Feldmann

Feldmann is a family name .

Origin and meaning

The family name Feldmann (variants: Fieldman and Feldman ) is found for the first time around the end of the 14th century in Middle High German as Veltman and Feldman with the analogous meaning "man on the field".

The field name part occurs as the first part of the name in numerous combinations, for example Feldmüller or Feldmeier . In Sorbian , the word Pole (modifications: Polak , Polack ) is assigned the meaning “Feldmann” - meaning “settlers in the open”.

Name bearer

A.

Adolf Feldmann (1860–1933), independent master furrier and association official in Berlin
Alfred Feldmann (1840–1923), German manufacturer and president of the Bremen Chamber of Commerce
Aloys Feldmann (1897–1965), German politician (CDU)
Andi Feldmann (* 1957), German sculptor, actor, voice actor and author
Andreas Feldmann (political scientist) ( Andreas E. Feldmann ; * before 1980), Chilean political scientist and university professor in the USA
Angelika Feldmann (1916–2000), German actress and program speaker
Anja Feldmann (* 1966), German computer scientist
Arnold Feldmann (1882–1960), German teacher and völkisch or National Socialist activist and propagandist
Arthur Feldmann (1926–2012), German-speaking writer

B.

Barbara Feldmann (* 1963), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
Barbara Feldmann (journalist) , German journalist and radio director
Bernhard Feldmann (1704–1776), German doctor and writer

C.

Carl Feldmann (1844–1923), German teacher, school director in St. Petersburg and theater sponsor
Carl Albert Feldmann (1894–1966), German-Dutch painter
Cary Feldmann (* 1950), American javelin thrower
Christian Feldmann (writer) (* 1950), German journalist and book author
Christian Friedrich Feldmann (architect) (1706–1765), Prussian master builder
Christian Friedrich Feldmann (politician) (1813–1883), German educator and Bremen senator
Christian Nicolai Ludwig Feldmann (1782–1849), German lawyer, private scholar and writer
Christin Feldmann (* 1981), German director and artist
Clarence Feldmann (1867–1941), Dutch electrical engineer

E.

Else Feldmann (1884–1942), Austrian writer
Emil Feldmann (1895–1968), German social democratic politician
Erich Feldmann (pedagogue) (1893–1978), German pedagogue and communication researcher
Erich Feldmann (1929–1998), German Catholic priest and church historian
Ernst Feldmann (1927–2009), Swiss businessman, advertising manager and graphic collector

F.

Falko Feldmann (* 1959), German biologist and phytomedicist
Franz Feldmann (theologian) (1866–1944), German Catholic theologian
Franz Feldmann (1868–1937), German politician (SPD)
Franz Feldmann (actor) , Austrian actor
Friederike Feldmann (* 1962), German painter and university professor
Friedrich Feldmann (politician) (1871–1957), German politician and party official (SPD)
Friedrich Wilhelm Feldmann (1846–1911), German building contractor and politician
Fritz Feldmann (musicologist) (1905–1984), German musicologist
Fritz Feldmann (rower) (1915–2002), Swiss rower
Fritz Feldmann (racing driver) , German automobile racing driver

G

Gyula Feldmann (1890–1955), Hungarian football player

H

Hanna Feldmann (1923–2003), German homeland researcher
Hans von Feldmann (1868–1940), German officer and politician
Hans Feldmann (1911–1994), Baltic German educator and historian, see Johannes Feldmann
Hans Feldmann (Anglist) (* 1936), American Anglist and university professor
Hans-Peter Feldmann (* 1941), German artist
Heinrich Feldmann (1847–1928), farmer and member of the German Reichstag
Heinrich Feldmann-Simons b. Feldmann (1787–1865), German merchant
Heinz Feldmann (* 1960), German Brigadier General in the Bundeswehr
Helma von Feldmann (1903–1989), German sculptor
Helmut Feldmann (* 1964), German painter and graphic artist
Hermann Feldmann (1831 – after 1894), German businessman
Horst Feldmann (* 1932), German molecular biologist

J

Jacqueline Feldmann (* 1994), German stand-up comedienne, presenter and actress
Jochen Feldmann (* 1961), German physicist
Johannes Feldmann (1911–1994), German-Baltic pedagogue
John Feldmann (* 1967), American musician and animal rights activist
Josef Feldmann (* 1927), Swiss military and lecturer in security policy
Joseph Feldmann (1878–1927), German Catholic theologian

K

Kai Feldmann (* 1993), German handball player
Karl Feldmann (1892–1963), German politician (SPD)
Kaspar Feldmann (1805–1866), Swiss painter
Klaus Feldmann (journalist) (* 1936), German journalist
Klaus Feldmann (sociologist) (* 1939), Austrian sociologist and thanatologist
Klaus Feldmann (engineer) (* 1943), German engineer and university professor
Klaus Feldmann (soldier) (* 1950), German brigadier general
Klaus Feldmann (musician) (* 1951), German guitarist, music producer and composer
Klemens Philipp Feldmann (1885–1971), Polish bishop of the Old Catholic Church, see Maria Klemens Philipp Feldmann
Knut Feldmann (* 1942), police chief in Mannheim 1988–2007

L.

Laura Feldmann (* 1990), German volleyball player
Leopold Feldmann (1802–1882), Bavarian comedy poet
Louis Feldmann (1856–1928), German painter
Ludwig Feldmann (architect, 1863) (also Ludwig Feldkamp ; 1863 – after 1902), German architect
Ludwig Feldmann (architect, 1883) (1883–1930), German architect
Ludwig Feldmann (politician) (1906–1991), German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag

M.

Maria Klemens Philipp Feldmann (1885–1971), Bishop of the Old Catholic Church of the Mariavites in Poland
Marc Feldmann (* 1944), Australian-British immunologist
Markus Feldmann (1897–1958), Swiss politician (BGB)
Markus Feldmann (artist) (* 1926), Swiss painter, draftsman and sculptor
Masius Johann Feldmann (1762–1823), professor and writer
Matthias Feldmann (1747–1824), lawyer and politician
Maximilian Feldmann (* 1985), German director and filmmaker
Monika Feldmann (* 1951), German figure skater

O

Olaf Feldmann (* 1937), German politician (FDP)
Otto von Feldmann (1873–1945), German officer and politician
Otto Feldmann (1881–1942), German graphic artist, painter and gallery owner

P

Paul Feldmann (* 1929), Swiss organist
Peter Feldmann (painter) (1790–1871), German painter
Peter Feldmann (* 1958), German politician (SPD)
Philipp Feldmann (1868–1946), Hessian politician (DDP)
Philipp Friedrich Theodor Adolph von Feldmann (1828–1894), Royal Prussian Major General

R.

Rainer Feldmann (* 1957), German guitarist
Regina Feldmann (* 1953), German medical officer
Reiner Feldmann (1933–2014), German biologist and university professor
Reinhard Feldmann (* 1954), German librarian and author
Rodney M. Feldmann (* 1939), American paleontologist
Roland Feldmann (1956–1988), fatality on the inner-German border
Rötger Feldmann (also: Brösel ; * 1950), German comic artist
Rudolf Feldmann (1878–1958), German gold and silversmith artist

S.

Stefan Feldmann (* 1970), Swiss politician (SP)

T

Theodor von Feldmann (1835–1902), Baltic-Russian infantry general
Theodor Feldmann (1891–1957), Austrian public educator, radio journalist and writer
Thomas Feldmann (artist) (* 1944), German painter and textile artist
Thomas Feldmann (filmmaker) (1958–1984), German filmmaker
Tobias Feldmann (* 1991), German violinist

W.

Walter Feldmann (horse breeder) (* 1950), German horse breeder and gaited horse specialist, see Aegidienberger
Walter Feldmann (composer) (* 1965), Swiss flautist and composer
Werner Feldmann (1927–2003), German businessman and local researcher
Wilhelm Feldmann (engineer) (1853–1905), German engineer
Wilhelm Feldmann (painter) (1859–1932), German painter
Wilhelm Feldmann (politician) (1910-1994), German politician (NDPD)
Winfried Feldmann (1922-2010), German politician (CDU)
Wolfgang Feldmann (* 1949/1950), German engineer and company founder

Noble family

Feldmann (noble family) , German noble family

Fictional character

Mr. Feldmann , name of a hand puppet in the television series Caution, Music

dog

Feldmann (dog) , caused the accidental death of its owner

Well-known companies

Westfälische Automobilgesellschaft Bernhard Feldmann & Co. , former auto accessories dealer and automobile manufacturer in Soest
Feldmann & Marschel , bell foundry based in the Westphalian city of Münster
Friedrich Feldmann (company) , vinegar and mustard manufacturer founded in 1929, German market leader for vinegar in PET bottles based in Karlsruhe