Oppenheimer is a
toponymic surname, derived from the German town
Oppenheim, common among Germans and
Ashkenazi Jews. Most uses refer to
J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904–1967), the American physicist who headed the
Manhattan Project. Other notable people with the surname include:
Stephen Oppenheimer (born 1947), British paediatrician, geneticist, and writer on genetics and human prehistory
In business
Minerals
Bernard Oppenheimer (1866–1921), South African and British diamond merchant and philanthropist, brother of Ernest
Ernest Oppenheimer (1880–1957), diamond and gold mining entrepreneur and financier; controlled De Beers and founded the Anglo American Corporation of South Africa, brother of Bernard
Harry Oppenheimer (1908–2000), South African businessman of De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited, son of Ernest
Nicky Oppenheimer (born 1945), chairman of De Beers and of The Diamond Trading Company, son of Harry
Other businesses
Damon Oppenheimer (born 1962), Vice President and Director of Amateur Scouting for the New York Yankees
Joseph Süß Oppenheimer (1698–1738), financial adviser to Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg
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surnameOppenheimer. If an
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Oppenheimer is a
toponymic surname, derived from the German town
Oppenheim, common among Germans and
Ashkenazi Jews. Most uses refer to
J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904–1967), the American physicist who headed the
Manhattan Project. Other notable people with the surname include:
Stephen Oppenheimer (born 1947), British paediatrician, geneticist, and writer on genetics and human prehistory
In business
Minerals
Bernard Oppenheimer (1866–1921), South African and British diamond merchant and philanthropist, brother of Ernest
Ernest Oppenheimer (1880–1957), diamond and gold mining entrepreneur and financier; controlled De Beers and founded the Anglo American Corporation of South Africa, brother of Bernard
Harry Oppenheimer (1908–2000), South African businessman of De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited, son of Ernest
Nicky Oppenheimer (born 1945), chairman of De Beers and of The Diamond Trading Company, son of Harry
Other businesses
Damon Oppenheimer (born 1962), Vice President and Director of Amateur Scouting for the New York Yankees
Joseph Süß Oppenheimer (1698–1738), financial adviser to Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg
This page lists people with the
surnameOppenheimer. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.