Oppenheimer (surname)

Oppenheimer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Alan Oppenheimer (born 1930), film actor
Andrés Oppenheimer (born 1951), Argentine author and journalist known for his analysis of Latin American politics
Bernard Oppenheimer (1866–1921), South African and British diamond merchant and philanthropist, brother of Ernest
Charles Cuprill Oppenheimer (1916 – 2011), was a lawyer and Rotary District Governor for Puerto Rico
Damon Oppenheimer (born 1962), Vice President and Director of Amateur Scouting for the New York Yankees
Daniel M. Oppenheimer, professor of psychology at UCLA
David Oppenheim (rabbi) (1664–1736), also called Oppenheimer, rabbi of Prague and bibliophile
David Oppenheimer (1834–1897), second mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Ernest Oppenheimer (1880–1957), diamond and gold mining entrepreneur and financier; controlled De Beers and founded the Anglo American Corporation of South Africa, brother of Bernard
Frank Oppenheimer (1912–1985), physicist, brother of J. Robert Oppenheimer, founder of the Exploratorium in San Francisco
Franz Oppenheimer (1864–1943), German sociologist and political economist
Harry Frederick Oppenheimer (1908–2000), South African businessman of De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited, son of Ernest
Hillel Oppenheimer (1899–1971), Israeli professor of botany, son of Franz
Isabel la Negra (1901–1974), also known as Isabel Luberza Oppenheimer, a Puerto Rican criminal
Jane M. Oppenheimer (1911-1996), embryologist and historian of science
J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904–1967), physicist who headed the Manhattan Project, known as the "Father of the Atomic Bomb"
Jerry Oppenheimer, American biographer
Jess Oppenheimer (1913–1988), screenwriter who wrote for Lucille Ball
Joel Oppenheimer (1930–1988), American writer
Joseph Suss Oppenheimer (1698–1738), financial adviser to Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg
Josh Oppenheimer (born 1970), Israeli-American professional basketball]coach, and former professional basketball player
Joshua Oppenheimer (born 1974), American film director
Kay Oppenheimer member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Lillian Oppenheimer (1898–1992), American origami pioneer
Michael Oppenheimer, professor of geosciences at Princeton University, authority on climate change
Nicky Oppenheimer (born 1945), chairman of De Beers and of The Diamond Trading Company, son of Harry
Peter Oppenheimer, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Apple Computer
Rebecca Oppenheimer (born 1972), American astrophysicist
Samuel Oppenheimer (1635–1703), a Jewish banker
Stephen Oppenheimer (born 1947), popular science writer in prehistory
Suzi Oppenheimer (born 1934), a former New York politician
Thomas Oppenheimer (born 1988), a German professional ice hockey player

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