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Goodman Language(s)
English Meaning 1. as an Anglo-Scottish surname, good + man
2. Anglicized from
German :
Gutmann ,
Guttmann (
Guttman ),
Guthmann (
Guthman ) ,
Spanish :
Guzmán ,
Yiddish :
Gutman ,
Gitman Region of origin England, United States, Ukraine, Russia, Spain Related names
Guidman (Old English);
German :
Gutmann ,
Guttmann (
Guttman ),
Guthmann (
Guthman ) ,
Yiddish :
Gutman ,
Gitman
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Goodman is an English and Ashkenazi Jewish surname, formerly a polite term of address, used where Mister (Mr.) would be used today. Compare
Goodwife . Notable people with the surname include:
People
Abraham Goodman, known as
Abby Mann (1927–2008), American film writer and producer
Al Goodman , Ukrainian-American conductor and composer
Alan Goodman , designer for MTV
Albert Goodman , British politician
Alice Goodman , American poet
Alison Goodman , Australian writer
Allegra Goodman , American writer
Alyssa A. Goodman , American astronomer, founding director of the Harvard Initiative in Innovative Computing
Amy Goodman , American broadcast journalist and author
André Goodman , American football player
Andrew Goodman , American civil rights activist
Anthony Goodman (disambiguation) , multiple people
Arnold Goodman, Baron Goodman , British lawyer and political adviser
Barbara Goodman , New Zealand politician
Benny Goodman , American jazz clarinetist and band leader
Billy Goodman , American baseball player with the Boston Red Sox
Bobby Goodman , American Army captive in Lebanon
Brian Goodman , American actor
Brian P. Goodman (died 2013), Canadian lawyer
Cameron Goodman , American actress
Carolyn Goodman (psychologist) , American civil rights advocate
Carolyn G. Goodman , educator, Las Vegas, Nevada mayor
Charles M. Goodman , American architect
Charles "Rusty" Goodman , American singer and songwriter
Chloe Goodman , British reality television series participant
Clive Goodman , British royal reporter
David Goodman (disambiguation) , multiple people
Dic Goodman (1920–2013), Welsh poet
Dickie Goodman , composer
Dody Goodman , American actress
Don Goodman , English football player
Drew Goodman , American sportscaster
E. Urner Goodman , leader in the Boy Scouts of America
Edmund Goodman , British football manager
Edwin A. Goodman , Canadian politician
Elinor Goodman , British journalist, formerly Political Editor of Channel 4 News
Ellen Goodman , American columnist
Felicitas Goodman , Hungarian linguist and anthropologist
Francis Adam Goodman , German-American politician
Frank Goodman , American theater publicist
Gabriel Goodman , Dean of Westminster
Geoffrey Goodman (1922–2013), English journalist
George Goodman (disambiguation) , multiple people
Godfrey Goodman , British Anglican bishop
Helen Goodman , British politician
Henry Goodman , British theater actor
Irwin Goodman , Finnish singer
Ival Goodman , American baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds
Jack Goodman , American politician
James Goodman (disambiguation) , multiple people
Jerry Goodman , American violinist
John Goodman (disambiguation) , multiple people
Jon Goodman , British footballer
Joseph Goodman (disambiguation) , multiple people
Julia Goodman , British portrait painter
Julian Goodman , CEO of NBC
Ken Goodman , educational researcher
Leisa Goodman , Scientologist
Len Goodman (1944–2023), dance judge, best known as a panel member on Strictly Come Dancing
Linda Goodman , American astrologer and poet
Lizbeth Goodman , British academic
Louise Goodman , British television presenter
Mariama Goodman (born 1977), British singer
Mark Goodman , DJ and MTV VJ
Martin Goodman (disambiguation)
Melody Goodman , American biostatistician
Mike Goodman , American professional gambler, pit boss, and author
Morris Goodman (disambiguation)
Murray H. Goodman (born 1925), real estate developer
Nelson Goodman , philosopher
Norman Goodman , American politician
Oscar Goodman , American politician
Paul Goodman (disambiguation) , multiple people
Percy Goodman , West Indian cricketer
Pincus Goodman , Yiddish language American poet
Richard Goodman (disambiguation) , multiple people
Rick Goodman , video game developer
Roy Goodman (disambiguation) , multiple people
Ruth Goodman (born 1961), American romance novelist who wrote as
Meagan McKinney
Ruth Goodman (historian) (born 1963), British social historian
Samuel Goodman (disambiguation) , multiple people
Saul Goodman (disambiguation) , multiple people
Scott Goodman , Australian swimmer
S.G. Goodman , American singer-songwriter
Shirley Goodman , American R&B singer
Steve Goodman , American folk artist
Steven M. Goodman (born 1957), American conservation biologist
Steven N. Goodman (born 1954), American epidemiologist
Tamir Goodman , American basketball player
Vestal Goodman , American gospel singer, wife of Howard
Walter Goodman (disambiguation) , multiple people
William Goodman (disambiguation) , multiple people
Fictional characters
See also