title: Ortmann
text: # Ortmann
  
  Ortmann is a central German family name, which in the Middle Ages stood for the job called "ortman." This was an arbiter who decided in situations where there is a stalemate.
  
  Ortmann is the surname of the following persons:
  
  * Anton Ortmann (1801–1861), Bohemian-Austrian botanist, with the botanical authority abbreviation Ortmann
  * Arnold Edward Ortmann (1863–1927), German zoologist and botanist, with the botanical authority abbreviation A.E.Ortmann
  * Andreas Ortmann, economist
  * Chuck Ortmann (1929-2018), former American football player
  * Edwin Ortmann (1941) German author and translator
  * Friedhelm Ortmann (born 1927), German director of radio dramas
  * Günther Ortmann (1916–2002), German handball player
  * Oliver Ortmann (born 1967), German pool billiard player
  * Siegbert Ortmann (born 1940), politician in the state of Hesse (CDU)
  * Siegfried Ortmann (born 1937), German archer
  * Wilfried Ortmann (1924–1994), German actor
  
  Ortmann is also the name of
  
  ## Other variants
  
  * Ortman
  * Orthmann
  * Artner, Artmann
  