Garfinkel is a Yiddish surname with variants Garfinkle, Garfinkiel, Garfinckel, Gurfinkel, Gorfinkel, Garfield etc. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Garfinkel, professor Charles B. Garfinkel (1890–1969), New York assemblyman Harold Garfinkel (1917–2011), American sociologist Jack Garfinkel (1918–2013), American basketball player Lenora Garfinkel (1930–2020), American architect Marian Garfinkel (1932–2020), American yoga practitioner who pioneered the use of yoga to treat carpal tunnel Simson Garfinkel (born 1965), American computer scientist, journalist and writer specializing in the field of computer security Yosef Garfinkel (born 1956), Israeli archaeologist
Garfield
Andrew Garfield (born 1983), English and American actor
Other variant forms Garfinkle
Eddie Garfinkle, American college football coach John Garfield (born Garfinkle; 1913–1952), American actor Norton Garfinkle (born 1931), American economist Richard Garfinkle (born 1961), American science-fiction author
Garfinckel Julius Garfinckel (born Garfinkel; 1872–1936), American merchant, founder of Washington, D.C.–based department store chain, Garfinckel's
Gurfinkel David Gurfinkel (born 1938), Israeli cinematographer Goldie Steinberg (née Gurfinkel), Moldovan-born American supercentenarian Josefa Gurfinkel (1919–1997), Soviet chess master Yisrael Guri (born Gurfinkel; 1893–1965), Russian-born Israeli politician
Gorfinkel Jordan B. Gorfinkel, aka "Gorf," (born July 7, 1967), American comic book creator, newspaper cartoonist, animation and multi-media entertainment producer.
See also Garfunkel Finkelstein Finkel