| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Germanic |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Zimmerman, Zimmermann, Zimerman, Simmerman, Timmerman |
Zimmer is German surname meaning "room" or "chamber". Derivative names include Zimmermann (Zimmerman), the occupational surname meaning Carpenter, literally translated "room man" (i.e. someone who builds wooden structures to be lived in).
List of people with this surname
Sciences
- Andreas Zimmer, German neurobiologist
- Carl Zimmer, popular science writer specializing in evolution
- Carl Wilhelm Erich Zimmer, German zoologist
- John Todd Zimmer (1889-1957), American ornithologist
- Karl Zimmer, German physicist and radiation biologist
- Louis Zimmer, Belgian clockmaker and astronomer
Sports
- Adam Zimmer (1984–2022), American football coach
- Andy Zimmer, American basketball player
- Bradley Zimmer, American baseball player
- Chief Zimmer (Charles Louis Zimmer, 1860–1949), catcher in Major League Baseball
- Cyril Zimmer, Australian rules footballer
- Don Zimmer, Major League Baseball manager and coach
- Kyle Zimmer, American baseball player
- Mike Zimmer, American football coach and defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL
- Sabine Zimmer, German race walker
- Tom Zimmer, (born 1952), American baseball player, coach and manager
Politics
- Dawn Zimmer, mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey
- Dick Zimmer, American politician
- Gabi Zimmer, German politician
- J. Eugene Zimmer (1912–1995), New York assemblyman
- Matthias Zimmer (born 1961), German politician
- Rod Zimmer (1942–2016), Canadian senator
Acting
- Constance Zimmer, American actress
- Kim Zimmer, American actress
- Laurie Zimmer, former American actress
Music
- Hans Zimmer, German composer, best known for film scores
- Heinrich Zimmer (Celticist) (1851–1910), German celticist
- Joana Zimmer, German pop music singer
- Norma Zimmer, American vocalist
- Maximillian Zimmer ( Zimma) British DJ and Producer
Other
- Art Zimmer, automobile executive, re-founder of Zimmer (automobile)
- Ben Zimmer, American linguist and lexicographer
- Emma Zimmer, overseer at the Ravensbrück concentration camp executed for war crimes
- George Zimmer, founder and CEO of the Men's Wearhouse
- Hans-Peter Zimmer, German painter and sculptor
- Heinrich Zimmer (1890–1943), German indologist
- John Zimmer, co-founder of rideshare program Zimride
- Marion Zimmer Bradley, American author of fantasy novels
- Michael Zimmer, a privacy and social media scholar
- Nathan Löb David Zimmer, English Kabbalist
- Patrick Benedict Zimmer, Catholic philosopher and theologian
- Richard Zimmer (general) (1893–1971), German military officer
- Robert Zimmer (1947–2023), former provost of Brown University, mathematician, and former president of the University of Chicago
- Robert Zimmer (philosopher), German philosopher and essayist
Multiple people
- Paul Zimmer (disambiguation), several people
- David Zimmer (disambiguation), several people
Fictional characters
- Anthony Zimmer, fictional character
- David Zimmer, main character in The Book of Illusions
- Leila Kwan Zimmer, a character in the Netflix series Grand Army
- Doctor Zimmer, a fictional character from the 2008 console game Fallout 3
See also
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