Hauptmann is a German word for captain but may also refer to: Hauptmann Deutschland, comic-book character Hauptmann (officer), OF2-rank, equivalent to captain in English speaking armed forces Der Hauptmann, a 2017 German film Hauptmann is the surname of: Bruno Hauptmann, kidnapper of Charles Lindbergh's baby Elisabeth Hauptmann, writer who worked with Bertolt Brecht Gerhart Hauptmann (1862–1946), German author Mark Hauptmann (born 1984), German politician Moritz Hauptmann, musician Ralf Hauptmann, footballer Hauptmann (crater), a crater on Mercury See also Hauptman Der Hauptmann von Köpenick, a series of films Occupational surnames German-language surnames