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, meaning "

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" (literally "burn stone"). The name is used by both Germans and Jews, although it is most common among people of

Ashkenazi Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

Jewish heritage. The German pronunciation is , but in English it is pronounced either as or .

Notable people sharing the surname "Bernstein"

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Aaron Bernstein Aaron David Bernstein (6 April 1812, Danzig12 February 1884, Berlin) was a German Jewish author, reformer and scientist. Biography Author His translation of the Song of Songs (published under the pseudonym of A. Bernstein, 1834) and his public ...

(1812–1884), German short story writer and historian *

Abe Bernstein Abe Bernstein (c. 1892 – March 7, 1968) was a Detroit-based Jewish-American organized crime figure and leader of the infamous Prohibition-era Purple Gang. Early life Born in New York City, Abe Bernstein and his brothers Joseph "Bill Bugs ...

(1892–1968), American mobster *

Abraham Bernstein (disambiguation) Abraham Bernstein may refer to: *Abraham Bernstein (politician) (1918–1990), New York State Senator * Abe Bernstein (c. 1892–1968), Detroit gangster and a leader of the infamous Prohibition-era Purple Gang *Arthur Gilbert (real estate developer) ...

, several people *

Adam Bernstein Adam Bernstein (born May 7, 1960) is an Emmy Award-winning American film director, music video director and television director. For his work on the television show ''Fargo'' in 2014, he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for O ...

(born 1960), American film, music video, television director, and screenwriter *

Al Bernstein Al Bernstein (born September 15, 1950) is an American sportscaster, writer, stage performer, recording artist, and speaker. Journalism career In the 1970s, Bernstein was a newspaperman, working at Lerner Newspapers in Chicago. He eventually be ...

(born 1950), American sportscaster, writer, stage performer, recording artist, and speaker *

(born 1949), Austrian contemporary artist *

(born 1950), American boxing commentator *

Alan Bernstein Alan Bernstein (born June 25, 1947) is president and CEO of Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, CIFAR (the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research). He is recognized as a leader in health research, science policy, mentorship and organizati ...

(born 1947), Canadian medical researcher *

Alexander Bernstein, Baron Bernstein of Craigweil Alexander Bernstein, Baron Bernstein of Craigweil (15 March 1936 – 13 April 2010) was a British television executive and a Labour member of the House of Lords. Descending from Latvian Jewish immigrants and educated at Stowe School and St ...

(1936–2010), British television executive and politician and psychologist, doctor of medicine, professor *

Alfred Bernstein Alfred David Bernstein (April 9, 1911 – February 28, 2003) was an American civil rights and union activist. Background Alfred David Bernstein was born on April 9, 1911, in New York City. He obtained two degrees from Columbia University, inc ...

(1911–2003), American civil rights and union activist *

Andrew Bernstein Andrew Bernstein is an American philosopher. He is a proponent of Objectivism, the philosophy of Ayn Rand, and the author of several books, both fiction and non-fiction. Education and career He is the author of ''The Capitalist Manifesto: The ...

(born 1949), American Objectivist philosopher *

Armyan Bernstein Barry "Armyan" Bernstein (born August 12, 1947) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He is the co-founder and chairman of film company Beacon Pictures. Career Bernstein has produced, executive produced, written or direct ...

, American film producer, director and screenwriter *

Arnold Bernstein Arnold Bernstein (23 January 1888, in Breslau, Silesia, German Empire – March 1971 in Ocean Ridge, Florida, U.S.Artie Bernstein Arthur Bernstein (February 4, 1909 – January 4, 1964) was an American jazz double bassist. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he started his musical career playing cello on board cruise ships to South America, and also studied law at New York Univers ...

(1909–1964), American jazz bassist *

Aryeh Leib Bernstein Aryeh Leib Bernstein (1708 – October 22, 1788) was the first and only Chief Rabbi of Galicia. Life Bernstein was born in 1708 in Brody, in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. His father Issacher Ber was a rabbi who served as rabbi of Kehillat ...

(1708–1788), Chief Rabbi of

Galicia Galicia may refer to: Geographic regions * Galicia (Spain), a region and autonomous community of northwestern Spain ** Gallaecia, a Roman province ** The post-Roman Kingdom of the Suebi, also called the Kingdom of Gallaecia ** The medieval King ...

Assaf Bernstein Assaf Bernstein ( he, אסף ברנשטיין; born 8 July 1970) is an Israeli screenwriter, film director and film producer. Life and works Bernstein was born in Israel and graduated cum laude from NYU Film School. Bernstein began his film ca ...

(born 1970), Israeli director and screenwriter. *

Basil Bernstein Basil Bernard Bernstein (1 November 1924 – 24 September 2000) was a British sociologist known for his work in the sociology of education. He worked on socio-linguistics and the connection between the manner of speaking and social organizatio ...

(1924–2000), British sociologist and linguist *

Benjamin Abram Bernstein Benjamin Abram Bernstein (20 May 1881, Pasvalys, Lithuania – 25 September 1964, Berkeley, California) was an American mathematician, specializing in mathematical logic. Biography With his Jewish family, Bernstein immigrated as a child to the Un ...

(1881–1964), American mathematician *

Bernard Bernstein Bernard Bernstein (30 November 1908 – 6 February 1990) was an American economist and public official. Background Bernard Bernstein was born on November 30, 1908, in New York City. He had at least one brother and one sister. He receiv ...

(1908–1990), American economist and public official *

(1899–1963), English table tennis player *

Byron Bernstein Byron Daniel Bernstein (May 8, 1989 – July 2, 2020), better known as Reckful, was an American Twitch streamer and professional esports player. He was best known in the gaming community for his achievements in ''World of Warcraft'' and '' Asher ...

(1989–2020), known as Reckful, Israeli-American Twitch streamer and former professional Esports player *

Bonnie Bernstein Bonnie Lynn Bernstein (born August 16, 1970) is an American sports journalist and executive. She has been named one of the most accomplished female sportscasters in history by the American Sportscasters Association. Bernstein is Vice President, Co ...

(born 1970), American sports broadcaster *

Carl Bernstein Carl Milton Bernstein ( ; born February 14, 1944) is an American investigative journalist and author. While a young reporter for ''The Washington Post'' in 1972, Bernstein was teamed up with Bob Woodward, and the two did much of the original ne ...

(born 1944), American investigative journalist, Watergate reporter *

Charles Bernstein (poet) Charles Bernstein (born April 4, 1950) is an American poet, essayist, editor, and literary scholar. Bernstein is the Donald T. Regan Professor, Emeritus, Department of English at the University of Pennsylvania. He is one of the most prominent m ...

(born 1950), American poet, father of Felix Bernstein *

Charles Bernstein (composer) Charles Harold Bernstein (born February 28, 1943) is an American composer of film and television scores. He is a Daytime Emmy Award winner, and a two-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee. Since 1995, he has been a member of the Board of Governors of ...

(born 1943), film and television music composer *

Daniel Bernstein Daniel Bernstein is a composer for video games and movies. Born in Leningrad in the Soviet Union (now part of Russia), he received a B.S. in computer science and an M.A. in music composition from the University of Virginia. Bernstein started in g ...

, video game and movie composer, and CEO of Sandlot Games *

Daniel J. Bernstein Daniel Julius Bernstein (sometimes known as djb; born October 29, 1971) is an American German mathematician, cryptologist, and computer scientist. He is a visiting professor at CASA at Ruhr University Bochum, as well as a research professor of ...

(born 1971), American mathematics professor, creator of qmail and djbdns, and plaintiff in ''Bernstein v. United States'' *

David Bernstein (executive) David Alan Bernstein CBE (born 22 May 1943) is a British business executive who is the chairman of the British Red Cross, member of the advisory board at Cogress Ltd and was the former chairman of French Connection. A Chartered Accountant b ...

(born 1943), English football and business executive * David E. Bernstein (born 1967), American law professor, writer, libertarian *

David I. Bernstein David I. Bernstein has been the dean of The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem and New York City since 1998. Previously, he was the director of Midreshet Lindenbaum, popularly known as Brovender's, for 12 years. Bernstein was a Jerus ...

, Rabbi at Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem and New York City *

Eduard Bernstein Eduard Bernstein (; 6 January 1850 – 18 December 1932) was a German Social democracy, social democratic Marxist theorist and politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), Bernstein had held close association to Karl ...

(1850–1932), German Social Democrat *

Elmer Bernstein Elmer Bernstein ( '; April 4, 1922August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor. In a career that spanned over five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 origi ...

(1922–2004), American composer and conductor *

Elsa Bernstein Elsa Bernstein (née Porges; pseudonym, Ernst Rosmer; 27 October 1866 – 2 July 1949) was an Austrian-German writer, dramatist, and literary figure. Life Elsa Porges was born in Vienna, a daughter of Heinrich Porges (a close friend of Richar ...

(1866–1949), Austrian-German writer and dramatist of Jewish descent *

Evan Bernstein ''For the American public figure and community leader, see Evan R. Bernstein.'' Evan Bernstein (אבן ברנשטיין; born April 16, 1960) is an Israeli-American former Olympic wrestler for Israel. Personal life Bernstein was born in the Un ...

(born 1960), Israeli Olympic wrestler * Felix Bernstein (artist) (born 1992), American performance artist, son of Charles Bernstein *

Felix Bernstein (mathematician) Felix Bernstein (24 February 1878 in Halle, Germany – 3 December 1956 in Zürich, Switzerland), was a German Jewish mathematician known for proving in 1896 the Schröder–Bernstein theorem, a central result in set theory,In 1897 (aged 19 ...

(1878–1956), German mathematician *

F. W. Bernstein F. W. Bernstein (born Fritz Weigle; 4 March 1938 – 20 December 2018) was a German poet, cartoonist, satirist, and academic. He worked for the satirical biweekly ''pardon''. After teaching at schools, he was professor of caricature and comics at ...

(1938–2018), German poet, cartoonist, satirist and academic *

Georg Heinrich Bernstein Georg Heinrich Bernstein (January 12, 1787 – April 5, 1860) was a German orientalist. Biography He was born at Cospeda, near Jena. He studied at the universities of Jena, Leipzig, and Göttingen, and in 1812 became an associate professor of ...

(1787–1860), German orientalist *

Harry Bernstein Harry Louis Bernstein (May 30, 1910 – June 3, 2011) was a British-born American writer. Bernstein lived in Brick Township, New Jersey.Rich, Motoko"Successful at 96, Writer Has More to Say" ''The New York Times'', April 7, 2007. Accessed June 22 ...

(1910–2011), British-born American author *

Heinrich Agathon Bernstein Heinrich Agathon Bernstein (22 September 1828 – 19 April 1865) was a German naturalist, zoologist and explorer from Breslau (Wrocław). Biography Early years Heinrich Agathon Bernstein was born on 22 September 1828 in Breslau (modern-day ...

(1828–1865), German naturalist, zoologist and explorer *

Henri Bernstein Henri-Léon-Gustave-Charles Bernstein (20 June 1876 – 27 November 1953) was a French playwright associated with Boulevard theatre. Biography Bernstein was born in Paris. His earliest plays, including ''La Rafale'' (1905), ''Le Voleur'' (1907), ...

(also Henry-Léon-Gustave-Charles Bernstein, 1876–1953), French playwright *

Henry Bernstein (sociologist) Henry Bernstein is a British sociologist and Emeritus Professor of Development Studies at the University of London: School of Oriental and African Studies. He has worked for several decades on the political economy of agrarian change, social theory, ...

(1912–1964), social realist artist, WPA muralist *

Herman Bernstein Herman Bernstein ( yi, הערמאַן בערנשטײן, September 21, 1876 – August 31, 1935) was an American journalist, poet, novelist, playwright, translator, Jewish activist, and diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador to Albania and ...

(1876–1935), Jewish American journalist and writer *

Hilda Bernstein Hilda Bernstein (15 May 1915 – 8 September 2006) was a British-born author, artist, and an activist against apartheid and for women's rights. She was born Hilda Schwarz in London, England, and emigrated to South Africa at the age of 18 years, ...

(1915–2006), South African author, artist, activist against apartheid and for women's rights

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Ignatius Bernstein Ignatius Abramovich Bernstein (, ) was a Railway engineering, railroad engineer and activist in the Russian Empire. Biography Ignatius Bernstein was born in Kremenets, Kremenetz, Volhynian Governorate, in 1846. He was educated at the high school o ...

(1846–1900), Russian railroad engineer *

Ira B. Bernstein Ira Borah Bernstein (born November 8, 1924) is an American theoretical physicist specializing in plasma physics. He was the first person to formulate the theory of electrostatic waves propagating in a magnetized plasma in 1958, which are now co ...

(born 1924), American physicist, specializing in theoretical plasma physics *

Isadore Bernstein Isadore Bernstein (November 26, 1876 – October 19, 1944) was an American screenwriter. He wrote screenplays for more than 60 films between 1914 and 1938. He was born in New York, New York and died in Hollywood, California from a heart att ...

(1876–1944), American screenwriter *

J. Sidney Bernstein Jacob Sidney Bernstein (May 9, 1877 – December 9, 1943) was a Russian-born Jewish-American lawyer, politician, and judge from New York. Life Bernstein was born on May 9, 1877, the son of Joseph and Jeanette Bernstein. Bernstein was born in Rus ...

(1877–1943), Russian-American lawyer, politician, and judge *

Jack Bernstein Jack Bernstein (November 5, 1899 – December 26, 1945) was an American boxer given the birthname John Dodick. He became World Junior lightweight Champion, on May 30, 1923, against Johnny Dundee at the Coney Island Velodrome in Brooklyn. When ...

(1899–1945), American boxer *

Jake Bernstein Jake Bernstein is President of Network Press, Inc. in Santa Cruz, California. Bernstein claims expertise in seasonal trading and has developed methods of trading in futures markets, and has been a featured speaker at many investment conferences a ...

, American Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and author *

(born 1946), American financial businesspeople *

Jared Bernstein Jared Bernstein (born 1955) is an American economist. He is a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. From 2009 to 2011, Bernstein was the chief economist and economic adviser to Vice President Joe Biden in the Obama Admini ...

(born 1955), American economist *

Jed Bernstein Jed Bernstein (; born March 27, 1955) is the former president of The Broadway League and of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. For more than 25 years, Jed Bernstein has been a leader in theatrical production, venue management, arts administrat ...

(born 1955), American executive in the performing arts *

Jeremy Bernstein Jeremy Bernstein (born December 31, 1929, in Rochester, New York) is an American theoretical physicist and popular science writer. Early life Bernstein's parents, Philip S. Bernstein, a Reform rabbi, and Sophie Rubin Bernstein named him after th ...

(born 1929), Physicist on Project Orion (nuclear propulsion) *

Joseph Bernstein Joseph Bernstein (sometimes spelled I. N. Bernshtein; he, יוס(י)ף נאומוביץ ברנשטיין; russian: Иосиф Наумович Бернштейн; born 18 April 1945) is a Soviet-born Israeli mathematician working at Tel Aviv Un ...

(born 1945), Israeli mathematician *

Joseph Milton Bernstein Joseph Milton Bernstein (September 30, 1908 – July 1975) was an American accused of spying for the Soviet Union and later confirmed as a Soviet agent by the US intelligence program Venona. Background Joseph Milton Bernstein was born on Septem ...

(1908–1975), alleged spy *

Josh Bernstein Josh Bernstein (born February 24, 1971) is an American explorer, author, executive producer, Survival skills, survival expert, anthropologist, and TV host best known as the host of ''Digging for the Truth''. He later appeared for one season as t ...

(born 1971), American explorer, author, and television personality *

Julius Bernstein Julius Bernstein (18 December 1839 – 6 February 1917) was a German physiologist born in Berlin. His father was Aron Bernstein (1812—1884), a founder of the Reform Judaism Congregation in Berlin 1845; his son was the mathematician Felix Be ...

(1839–1917), German neurobiologist *

Léna Bernstein Léna Bernstein (1906–1932) was the first woman to fly across the Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north ...

(1906–1932), German aviator *

Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first America ...

(1918–1990), American composer, conductor, pianist, author, and teacher *

Lionel Bernstein Lionel "Rusty" Bernstein (20 March 1920 – 23 June 2002) was a Jewish South African anti-apartheid activist and political prisoner. He played a key role in political organizations such as the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Afric ...

(1920–2002), South African anti-apartheid activist and political prisoner *

Ludwig B. Bernstein Ludwig Behr Bernstein (May 4, 1870 – December 27, 1944) was a Latvian-American Jewish-American sociologist and social worker. Early life and education Bernstein was born on May 4, 1870, in Mitau, Courland Governorate, Russia, the son of Moses ...

(1870–1944), Latvian-American sociologist and social worker * Matt Bernstein (born 1982), American football player *

Max Bernstein Max Bernstein (May 12, 1854, Fürth – March 5, 1925, München) was a German art and theatre critic and author. He was the husband of Elsa Bernstein. The Salon Bernstein Bernstein and his wife Elsa had one of the most prominent salons during t ...

(1854–1925), German art and theatre critic and author *

Melanie Bernstein Melanie Bernstein (born 28 September 1976) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Schleswig-Holstein from 2017 to 2021, and again since 2023. Political career ...

(born 1976), German politician *

Michèle Bernstein Michèle Bernstein (born 28 April 1932) is a French novelist and critic, most often remembered as a member of the Situationist International from its foundation in 1957 until 1967, and as the first wife of its most prominent member, Guy Debord. ...

(born 1932), French writer *

Mikhail Bernshtein Mikhail Davidovich Bernshtein (russian: Михаил Давидович Бернштейн) (January 28, 1875, Rostov-on-Don – May 9, 1960, Leningrad) was a Soviet painter and art educator, who lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the ...

(1875–1960), Soviet painter and art educator *

Miriam Bernstein-Cohen Miriam Bernstein-Cohen (russian: Мария Яковлевна Бернштейн-Коган he, מרים ברנשטיין-כהן), 1895–1991, was an Israeli actress, director, poet and translator. Miriam Bernstein-Cohen was born in Kishinev ...

(1895–1991), Israeli actress, director, poet and translator *

Morris Louis Bernstein Morris Louis Bernstein (November 28, 1912 – September 7, 1962), known professionally as Morris Louis, was an American painter. During the 1950s he became one of the earliest exponents of Color Field painting. While living in Washington, D.C ...

(1912–1962), American abstract expressionist painter *

Nikolai Bernstein Nikolai Aleksandrovich Bernstein (russian: Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Бернште́йн; 5 November 1896 – 16 January 1966) was a Soviet neurophysiologist who has pioneered motion-tracking devices and formal processing of i ...

(1896–1966), Russian neurophysiologist

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Ossip Bernstein Ossip Samoilovich Bernstein (20 September 1882 – 30 November 1962) was a Russian-French chess player and businessman. He was one of the inaugural recipients of the title International Grandmaster from FIDE in 1950. Biography Born in Zhytomyr, ...

(1882–1962), Russian chess master *

Peretz Bernstein Peretz Bernstein ( he, פרץ ברנשטיין, born Shlomo Fritz Bernstein; 12 June 1890 – 21 March 1971) was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician and one of the signatories of the Israeli declaration of independence. Biography Bern ...

(1890–1971), Zionist activist and Israeli politician *

Phil Bernstein Philip Alan Bernstein is a computer scientist specializing in database research in the Database Group of Microsoft Research. Bernstein is also an affiliate professor at the University of Washington and frequent committee member or chair of confe ...

, American computer scientist *

Rhett Bernstein Rhett Anthony Bernstein (born September 10, 1987) is an American former soccer player. In 2009, he won the Hermann Trophy. He played for Sevilla FC Puerto Rico, Mjøndalen, and Miami FC. Early and personal life Bernstein was born in San Diego, ...

(born 1987), American soccer player * Ronni Reis-Bernstein (born 1966), American tennis player *

Roxy Bernstein Allen Samuel "Roxy" Bernstein (born September 25, 1972) is an American sportscaster for ESPN, the Pac-12 Network, and the Oakland Athletics. Early life and career Bernstein was born in San Francisco and grew up on the Peninsula in the Bay Area. ...

(born 1972), American sportscaster *

Salomon Bernstein Salomon or Schlomo Bernstein (1886 in Uzda, Belarus – 1968 in Holon, Israel) was a painter. He completed art studies in Vilnius, Odessa as well as at École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris. He immigrated to Ottoman Palestine in 1914, a ...

(1886–1968), Israeli painter *

Samuil Bernstein Samuil Borisovich Bernstein (russian: Самуил Борисович Бернштейн; surname also transcribed as Bernshteyn; , Barguzin – October 6, 1997, Moscow) was a Soviet linguist, known for his work on Slavic languages, in particular ...

(1911–1997), Soviet linguist *

Sergei Natanovich Bernstein Sergei Natanovich Bernstein (russian: Серге́й Ната́нович Бернште́йн, sometimes Romanized as ; 5 March 1880 – 26 October 1968) was a Ukrainian and Russian mathematician of Jewish origin known for contributions to parti ...

(1880–1968), Soviet mathematician *

Sid Bernstein (editor) Sidney Ralph Bernstein (1907–1993) was chairman of the executive committee of Crain Communications Inc. and had previously served as founding editor and publisher of ''Advertising Age''. Then-23 year old Sid Bernstein was the first editor of ' ...

(1907–1993), Advertising Age co-founder, Crain publications chairman, Ad Age writer/editor *

Sid Bernstein (impresario) Sidney Bernstein (August 12, 1918 – August 21, 2013) was an American music promoter, talent manager, and author. Bernstein changed the American music scene in the 1960s by bringing the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Herman's Hermits, the Moody ...

(1918–2013), brought the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to America, organized rock concerts * Sidney Bernstein (disambiguation) *

Seymour Bernstein Seymour Bernstein (born April 24, 1927) is an American pianist, composer, and teacher. He is the subject of the documentary '' Seymour: An Introduction'' directed by the actor Ethan Hawke. Hawke describes Bernstein as a mentor figure. Biography ...

(born 1927), American pianist, composer, and teacher. *

Theodore Menline Bernstein Theodore Menline Bernstein (November 17, 1904 – June 27, 1979) was an assistant managing editor of ''The New York Times'' and from 1925 to 1950 a professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University School of Jou ...

(1904–1979), American journalist, ''New York Times'' editor *

Theresa Bernstein Theresa Ferber Bernstein-Meyerowitz (March 1, 1890 – February 13, 2002) was an American artist and writer born in Kraków, in what is now Poland, and raised in Philadelphia. She received her art training in Philadelphia and New York City. Ove ...

(1890–2002), American artist and painter *

Walter Bernstein Walter Bernstein (August 20, 1919 – January 23, 2021) was an American screenwriter and film producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios in the 1950s because of his views on communism. Some of his notable works included ''The Fr ...

(1919-2021), American film producer and screenwriter *

William J. Bernstein William J. Bernstein (born 1948) is an American financial theorist and neurologist. His research is in the field of modern portfolio theory and he has published books for individual investors who wish to manage their own equity portfolios. He live ...

(born 1948), American financial theorist *

Zalman Bernstein Zalman Chaim Bernstein (1926-1999; זלמן חיים ברנשטיין), originally known in his businesses as Sanford Bernstein, was an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist.

(1926–1999), American billionaire businessman and philanthropist

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* (1870–1922), Russian and Soviet psychiatrist, psychotherapist * (born 1927), Romanian Jewish writer, journalist, literary critic and theater editor * (1672–1699), German hymn writer * (1868–?), French and Russian surgeon and medical scientist * (1974–2017), German politician ( CDU ) * (1839–1905), the first Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Chayei Olam in Jerusalem. * (1924–2015), Estonian Soviet art historian, doctor of art history * (1797–1838), German writer * (born 1936), German screenwriter , director , audio book producer and radio writer * (born 1973), Russian-Israeli painter and sculptor * (born 1944), Israeli professor emeritus, sociologist and social historian * (born 1989), American tennis player * (1909–1993), educator, professor, editor and activist * (1910–1990), Chilean diplomat * (1929–1999), German photographer * (1899–1976), Soviet istorik- medievalist , translator from Old French and modern French language * (born 1964), German ancient historian * (1818–1886), German military and administrative officials * (1790–1861), Grand Ducal Hessian General of the Infantry and Minister of War * (?–1670), Domdechant Magdeburg and canon to Naumburg * (born 1924), American Contemporary artist * (born 1955), American screenwriter * (born 1955), officer in the IDF in the reserves with the rank of brigadier general * (1525–1589), Electoral Saxon Privy Council * (1930–2001), German lawyer and university professor * (1836–1909), Russian-Jewish folklorist and linguist * (1919–1992),　Soviet and Russian literary critic * (1929–2012), Soviet and Russian translator * Jacob Bernstein-Kohan (1859–1929), Russian doctor and Zionist * (1888–1943), Austrian actress * (1757–1838), Hesse-Darmstadt Lieutenant General * (1747–1835), German physician and professor of medicine * (1842–1894), Russian lawyer, professor of law * (1921–2019), commander of a partisan battalion * (1862–1889), Russian revolutionary , narodolets * (1867–1944 ), French sculptor * (1873–1931), Romanian Jew poet, playwright and editor * (born 1970), Brazilian screenwriter and film director * (1919–1989), leading materials scientists of the USSR * (1886–1918), Russian revolutionary , political figure, Ph.D. * (1911–1984), Soviet oil geologist, teacher * (1911–2002), Soviet literary critic * (1908–1943), Jewish teacher and communist * (1893–1983), Israeli writer , playwright , publisher and public figure * (1862–1934), one of the founders of Rosh Pina * (1892–1956), rabbi and Revisionist public activist * (1861–1927), Russian revolutionary and political activist. * (1836–1891), Russian doctor, physiologist * (1922–1997), Moldovan Soviet translator and journalist * (1876–1938), Russian musicologist, music critic and historian * (1891–1976), German engineer and cryptologist * (1897–1944 or 1945), German political scientist , journalist and community college teacher * (1870–1949), Soviet translator * (born 1939), German historian and publicist * (1869–1942), Jewish poet , novelist and playwright * (1896–1977), German comintern and film official * (born 1985), American jazz and improvisation musician * (1901–1958), Russian civil engineer * (1892–1970), Russian (Soviet) linguist , bibliographer , historian of the theater, one of the founders of OPOZAZ * (1886–1951), Russian and Soviet economist, economic geographer * (1884–1962), literary researcher, writer, editor and Zionist * (1907–1969), Israeli architect * (born 1957), German visual artist and art teacher * (1900–1936), Russian-born Italian mathematician * (1901–1981), German artist

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* Rugal Bernstein, a major villain in the ''King of Fighters'' video game series * Adelheid Bernstein, the son of Rugal, making a debut appearance in ''King of Fighters 2003'' * Mr. Bernstein, the business partner of Charles Foster Kane in the 1941 film ''

Citizen Kane ''Citizen Kane'' is a 1941 American drama film produced by, directed by, and starring Orson Welles. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Herman J. Mankiewicz. The picture was Welles' first feature film. ''Citizen Kane'' is frequently cited ...

'' * Judith Bernstein, pseudonym of the character

Janine Butcher Janine Carter (also Butcher, Evans and Malloy) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', introduced in 1989. The character was played by Rebecca Michael from 1989 to 1993, Alexia Demetriou from 1993 to 1996, and Charli ...

in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Kudelia Aina Bernstein, a character in the mecha anime series '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans''

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* Château du Bernstein, a castle in Alsace, France *

Bernstein im Burgenland Bernstein ( hu, Borostyánkő) is a municipality in Burgenland in the district Oberwart in Austria. Geography Parts of the municipality are Dreihütten, Redlschlag, Rettenbach, and Stuben. Population Politics Of the 23 positions on the munici ...

, a village near the Austrian-Hungarian border *

Pełczyce Pełczyce (german: Bernstein, Kashubian language: Bersztén) is a town in Choszczno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voi ...

, a town in the Polish West Pomeranian Voivodeship (part of Germany until 1945), known in German as ''Bernstein'' *

Bernstein (Northern Black Forest) The Bernstein is a mountain, , in the Northern Black Forest within the borough of Gaggenau (estate of Rotenfels), and the borough of Bad Herrenalb, (estate of Bernbach). It is part of the ridge that borders the lower Murg valley on its easte ...

, a mountain in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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