Tree (family name)
Baum is a family name .
Origin and meaning
The family name can come from the tree as the plant or it can be a Jewish family name in allusions to Abraham as the progenitor.
Name bearer
A.
- Adolf Wilhelm Baum (1891–1977), German painter, draftsman and graphic artist
- Albert Baum (1862–1934), German teacher, collector and museum director
- Alexander Baum (* 1981), German ice hockey player
- Alfred Baum (politician) (1881-1947), German politician (DVP)
- Alfred Baum (lawyer) (1881–1967), German lawyer
- Alfred Baum (composer) (1904–1993), Swiss composer
- Alfred Baum (canoeist) (* 1952), German canoeist
- Andreas Baum (film director) (* 1965), German journalist, film director, author and film producer
- Andreas Baum (writer) (* 1967), German journalist and writer
- Andreas Baum (politician) (* 1978), German politician (Pirate Party)
- Andy Baum (* 1957), Austrian musician
- Antonia Baum (* 1984), German journalist and writer
- Armin Daniel Baum (* 1965), German theologian
B.
- Barbara Baum (* 1944), German costume designer
- Beate Baum (* 1963), German journalist and writer
- Bernard René Baum (* 1937), Canadian botanist
- Billy Baum (born 1946), Puerto Rican basketball player
- Björn Baum (* 1982), German table tennis player
- Bruno Baum (1910–1971), German politician (KPD, SED)
C.
- Carl Baum (painter, 1812) (1812–1877), German-American painter
- Carl Baum (painter, 1892) (1892–1966), German painter, graphic artist and sculptor
- Carl Christian Baum (1840–1907), German machine designer
- Christian Baum (1580–1626), German theologian and philosopher
- Christina Baum (* 1956), German politician (AfD)
- Christopher Baum (physician) (* 1962), German physician and university professor
- Christopher F. Baum , American economist and university professor
D.
- Denis Baum (* 1987), German soccer player
- Doris Baum (politician) (1909–1981), German politician
- Doris Baum (athlete) (* 1957), German athlete
- Doris Baum (sociologist) (* 1964), Austrian sociologist
- Dwight James Baum (1886–1939), American architect
E.
- Elisabeth Baum (* 1964), German politician (Die Linke)
- Elke Baum (* 1961), German politician (SED, PDS), MdA
- Erika Baum (* 1951), German doctor
- Ernst Baum (physician) (1876–1934), German surgeon
- Ernst Baum (engineer) (1901 – after 1960), German engineer and editor
- Erwin Baum (1868–1950), German farmer and politician (ThLB, CNBL)
- Eugen Baum (banker) (1902–1986), German banker and consul of Panama
- Eugen Baum (trainer) (? - after 1936), German boxing trainer in Upper Austria
- Eugen Baum (soccer player) (* 1922), German soccer player
F.
- Frank Baum (guitarist) (1936–2018), German guitarist
- Frank Baum (soccer player) (* 1956), German soccer player
- Frank Baum (basketball player) (* 1970), German basketball player
- Franz Baum (painter) (1888–1982), German painter
- Franz Baum (archer) (1926-2010), German archer
- Franz Baum (politician) (1927–2016), German politician (CDU), MdL Baden-Württemberg
- Franziska Baum (* 1982), German politician (FDP)
- Friedrich Baum (officer) (1727–1777), German officer in the American War of Independence
- Friedrich Baum (theologian) (? –1883), German Protestant theologian
- Friedrich Robert Baum (1824–1860), Dutch-German xylograph
- Fritz Baum (1879–1955), German industrial manager
G
- Georg Baum (manufacturer) (1848–1903), Swiss machine manufacturer
- Georg Baum (mining engineer) (1871–1909), German mining engineer and university professor
- Georg Baum (musician) (* 1970), Austrian musician, lecturer and composer
- Gerd Baum (* 1924), German soccer player
- Gerhart Baum (* 1932), German politician (FDP)
- Gregory Baum (1923–2017), German-Canadian theologian
- Günter Baum (writer) (* 1936), German writer
- Günter Baum (entrepreneur) (* 1952), German entrepreneur and manager
- Günther Baum (1906–1983), German singer (bass baritone) and singing teacher
- Gustav Baum (1892–1976), German manager
- Gustav Adolf Baum (1914–2004), German art collector
H
- Hans Baum (baker) (1920–1995), German baker and President of the Central Association of the German Bakers' Trade
- Hans Baum (soccer player) (* 1928), German soccer player
- Hans-Dieter Baum (* 1936), German conductor and university professor
- Hans-Peter Baum (* 1943), German economic historian
- Hans-Werner Baum (1922–2006), German librarian
- Harald Baum (* 1952), German lawyer and university professor for Japanese law
- Heinrich Baum (clergyman) (1868–1936), German Protestant pastor (relieved of office due to criticism of the Nazi state)
- Heinrich Baum (painter) (1884–1966), German painter and writer
- Helga Baum (* 1954), German mathematician
- Henning Baum (* 1972), German actor
- Henri Baum (1909 – after 1980), French film producer of German origin and production manager
- Herbert Baum (1912–1942), German resistance fighter
- Hermann Baum (veterinary surgeon ) (1864–1932), German veterinary surgeon
- Hermann Alois Baum (* 1943), German philosopher and professor emeritus
- Hermann Josef Baum (1927–2009), German artist and media educator
- Hugo Baum (1867–1950), German botanist
J
- Jamie Baum , American flautist
- Jascha Baum (* 1998), German actor and musician
- Jiří Baum (1900–1944), Czech writer
- Johann Wilhelm Baum (1809–1878), German theologian
- Josef Baum (* 1955), German actor
- Jost Baum (* 1954), German editor and author
- Józef Baum von Appelshofen (1821–1883), Polish politician
- Julius Baum (1882–1959), German art historian and university professor
K
- Karl Baum (actor) (1829–1888), German actor and singer
- Karl Baum (theologian) (1869–1942), German Protestant theologian
- Karl Baum (politician) , German politician (ThLB)
- Karl Baum (singer) (around 1880 – after 1931), German singer (tenor)
- Karl Baum (rose breeder) (1911-2004), German rose breeder
- Karl Baum (local historian) (* 1932), German local historian and author
- Karl-Heinz Baum (* 1941), German journalist
- Katja von Baum (* before 1974), German art historian and restorer
- Katja Beesdo-Baum (* 1976), German psychologist and university professor for behavioral epidemiology
- Klaus Baum (* 1957), German sports scientist, physiologist, university professor
L.
- Leonard E. Baum (1931–2017), American mathematician
- Ludwig Baum (politician) (1800 – after 1871), German politician, MdL Hessen
- Ludwig Baum (theologian) (1896–1973), German Catholic pastor and theologian
- Ludwig Heinrich Baum (1863–1943), German Protestant pastor and local historian
- Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919), American writer
M.
- Manfred Baum (philosopher) (* 1939), German philosopher
- Manfred Baum (table tennis player) (* 1954), German table tennis player
- Manuel Baum (* 1979), German soccer goalkeeper and coach
- Marianne Baum (1912–1942), German resistance fighter
- Marie Baum (1874–1964), German politician (DDP), social officer and social scientist
- Matthias Baum (* 1981), German economist and university professor
- Michael Baum (* 1968), German literary and cultural scientist
- Mirko Baum (* 1944), engineer, architect and university professor
O
- Oskar Baum (1883–1941), German storyteller, playwright and journalist
- Otto Baum (sculptor) (1900–1977), German sculptor
- Otto Baum (SS member) (1911–1998), German SS Oberführer
- Otto Baum (painter) (* 1937), German painter
- Otto Baum (installation artist) (* 1979), German installation artist
P
- Patrick Baum (ice hockey player) (* 1981), German-Canadian ice hockey player
- Patrick Baum (table tennis player) (* 1987), German table tennis player
- Paul Baum (1859–1932), German painter
- Paul Frank Baum (* 1936), American mathematician
- Peter Baum (writer) (1869-1916), German writer
- Peter Baum (politician) (1883–1944), German politician (SPD)
- Peter Baum (artist) (* 1939), Austrian artist
- Peter Baum (soccer player) (* 1956), German soccer player
- Peter Baum (badminton) (* around 1960), American badminton player
- Peter Rudolf von Baum (1851–1941), German manufacturer
- Philipp Baum (1849–1886), German architect
R.
- Rainer C. Baum (* 1934), American sociologist of German origin
- Ralph Baum (1908–1987), French film producer, film director and screenwriter
- Renate Posegga-Baum (1907 – after 1954), German pianist
- Richard Baum (musicologist) (1902–2000), German musicologist and historian
- Richard Baum (Romanist) (* 1937), German Romanist, Medievalist and linguist
- Richard Baum (political scientist) (1940–2012), American political scientist
- Rudolf Baum (politician) (1806-1859), German revolutionary and politician, mayor of Lahr
- Rudolf Baum (manufacturer) (1907–1987), German-American manufacturer and museum founder
S.
- Sabine Baum (* 1972), German squash player
- Sonja Baum (* 1975), German actress
- Stella Baum (1921–2006), German author and art collector
- Stephanie Kaudela-Baum (* around 1974), German economist and university professor
- Steven K. Baum (* 1953), American psychologist and anti-Semitism researcher
- Sven Baum (soccer player) (* 1968), German soccer player
- Sven Baum (Para-Karateka) (* 1980), German Para-Karateka
T
- Thilo Baum (* 1970), German journalist and author
- Thomas Baum (writer) (* 1958), Austrian writer and screenwriter
- Thomas Baum (politician) (* 1964), German politician (SPD)
U
- Ulli Baum (* 1958), German jazz musician
- Ulrich Baum (1927–2010), German teacher, local history researcher, archivist and nature conservationist
- Ute Baum (literary scholar) (* 1937), German literary scholar and translator
- Ute Baum (singer) (* 1970), German singer (soprano)
V
- Vicki Baum (1888–1960), Austrian writer
W.
- Walter Baum (1921–2007), German typographer, teacher and graphic artist
- Werner von Baum (1886–1963), German textile entrepreneur ( Baumsche factory )
- Werner Baum (1935–2015), German journalist and editor
- Wilhelm Baum (* 1948), Austrian publisher
- Wilhelm Baum (physician) (1799–1883), German surgeon
- William Wakefield Baum (1926–2015), American clergyman, Archbishop of Washington and Cardinal to the Curia
- Winfried Baum (* 1936), German politician (CDU)
- Wolfgang Baum (* 1968), German Catholic theologian