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Oppenheimer as a surname may refer to:
- 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
- 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
- J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904–1967), physicist who headed the Manhattan Project, known as the "Father of the Atomic Bomb"
- 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
- Max Ophüls (1902–1957), born as Maximilian Oppenheimer, a German film director
- 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
- Stephen Oppenheimer (born 1947), popular science writer in prehistory
- Ben R. Oppenheimer (born 1972)
- Charles Cuprill Oppenheimer (born c. 1910)
- Damon Oppenheimer (born 1962)
- Daniel M. Oppenheimer
- Jerry Oppenheimer
- Joshua Oppenheimer (born 1974)
- Kay Oppenheimer
- Lillian Oppenheimer (1898–1992)
- Samuel Oppenheimer (1635–1703)
- Suzi Oppenheimer (born 1934)
- Thomas Oppenheimer (born 1988)
Oppenheimer may also refer to:
- Oppenheimer (band), an indie-pop electronica duo from Belfast, made up of Shaun Robinson and Rocky O'Reilly
- Oppenheimer & Co., a global investment bank, and a division of Oppenheimer Holdings
- Oppenheimer Funds, acquired by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, a New York mutual fund
- Oppenheimer Holdings, of Toronto, Ontario
- Oppenheimer Diamond, a large yellow diamond named in memory of Sir Ernest Oppenheimer
- Oppenheimer (album)
- Oppenheimer (crater)
Television
- Oppenheimer (TV miniseries), a 1980 BBC seven part serial about J. Robert Oppenheimer, starring Sam Waterston.
See also
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