Finkelstein ( or , , French: Finchelstein) is a German and Yiddish surname originating from Old High German funko (spark) and stein (stone).
Fünkelstein meant pyrite (George J. Adler, A Dictionary of the German and English Languages, 1848).
Notable people Notable people with the surname include:
Abraham Finkelstein alias Arthur Fields (1884–1953), American singer and songwriter Amy Finkelstein (born 1973), American professor of economics Anthony Finkelstein (born 1959), British software engineer Arthur J. Finkelstein (1945–2017), American political strategist Avram Finkelstein, American gay rights activist Ben-Ami Finkelstein (1910–1975), Swiss psychiatrist Bernie Finkelstein (born 1944), Canadian music executive and talent manager Beatrice Finkelstein, American nutritionist Claire Finkelstein, American legal scholar Clive Finkelstein (–2021), Australian computer scientist Daniel Finkelstein (born 1962), British journalist and politician David Finkelstein (1929–2016), American physicist Eric Finkelstein (born 1970), American health economist Federico Finchelstein (born 1975), Argentine historian Gabriel Finkelstein (born 1963), American professor of history Hans Finkelstein (1885–1938), German chemist Heinrich Finkelstein (1865–1942), German pediatrician Israel Finkelstein (born 1949), Israeli archaeologist Jacob Finkelstein alias Jackie Fields (1908–1987), American boxer Jerry Finkelstein (1916–2012), American publisher, businessman and political power broker Levana Finkelstein (born 1947), Israeli actress Louis Finkelstein (1895–1991), American Talmud scholar Louis Finkelstein (artist) (1923–2000), American painter and academic Max Finkelstein (1884–1940), American policeman from New York Meir Finkelstein, Israeli-American cantor and composer of Jewish liturgical music Mel Finkelstein, American photojournalist Menachem Finkelstein (born 1951), Israeli judge Mendel Finkelstein (c.1878–1949), Australian cinema entrepreneur, founder of the Greater Wondergraph Company Nat Finkelstein (1933–2009), American photographer and photojournalist Norman Finkelstein (born 1953), American political scientist and writer Norman H. Finkelstein (1941–2024), American author and educator Norman Finkelstein (poet) (born 1954), poet and writer Peter Max Finkelstein alias Peter Max (1937–2026), American artist Raymond Finkelstein (born 1946), Australian lawyer and judge Salo Finkelstein (1896/7–unknown), Russian-American mental calculator Samuel Finkelstein (1895–1942), Polish painter Shimcha Finkelstein (1917–1987), Polish-Israeli table tennis player Sidney Finkelstein (1909–1974), American writer Tamara Finkelstein (born 1967), British civil servant Vic Finkelstein (1938–2011), South African-British disabled activist and writer William Zorach alias Finkelstein (1889–1966), Lithuanian-American sculptor, painter, printmaker and writer
See also Finkel Eddington-Finkelstein coordinates Finkelstein reaction, named after Hans Finkelstein Finkelstein's test, a method to diagnose DeQuervain's syndrome Garfinkel Garfunkel
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