<P> Blackman, Originally Blæcmann, is an Old English name meaning "black man". The name was once given to Danish Vikings who settled in southern Scotland . It is also listed in the genealogy of the kings of Bernicia . Early on, it was commonly used as a first name . Variations: Blackmann, Blachman, Blackmun, Blackmon, Blakeman . Depending on how the old Anglo - Saxon blaec or blac were translated, the surname could also have had the exact opposite meaning from the above . "Blaec" meant dark / swarthy while blac meant fair / pale . The spelling of both words and their meanings were often confused and, over time, became interchangeable . </P> <Ul> <Li> Alexander Wayne Blackman, British Royal Marine known as' Marine A' convicted of murdering a Taliban insurgent in 2011 </Li> <Li> Andre Blackman (born 1990), British footballer </Li> <Li> Andrew Blackman (born 1965), Australian actor </Li> <Li> Ann Blackman (born 1946), American biographer </Li> <Li> Avion Blackman (born 1976), American reggae recording artist </Li> <Li> Aylward M. Blackman (1883--1956), British Egyptologist </Li> <Li> Bertie Blackman (born 1982), Australian singer, songwriter, and guitarist </Li> <Li> Bob Blackman (American football) (1918--2000), American football player and coach </Li> <Li> Bob Blackman (politician) (born 1956), British politician (Harrow East; earlier London) </Li> <Li> Calvin Blackman Bridges (1889--1938), American geneticist </Li> <Li> Charles Blackman (born 1928), Australian artist </Li> <Li> Cindy Blackman (born 1959), American musician </Li> <Li> Courtney Blackman KA (born?), Barbadian economist, international business consultant, and diplomat </Li> <Li> Damon Blackmon (aka Dame Grease, born?), American video and music producer </Li> <Li> Don Blackman (1953--2013), American musician </Li> <Li> Fred Blackman (1884--?), British footballer </Li> <Li> Frederick Blackman (1866--1947), British botanist (brother of Vernon Herbert Blackman; uncle of Geoffrey Emett Blackman) </Li> <Li> Garfield Blackman (given name of Ras Shorty I, 1941--2000), Trinidadian musician </Li> <Li> Geoffrey Emett Blackman (1903--1980), British botanist (son of Vernon Herbert Blackman; nephew of Frederick Blackman) </Li> <Li> George Blackman (1897--2003), Barbadian soldier in WWI </Li> <Li> Helena Blackman (born 1982), British actress </Li> <Li> Henry E. Blackman (born 1820), American politician and farmer </Li> <Li> Honor Blackman (born 1925), British actress </Li> <Li> Jack Blackman (born 1920), Australian footballer </Li> <Li> Jeremy Blackman (born 1985), American actor </Li> <Li> Joan Blackman (born 1938), American actress </Li> <Li> Joe Blackman (born 1984), British entrepreneur </Li> <Li> John Blackman (born 1947), Australian radio and television presenter, and voice actor </Li> <Li> John Lucie Blackman (1793--1815) British soldier killed at the Battle of Waterloo </Li> <Li> Ken Blackman (born 1972), American professional football player </Li> <Li> Lionel Blackman (born?), British solicitor advocate </Li> <Li> Liz Blackman (born 1949), British politician (Erewash) </Li> <Li> Lloyd Blackman (born 1983), British footballer </Li> <Li> Lloyd Blackman (musician) (born 1928), Canadian violinist, conductor, composer, and educator </Li> <Li> Lucie Blackman (? - 2000), British club hostess, murdered by Joji Obara </Li> <Li> Lucy Blackman (born 1972) Australian author and autism advocate </Li> <Li> Luther Meade Blackman (1834--1919), American tombstone engraver, lawyer, politician, and farmer </Li> <Li> Malorie Blackman OBE (born 1962), British author of juvenile fiction </Li> <Li> Margaret B. Blackman (born 1944) American anthropologist </Li> <Li> Moses Blackman (1908--1983), South African - born British crystallographer </Li> <Li> Nick Blackman (born 1989), British footballer </Li> <Li> Nicole Blackman (born 1971), American performance artist, poet, author, and vocalist </Li> <Li> Paul Blackman (born 1958), British theatrical producer and director </Li> <Li> Ralph Beebe Blackman (1904--1990), American mathematician and engineer </Li> <Li> Roberta Blackman - Woods (born 1957), British politician (City of Durham) </Li> <Li> Robyn Blackman (born 1959), New Zealander field hockey player, Olympian </Li> <Li> Rolando Blackman (born 1959), Panamanian basketball player and coach </Li> <Li> Steve Blackman (born 1963), American professional wrestler </Li> <Li> Ted Blackman (1942--2002), Canadian sports journalist </Li> <Li> Tim Blackman (born 1956), British academic and vice-chancellor of Middlesex University London </Li> <Li> Toni Blackman (born 1968), American rap artist, actress, and writer </Li> <Li> Vernon Herbert Blackman (1872--1967), British botanist (brother of Frederick Blackman; father of Geoffrey Emett Blackman) </Li> <Li> William Blackman (1862--1885), British cricketer </Li> <Li> Woodie Blackman (1922--2010), Barbadian author and college administrator </Li> </Ul>

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