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Kramer (surname)

Kramer ( ) is a Jewish name occupational surname. 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". It is Dutch or Low German origin () or is derived from the High German surname Krämer ().

People with this name

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  • 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
  • Eileen Kramer (1914–2024), Australian dancer, artist, performer and choreographer
  • 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

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

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  • 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 (1944–2024), American professional football player
  • Kent A. Kramer (born 1961), Iowan politician
  • Kieran Kramer, American romance novelist

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

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  • 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

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Fictional people

  • 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

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