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:

## People with the name

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### Feinstein

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* 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

### Finestein

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* Israel Finestein (1921–2009), English barrister

### Feinstone

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* 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

### Finestone

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

## Other uses

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

## See also

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

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