Rosenbaum is a surname of German and Yiddish (Jewish) origin, which translates as "rose tree" and which was given to people living in the proximity of rose bushes. Notable people with the surname include:
Al Rosenbaum, American artist and cofounder of the Virginia Holocaust MuseumAlexander Rosenbaum, a Russian-Jewish bard from Saint PetersburgAlexis Rosenbaum, French essayistAnNa R., Andrea Neuenhofen, née Rosenbaum, German singer and songwriterAyn Rand, born Alisa Zinov’yevna Rosenbaum, writer and philosopher, founder of ObjectivismBenjamin Rosenbaum, American science fiction writerBerta Rosenbaum Golahny, American painterVictor Borge, born Børge Rosenbaum, Danish comedianBezalel Ronsburg a rabbi also known as Daniel RosenbaumDanny Rosenbaum, American baseball pitcherDavid Rosenbaum (journalist), American journalistDavid Rosenbaum (soccer), American soccer playerDiane Rosenbaum, Oregon politicianEdna Phillips, later Edna Phillips Rosenbaum, American HarpistDr. Edward E. Rosenbaum, author of A Taste Of My Own Medicine, which the film The Doctor was based onEli Rosenbaum, director of the U.S. DOJ Office of Special InvestigationsEnrico Rosenbaum, American songwriterFred Rosenbaum, American author, historianFred Rosenbaum, US Brigadier GeneralGreg Rosenbaum, American merchant bankerHelmut Rosenbaum, World War II German naval officerIsamar Rosenbaum, Hasidic rebbeJackie Rosenbaum, Canadian actressJacques Rosenbaum (1878–1943), Estonian architectJames Rosenbaum, American sociology professorJames M. Rosenbaum, American lawyer and judgeJames T. Rosenbaum American physician-scientistJeff Rosenbaum, primary director of the Association for Consciousness ExplorationJoel Rosenbaum, professor of cell biologyJohn Rosenbaum, California artistJonathan Rosenbaum, American film criticJonathan Rosenbaum (scholar), American paleographer and college administratorJonathan A. Rosenbaum (Jon Rosenbaum), American television director and producerKarl Rosenbaum, phrenologist and thief of Joseph Haydn's headRichard E. Hughes, born Leo Rosenbaum, American comic book author and editorLouise Rosskam, born Louise Rosenbaum, American photographerMarc Rosenbaum, American engineerMeyer Rosenbaum (I), Grand Rabbi of KretchnifMeyer Rosenbaum (II), Chief Rabbi of CubaMichael Rosenbaum, American actorMorris D. Rosenbaum, Utah businessman and early Jewish convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPaul Rand, born Peretz Rosenbaum, American graphic designerPaul R. Rosenbaum, American statisticianPolly Rosenbaum, American politicianR. Robert Rosenbaum, television director for BewitchedRobin S. Rosenbaum, American women judgeRon Rosenbaum, American journalist and authorRosamund Bernier (née Rosamond Margaret Rosenbaum, formerly Mrs Georges Bernier, formerly Mrs Lewis Riley), a lecturer and founder of the art magazine L'ŒIL. Married John Russell (art critic) in 1975.Scott Rosenbaum, American screenwriter, producer and showrunnerSimon Rosenbaum, British academicSimon Yakovlevich Rosenbaum, Jewish activistStephen Rosenbaum, visual effects supervisorSteven Rosenbaum (producer), American television producerThane Rosenbaum, American novelistThomas Felix Rosenbaum, American physicist and president of the California Institute of TechnologyVictor Rosenbaum, American pianist, conductor, and music educator (former president of Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA, and currently on the faculties of New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, and Mannes School of Music, New YorkWerner Rosenbaum, German hockey playerWilliam Rosenbaum, American politicianZipora Rubin-Rosenbaum, Israeli paralympic athlete