Zimmermann

For other uses, see Zimmermann (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Zimmerman (surname) or Zimmerman (disambiguation).

Zimmermann

Language(s)	Germanic
Origin
Meaning	Carpenter, room builder
Other names
Variant form(s)	See the navigation box at the bottom

Zimmermann is a German occupational surname for a carpenter.[1] The modern German terms for the occupation of carpenter are Zimmerer, Tischler, or Schreiner, but Zimmermann is still used.

A variant of Zimmermann is Zimmerman. Other variants include Zimmermanns, Timmermann, Cymerman and Cimrman.[1]

Notable people with the surname

• Adolphus Zimmermann (1812–1891), American politician
• Alain Zimmermann (born 1967), German businessman
• Alexandra Zimmermann, British conservation scientist
• Annika Zimmermann (born 1989), German journalist
• Arthur Zimmermann (1864–1940), German Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in 1917
• Bodo Zimmermann (1886–1963), a German general during World War II
• Dominikus Zimmermann (1685–1766), rococo architect
• Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann (1743–1815), German geographer and zoologist
• Eduard Zimmermann (1929–2009), German journalist
• Elizabeth Zimmermann (1910–1999), British-born knitter and writer
• Evan Zimmermann (born 1968), American businessman
• Friedrich Zimmermann (1925–2012), German politician
• Hubert Zimmermann (1941–2012), French computer networks scientist and entrepreneur
• Jens Zimmermann (disambiguation), various people
• Jérémie Zimmermann, (born 1978) co-founder of the Paris-based La Quadrature du Net
• Jeri Lynn Zimmermann (born 1968), better known as Jeri Ryan, actress
• Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann (1728–1795), Swiss philosopher and physician
• Johann Jacob Zimmermann (1644–1693), German nonconformist
• Joseph Zimmermann (engineer) (1912–2004), American inventor of the first successful answering machine
• Lydia Zimmermann (born 1966), Spanish filmmaker
• Marie Zimmermann (1878–1972), American designer
• Paul Zimmermann (1895–1980), German SS-Brigadeführer
• Paul Zimmermann (blacksmith) (born 1939), German blacksmith who created contemporary forge work
• Paul Zimmermann (born 1964), French computational mathematician
• Philip R. Zimmermann (born 1954), creator of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) e-mail encryption software
• Pia Zimmermann (born 1956), German politician
• Raquel Zimmermann (born 1983), Brazilian fashion model
• Reinhard Zimmermann (born 1952), German jurist
• Reinhard Sebastian Zimmermann (1815–1893), German artist
• Sabine Zimmermann (TV host) (1951–2020), German TV host
• Sabine Zimmermann (politician) (born 1960), German politician
• Walter Max Zimmerman (1892–1980), German botanist
• Warren Zimmermann (1934–2004), American ambassador
• Wolfhart Zimmermann (1928–2016), German theoretical physicist

Composers

• Anton Zimmermann (1741–1781), Austrian composer living and working in Bratislava
• Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918–1970), German composer of the opera Die Soldaten
• Charles A. Zimmermann (1861-1916), American composer of marches and popular music
• Udo Zimmermann (1943–2021), German composer from Dresden, not related
• Walter Zimmermann (born 1949), German composer from Schwabach, not related

Musicians

• Dan Zimmermann (born 1966), German drummer for power metal band Gamma Ray
• Ethel Agnes Zimmermann, birth name of Ethel Merman (1908–1984), American singer and actress
• Frank Peter Zimmermann (born 1965), German violinist
• Josef Zimmermann,
  • German Cologne Cathedral organist
  • German weight lifter
• Margarita Zimmermann (born 1942), Argentinian mezzo-soprano
• Robert Allen Zimmerman (born 1941), American musician, best known as Bob Dylan
• Tabea Zimmermann (born 1966), German violist

Sportspeople

• Andréa Zimmermann (born 1976), Swiss ski mountaineer
• Andreas Zimmermann (born 1969), German footballer
• Bruce Zimmermann (born 1995), American baseball player
• Christian Zimmermann (born 1961), German-Palestinian dressage rider
• Christoph Zimmermann (born 1993), German footballer
• Cyril Zimmermann (born 1976), Swiss football referee
• Egon Zimmermann, (1939–2019) 1964 Olympic alpine skier from Austria
• Egon Norbert Zimmermann (1933–2016), 1960 Olympic alpine skier from Austria and who married Penny Pitou
• Felicia Zimmermann (born 1975), American Olympic fencer
• Georg Zimmermann (born 1997), German cyclist
• Herbert Zimmermann (football commentator) (1917–1966), German football commentator and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient
• Herbert Zimmermann (footballer) (born 1954), German football player
• Iris Zimmermann (born 1981), American Olympic fencer
• Jordan Zimmermann (born 1986), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Pierre Zimmermann (bridge) (born 1955), Monegasque bridge player

References

1. Heuser, Rita. "Zimmermann". Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands. Retrieved 2 April 2024.