Naumann is a Central German variation of the surname Neumann. Notable people with the surname include:
Albert Naumann (1875–??), German Olympic fencer
Christian August Naumann (1705–??), German architect
Einar Naumann (1891–1934), Swedish botanist
Erich Naumann (1905–1951), German Nazi SS-Brigadeführer and Einsatzgruppe commander
Ernst Naumann (1832–1910), German composer
Francis Naumann, a scholar, curator, and art dealer, specializing in the art of the Dada movement and the Surrealist periods
Friedrich Naumann (1860–1919), German theologian and politician
Friedrich Naumann Foundation, German foundation for liberal politics
Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann (1797–1873), German geologist
Naumann (crater), a lunar impact crater named after him
Hans Naumann (1886–1951), German literary historian
Heinrich Edmund Naumann (1854–1927), German geologist
Horst Naumann (born 1921), German actor
Johann Andreas Naumann, German farmer and an amateur naturalist
Johann Christoph von Naumann, German architect
Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780–1857), German ornithologist
Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741–1801), German composer
Joseph Fred Naumann (born 1949), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Kerstin Naumann (born 1981), German rower
Klaus Naumann (born 1939), German general, who was General Inspector of the German military from 1991 to 1996
Max Naumann (1875–1939), initiator of the League of National German Jews
Michael Naumann (born 1941), German politician, journalist and publicist
Peter Naumann (born 1941), German sailor
Robert Naumann (1862–1926), American politician
Werner Naumann (1909–1982), German politician
Nauman is a variant and may refer to:
Bruce Nauman (born 1941), contemporary American artist
Theodor Nauman (1885–1947), Swedish water polo player