Dorfman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Allen Dorfman Allen Melnick Dorfman (January 6, 1923 – January 20, 1983) was an American insurance agency owner and a consultant to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Central States Pension Fund. He was a close associate of longtime IBT Presid ...

(1923–1983), American insurance agency owner and criminal *

Ariel Dorfman Vladimiro Ariel Dorfman (born May 6, 1942) is an Argentine-Chilean- American novelist, playwright, essayist, academic and human rights activist. A citizen of the United States since 2004, he has been a professor of literature and Latin American s ...

(born 1942), Chilean-American writer *

Barnaby Dorfman Barnaby Dorfman is an American businessman and since 2024 has been the AI + Scale Up Advisor at Mainsail Partners. He was Chief Technology Officer of Go1.com and Chief Engineering Officer and General Manager of the PayScale Consumer Products ...

, American entrepreneur and business executive * Boris Dorfman (1923–2022), Ukrainian-Jewish writer, scholar of Jewish culture, and social activist * Charles Dorfman, British film producer, director and screenwriter *

Dan Dorfman Dan Dorfman (October 24, 1931 – June 16, 2012) was an American financial journalist, at one time a columnist for the ''New York Sun'' newspaper. Dorfman was a prominent CNBC commentator in the 1990s and a columnist for ''Money'' magazine. He ...

(1931–2012), American financial journalist, newspaper columnist and TV commentator *

David Dorfman David Dorfman (born February 7, 1993) is an American attorney and retired actor. He portrayed Aidan Keller in the 2002 horror film remake '' The Ring'' and its 2005 sequel, ''The Ring Two''. His other film roles include Sammy in ''Panic'', Joe ...

(born 1993), American actor and attorney *

David Dorfman (choreographer) : ''For the actor, see David Dorfman, and for the screenwriter, see David S. Dorfman'' David Dorfman (born 1955) is a dancer, choreographer, musician, activist and teacher. A native of Chicago, he received his bachelor of science in business a ...

(born 1955), American dancer, choreographer, musician, activist and teacher * David S. Dorfman, American screenwriter * Donald Dorfman (1933–2001), American psychologist and radiologist *

Elena Dorfman Elena Dorfman (born 1965) is an American fine art photographer based in Los Angeles, California. Her photographs have been published in ''The New Yorker'', ''The New York Times'', ''Los Angeles Times'', '' T'', and '' W.'' Dorfman is known for ...

(born 1965), American fine art photographer *

Elsa Dorfman Elsa B. Dorfman (April 26, 1937May 30, 2020) was an American portrait photographer. She worked in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was known for her use of a Large format (photography), large-format instant Instant camera, ...

(1937–2020), American portrait photographer * Grant Dorfman, American judge *

Harvey Dorfman Harvey A. Dorfman (May 21, 1935 – February 28, 2011) was an American mental skills coach who worked in education and psychology as a teacher, counselor, coach, and consultant. Prior to becoming a mental skills coach, he lived in Manchester, ...

(1935–2011), American mental skills coach * (1898–1974), Soviet physicist * Irvin Dorfman (1924–2006), American amateur tennis player *

Irwin Dorfman Irwin Dorfman, , (March 27, 1908 – November 9, 1993) was a Canadian lawyer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, eventually becoming senior counsel with the firm of Thompson Dorfman Sweatman. In addition to a busy legal practice in the areas of taxation ...

(1908–1993), Canadian lawyer * Joaquin Dorfman (born 1979), American writer *

Josif Dorfman Josif (Josef, Iossif, Iosif) Davidovich Dorfman (born 1 May 1952, Zhytomyr) is a Soviet-French chess Grandmaster, coach, and chess writer. Tournament results Dorfman played in several USSR championships. In 1975, he took thirteenth in Yerev ...

(born 1952), Ukrainian-French chess Grandmaster and chess writer *

Lloyd Dorfman Sir Lloyd Marshall Dorfman (born 25 August 1952) is a British entrepreneur and philanthropist. He founded Travelex, the world's largest retailer of foreign exchange. According to The '' Sunday Times Rich List'' in 2020, Dorfman is worth £72 ...

(born 1952), British entrepreneur *

Michael Dorfman Michael Dorfman (, ; born 17 September 1954) is a writer, essayist, journalist, human rights activist and activist of the Yiddish culture revivalist movement. Career He was an activist of the Yiddish culture revivalist movement among Ru ...

(born 1954), Russian-Israeli author, journalist and activist *

Michel Dorfman Yechiel Michel Dorfman (1913 – 30 July 2006) was a rabbi and leader of the Breslov community in Jerusalem, Israel after serving as the de facto head of the Breslover Hasidim living in post-Stalin Russia. Due to his persistence and planning, ...

(1913–2006), Ukrainian-born rabbi *

Ralph Dorfman Ralph Isadore Dorfman (1911–1985) was a Jewish-American biochemist. His work on metabolism in pharmacology and the use of steroid hormones contributed to the development of the combined oral contraceptive pill.Rodrigo Dorfman Rodrigo Dorfman (born 1967 in Santiago, Chile) is a film director, producer, cinematographer, multimedia artist, film critic and commentator living in Durham, North Carolina. He has worked with P.O.V., HBO, Salma Hayek's Ventanazul and the BBC a ...

(born 1967), American photographer, writer, video artist and journalist *

Stanley Dorfman Stanley Dorfman (born 24 November 1927) is a South African-born British music television director, producer, and painter. He is known as the co-creator and original producer and director of the world's longest running music television series, '' ...

(born 1927), British television producer and music video director, co-creator of ''Top of the Pops'' *

Tommy Dorfman Tommy Dorfman (born May 13, 1992) is an American actress, best known for playing Ryan Shaver in the Netflix series ''13 Reasons Why'' (2017). Early life and education Dorfman was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia to a Jewish family. Her co ...

(born 1992), American actress *

Xavier Dorfman Xavier Dorfman (born 12 May 1973 in Grenoble) is a French competition rower and Olympic champion. Dorfman won a gold medal in the lightweight coxless fours, at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is married to fellow rower Bénédicte Dorfman-Lu ...

(born 1973), French rower

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