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.

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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

• a division in the town of Pernitz, in Austria

• Ortman
• Orthmann
• Artner, Artmann

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