Horowitz (, ) is a
Levitical
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Ashkenazi
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surname deriving from the
Horowitz family, though it can also be a non-Jewish surname as well. The name is derived from the town of
Hořovice
Hořovice (; ) is a town in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,100 inhabitants. The town is known for the Hořovice Castle.
Geography
Hořovice is located about southwest of Beroun and southwest ...
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Bohemia
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. Other variants of the name include Harowitz, Harowicz,
Harrwitz, Harwitz,
Horovitz,
Horvitz, Horwicz,
Horwitz, Hourwitz,
Hurewicz
Witold Hurewicz (June 29, 1904 – September 6, 1956) was a Polish mathematician who worked in topology.
Early life and education
Witold Hurewicz was born in Łódź, at the time one of the main Polish industrial hubs with economy focused on th ...
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Hurwicz,
Hurwitz, Gerovich, Gurovich,
Gurevich,
Gurvich, Gourevitch, Gurewitsch, Gorovits, Gorovitz, Orowitz and Urwitz.
List of people with the surname Horowitz
Rabbis
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Aaron HaLevi ben Moses of Staroselye
Aaron HaLevi ben Moses (Hurwitz) of Staroselye was a Talmudic scholar and Kabbalist of note who lived in Poland during the latter part of the eighteenth century and the early part of the nineteenth.
Student of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi
He wa ...
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Abraham Horowitz, 16th-century rabbi
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Isaiah Horowitz
Isaiah or Yeshayahu ben Avraham Ha-Levi Horowitz () (c. 1555 – March 24, 1630), also known as the ''Shelah HaKaddosh'' ( "the holy ''Shelah''") after the title of his best-known work, was a prominent rabbi and mystic.
Biography
Isaiah Horo ...
(1555–1630), Prague-born rabbi of Germany, Austria, Prague and Palestine, Kabbalist, and author
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Levi Yitzchak Horowitz (1921–2009), Bostoner rabbi
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Mayer Alter Horowitz (born 1946), Bostoner rabbi in Har Nof
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Moses ha-Levi Hurwitz (d. 1820), Lithuanian rabbi
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Moshe Meshullam Halevy Horowitz (1832–1894), Galician rabbi
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Naftali Yehuda Horowitz, Bostoner rabbi of Boston
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Pinchas Horowitz (c.1731–1805), German rabbi and Talmudist
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Pinchas David Horowitz (1877–1931), First Bostoner rabbi, 1876–1941
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Shabbethai Horowitz (1590–1660), Volhynia-born Austrian rabbi and Talmudist, son of Isaiah Horowitz.
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Shabtai Sheftel Horowitz
Shabtai Sheftel ben Akiva ha-Levi Horowitz (; 1565–1619) was a kabbalistic author, who flourished in Prague in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. His father, named Akiba according to Steinschneider and Benjacob, not Jacob, was the son of A ...
(1565–1619), rabbi and nephew of Isaiah Horowitz
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Shmelke of Nikolsburg (1726–1778), Galician-born Landesrabbiner of Moravia and kabbalist
*Shmuel Horowitz (1903–1973), compiler and publisher of
Breslov books
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Yidele Horowitz Grand Rabbi Yidele Horowitz (September/03/1897– June 14/1989), popularly known as Reb Yidele, was the Rebbe of Ropshitz (Hasidic dynasty)#Lineage, Dzikov, who spent his last years in London, England. Although known as a formidable scholar and ...
(1905–1989), Hasidic rebbe of Dzikov
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Yosef Yoizel Hurwitz (1847-1919), Belarusian rosh yeshiva, Alter of Novardok
Other people
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Adam Horowitz (journalist)
''Mondoweiss'' is a news website that began as a general-interest blog written by Philip Weiss on ''The New York Observer'' website. It subsequently developed into a broader collaborative venture after fellow journalist Adam Horowitz joined it ...
, co-editor of Mondoweiss
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Adam Horowitz (born 1971), American TV show writer
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Alexandre Horowitz (1904–1982), Dutch technical engineer and inventor
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Andrew Horowitz (born 1983), American songwriter, producer and member of the band Tally Hall
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Anthony Horowitz
Anthony John Horowitz (born 5 April 1955) is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense. His works for children and young adult readers include the '' Alex Rider'' series featuring a 14-year-old British boy who spi ...
(born 1955), British author and television scriptwriter
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Ariel Horowitz (born 1970), Israeli singer-songwriter
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Barry Horowitz
Barry Horowitz (born March 24, 1959) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, best known for his time in the WWE, World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
Early life
Horowitz attended Florida State University, where he studied spo ...
(born 1959), American wrestler
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Ben Horowitz (born 1966), technology entrepreneur and investor
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Bernhard Horwitz
Bernhard Horwitz (1807 in Neustrelitz – 1885 in London) was a German and British chess master, chess writer and chess composer.
Horwitz was born in Neustrelitz and went to school in Berlin, where he studied art. From 1837 to 1843, he was part ...
(1807–1885), German and British chess master, one of the Berlin Pleiades
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Curly Howard
Jerome Lester Horwitz (October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952), better known by his stage name Curly Howard, was an American comedian and actor. He was a member of The Three Stooges comedy team, which also featured his elder brothers Moe and ...
(1903–1952), American comedian, birth name Jerome Horwitz
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Charles Horowitz (1905–1989), justice of the Washington Supreme Court
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Daniel Horowitz (born 1954), legal analyst and attorney
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David Horowitz
David Joel Horowitz (January 10, 1939 – April 29, 2025) was an American conservative writer and activist. He was a founder and president of the David Horowitz Freedom Center (DHFC); editor of the Center's website '' FrontPage Magazine''; and ...
(1939–2025), American writer and social activist
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David Horowitz (author) (1903–2002), founder of the United Israel World Union
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David Horowitz (consumer advocate) (1937–2019), American consumer advocate
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David Horowitz (economist) (1899–1979), first governor of the Bank of Israel
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Donald Horowitz (New Jersey lawyer) (born 1936), American lawyer
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Donald L. Horowitz (born 1939), American professor of law and political science
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Eugene Maurice Orowitz (1936–1991), American actor, better known by stage name Michael Landon
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Harry Horowitz
Harry Horowitz ( – April 13, 1914), also known as "Gyp the Blood", was an American underworld figure and a leader of the Lenox Avenue Gang in New York City.
Early life and career
Harry Horowitz was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan ...
(1889–1914), American underworld figure and a leader of the Lenox Avenue Gang in New York City
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Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz (born 1942), professor emerita of American studies and history at Smith College
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Herbert E. Horowitz (1930–2019), American diplomat
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Isaac Horowitz (1920–2005), scientist in automatic control theory, developed quantitative feedback theory
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Israel Albert Horowitz (1907–1973), American chess master
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Jerome Horwitz (1919–2012), American scientist
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Jordan Horowitz (born 1980), American film producer
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Joseph Horowitz (born 1948), American musicologist and cultural historian
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Leah Horowitz (1933–56), Israeli hurdler
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Michael C. Horowitz (born 1978), American writer and political scientist
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Michael D. Horowitz, American author
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Michael E. Horowitz (born 1962), American lawyer and Inspector General of the US Department of Justice
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Michael J. Horowitz (born 1964), American electrical engineer
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Moses Horowitz (1844–1910), Yiddish playwright
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Moe Howard
Moses Harry Horwitz (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975), better known by his stage name Moe Howard, was an American comedian and actor. He is best known as the leader and straight man of the Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion ...
(1897–1975), American comedian, birth name Moses Harry Horwitz
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Nitzan Horowitz
Nitzan Horowitz (; born 24 February 1965) is a politician and former journalist who served as Israel's Minister of Health from 2021 to 2022. He is the former leader of Meretz. He previously was the chief U.S. correspondent and commentator for t ...
(born 1965), Israeli journalist and politician
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Norman Horowitz (1915–2005), American geneticist and space biologist
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Paul Horowitz
Paul Horowitz (born 1942) is an United States of America, American physicist and electrical engineering, electrical engineer, known primarily for his work in electronics design, as well as for his role in the search for extraterrestrial intellige ...
(born 1942), American physicist and electrical engineer
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Risa Horowitz (born 1970), Canadian visual and media artist
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Ryszard Horowitz
Ryszard Horowitz (born May 5, 1939) is a Polish-born American photographer recognized as a pioneer of special effects photography that predates digital imaging.
Early life
Horowitz was born in Kraków, Poland on May 5, 1939. Four months later, b ...
(born 1939), Polish-born American photographer
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Scott J. Horowitz (born 1957), American astronaut
* (1881–1956), Israeli lawyer, former head of
S. Horowitz & Co., Israeli law firm
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Shemp Howard
Shemp Howard (born Samuel Horwitz; March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955) was an American comedian and actor. He is best known as the third Stooge in The Three Stooges, a role he played when the act began in the early 1920s (1923–1932), while i ...
(1895–1955), American actor, birth name Samuel Horwitz
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Shmuel Hurwitz (1901–1999), Israeli agronomist
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Slawa Horowitz Duldig (1901–1975), Austrian-Australian inventor, artist, interior designer and teacher
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Tamara Horowitz (1950–2000), American philosopher
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Vladimir Horowitz
Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz (November 5, 1989) was a Russian and American pianist. Considered one of the greatest pianists of all time, he was known for his virtuoso technique, timbre, and the public excitement engendered by his playing.
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(1903–1989), American classical pianist
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Wayne Horowitz, archeologist
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Winona Ryder
Winona Laura Horowitz (born ), known professionally as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. Having come to attention playing quirky characters in the late 1980s, she achieved success with her more dramatic performances in the 1990s. Ryder's L ...
(born 1971), American actress, birth name Winona Horowitz
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Jonty Hurwitz
Jonty Hurwitz (born 2 September 1969 in Johannesburg) is a British South African artist, engineer and entrepreneur. Hurwitz creates scientifically inspired artworks and Anamorphosis, anamorphic sculptures. He is recognised for the smallest hum ...
(born 1969), South African artist and entrepreneur
See also
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Horovitz
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Horvitz
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Gurvich
References
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