Oppenheim (surname)

Oppenheim is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish 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 (chemist) (1878–1943), German chemist and manufacturer
* Avrohom Chaim Oppenheim (1796?–1824?), Rabbi at Péczel, Hungary
* Berthold Oppenheim (1867–1942), Moravian rabbi
* David Ernst Oppenheim (1881–1943), Austrian educator
* David Oppenheim (clarinetist) (1922–2007), American clarinetist and classical music and television producer
* David Oppenheim (poker player), American professional poker player
* David Oppenheim (rabbi) (1664–1736), chief rabbi of Prague
* Dennis Oppenheim (1938–2011), American conceptual artist, performance artist, sculptor, and photographer
* E. Phillips Oppenheim (1866–1946), English novelist
* Franz Oppenheim (1852-1929), German chemist, entrepreneur and industrialist
* 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
* Jeanette Oppenheim (born 1952), Danish lawyer and politician, MEP
* Jill Arlyn Oppenheim (born 1940), American actress better known as Jill St. John
* Joachim Oppenheim (1832–1891), rabbi and author
* Jonathan Oppenheim, British scientist
* Jonathan Oppenheim (film editor) (1951–2020), American film editor
* L. F. L. Oppenheim (1858–1919), German jurist
* Martin Wilhelm Oppenheim [de] (1781–1853), German banker
* Max von Oppenheim (1860–1946), German diplomat and archaeologist
* Meret Oppenheim (1913–1985), Swiss artist and lyricist
* Moritz Daniel Oppenheim (1800–1882), German painter
* Noah Oppenheim (born 1980), American writer, television producer, and President of NBC News
* Otto Georg Oppenheim [de] (1817–1909), German jurist
* Rob Oppenheim (born 1980), American professional golfer
* Sally Oppenheim (1928–2025), shortened name for Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, UK member of Parliament
* Salomon Oppenheim, Jr. (1772–1828), founder of the Sal. Oppenheim bank
* Samuel Oppenheim (1857–1928), Austrian astronomer

## See also

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* Oppenheim family, prominent European banking family since the 18th century
* Oppenheimer, a similar surname, also of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin

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