Feinstein

Feinstein, Finestein (Yiddish: פֿײַנשטײַן, Hebrew: פיינשטיין, Russian: Файнштейн, "Fajnsztajn", "Fajnsztejn" in Polish spelling) or anglicized as Finestone, meaning "fine stone", that is gemstone, is a compound surname of German and Yiddish origin, similar to names like Goldstein or Rubinstein which is relatively wide spread among Ashkenazi Jews. It may refer to:

• Aaron Feinstein (fl. 1903–1910), Estonian chess player
• Alan Feinstein (philanthropist) (born 1931), American philanthropist
• Alvan Feinstein (1925–2001), American epidemiologist
• Andrew Feinstein (born 1964), South African politician
• Aryeh Löb Feinstein (1821–1903), Russian Jewish scholar
• Charles Feinstein (1932–2004), British economic historian
• Daniel Isaac Feinstein (born 1930), birth name of Swiss artist and author Daniel Spoerri
• Dianne Feinstein (1933–2023), American politician and US Senator from California
• Dovid Feinstein (1929–2020), American Orthodox rabbi, son of Moshe Feinstein
• Elaine Feinstein (1930–2019), British writer
• Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein (1912–2006), American cryptanalyst
• Harold Feinstein (1931–2015), American photographer
• Jeffrey Feinstein (born 1945), retired officer of the United States Air Force
• John Feinstein (1956–2025), American sportswriter and commentator
• Katherine Feinstein (born 1957), American judge
• Keith Feinstein, exhibition designer and video game researcher
• Meir Feinstein (1927–1947), Jewish underground fighter
• Michael Feinstein (born 1956), American singer and pianist
• Mike Feinstein, American Green Party politician
• Miles Feinstein (1941–2023), American criminal defense attorney and commentator
• Moshe Feinstein (1895–1986), American Orthodox rabbi
• Rachel Feinstein (born 1971), American sculptor
• Rachel Feinstein (born 1980), American stand-up comedian
• Reuven Feinstein (born 1937), American Orthodox Rabbi, son of Moshe Feinstein

• Israel Finestein (1921–2009), English barrister

• Morris Feinstone (1878–1943), Jewish Polish-born British and American labor activist
  • SS Morris C. Feinstone, United States ship named after Feinstone
• Stephen Feinstone, virologist

• Pete Finestone (born 1964), American drummer
• Sheila Finestone (1927–2009), Canadian politician

• Feinsteine, one of aggregate names of grain size (see German Korngröße article)

• Fein (disambiguation)
• Feinberg
• Feingold
• Feinman
• Feinmann

Surname list

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