Oppenheim (surname)

Oppenheim is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• A. Leo Oppenheim (1904–1974), Assyriologist
• Alan V. Oppenheim (born 1937), professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT and author
• Alexander Oppenheim (1903-1997), British mathematician and university administrator
• Alfred Freiherr von Oppenheim (1934–2005), associate of Sal. Oppenheim bank
• Alfred Oppenheim (1878-1943), German chemist and manufacturer
• Avrohom Chaim Oppenheim (1796?–1824?), Rabbi at Péczel, Hungary
• David Oppenheim (clarinetist) (1922–2007), an American clarinetist and classical music and television producer
• David Oppenheim (poker player), American professional poker player
• David Oppenheim (rabbi) (1664–1736), a chief rabbi of Prague
• Dennis Oppenheim (1938–2011), American conceptual artist, performance artist, sculptor, and photographer
• E. Phillips Oppenheim (1866–1946), English novelist
• Heinrich Bernhard Oppenheim (1819–1880), German jurist, politician, and philosopher
• Hermann Oppenheim (1858–1919), German neurologist
• James Oppenheim (1882–1932), American poet, author, and editor
• Jill Arlyn Oppenheim (born 1940), American actress better known as Jill St. John
• L. F. L. Oppenheim (1858–1919), German jurist
• Matt Oppenheim (born 1967), former Senior VP of Legal and Business Affairs for the RIAA
• Max von Oppenheim (1860–1946), German diplomat and archaeologist
• Meret Oppenheim (1913–1985), Swiss artist and lyricist
• Moritz Daniel Oppenheim (1800–1882), German painter
• Sally Oppenheim (born 1930), shortened name for Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, former UK member of Parliament
• Salomon Oppenheim, Jr. (1772–1828), founder of the Sal. Oppenheim bank
• Samuel Oppenheim (1857–1928), Austrian astronomer

See also

• Oppenheim family, prominent European banking family since the 18th century