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Birnbaum (
German : "pear tree") is a
German-language family name common among
Ashkenazi Jews . Notable people with the surname include:
Adam Birnbaum (born 1979), American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
Alfred Birnbaum (born 1955), American translator
Allan Birnbaum (1923-1976), American statistician
Amy Birnbaum (born 1975), American voice actress
Arved Birnbaum (1962–2021), German actor and director
Brigitte Birnbaum (born 1938), German author
Clemens Birnbaum [
de ] (born 1963 ), German musicologist and cultural manager
Daniel Birnbaum (born 1963), curator
Dara Birnbaum (born 1946), American feminist video artist
David Birnbaum (born 1956), Canadian politician
Dieter Birnbaum [
de ] (born 1931), German biologist
Dietrich Birnbaum [
de ] (1942-2017), German cardiac surgeon
Eduard Birnbaum (1855-1920), German musicologist
Effi Birnbaum (born 1954), Israeli professional basketball coach
Ferdinand Birnbaum [
de ] (1892-1947), Austrian pedagogue and psychologist
Frank Birnbaum (1922-2005), cantor
Georg Birnbaum [
de ] (1890-1948), German dermatologist and university professor
George E. Birnbaum (born 1970), American international political consultant, one of "
Arthur's Kid "
Hans Birnbaum [
de ] (1912-1980), German lawyer, Ministerialbeamter and manager
Heinrich Birnbaum (1403-1473), monk
Henrik Birnbaum (1925–2002), American linguist and Slavist
Heinz Birnbaum [
de ] (1920-1943), German worker and resistance fighter against Nazism
Immanuel Birnbaum [
de ] (1894-1982), German journalist and publicist
Jacob Birnbaum (1926-2014), human rights activist
Jeffrey Birnbaum (born 1955), American columnist
Jeremiah Birnbaum (born 1978), American singer/songwriter
Johann Michael Franz Birnbaum [
de ] (1792-1877), German legal scholar and playwright
Johanna Birnbaum [
de ] (1904-1978), German non-fiction - writer and novelist
Johann Birnbaum (1763-1832), German jurist
Karl Birnbaum (1878–1950), German neurologist
Karl Birnbaum (agronomist) [
de ] (1829-1907), German agronomist
Karl Birnbaum (chemist) [
de ] (1839-1887), German chemist
Lillian Birnbaum [
de ] (born 1955), Austrian - American film director and producer and photographer
Linda Birnbaum (born 1946), toxicologist and director of the
National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences
Lucas Birnbaum [
de ] (born 1997), Austrian ice hockey player
Maria Birnbaum (politician) [
de ] (1872-1959), German National Liberal politician ( DVP )
Martin Birnbaum (actor) [
de ] (born 1970), German actor and musical actor
Menachem Birnbaum (1893-1944), book illustrator and portrait painter
Menucha Birnbaum [
he ] (born 1948), Israeli educator
Morton Birnbaum (1926–2005), American physician
Nathan Birnbaum (1864-1937), Jewish philosopher
George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum, 1896–1996), American singer and actor
Nico Birnbaum [
de ] (born 1977), German actor
Norman Birnbaum (1926–2019), American sociologist
Paula Birnbaum [
de ] (born 1986), German actress and entrepreneur
Philip Birnbaum (1904-1988), American translator of Jewish prayer book
Roger Birnbaum (born 1950), American film producer
Solomon Birnbaum , Yiddish linguist and son of Nathan Birnbaum
Stephen Birnbaum (1937–1991), American travel writer and editor
Steve Birnbaum (born 1991), American Major League Soccer player
Uriel Birnbaum (1894-1956), painter, caricaturist, writer and poet
Uta Birnbaum [
de ] (1933–2022), German theater and film director
Walter Birnbaum (theologian) [
de ] (1893-1987), German theologian and university professor
Walter Birnbaum (physicist) [
de ] (1897-1925), German physicist
Wilhelm Birnbaum [
de ] (1895-1980), German politician of the SPD
Yaakov (Jacob) Birnbaum (1926-2014), human rights activist
Zdzisław Birnbaum (1878-1921), Polish violinist and conductor
Zygmunt Wilhelm Birnbaum (1903-2000), Polish-American mathematician and statistician
See also