Altman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Benjamin Altman (1840–1913), American retailer, founder of B. Altman & Co. and art collectorDennis Altman (born 1943), Australian academic and pioneering gay rights activistDoug Altman, English statisticianEdward I. Altman, (born 1941), American professor of finance, creator of Altman Z-score bankruptcy prediction modelGeorges Altman (born 1901), French journalist and resistance fighterHoward Altman (born 1960), American journalistIda Altman (born 1950), American historianJeff Altman (born 1951), American comedianJohn Altman (actor) (born 1952), English actorJohn Altman (composer), English soundtrack composerJoseph Altman, American neuroscientist and biologist who discovered adult neurogenesis in the 1960sMark Altman (disambiguation), several peopleMike Altman (born 1955), American songwriterMitch Altman, hacker and inventorMoyshe Altman (1890–1981), Russian Yiddish writerNathan Altman (1889–1970), Russian painterPhyllis Altman (1919–1999), South African trade unionist and anti-apartheid activistRoger Altman, founder of Evercore Partners and former U.S. Deputy treasury secretaryRobert Altman (1925–2006), American film directorRobert A. Altman, American lawyer involved in Bank of Credit and Commerce International scandalSam Altman, President of Y CombinatorScott Altman (born 1959), American astronautSean Altman (born 1961), American musician and songwriterSemen Altman (born 1946), Ukrainian football coachSidney Altman (born 1939), Canadian biologistStuart Altman (born 1937), American Health-care economistTosia Altman (1918–1943), Polish Jewish resistance fighter