German theologian
- Johannes Bachmann (Admiral) (1890–1945), German naval officer
- Johannes Bachmann (voice actor) (* 1992), Swiss film director and voice actor
- Jörg Bachmann (* before 1964), German geoscientist, soil scientist and university professor
- Jörn-Ulrich Bachmann (1925–1989), German administrative lawyer and ocean sailor
- Josef Bachmann (1944–1970), German assassin
- Joseph Bachmann (* 1954), Swiss musician and conductor
- Jubaira Bachmann (* 1978), Swiss television presenter and editor
- Julien Bachmann (* 1978), German chemist and university professor
- Julius Bachmann (1844–1924), German politician, Lord Mayor of Bromberg
- Jürgen Bachmann (architect) (1872–1951), German architect
- Jürgen Bachmann (journalist) (1900–1966), German journalist and editor
- Jürgen Bachmann (swimmer) (* 1942), German swimmer
- Jürgen Bachmann (cross-country skier) , German cross-country skier
- Juergen Bachmann (* 1976), German poker player and official
K
- Karin Bachmann (* 1969), Swiss writer
- Karl Bachmann (politician, 1911) (1911–1997), German politician (CDU), MdL Hessen
- Karl Bachmann (politician, 1915) (1915-2004), Swiss politician (CSP)
- Karl Asmus Bachmann (1842–1916), German judge and politician, MdL Prussia
- Karl Friedrich Bachmann (1785–1855), German philosopher
- Karl Josef Anton Leodegar von Bachmann (1734–1792), Swiss field marshal
- Klaus Bachmann (* 1963), German journalist, historian and political scientist
- Klaus-Ditmar Bachmann (1922–2005), German pediatrician and university professor
- Klaus-Peter Bachmann (* 1951), German politician (SPD)
- Konrad Bachmann (bailiff) (also Conrad Bachmann ; before 1503–1532), Swiss bailiff
- Konrad Bachmann (literary scholar) (also Conrad Bachmann ; 1572–1646), German literary scholar and historian
- Kurt Bachmann (1909–1997), German politician, politician (KPD, DKP) and resistance fighter
- Kurt Bachmann (physician) (* 1929), German cardiologist, sports physician and university professor
- Kurt Bachmann (basketball player) (1936–2014), Filipino basketball player
L.
- Ludwig Bachmann (philologist) (1792–1881), German classical philologist
- Ludwig Bachmann (chess historian) (1856–1937), German chess historian
- Luise George Bachmann (1903–1976), Austrian writer, singer and organist
- Lutz Bachmann (musicologist) (* 1948), German musicologist and Germanist
- Lutz Bachmann (biologist) (* 1959), German molecular biologist
- Lutz Bachmann (* 1973), German political activist
M.
- Manfred Bachmann (1928–2001), German folklorist
- Maria Bachmann (* 1964), German actress, screenwriter and director
- Martin Bachmann (1964–2016), German building researcher
- Martin F. Bachmann (* 1967), Swiss immunology
- Martina Claus-Bachmann (* 1954), German ethnomusicologist and university teacher
- Matthäus Bachmann (also Matthias Bachmann ), German artisan
- Matthias Lutz-Bachmann (* 1952), German philosopher and university professor
- Max Bachmann (sculptor) (1862–1921), German-American sculptor
- Max Bachmann (agricultural scientist) (1881–1954), German agricultural scientist and entrepreneur
- Max Bachmann (actor) (1912–1991), Swiss actor
- Max Bachmann (painter) ( Maba ; 1916–1987), Swiss painter
- Michael Bachmann (theologian) (* 1946), German theologian
- Michael Bachmann (physician) (* 1956), German physician
- Michele Bachmann (* 1956), American politician
- Monica Bachmann (* 1942), Swiss show jumper
- Monika Bachmann (* 1950), German politician (CDU)
- Moritz Ludwig Bachmann (1783–1872), German lawyer and writer
N
- Nicolaus Bachmann (1865–1962), German painter and sculptor
- Nicole Bachmann (* 1973), Swiss photographer
- Niklaus Franz von Bachmann (1740–1831), Swiss military leader
O
- Oskar Bachmann (1941–2013), Swiss politician (SVP)
- Otto Bachmann (actor) (1799–1870), German actor
- Otto Bachmann (politician) (1901–1977), German politician (KPD)
- Otto Bachmann (artist) (1915–1996), Swiss painter, graphic artist and illustrator
- Otto Bachmann (resistance fighter) (* 1930), German GDR opposition member
- Otto Bachmann (natural track tobogganist) , Italian natural track tobogganer
- Otto Karl Bachmann (1877–1954), German politician (SPD, KPD, SED) and trade unionist
- Ottomar Bachmann (1855–1918), German classical philologist and teacher
P
- Paul Bachmann (Abbot) (1465 / 1468–1538), German Cistercian, Abbot of Altzelle
- Paul Bachmann (mathematician) (1837–1920), German mathematician
- Paul Bachmann (architect) (1875–1954), German architect
- Paul Bachmann (painter, 1878) (1878–1964), German painter
- Paul Bachmann (1896–1971), Swiss painter, graphic artist, illustrator and caricaturist, see Edwin Paul Bachmann
- Paul Bachmann (veterinarian) (1917–2000), Swiss veterinarian and art collector
- Paul Bachmann (painter, 1924) (* 1924), Swiss painter and graphic artist
- Peter Bachmann (entrepreneur) , German company founder
- Peter Bachmann (historian) , German historian
- Peter Bachmann (Arabist) (1936–2018), German Arabist
- Peter Bachmann (forest scientist) (* 1940), Swiss forest scientist
- Peter Bachmann (computer scientist) (* 1942), German computer scientist
- Peter Bachmann (publisher) (* 1942), German publisher and author
- Peter Bachmann (handball player) (* 1957), Swiss handball player and coach
- Peter Bachmann (cellist) , Swiss cellist, composer and arranger
- Peter Bachmann (soccer player) (* 1970), German soccer player
- Peter W. Bachmann (* 1955), German actor
- Philipp Bachmann (1864–1931), German theologian and educator
R.
- Raimund Bachmann (1882–1961), Austrian state politician (SDAP, KPÖ)
- Ralf Bachmann (* 1929), German journalist
- Ramona Bachmann (* 1990), Swiss soccer player
- Raoul Bachmann , French racing car driver
- Raphael Bachmann (* 1952), Swiss actor, director and cabaret artist, see Sauce Claire
- Reinhard Bachmann (* 1961), German economist
- Robert Christian Bachmann (1944–2019), Swiss conductor, composer and publisher
- Rolf Bachmann (* 1925), German musician (trombonist)
- Romy Morf-Bachmann (* 1989), Swiss handball player
- Rüdiger Bachmann (* 1974), German economist
- Rudolf Bachmann (painter) (1877–1933), Austrian painter, architect and medalist
- Rudolf Bachmann (physician) (1910–1997), German physician and university professor
- Rudolf Bachmann (politician) (1925–1998), German politician (CSU)
S.
- Samuel Bachmann (1636–1709), Swiss clergyman
- Sandra Bachmann , German nurse, nursing scientist and university professor
- Sara Bachmann (presenter) (* 1979), Swiss television presenter
- Sara Bachmann (natural track tobogganist) (* 1995), Italian natural track tobogganist
- Sebastian Bachmann (* 1986), German fencer
- Silke Bachmann (* 1977), Italian ski racer
- Sixtus Bachmann (1754–1825), German musician and Premonstratensian
- Stefan Bachmann (director) (* 1966), Swiss theater director
- Stefan Bachmann (author) (* 1993), Swiss-American writer
T
- Talis Bachmann (* 1951), Estonian psychologist and university professor
- Theodor Bachmann (1892 – after 1929), German engineer and architect
- Thomas Bachmann (writer) (* 1961), German writer, musician and graphic artist
- Thomas Bachmann (saxophonist) (* 1965), German jazz musician
- Thomas Bachmann (film editor) (* 1970), Swiss film editor
- Thomas Bachmann (dancer) (* 1986), German dancer and dance teacher
- Tina Bachmann (hockey player) (* 1978), German hockey player
- Tina Bachmann (biathlete) (* 1986), German biathlete
- Tobias Bachmann (* 1977), German writer
- Torsten Bachmann (sound engineer) , sound engineer
- Torsten Bachmann (journalist) (* 1970), German journalist and author
- Traugott Bachmann (1865–1948), German missionary
U
- Ueli Bachmann (* 1950), Swiss gymnast
- Ulrich Bachmann (* 1943), Swiss artist and university professor
- Unica Bachmann-Calcoen (1904–1986), German-Dutch painter
- Uwe Bachmann (1941–2014), German football official
W.
- Walter Bachmann (monument conservator) (1883–1958), German monument conservator
- Walter Bachmann (medic) (1919–2011), German medic
- Walter Bachmann (politician) (1923–2002), German politician (NPD)
- Walter Bachmann (educator) (1925–1992), German curative and special educator
- Walter Bachmann (sailor) (* 1949), Swiss sailor
- Walther Bachmann (1889–1966), German entrepreneur, see Walther Bachmann aircraft construction
- Wenzel Bachmann (1817–1877), Austrian industrialist
- Werner Bachmann (physician) (1890–1953), German physician, bacteriologist and university professor
- Werner Bachmann (photographer) ( Werner Bachmann-Bernet ; 1905–1990), Swiss photographer
- Werner Bachmann (ice hockey player) (* 1940), German ice hockey player
- Werner Bachmann (painter) (* 1945), Swiss painter
- Werner Emmanuel Bachmann (1901–1951), American chemist
- Wilhelm Bachmann (instrument maker) (1788–1856), Austrian instrument maker
- Wilhelm Bachmann (chemist) (1885–1933), German chemist
- Wilhelm Bachmann (writer) (1890–1958), German writer
- Wilhelm Bachmann (politician, 1895) (1895–1969), German politician (CSU), MdL Bavaria
- Wilhelm Bachmann (politician, 1924) (1924–1987), German politician (SPD), MdL Hessen
- Wolfgang Bachmann (master builder) (1645– ??), German master builder
- Wolfgang Bachmann (actor) (1923 / 1924–2003), German actor
- Wolfgang Bachmann (journalist) (* 1951), German architect, journalist and architecture critic
- Wolfgang Bachmann (chess player) (* 1959), German chess player