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

  • Alexandra Shulman (born 1957), editor of British Vogue
  • Andrew Shulman (born 1960), English cellist and conductor
  • Barry Shulman (born 1946), American poker player and CEO of the magazine Card Player
  • Claire Shulman (1926–2020), American politician
  • Daniel Shulman (disambiguation), several people
  • David Shulman (1912–2004), American lexicographer
  • Derek Shulman (born 1947), Scottish musician
  • Douglas H. Shulman (born 1967), Commissioner of the IRS
  • Eli Baruch Shulman (born 1959), rosh yeshiva at RIETS
  • Eliezer Shulman (1923–2006), biblical scholar and historian
  • Ekaterina Schulmann (born 1978), Russian political scientist
  • Eyal Shulman (born 1987), Israeli basketball player
  • Harry Shulman (1903–1955), dean of Yale Law School, 1954-55
  • Holly Shulman, American reproductive health statistician
  • Irving Shulman (1913–1995), American author and screenwriter
  • Jack Shulman, American communist activist
  • Jeff Shulman (born 1975), poker player and editor of Card Player magazine
  • John Shulman (born 1966), basketball coach
  • Julius Shulman (1910–2009), American photographer
  • Lawrence Shulman (born 1937), dean of the University at Buffalo
  • Lee Shulman (1938–2024), American educational psychologist
  • Mark Shulman (author) (born 1962), American author and publisher
  • Mark Shulman (rugby league) (1951–2022), Australian rugby player
  • Marshall D. Shulman (1916–2007), American diplomat
  • Max Shulman (1919–1988), 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 (1913–2004), Canadian writer and broadcaster
  • Morton Shulman (1925–2000), Canadian politician
  • Naphtali Herz Shulman (died ), Russian Hebrew writer
  • Nechama Shulman, birth name of Nechama Rivlin (1945–2019), Israeli researcher, science secretary, and First Lady of Israel
  • Neville Shulman, English mountaineer and personal consultant to filmmaker Ridley Scott
  • Nicola Shulman, English biographer
  • Phil Shulman (born 1937), Scottish musician
  • Ray Shulman (1949–2023), English musician
  • Robert G. Shulman (1924–2026), American biophysicist
  • Yury Shulman (born 1975), Belarusian chess grandmaster

See also

  • Schulman