Shulman is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname that literally means "shul-man". A shul is another name for a synagogue, a Jewish house of worship, and the name was usually given to the head of the synagogue or the synagogue's rabbi. It can also appear as a result of double transliteration, to and from the Cyrillic alphabet, of the German surname "Schulmann".
Notable people
edit- Alexandra Shulman, editor of British Vogue
- Andrew Shulman, English cellist and conductor
- Barry Shulman, American poker player and CEO of the magazine Card Player
- Claire Shulman, American politician
- Daniel Shulman (disambiguation), several people
- David Shulman, American lexicographer
- Derek Shulman, Scottish musician
- Douglas H. Shulman, Commissioner of the IRS
- Eli Baruch Shulman, rosh yeshiva at RIETS
- Eliezer Shulman, biblical scholar and historian
- Ekaterina Schulmann, Russian political scientist
- Eyal Shulman (born 1987), Israeli basketball player
- Harry Shulman, dean of Yale Law School, 1954-55
- Holly Shulman, American reproductive health statistician
- Irving Shulman, American author and screenwriter
- Jack Shulman, American communist activist
- Jeff Shulman, poker player and editor of Card Player magazine
- John Shulman, basketball coach
- Julius Shulman, American photographer
- Lawrence Shulman, dean of the University at Buffalo
- Lee Shulman, American educational psychologist
- Mark Shulman (author), American author and publisher
- Mark Shulman (rugby league), Australian rugby player
- Marshall D. Shulman, American diplomat
- Max Shulman, American writer and humorist
- Michael Shulman (actor) (born 1981), American actor
- Michael Shulman (mathematician) (born 1980), American mathematician
- Michael Shulman (writer) (born 1973), American writer
- Milton Shulman, Canadian writer and broadcaster
- Morton Shulman, Canadian politician
- Naphtali Herz Shulman (died c. 1830), Russian Hebrew writer
- Neville Shulman, English mountaineer and personal consultant to filmmaker Ridley Scott
- Nicola Shulman, English biographer
- Phil Shulman, Scottish musician
- Ray Shulman, English musician
- Robert G. Shulman, American biophysicist
- Yaniv Shulman, member of Israeli ambient music group Shulman
- Yury Shulman, Belarusian chess grandmaster