Assmann Explained

Assmann, Aßmann or Assman is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aleida Assmann (born 1947), professor of Egyptology, literary and cultural studies
• Arno Assmann (1908–1979), German actor and film director
• Charles Assmann (born 1972), Canadian football player
• Dick Assman (1934–2016), Canadian petrol station owner
• Fabián Assmann (born 1986), Argentine football goalkeeper
• Hans Assmann (1923–1998), alleged KGB intelligence officer
• Hans Erasmus Aßmann (1646–1699), German poet, statesman and translator
• Jan Assmann (1938–2024), German Egyptologist
• Katja Aßmann (born 1971), German art historian
• Peter Assmann (born 1963), Austrian writer and visual artist
• Richard Assmann (1845–1918), meteorologist
• Sarah M. Assmann, American biologist
• William F. Assmann (1862–1920), balloonist

See also

• "The Assman", a working title of "The Fusilli Jerry", a Seinfeld episode