Berkowicz is a

Polish surname Polish names have two main elements: the given name, and the surname. The usage of personal names in Poland is generally governed by civil law (legal system), civil law, church law, personal taste and family custom. The law requires a given nam ...

. There is a Polish noble family under this surname, of Nieczuja coat of arms. Alternative spelling: Berkowitz, Berkovitz, Berkowits, Berkovits, Berkovich, Bercowitz, Berkovic.

Berkowicz

* Józef Berkowicz (1789–1846) was a Polish military officer *

Konrad Berkowicz Konrad Szczepan Berkowicz (born 27 May 1984 in Kraków) is a Polish politician. He has been a vice-chairman of KORWiN since 2015. He is a deputy in the Sejm since 2019. In 2019, he was elected to the Sejm, starting from the Confederation Freedom ...

(born 1984), Polish politician

Berkowitz

* Albert Berkowitz (1910–2008), New York politician *

Avi Berkowitz Avrahm Berkowitz (born November 4, 1988) is an American attorney and political adviser who served as the Assistant to the President and Special Representative for International Negotiations from 2019 to 2021. He was an advisor to Jared Kushner i ...

(born 1988), American attorney * Benzion Judah Berkowitz (1803–1879), Hebrew scholar *

Bob Berkowitz Bob Berkowitz is an American journalist, talk show host, and author. Education He holds a degree in business from the State University of New York at Delhi and a B.A. in communications from the University of Denver. Professional life Berkowi ...

, American journalist, talk show host, and author *

Bobbie Berkowitz Bobbie Berkowitz is an American professor of nursing and dean emeritus of the School of Nursing at Columbia University. She is best known for her contributions improving public health nursing and health systems with a focus on health disparity. ...

, American professor of nursing * Bruce D. Berkowitz (born 1956), American author * Bruce R. Berkowitz (born 1961), American equity fund manager * Daisy Berkowitz, the stage name of

Scott Putesky Scott Mitchell Putesky (April 28, 1968 – October 22, 2017), also known by the stage name Daisy Berkowitz, was an American guitarist. He was a founding member of the rock band Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids (later shortened to just Marilyn M ...

(1968–2017), American musician * David Berkowitz (disambiguation), several people * Edward Berkowitz, American history professor *

Ethan Berkowitz Ethan Avram Berkowitz (born February 4, 1962) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician from Alaska. From 1997 to 2007 he was the Alaska State Representative for District 26, serving as the Democratic Party Minority Leader from 199 ...

(born 1962), American politician in Alaska * Gary Berkowitz, American radio frontier * Ira Berkowitz (born 1939), American writer of crime fiction *

Isaac Dov Berkowitz Isaac Dov Berkowitz (; 16 October 1885 – 29 March 1967), was a Hebrew and Yiddish author and translator. Biography Isaac Dov Berkowitz was born in Slutsk in the Russian Empire. He immigrated to the United States in 1913 before moving pe ...

(1885–1967), Belarus-born Israeli author * Joan Berkowitz (1931–2020), American chemist * Leon Berkowitz (1911–1987), American painter *

Leonard Berkowitz Leonard Berkowitz (August 11, 1926 – January 3, 2016) was an American social psychologist best known for his research on altruism and human aggression. He originated the cognitive neoassociation model of aggressive behavior, which was created to ...

, an American social psychologist *

Liane Berkowitz Liane Berkowitz (7 August 1923 – 5 August 1943) was a German resistance fighter and was most notable for being a member of the Berlin-based pro-Soviet resistance group that coalesced around Harro Schulze-Boysen, that was later called the ...

(1923–1943), member of the German resistance movement during World War II * Lisa Berkowitz, American bridge player *

Marc Summers Marc Summers (born Marc Berkowitz; November 11, 1951) is an American television personality, comedian, game show host, producer, and talk show host. He is best known for hosting '' Double Dare'' on Nickelodeon and '' Unwrapped'' on Food Network. ...

(born Berkowitz; born 1951), American television personality *

Michael Berkowitz Michael Berkowitz is a UK-based American historian and professor of modern Jewish history at University College London. Early life Berkowitz was born in Rochester, New York. He earned a bachelor's degree from Hobart College in Geneva, New York, ...

, American historian * Monroe Berkowitz (1919–2009), American economics professor *

Niv Berkowitz Niv Berkowitz (; born April 25, 1986) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli National League. He is the son of former basketball player Miki Berkowitz. Early years Berkowitz was born in Ramat HaSharon, Isra ...

(born 1986), Israeli basketball player * Norbert Berkowitz (1924–2001), Canadian scientist *

Peter Berkowitz Peter Berkowitz (born 1959) is an American political scientist and legal scholar. In 2019–2021, he served as the Director of Policy Planning at the United States Department of State. He currently serves as the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fello ...

(born 1959), American political scientist *

Ralph Berkowitz Ralph Berkowitz (September 5, 1910 – August 2, 2011) was an American composer, classical musician, and painter. Biography Berkowitz was born in Brooklyn, New York to a Romanian Jewish couple, Matilda and William Berkowitz who had emigrated ...

(1910–2011), American composer, classical musician * Richard Berkowitz (born 1955), American author and safe sex advocate * Roger Berkowitz, American seafood restaurant chain owner * Ron Berkowitz, American entrepreneur, publicist and sports journalist, founder of the company Berk Communications * Sean M. Berkowitz (born 1967), American lawyer *

Sol Berkowitz Sol Berkowitz (27 April 1922 – 29 July 2006) was an American composer and music educator. Life Sol Berkowitz was born in Warren, Ohio, and lived in New York from 1925. He received music degrees from Queens College (CUNY) in 1942 and Columbia Un ...

(1922–2006), American composer and music educator * Steven Berkowitz (born 1958), American entrepreneur, CEO of the real estate company Move (2009–2015) * Terry Berkowitz, American artist * Tzvi Berkowitz, American Orthodox rabbi

Berkovitz

Dan Berkovitz Dan Michael Berkovitz was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as a commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on April 24, 2018. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on August 28, 2018 and sworn into office on Septem ...

, Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission * Eyal Berkovitz (born 1972), Israeli footballer * Jay R. Berkovitz, Professor of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst * Philip B. is the professional name of Philip Berkovitz, an American hair stylist and entrepreneur

Berkowits/ Berkovits

* Laszlo Berkowits (1928–2020), American rabbi *

Eliezer Berkovits Eliezer Berkovits (8 September 1908, Oradea, Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary – 20 August 1992, Jerusalem) was a rabbi, theologian, and educator in the tradition of Orthodox Judaism. Life Berkovits received his rabbinical training first un ...

(1908–1992), rabbi, author, theologian and philosopher *

Yitzchak Berkovits Yitzchak Shmuel Halevi Berkovits () is an American-born Orthodox Jewish rabbi, rosh yeshiva, rosh kollel, and posek (arbiter of Jewish law) in Israel. In 16 years as Menahel Ruchani (spiritual director) of Yeshivas Aish HaTorah and halakha (Jew ...

, American-Israeli Orthodox Jewish rabbi, rosh kollel and posek

Related names with alternative spelling

John Bercow John Simon Bercow (; born 19 January 1963) is a British former politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom), Speaker of the House of Commons from 2009 to 2019, and Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Pa ...

(born 1963), (formerly ''Bercowitz''), British politician *

Miki Berkovich Moshe "Miki" Berkovich (or Mickey Berkowitz; ; born 17 February 1954) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. A 193 cm shooting guard, he is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli basketball players of all time. Berkov ...

(born 1954), Israeli basketball player

Other

Berkowitz may also refer to: * 25657 Berkowitz, an asteroid {{surname, Berkowitz Polish-language surnames Yiddish-language surnames Surnames of Jewish origin he:ברקוביץ' pl:Berkowicz