Kramer (surname)
family name
Kramer ( KRAY-mər) is an occupational surname. In Middle Low German during the Late Middle Ages, Kramer meant "shopkeeper" or "merchant". The meaning later changed to "merchants trading with different rather small things". It is Dutch or Low German origin (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkraːmər] ) or is derived from the High German surname Krämer (pronounced [ˈkʁɛːmɐ] ).
People with this name
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Aaron Kramer (1921–1997), American poet, essayist, and translator, Silesian German chess master
Albert Kramer (1882–1943), Slovenian and Yugoslavian politician
Alex Kramer (1903–1998), Canadian songwriter
Amanda Kramer (born 1960s), American musician
Andreas Kramer (born 1997), Swedish middle-distance runner
Ann-Kathrin Kramer (born 1966), German writer and actress
Annemarie Kramer (born 1975), Dutch sprinter
Alisha Kramer (born 1990), American physician and health activist
Arlene Kramer Richards (born c. 1935), American psychoanalyst
Arnold Kramer (1882–1976) was an American folk artist
Arthur Kramer (1927–2008), American lawyer
Arthur F. Kramer, American neuroscientist
Arvid Kramer (born 1956), American basketball player
B
Barry Kramer (1942–2025), American basketball player, jurist and attorney
Barry Kramer, former editor and occasional host of Game Grumps
Ben Kramer (1913–99), American basketball player
Benjamin F. Kramer (born 1957), U.S. (Maryland) politician
Bert Kramer (1934–2001), American actor
Bill Kramer (born 1965), U.S. (Wisconsin) politician
Billy J. Kramer (born 1943), British merseybeat singer
Boaz Kramer (born 1978), Israeli wheelchair tennis player
Bob Kramer (born c. 1957), American knifesmith
Bryan Jared Kramer (born 1974), Member of Parliament for Madang Open, Papua New Guinea
Bryan Jeffrey Kramer, American social media businessman
Burton Kramer (born 1932), Canadian graphic designer and artist
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Caleb Kramer (born 2006), Kenyan footballer
Cecilie Breil Kramer (born 1987), Danish football goalkeeper
Charles Kramer (politician), (1879–1943), Californian politician
Charles Kramer (economist) (1907–1992), American economist, spy for the Soviet Union in the 1940s
Charles Kramer (attorney) (1916–1988), lawyer from New York
Charles Kramer (producer) (born 1970s), American television producer
Chiel Kramer (born 1992), Dutch football goalkeeper
Chris Kramer (actor) (born 1975), Canadian television actor
Chris Kramer (born 1988), American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Christian Kramer (?–1834), German composer and musician at the British court
Christina Kramer (born c. 1963), Canadian Slavic linguist
Christoph Kramer (born 1991), German footballer
Clare Kramer (born 1974), American actress
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Daniel Kramer (born 1977), American stage and opera director
David Kramer (singer) (born 1951), South African singer, songwriter, playwright and director
David Kramer (soccer) (born 1972), American soccer goalkeeper
David J. Kramer, United States Assistant Secretary of State for democracy, human rights, and labor, 2008–2009
Dawn Kramer (born 1945), American choreographer and dancer
Dean Kramer (born 1952), American pianist
Denise Kramer-Scholer (1910–1993), Swiss fencer
Dennis Kramer (1992–2023), German-American basketball player
Dick Kramer (born 1972), Dutch cricketer
Dieter Kramer (born 1959), German footballer
Don Kramer (born 1969), American comics artist
Don Kramer (politician) (born 1940), American politician
Doug Kramer (born 1983), Filipino basketball player
Doug Kramer (American football) (born 1998), American football player
E
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
F
Felix Kramer (born 1949), American founder of CalCars
Ferdinand Kramer (1898–1985), German architect and functionalist designer
Francisco Villagrán Kramer (1927–2011), Guatemalan legal scholar and politician
Frank Kramer (artist) (1905–1993), American artist and illustrator
Frank Kramer (director) (1925–2018), a pseudonym of the Italian film director Gianfranco Parolini
Frank Kramer (footballer, born 1972) (born 1972), German football player and coach
Frank Louis Kramer (1880–1952), American cyclist and United States Bicycling Hall of Fame inductee
Franz Kramer (1865–1924), United States Navy sailor
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Garret Kramer (born c. 1962), American mental performance coach
George Kramer (philatelist), American philatelist
George W. Kramer (1848–1938), American architect
Georges Kramer (1898-?), Swiss football player and coach
Gordon Kramer (1921–1989), Australian rules footballer
Gorni Kramer (1913–1995), Italian songwriter, musician, and band leader
Greg Kramer (1961–2013), British-born Canadian author, actor, director, and magician
Gustav Kramer (1910–1959), German zoologist and ornithologist
H
Haije Kramer (1917–2004), Dutch chess master and theoretician
Harry Kramer (announcer) (1911–1996), American radio and television announcer
Harry Kramer (German artist) (1925–1997), German artist
Harry Kramer (American artist) (born 1939), American artist
Heinrich Kramer a.k.a. Heinrich Institor (c.
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