Erdman

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

• Andrew L. Erdman (born 1965), American author, journalist, and scholar
• Charles Erdman Petersdorff (1800–1886), legal writer
• Charles R. Erdman Sr. (1866–1960), American Presbyterian minister and professor of theology at Princeton Theological Seminary
• Charles R. Erdman Jr. (1897–1984), American Republican Party politician
• Constantine Jacob Erdman (1846–1911), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
• David V. Erdman (1911–2001), American literary critic, editor, and Professor Emeritus of English at the State University of New York at Stony Brook
• Derek Erdman (born 1973), artist living in Seattle, Washington
• Jacob Erdman (1801–1867), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
• Jean Erdman (1916–2020), dancer and choreographer of modern dance as well as an avant-garde theater director
• Jean Erdman, Baron Dieskau (1701–1767), German-born soldier remembered mostly as a French general and commander in America
• Marshall Erdman (1922–1995), Lithuanian-American builder and colleague of Frank Lloyd Wright
• Molly Erdman (born 1974), American actress and improvisational comedian
• Nikolai Erdman (1900–1970), Soviet dramatist and screenwriter
• Paul Erdman (1932–2007), one of the leading business and financial writers in the United States
• Philip Erdman (born 1977), Nebraska Republican state senator from Bayard, Nebraska in the Nebraska Legislature
• Richard Erdman (1925–2019), American actor and director
• Richard Erdman (artist) (born 1952), American artist
• Wayne Erdman (born 1952), retired Canadian judoka who represented Canada in Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada
• Woody Erdman (1926–1997), American sportscaster, television producer and businessman

See also

• Erdman Act, United States federal law pertaining to railroad labor disputes
• Marshall Erdman Prefab Houses