Kramer (surname)

Kramer /ˈkreɪmər/ is an occupational surname of Dutch or Low German origin (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkraːmər]) or is derived from the High German surname Krämer (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɛːmɐ] or [ˈkʁeːmɐ]).

In Middle Low German during the Late Middle Ages, Kramer meant "travelling merchant". The meaning later changed to "merchants trading with different rather small things".

People with this name[edit]

A[edit]

Aaron Kramer (1921–1997), American poet, essayist, and translator
Adolf Kramer (1871–1934), Silesian German chess master
Alex Kramer (1903–1998), Canadian songwriter
Amanda Kramer (born 1960s), American musician
Andreas Kramer (born 1997), Swedish middle-distance runner
Ann-Kathrin Kramer (born 1966), German writer and actress
Annemarie Kramer (born 1975), Dutch sprinter
Alisha Kramer (born 1990), American physician and health activist
Arlene Kramer Richards (born c. 1935), American psychoanalyst
Arnold Kramer (1882–1976) was an American folk artist
Arthur Kramer (1927–2008), American lawyer
Arthur F. Kramer, American neuroscientist
Arvid Kramer (born 1956), American basketball player

B[edit]

Barry Kramer (born 1942), American basketball player and jurist
Barry Kramer, former editor and occasional host of Game Grumps
Ben Kramer (1913–99), American basketball player
Benjamin F. Kramer (born 1957), U.S. (Maryland) politician
Bert Kramer (1934–2001), American actor
Bill Kramer (born 1965), U.S. (Wisconsin) politician
Billy J. Kramer (born 1943), British merseybeat singer
Boaz Kramer (born 1978), Israeli wheelchair tennis player
Bob Kramer (born c. 1957), American knifesmith
Bryan Jared Kramer (born 1974), Member of Parliament for Madang Open, Papua New Guinea
Bryan Jeffrey Kramer, American social media businessman
Burton Kramer (born 1932), Canadian graphic designer and artist

C[edit]

Cecilie Breil Kramer (born 1987), Danish football goalkeeper
Charles Kramer (politician), (1879–1943), Californian politician
Charles Kramer (economist) (1907–1992), American economist, spy for the Soviet Union in the 1940s
Charles Kramer (attorney) (1916–1988), lawyer from New York
Charles Kramer (producer) (born 1970s), American television producer
Chiel Kramer (born 1992), Dutch football goalkeeper
Chris Kramer (actor) (born 1975), Canadian television actor
Chris Kramer (born 1988), American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Christian Kramer (?–1834), German composer and musician at the British court
Christina Kramer (born c. 1963), Canadian Slavic linguist
Christoph Kramer (born 1991), German footballer
Clare Kramer (born 1974), American actress

D[edit]

Daniel Kramer (born 1977), American stage and opera director
David Kramer (singer) (born 1951), South African singer, songwriter, playwright and director
David Kramer (soccer) (born 1972), American soccer goalkeeper
David J. Kramer, United States Assistant Secretary of State for democracy, human rights, and labor, 2008–2009
Dawn Kramer (born 1945), American choreographer and dancer
Dean Kramer (born 1952), American pianist
Denise Kramer-Scholer (born 1910, date of death unknown), Swiss fencer
Dennis Kramer (1992–2023), German-American basketball player
Dick Kramer (born 1972), Dutch cricketer
Dieter Kramer (born 1959), German footballer
Don Kramer (born 1969), American comics artist
Don Kramer (politician) (born 1940), American politician
Doug Kramer (born 1983), Filipino basketball player
Doug Kramer (American football) (born 1998), American football player

E[edit]

Eddie Kramer (born 1941), South African audio engineer and producer
Edith Kramer (1916–2014), Austrian artist
Edmond Kramer (1906–1945), Swiss footballer
Edna Kramer (1902–1984), American mathematician
Edward E. Kramer (born 1961), American editor and author of science fiction, fantasy, and horror works
Eiling Kramer (1914–1999), Canadian Politician
Eitan Kramer (born 1978), American Vert Skater
Eliyahu Kramer “Vilna Gaon” (1720–1797) Lithuanian Rabbi, the genius of Vilna
Eric Allan Kramer (born 1962), American actor
Erik Kramer (born 1964), American football quarterback
Erwin Kramer (1902–1979), German politician

F[edit]

Felix Kramer (born 1949), American founder of CalCars
Ferdinand Kramer (1898–1985), German architect and functionalist designer
Francisco Villagrán Kramer (1927–2011), Guatemalan legal scholar and politician
Frank Kramer (artist) (1905–1993), American artist and illustrator
Frank Kramer (director) (1925–2018), a pseudonym of the Italian film director Gianfranco Parolini
Frank Kramer (footballer, born 1972) (born 1972), German football player and coach
Frank Louis Kramer (1880–1952), American cyclist and United States Bicycling Hall of Fame inductee
Franz Kramer (1865–1924), United States Navy sailor

G[edit]

Garret Kramer (born c. 1962), American mental performance coach
George Kramer (philatelist), American philatelist
George W. Kramer (1848–1938), American architect
Georges Kramer (1898-?), Swiss football player and coach
Gordon Kramer (1921–1989), Australian rules footballer
Gorni Kramer (1913–1995), Italian songwriter, musician, and band leader
Greg Kramer (1961–2013), British-born Canadian author, actor, director, and magician
Gustav Kramer (1910–1959), German zoologist and ornithologist

H[edit]

Haije Kramer (1917–2004), Dutch chess master and theoretician
Harry Kramer (announcer) (1911–1996), American radio and television announcer
Harry Kramer (German artist) (1925–1997), German artist
Harry Kramer (American artist) (born 1939), American artist
Heinrich Kramer a.k.a. Heinrich Institor (c. 1430 – 1505), Alsatian churchman and inquisitor
Heinz Kramer (1925–1965), German sports shooter
Hilaria Kramer (born 1967), Swiss jazz trumpeter and composer
Hilton Kramer (1928–2012), American art critic

I[edit]

Ida Kramer, (1877/1878 – 1930), American actress
Iris Kramer (born 1981), German motorcycle trials rider

J[edit]

Jack Kramer (baseball) (1918–1995), American baseball pitcher
Jack Kramer (American football) (1919–1978), American football player
Jack Kramer (1921–2009), American tennis player
Jacob Kramer (1892–1962), Ukrainian-born painter in England
Jana Kramer (born 1983), American actress
Jane Kramer (born 1938), American journalist
Jason Kramer (born c. 1970), American radio personality
Jeffrey Kramer (born 1945), American film and television actor and producer
Jens Kramer Mikkelsen (born 1951), Danish mayor of Copenhagen
Jeroen Kramer (born 1967), Dutch photographer
Jerry Kramer (born 1936), American professional football player
Jessy Kramer (born 1990), Dutch team handball player
Jim Kramer (born 1958), American Scrabble player
Joan Whitney Kramer (1914–1990), American singer and songwriter
Joel Kramer (born 1955), American basketball player
Joey Kramer (born 1950), American drummer with the musical group Aerosmith
John Kramer (darts player) (born 1956), American darts player
John R. Kramer (1937–2006), American law educator
Jolly Kramer-Johansen (1902–1968), Norwegian composer
Jonathan Kramer (1942–2004), American composer and music theorist
Joris Kramer (born 1996), Dutch footballer
Josef Kramer (1906–1945), German commandant of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp executed for war crimes

K[edit]

Kane Kramer (born 1956), British inventor and businessman
Ken Kramer (born 1942), American politician
Kenny Kramer (born 1943), American stand-up comedian, on whom the Seinfeld character Cosmo Kramer was based
Kent Kramer (born 1944), American professional football player
Kent A. Kramer (born 1961), Iowan politician
Kieran Kramer, American romance novelist

L[edit]

Lance Kramer, an animation director on The Simpsons
Larry Kramer (1935–2020), American dramatist, author and gay rights activist
Larry Kramer (American football) (1942–2014), American football player and coach
Larry Kramer (legal scholar) (born 1958), American legal scholar, dean of Stanford Law School
Lawrence Kramer (musicologist) (born 1946), American musicologist
Lawrence Francis Kramer (born 1933), American politician, two-time Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey
Leah Kramer, American craftster, author, website programmer
Leonie Kramer (1924–2016), Australian academic and commentator
Leopold Kramer (1869–1942), Austrian stage and film actor
Lloyd Kramer (born 1947), American filmmaker
Louis Kramer (1848–1922), American baseball executive
Louise Kramer (1923–2020), American sculptor
Lud Kramer (1932–2004), U.S. politician in Washington State

M[edit]

Mandel Kramer (1916–1989), American TV actor and voice actor
Marcia Kramer (born 1948), American journalist
Mariska Kramer (born 1974), Dutch triathlete
Mark Kramer (jazz pianist) (born 1945), American jazz musician
Mark Kramer (born 1958), American alternative rock musician and producer
Mark Kramer (journalist), Mark William Kramer, an American journalist, author, professor, and editor.
Martin Kramer (born 1954), American author on Islam and Arab politics
Mary Kramer (born 1935), American (Iowa) politician
Matt Kramer (musician) (born 1968), American singer formerly with rock band Saigon Kick
Matt Kramer (wine writer), American wine writer
Matthew Kramer (born 1959), American philosopher at the University of Cambridge
Max Kramer (1903–1986), German scientist, developed Ruhrstahl X-4 missile (1943–1945)
Michael Kramer (astronomer) (born 1967), German astronomer and astrophysicist
Michael Kramer (narrator), American audiobook narrator
Michael Eric Kramer, American film actor
Michiel Kramer (born 1988), Dutch footballer
Mike Kramer (born 1955), American football coach

N[edit]

Nathaniel Kramer (born 1961), American filmmaker
Nicole Kramer (born 1962), American swimmer

O[edit]

Orin Kramer (born c. 1945), American hedge fund manager
Oscar Kramer (1935–2010), Argentine film producer

P[edit]

Pascale Kramer (born 1961), Swiss author
Paul J. Kramer (1904–1995), American biologist and plant physiologist.
Paul Kramer (1933–2020), U.S. (New Jersey) politician
Perry Kramer (born 1959), U.S. motocross racer
Peter Kramer (physicist) (born 1933), German physicist
Peter Kramer (priest), German priest convicted of child abuse
Peter D. Kramer (born 1948), American psychiatrist
Philip Taylor Kramer (1952–1995), American physicist and bassist with the musical group Iron Butterfly
Piet Kramer (1881–1961), Dutch architect

R[edit]

Rachel Kramer (born 1980), Dutch singer
Rachel Kramer Bussel (born 1975), American erotica writer
Randy Kramer (born 1960), American baseball pitcher
Regine Kramer (born 1993), German pole vaulter
Rene Kramer (born 1987), German ice hockey player
Rhonda Kramer, American air traffic reporter
Richard Kramer (judge) (born 1947), American superior court judge
Richard Kramer (writer) (born 1952), American screenwriter, novelist and television producer
Richard J. Kramer (born 1963), American CEO of Goodyear Tire Co.
Robert Kramer (1939–1999), American film director, screenwriter and actor
Roger Kramer (b.~1939), Canadian football player
Ron Kramer (1935–2010), American football player
Rona E. Kramer (born 1954), Maryland politician
Ronald Kramer (business) (born c. 1959), American businessman
Roy Kramer, American college football coach and athletics administrator
Rudolf Kramer (1886–?), Austrian road racing cyclist
Rudolf Kramer (poultry expert) (1844–1904), German poultry expert
Ruth Kramer (1926 –2015), All-American girls professional baseball league player

S[edit]

Samuel Noah Kramer (1897–1990), Ukraine-born American historian and assyriologist
Sarah Kramer (born 1968), Canadian cookbook author
Shalom Kramer (1912–1978), Israeli essayist, editor, and literary critic
Sherry Kramer, American playwright
Shlomo Kramer, Israeli information technology entrepreneur
Sidney B. Kramer (1915–2014), American publishing executive and literary agent
Sidney Kramer (1925–2022), American (Maryland) politician
Stanley Kramer (1913–2001), American movie director and producer
Stefan Kramer (impressionist) (born 1982), Chilean impressionist, actor, comedian and announcer
Stella Kramer (born 1989), German handball player
Stepfanie Kramer (born 1956), American actress and singer
Steve Kramer (basketball) (born 1945), American basketball player
Steve Kramer (actor) (born 1948), American voice actor
Susan Kramer (born 1950), English politician, Liberal Democrat member of parliament
Sven Kramer (born 1986), Dutch speed skater

T[edit]

Theodor Kramer (1897–1958), Austrian poet
Theodore L. Kramer (1847–1910), American Civil War soldier
Thomas Kramer (born 1957), German-born real estate developer and venture capitalist
Tim Kramer (1952 or 1958 – 1992), American porn star
Tom Kramer (born 1968), American baseball pitcher
Tommy Kramer (born 1955), American football quarterback
Tosca Kramer (1903–1976), New Zealand-born American violinist and violist
Trey Kramer (born 1988), American football player

V[edit]

Vjekoslav Kramer (born 1976), Bosnian television chef

W[edit]

Walter R. Kramer (1914–1995), U.S. badminton champion
Wayne Kramer (guitarist) (born 1948), American musician with the group MC5
Wayne Kramer (filmmaker) (born 1965), South African screenwriter and film director
Wilhelm Kramer (1801–1876), German otologist
Wilhelm Heinrich Kramer (died 1765), German-born Austrian Hungarian botanist, physician and military surgeon
William M. Kramer (1920–2004), American rabbi and art collector
Wolfgang Kramer (born 1942), German game designer

Y[edit]

Yep Kramer (born 1957), Dutch speed skater

Fictional people[edit]

Bernard Kramer, founder of Kramer Associates in Robert Sobel's alternate history novel For Want of a Nail
Chas Kramer, a character played by Shia LaBeouf in the 2005 film Constantine (film)
Cosmo Kramer, a character in the television series Seinfeld
Jens Kramer, character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe
John Kramer (Saw), a fictional character in the Saw film series; also known as Jigsaw
Lisa Kramer, a character played by Debra Messing in the 2004 American romantic comedy film Along Came Polly
Margaux Kramer, a character played by Ami Foster in the television sitcom Punky Brewster
Rex Kramer, Danger Seeker, a character in the 1977 American comedy film The Kentucky Fried Movie
Rex Kramer, a character in the 1980 American comedy film Airplane!
Tromp Kramer, Afrikaner Detective in James McClure's Kramer and Zondi novels
Ted, Joanna, and Billy Kramer, characters in the 1979 American drama film Kramer vs. Kramer portrayed by Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, and Justin Henry

Kramers[edit]

Hendrik Anthony "Hans" Kramers (1894–1952), Dutch physicist, known for Kramers' law, Kramers' opacity law, Kramers theorem, Kramers–Heisenberg formula, Kramers–Kronig relations, and Kramers–Wannier duality.