Edelman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Abram Wolf Edelman (a.k.a. Abraham Edelman) (1832-1907), Polish-born American rabbi; the first rabbi in Los Angeles, California.Daniel Edelman (1920–2013), American public relations executive, founder of EdelmanDavid Louis Edelman (born 1971), American science fiction authorEdmund D. Edelman (1930-2016), Los Angeles, California, politicianEric S. Edelman, U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Turkey), Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (2005–)Gerald Edelman (1929-2014), biologist, 1972 Nobel Prize (Physiology/Medicine) for work on the immune systemGregg Edelman (born 1958), American movie, television and theatre actorHerb Edelman (1933–1996), American actorJames Edelman (born 9 January 1974), a justice of the Federal Court of Australia, and appointed to be a justice of the High Court of AustraliaJudith Edelman (1923–2014), American architectJulian Edelman (born 1986), NFL player for the New England PatriotsLee Edelman (born 1953), professor and chair of the English Department at Tufts UniversityMarek Edelman (1922–2009), political and social activist, cardiologist, and the last living leader of the Warsaw Ghetto UprisingMarian Wright Edelman (Marian Wright) (born 1939), founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund and wife of Peter EdelmanMaurice Edelman (1911–1975), British politician and novelistMurray Edelman (1919–2001), American political scientistNatan Eidelman (1930–1989), Russian author and historianNufar Edelman (born 1982), Israeli Olympic sailorPeter Edelman (born 1938), lawyer, policy maker, and law professor at Georgetown University Law Center and husband of Marian Wright EdelmanRandy Edelman (born 1947), American music composerR. David Edelman, American policymakerRichard Edelman (born 1954), president and CEO of public relations firm EdelmanScott Edelman (born 1955), American science fiction and fantasy writer and editor