Nieman (surname)

Nieman is a Dutch and Low German surname that originated as a nickname for either an unknown or nameless person (Niemand in Dutch and German) or a newcomer to a place (modern Dutch nieuw man, cognate to English Newman and High German Neumann)^[1] People with this surname include:

• Alfred Nieman (1914–1997), British pianist and composer
• Andries Nieman (1927–2009), South African boxer
• Bob Nieman (1927–1985), American baseball player and scout
• Butch Nieman (1918–1993), American baseball player
• Charles Nieman (born 1949), American megachurch preacher
• Lucius W. Nieman (1857–1935), American journalist
• Randall Nieman, American musician
• Robert Nieman (born 1947), American modern pentathlete
• Sebilla Alida Johanna Niemans (1927–1959), Dutch murder victim known as Blonde Dolly