Hammerstein is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arthur Hammerstein (1872–1955), American opera producer Carl-Detlev Freiherr von Hammerstein (born 1938), German farmer and politician (CDU) David Hammerstein Mintz (born 1955), Spanish politician Dorothy Hammerstein (1899-1987), Australian-American interior designer and decorator Elaine Hammerstein (1897–1948), American actress James Hammerstein (1931-199), American theatre director and producer Marie Luise von Hammerstein (1908-1999), German lawyer Mike Hammerstein (born 1963), American football player Notker Hammerstein (born 1930), German historian Oscar Hammerstein I (1847–1919), German-American theatre impresario Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960), American songwriter and musical director Reinhold Hammerstein (1915-2010), German musicologist Stella Hammerstein (1882-1975), American actress Wilhelm Joachim von Hammerstein (1838-1904), German politician Willie Hammerstein (1874–1914), American theatre manager See also Hans von Hammerstein-Loxten (1843-1905), Prussian politician, interior minister of Prussia Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord (1878–1943), German general Ernst von Hammerstein-Loxten (1827-1914), Prussian politician, agriculture minister of Prussia German-language surnames de:Hammerstein (Familienname)