Finkelstein (פֿינק(ע)לשׁטײַן, פינקלשׁט(י)ין, Финкельштейн) is a German and Yiddish surname (originated from German Karfunkelstein, a "carbuncle stone") shared by a number of notable individuals:
- Arthur Fields (Abe Finkelstein)
- Arthur J. Finkelstein, a US Republican political activist
- Avram Finkelstein, a gay rights activist
- Clive Finkelstein, Information Engineering pioneer
- David Finkelstein, professor of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology
- Israel Finkelstein, Israeli archaeologist
- Louis Finkelstein, Talmud scholar
- Louis Finkelstein (artist) (1923-2000) for the painter and Queens College (CUNY) professor.
- Max Finkelstein — (died 1940) New York City policeman.
- Menachem Finkelstein — Israeli district judge, Israel's Military Advocate General from 2000 to 2004.
- Norman Finkelstein, American political scientist and the author of The Holocaust Industry and Beyond Chutzpah.
- Peter Max (Peter Finkelstein)
- Salo Finkelstein
- William Zorach (born Finkelstein)
See also
- Eddington-Finkelstein coordinates
- Finkelstein reaction
- Finkelstein's test, a method to diagnose DeQuervain's syndrome
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