Brinkman, Brinkmann, Brinckman, and Brinckmann are variations of a German and Dutch surname. It is toponymic surname with the same meaning as the surname Van den Brink: "(man) from the village green". Notable people with these surnames include:
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Baba Brinkman (born 1978), Canadian rapper and playwright
Bert Brinkman (born 1968), Dutch water polo player
Bryan Brinkman (fl. 2009), American cartoon animator
Carl Gustaf von Brinkman (1764–1847), Swedish-German classicist poet, writer and diplomat Charles Brinkman (1928–2003), American figure skater Cookie Brinkman (1949–2019), American football player Chuck Brinkman (born 1944), American baseball player Curt Brinkman (1953–2010), American wheelchair racer Ed Brinkman (1941–2008), American baseball player Elco Brinkman (born 1948), Dutch politician Erna Brinkman (born 1972), Dutch volleyball player Fiona Brinkman (born 1967), Australian-born Canadian bioinformatician Fred Brinkman (1892–1961), American architect George Brinkman (born 1972), American spree killer Henri Brinkman (1908–1961), Dutch mathematician and physicist, namesake of the Brinkman number Henry W. Brinkman (1881–1949), American architect Hero Brinkman (born 1964), Dutch politician Jacques Brinkman (born 1966), Dutch field hockey player Joe Brinkman (born 1944), American baseball umpire Johannes Brinkman (1902–1949), Dutch architect Kiara Brinkman (born 1979), American author Mat Brinkman (born 1973), American artist and musician Michiel Brinkman (1873–1925) Dutch architect Steven Brinkman (born 1979), Canadian volleyball player Tim Brinkman (born 1997), Dutch footballer Tom Brinkman (born 1957), American (Ohio) politician
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The Brinckman baronets
Sir Theodore Brinckman, 1st Baronet (1798–1880), British MP for Yarmouth
Sir Theodore Brinckman, 2nd Baronet (1830–1905), his son, British Liberal MP for Canterbury Sir Theodore Brinckman, 4th Baronet (1898–1954), British cricketer
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Ansgar Brinkmann (born 1969), German footballer
Bernd Brinkmann (born 1939), German forensic pathologist
Bernhard Brinkmann (1952-2022), German politician
Beth Brinkmann (born 1958), American lawyer
Carl Brinkmann (1885–1954), German sociologist and economist
Christiane Brinkmann (born 1962), German athlete
Daniel Brinkmann (born 1986), German footballer
Dennis Brinkmann (born 1978), German football defender and coach
Dirk Brinkmann (born 1964), German field hockey player
Gunnar Brinkmann , discoverer of the Brinkmann graph
Hanne Brinkmann (1895–1984), German actress
Hans Brinkmann, discoverer of Brinkmann coordinates
Helmuth Brinkmann (1895–1983), German navy vice-admiral
Patrik Brinkmann (born 1966), Swedish-German businessman and right-wing politician Philipp Brinkmann, German-Greek entrepreneur Rainer Brinkmann (admiral) (born 1958), German Navy admiral Rainer Brinkmann (politician) (born 1958), German SPD politician Reinhold Brinkmann (1934–2010), German musicologist Rolf Dieter Brinkmann (1940–1975), German lyricist and storyteller Ron Brinkmann (born 1964), American (?) visual effects supervisor Rudolf Brinkmann (Secretary of State) (1893–1973), German economist Ruth Brinkmann (1937–1997), American-born Austrian stage actress Svend Brinkmann (born 1975), Danish psychologist Thomas Brinkmann (born 1959), German musician, also known as Ester Brinkmann Thomas Brinkmann (field hockey) (born 1968), German field hockey player Till Brinkmann (born 1995), German footballer Vinzenz Brinkmann (born 1958), German classical archaeologist Werner Brinkmann (born 1946), German jurist and chief executive Wilhelm Brinkmann (1910–1991), German field handball player William J. Brinkmann (1874-1911), American architect Woldemar Brinkmann (1890–1959), German architect and interior designer Wolfgang Brinkmann (born 1950), German equestrian