Feinstein, Finestein (, , , "Fajnsztajn", "Fajnsztejn" in Polish spelling) or

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as Finestone, meaning "fine stone", that is

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, is a

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and

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origin, similar to names like Goldstein or

Rubinstein Rubinstein is a surname of Ashkenazi Jews. It comes from German and Yiddish, where it means "ruby-stone". Notable persons named Rubinstein include: A–E * Akiba Rubinstein (1880–1961), Polish chess grandmaster * Amnon Rubinstein (1931-2024), I ...

which is relatively wide spread among

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. It may refer to:

People with the name

Feinstein

* Aaron Feinstein (

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1903–1910), Estonian chess player *

Alan Feinstein (philanthropist) Alan Shawn Feinstein (June 25, 1931 – September 7, 2024) was an American philanthropist and mail-order and internet promoter. Biography Early years Alan Shawn Feinstein was born in Milton, Massachusetts on June 25, 1931. He grew up in Dorche ...

(born 1931), American philanthropist *

Alvan Feinstein Alvan Feinstein (December 4, 1925 – October 25, 2001) was an American clinician, health informatician, and epidemiologist who had a significant impact on clinical investigation, especially in the field of clinical epidemiology that he helped de ...

(1925–2001), American epidemiologist *

Andrew Feinstein Andrew Josef Feinstein (born 16 March 1964) is a South African former politician, activist, filmmaker, campaigner and author, now based in London, who specialises in the investigation of the arms trade and the corruption that accompanies it. He ...

(born 1964), South African politician *

Aryeh Löb Feinstein Aryeh Löb Feinstein (; December 6, 1821 – January 20, 1903) was a Russian Jewish scholar. Biography Aryeh Löb Feinstein was born in Damachev, Grodno Governorate, in 1821. After devoting many years to the study of the Talmud, he worked as a f ...

(1821–1903), Russian Jewish scholar *

Charles Feinstein Charles Hilliard Feinstein, FBA (18 March 1932 – 27 November 2004) was a noted South African and British economic historian. He was born in Johannesburg, received his early education at Parktown Boys' High School and studied at Witwatersrand ...

(1932–2004), British economic historian * Daniel Isaac Feinstein (born 1930), birth name of Swiss artist and author

Daniel Spoerri Daniel Spoerri (; 27 March 1930 – 6 November 2024) was a Romanian-born Swiss visual artist and writer. He is considered to be an important figure among the artists within the so-called "second wave" of the Pop art movement. Spoerri is best kno ...

Dianne Feinstein Dianne Emiel Feinstein (; June 22, 1933 – September 29, 2023) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1992 until her death in 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the 38th ...

(1933–2023), American politician and US Senator from California *

Dovid Feinstein Dovid Feinstein (; 1929 – November 6, 2020) was an American rabbi and ''halachic'' authority. He served as the rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem yeshiva elementary and high school and kollel, inheriting the position afte ...

(1929–2020), American Orthodox rabbi, son of Moshe Feinstein *

Elaine Feinstein Elaine Feinstein FRSL (born Elaine Cooklin; 24 October 1930 – 23 September 2019) was an English poet, novelist, short-story writer, playwright, biographer and translator. She joined the Council of the Royal Society of Literature in 2007. Earl ...

(1930–2019), British writer *

Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein Genevieve Marie Grotjan Feinstein (April 30, 1913 – August 10, 2006) was an American mathematician and Cryptanalysis, cryptanalyst. She worked for the Signals Intelligence Service throughout World War II, during which time she played an import ...

(1912–2006), American cryptanalyst *

Harold Feinstein Harold Martin Feinstein (April 17, 1931 – June 20, 2015) was an American photographer. Early life Feinstein was born in Coney Island, New York, in 1931. He was the youngest of five children born to Jewish immigrant parents. His mother Sophie R ...

(1931–2015), American photographer *

Jeffrey Feinstein Jeffrey S. Feinstein (born January 29, 1945) is a retired career officer of the United States Air Force (USAF). During the Vietnam War, Feinstein was a weapon systems officer, an integral part of two-man aircrews with the emergence of air-to-air mi ...

(born 1945), retired officer of the United States Air Force *

John Feinstein John Feinstein ( ; July 28, 1955 – March 13, 2025) was an American sportswriter, author, and sports commentator. Background Feinstein was born to a Jewish family in New York City on July 28, 1955. His father was heavily involved in the arts, ...

(1956–2025), American sportswriter and commentator *

Katherine Feinstein Katherine Anne Feinstein (born Berman; July 31, 1957) is an American attorney, public official, and former judge who currently serves as President of the San Francisco Fire Commission. Feinstein previously served as Presiding Judge of the San Fr ...

(born 1957), American judge *

Keith Feinstein Keith Feinstein is a video game historian, creator of Videotopia, a traveling museum exhibition that chronicles the history of video games, and co-founder and Creative Director of Eureka Exhibits, an exhibit company focused on advancing science ed ...

, exhibition designer and video game researcher *

Meir Feinstein Meir Feinstein (; October 5, 1927 – April 21, 1947) was an Irgun member in Mandatory Palestine, during the Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine. Feinstein, who was sentenced to death by the British authorities, is remembered for his sui ...

(1927–1947), Jewish underground fighter *

Michael Feinstein Michael Jay Feinstein (born September 7, 1956) is an American singer, pianist, and music Revivalist artist, revivalist. He is an archivist and interpreter for the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook. In 1988, he won a Drama Desk Spec ...

(born 1956), American singer and pianist *

Mike Feinstein Mike Feinstein is an American politician and a member of the Green Party (United States), Green Party. Feinstein has been involved in political activism since 1988, after he attended a conference at the Findhorn Foundation, Findhorn community ...

, American Green Party politician * Miles Feinstein (1941–2023), American criminal defense attorney and commentator *

Moshe Feinstein Moshe Feinstein (; Lithuanian pronunciation: ''Moishe Fainshtein''; ; March 3, 1895 – March 23, 1986) was a Russian-born American Orthodox Jewish rabbi, scholar, and ''posek'' (authority on ''halakha''—Jewish law). He has been called ...

(1895–1986), American Orthodox rabbi * Rachel Feinstein (born 1971), American sculptor * Rachel Feinstein (born 1980), American stand-up comedian *

Reuven Feinstein Sholom Reuven Feinstein (; born August 1937) is an Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Jewish rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Yeshiva of Staten Island, New York (state), New York. He is the younger of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein's two sons, the leading posek of ...

(born 1937), American Orthodox Rabbi, son of Moshe Feinstein

Finestein

* Israel Finestein (1921–2009), English barrister

Feinstone

Morris Feinstone Morris Charles Feinstone (December 28, 1878 – April 28, 1943) was a Jewish Polish-born British and American labor activist. Life Feinstone was born on December 28, 1878, in Warsaw, Congress Poland, Poland, the son of an umbrella maker. Feins ...

(1878–1943), Jewish Polish-born British and American labor activist ** SS ''Morris C. Feinstone'', United States ship named after Feinstone * Stephen Feinstone, virologist

Finestone

Pete Finestone Bad Religion is an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1980. The band's lyrics cover topics related to religion, politics, society, the media and science. Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilities and ...

(born 1964), American drummer *

Sheila Finestone Sheila Abbey Finestone (January 28, 1927 – June 8, 2009) was a Canadian Member of Parliament for Mount Royal and Senator from Montarville, Quebec. Early life Born in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of Minnie Cummings Abbey and Monroe Ab ...

(1927–2009), Canadian politician

Other uses

* Feinsteine, one of aggregate names of

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