Landsman Explained

Landsman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Anne Landsman (born 1959), South African-born female novelist
• Greg Landsman (born 1976), American politician
• Jay Landsman, homicide detective and actor from Baltimore, USA
• Keren Landsman (born 1977), Israeli epidemiologist and science-fiction writer.
• Matilda Landsman, New York Times female employee in the 1950s
• Sandy Landsman, children's book author, born in Great Neck, New York
• Vladimir Landsman (born 1941), Soviet-Canadian violinist and teacher

Fictional characters:

• Jay Landsman (The Wire), character on the HBO drama The Wire, inspired by the real life Jay Landsman
• Meyer Landsman, an alcoholic homicide detective with the Sitka police department in Michael Chabon's 2007 novel The Yiddish Policemen's Union

See also

• Maik Landsmann (born 1967), East German track cyclist
• Lanzmann, a surname
• Landmann, a surname