Levin (surname)
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Levin is a Jewish surname
. The surname Levin comes from the Jewish biblical tribe of Levi
, whose descendants the Levite
s had distinctive duties in the Temple
period. Variations on this surname include Levy
, Levine, Lavin, Levitt and many others.
Jewish surname
Jews have historically used Hebrew patronymic names. In the Jewish patronymic system the first name is followed by either ben- or bat- , and then the father's name....
. The surname Levin comes from the Jewish biblical tribe of Levi
Levi
Levi/Levy was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi ; however Peake's commentary suggests this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
, whose descendants the Levite
Levite
In Jewish tradition, a Levite is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. When Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan, the Levites were the only Israelite tribe that received cities but were not allowed to be landowners "because the Lord the God of Israel himself is their inheritance"...
s had distinctive duties in the Temple
Temple in Jerusalem
The Temple in Jerusalem or Holy Temple , refers to one of a series of structures which were historically located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, the current site of the Dome of the Rock. Historically, these successive temples stood at this location and functioned as the centre of...
period. Variations on this surname include Levy
Levy (surname)
Levy or Lévy is a surname. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew לוי meaning "joining". Another spelling of the name is Levi or Lévi.-People named Levy/Lévy:* Andrea Levy , British author* Azriel Levy , Israeli mathematician...
, Levine, Lavin, Levitt and many others.
A–J
- Alan LevinAlan Levin (business)Alan Levin was the CFO of Pfizer, Inc. He joined Pfizer in 1987, was elected Treasurer in 1995 and was named Vice President in 1997. Since April 2003 he oversaw the Company's tax, treasury and accounting services organizations as Senior Vice President for Finance and Strategic Management. He is a...
, American businessmen, CFO of PfizerPfizerPfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States...
, Inc. - Alan LevinAlan Levin (internet governance)Alan Levin .-Early life and career:He obtained a Computer Science degree at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1999 and left South Africa to avoid his conscription to the South African army during the last years of apartheid...
, South African internet governor - Alan LevinAlan Levin (filmmaker)Alan Levin was an American filmmaker and journalist best known for making documentaries on the Public Broadcasting Service and Home Box Office networks. Three of his documentaries won Emmy Awards....
(1926-2006), an American filmmaker and journalist - Arnold LevinArnold LevinArnold Levin is an American cartoonist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and elsewhere.He received the National Cartoonist Society Gag Cartoon Award for 1991 and 1992.-External links:**...
, New YorkerThe New YorkerThe New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
cartoonist - Bernard LevinBernard LevinHenry Bernard Levin CBE was an English journalist, author and broadcaster, described by The Times as "the most famous journalist of his day". The son of a poor Jewish family in London, he won a scholarship to the independent school Christ's Hospital and went on to the London School of Economics,...
, (1928–2004), British writer and broadcaster - Beth LevinBeth LevinBeth Levin is an American classical pianist in the Romantic tradition of her teachers Marian Filar, Rudolf Serkin, Leonard Shure, and Dorothy Taubman at the...
, American pianist - Bobby LevinBobby LevinRobert J. Levin is an American professional bridge player. He is best known as the youngest winner of the world championship for national teams, namely the 1981 Bermuda Bowl, and as five-time winner of the Cavendish Invitational with his regular partner Steve Weinstein...
, American bridge player - Burton LevinBurton LevinBurton Levin is the SIT Investment Visiting Professor of Asian Policy at Carleton College. He earned his MA in International Affairs at Columbia University and went on to work in the Foreign Service...
, American diplomat, former Ambassador to Burma - Carl LevinCarl LevinCarl Milton Levin is a Jewish-American United States Senator from Michigan, serving since 1979. He is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services. He is a member of the Democratic Party....
(born 1934), U.S. Democratic Senator from Michigan; brother of Sander, cousin of Charles - Charles Leonard LevinCharles LevinCharles Leonard Levin was a Michigan jurist. He served as a Michigan Court of Appeals judge from 1966 to 1972 and as a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1973 to 1996. He attended the University of Michigan where he received his B.A. in 1946 and his LL.B...
(born 1926), Michigan jurist; cousin of Carl and Sander - David Levin (born 1962), a British businessman
- David LevinDavid Levin (singer)David Levin is an American singer-songwriter who has recorded with such artists as Bradley Joseph.His first release, Heaven, features David Barry , Paul Peterson , and Rick Barron ....
, American singer-songwriter - Diane LevinDiane LevinDiane Levin is an American author, educator, and advocate known for her work in media literacy and media effects on children.Levin is a professor of education at Wheelock College in Boston. She teaches courses on children's play, violence prevention and media literacy. Together with her colleagues:...
, American author and educator - Ezra G. LevinEzra G. LevinEzra G. Levin is co-chair of the law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, and has been involved in corporate law for more than 40 years as a counselor, teacher and director...
, American lawyer - Fred LevinFred LevinFredric Gerson Levin is an American plaintiffs' attorney in the state of Florida, who is the owner of his own law practice in northwest Florida, Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Echsner & Proctor, P.A. The Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida is named for him...
(born 1937), U.S. plaintiffs' attorney in the state of Florida - Gerald M. LevinGerald M. LevinGerald M. "Jerry" Levin is an American mass-media businessman. CNBC named him as one of the "Worst American CEOs of All Time".- Early life and education :...
(born 1939), U.S. businessman with Time Warner - Gilbert LevinGilbert LevinGilbert Levin is an American engineer, the founder of Spherix and famous for experiments on Mars soil by the Viking program and the development of tagatose.Levin is a member of the "International Committee Against Mars Sample Return" ....
, American engineer - Hanoch LevinHanoch LevinHanoch Levin , was a prominent Israeli dramatist. He was also a theater director, an author and a poet, but he is best known for his plays.- Early life :...
(1943–1999), Israeli writer and theater director - Harold LevinHarold LevinHarold Levin is an American violist, composer, and conductor.An Interlochen Arts graduate, Levin holds a BS from Ball State University, a MM from the University of Cincinnati, and a DMA from Rutgers University....
, American violist, composer, and conductor - Harry LevinHarry LevinHarry Tuchman Levin was an American literary critic and scholar of modernism and comparative literature.-Biography:...
(1912–1994), U.S. literary critic - Harvey LevinHarvey LevinHarvey Robert Levin is an American television producer, lawyer, legal analyst and a celebrity reporter. He is the founder of celebrity gossip website TMZ.com.-Education:...
, TV and movie producer - Janna LevinJanna LevinJanna J. Levin is a theoretical cosmologist. She holds a PhD in Theoretical Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology granted in 1993 and a Bachelor of Arts in Astronomy and Physics from Barnard College granted in 1988...
, theoretical cosmologist - Ira LevinIra LevinIra Levin was an American author, dramatist and songwriter.-Professional life:Levin attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa...
(1929-2007), U.S. novelist, playwright and songwriter - Jack LevinJack LevinJack Levin, Ph.D. is the Irving and Betty Brudnick Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts where he teaches courses in prejudice and violence. He specializes in Criminology, Prejudice, and Social Psychology and is considered an authority on serial...
, professor at Northeastern University - Jennifer Levin (1968–1986), a murder victim in New York City's Central Park
- Joe Levin, American lawyer
- Jonathan Levin (teacher) (1966–1997), public school teacher in The Bronx, NYC; murder victim
K–Z
- Kenneth LevinKenneth LevinKenneth Levin is a Newton, Massachusetts psychiatrist and historian and author of The Oslo Syndrome: Delusions of a People Under Siege....
(born 1944), American psychiatrist and author - Leonid LevinLeonid Levin-External links:* at Boston University....
(born 1948), Russian-born computer scientist - Lewis Charles LevinLewis Charles LevinLewis Charles Levin was a Philadelphia politician, prominent Know Nothing, and anti-Catholic social activist of the 1840s and 1850s. He served three terms in Congress , representing the Pennsylvania 1st District...
(1808–1860), first Jewish Representative to the U.S. Congress - Marc LevinMarc LevinMarc Levin is an independent film producer and director. He is best known for his Brick City TV series, which won the 2010 Peabody award and was nominated for an Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking and his dramatic feature film, SLAM, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance...
, a Jewish filmmaker - Mark LevinMark LevinMark Reed Levin is a lawyer, author and the host of American syndicated radio show The Mark Levin Show. Levin served in the cabinet of President Ronald Reagan and was a chief of staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese...
(born 1957), U.S. conservative radio talk show host - Meyer LevinMeyer LevinMeyer Levin was a Jewish-American novelist, known for works on the Leopold and Loeb case and the Anne Frank case.-Leopold and Loeb case:...
(1905–1981), U.S. novelist - Michael LevinMichael LevinMichael Levin is a philosophy professor at City University of New York. He has published on metaphysics, epistemology, race, homosexuality, animal rights, the philosophy of archaeology, the philosophy of logic, philosophy of language, and the philosophy of science.Levin's central research interests...
, a professor of philosophy at the City University of New York - Neil LevinNeil LevinNeil David Levin was a former Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He was killed during the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.-Career:...
, former Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New JerseyPort Authority of New York and New JerseyThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a bi-state port district, established in 1921 through an interstate compact, that runs most of the regional transportation infrastructure, including the bridges, tunnels, airports, and seaports, within the Port of New York and New Jersey... - Nora LevinNora LevinNora Levin was a historian of the Holocaust and a writer.She worked as Professor of history of Gratz College in Philadelphia, the director of the Holocaust Oral History Archive and served on the Advisory Editorial Board at "Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe ".- Works :* The...
(1916-1989), a Holocaust historian - Richard Charles Levin (born 1947), an American economist, president of Yale UniversityYale UniversityYale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
- Roland Levin (born 1957), a Latvian photographer
- Robert LevinRobert Levin (Norwegian pianist)Robert Levin was a Norwegian classical pianist and composer. Although he was an accomplished solo pianist and composer in his own right, Levin received international acclaim for his work as an accompanist with several of the world's most celebrated vocal and instrumental...
(1912–1996), Norwegian pianist and composer - Robert Levin, writer
- Robert LevinRob Levin-External links:* – Rob Levin's essay on the marginalization of scarcity...
(1955-2006), freenodeFreenodefreenode, formerly known as Open Projects Network, is an IRC network used to discuss peer-directed projects. Their servers are all accessible from the domain name [irc://chat.freenode.net chat.freenode.net], which load balances connections by using the actual servers in rotation...
IRC network founder - Robert D. LevinRobert D. LevinRobert D. Levin is a classical performer, musicologist, and composer, and is the Artistic Director of the Sarasota Music Festival.-Education:...
(born 1947), U.S. composer and musicologist - Sander M. LevinSander M. LevinSander Martin Levin, generally known as Sandy Levin, is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1983, and the ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee...
(born 1931), U.S. Democratic Representative from Michigan; brother of Carl, cousin of Charles - Simon A. LevinSimon A. LevinSimon Asher Levin is an American ecologist. He is a Moffett Professor of Biology in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Princeton University. He specializes in using mathematical modeling and empirical studies in the understanding of macroscopic patterns of ecosystems and biological...
, theoretical ecologist, Moffett Professor of Biology at Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution.... - Susan Bass LevinSusan Bass LevinSusan Bass Levin is the current President and CEO of Cooper University Health System's Cooper Foundation. Levin is a Democratic Party politician in New Jersey, and previously served as First Deputy Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey...
, a politician in New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware... - Tatyana LevinaTatyana LevinaTatyana Levina is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.-Achievements:-External links:...
(born 1977), a Russian sprinter - Theodore LevinTheodore LevinTheodore Levin was a was a prominent immigration lawyer and United States federal judge who served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan from 1946 until his death in 1970....
(1897–1970), a U.S. federal jurist - Tony LevinTony LevinTony Levin is an American progressive rock musician, specializing in bass guitar, Chapman stick and upright bass ....
(born 1946), U.S. bass player - Vladimir LevinVladimir LevinЛевин, Владимир Леонидович is a Russian-born Jewish individual famed for his involvement in the attempt to fraudulently transfer US$10.7 million via Citibank's computers.- The commonly known story :...
, Russian mathematician and alleged criminal hacker - Yuval LevinYuval LevinYuval Levin is an American political analyst, academic and journalist who is the founding Editor of National Affairs. Levin is also a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C. In 2005 and 2006, he was a member of the White House domestic policy...
, a member of the White HouseWhite HouseThe White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
domestic policy staff - Zara A. LevinaZara LevinaZara Aleksandrovna Levina , February 5, 1906 – Moscow, June 27, 1976) was a pianist and composer. She was from a Jewish family. Zara Levina studied piano in the Odessa Conservatory, which she passed with a gold metal...
(1906-1976), a Ukrainian composer
Fictional characters
- Kevin Ethan Levin, a protagonist/antagonist form the television series Ben 10
- Konstantin Dmitrich Levin, the protagonist in Tolstoy's novel Anna KareninaAnna KareninaAnna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger...