What is "altman"

The Altman was an early automobile produced in 1901 in Cleveland, Ohio by Henry J. Altman. Altman built the car at his home at 7 Pier Street, with his wife helping assemble the radiator in the kitchen. The car featured a two-cylinder engine suspended midship under the seat. In 1909 Altman converted the tonneau body to a roadster before selling the car to a local paperhanger for $200. Whether Altman built more cars is unknown.

Altman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Benjamin Altman (1840–1913), American retailer, founder of B. Altman & Co. and art collector
• Dennis Altman (born 1943), Australian academic and pioneering gay rights activist
• Doug Altman, English statistician
• Edward I. Altman, (born 1941), American professor of finance, creator of Altman Z-score bankruptcy prediction model
• Georges Altman (born 1901), French journalist and resistance fighter
• Howard Altman (born 1960), American journalist
• Ida Altman (born 1950), American historian
• Jeff Altman (born 1951), American comedian
• John Altman (actor) (born 1952), English actor
• John Altman (composer), English soundtrack composer
• Joseph Altman, American neuroscientist and biologist who discovered adult neurogenesis in the 1960s
• Mark Altman (disambiguation), several people
• Micah Altman (born 1967), American social and information scientist
• Mike Altman (born 1955), American songwriter
• Mitch Altman, hacker and inventor
• Moyshe Altman (1890–1981), Russian Yiddish writer
• Nathan Altman (1889–1970), Russian painter
• Roger Altman, founder of Evercore Partners and former U.S. Deputy treasury secretary
• Robert Altman (1925–2006), American film director
• Robert A. Altman, American lawyer involved in Bank of Credit and Commerce International scandal
• Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator
• Scott Altman (born 1959), American astronaut
• Sean Altman (born 1961), American musician and songwriter
• Semen Altman (born 1946), Ukrainian football coach
• Sidney Altman (born 1939), Canadian biologist
• Stuart Altman (born 1937), American Health-care economist
• Tosia Altman (1918–1943), Polish Jewish resistance fighter

Altman is a 2014 documentary film about film director Robert Altman.