Finkel or Finckel is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *

Alan Finkel Alan Simon Finkel (born 17 January 1953) is an Australian neuroscientist, inventor, researcher, entrepreneur, educator, policy advisor, and philanthropist. He was Australia’s Chief Scientist from 2016 to 2020. Prior to his appointment, his c ...

, Australia's Chief Scientist * Aryeh Finkel,

rosh yeshiva Rosh yeshiva ( he, ראש ישיבה, pl. he, ראשי ישיבה, '; Anglicized pl. ''rosh yeshivas'') is the title given to the dean of a yeshiva, a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primar ...

of the Brachfeld branch of the Mir yeshiva * Benjamin Finkel, American mathematician and educator * Binyomin Beinush Finkel, rosh yeshiva of the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem from 1965–1990 *

Caroline Finkel Caroline Finkel is a British historian and writer based in Turkey; she has a doctorate in Ottoman history from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Publications Her book ''Osman's Dream, History of the Ottoman E ...

, British historian * Edwin Finckel, jazz composer *

Eliezer Yehuda Finkel Eliezer Yehuda Finkel may refer to one of the two rosh yeshivas of the Mir yeshivas: * Eliezer Yehuda Finkel (born 1879) (1879–1965), also known as Reb Leizer Yudel, rosh yeshiva of the Mir yeshiva in Poland and Jerusalem * Eliezer Yehuda Finkel ...

, rosh yeshiva of the Mir yeshiva in Poland and in Jerusalem from 1917–1965 *

, current rosh yeshiva of the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem * Eliyahu Boruch Finkel, a lecturer at the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem * Frank Finkel, American who claimed to have been the only survivor of the

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* Fyvush Finkel, American actor * George Finkel, TV sports producer and director * Irving Finkel, British philologist and Assyriologist * Howard Finkel, professional wrestling announcer * Jon Finkel, American Magic: The Gathering champion * Maurice Herman Finkel, Yiddish theatre performer * Miriam Dorothy (Posner) Finkel, American radiobiologist who made significant contributions to

molecular biology Molecular biology is the branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions. The study of chemical and phys ...

. * Moishe Finkel, Yiddish theatre manager * Nosson Tzvi Finkel, the Alter of Slabodka * Nosson Tzvi Finkel, rosh yeshiva of the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem from 1990–2008 * Raphael Finkel, American computer scientist * Shelly Finkel, American boxing promoter * Terri H. Finkel, American pediatric rheumatologist and immunologist

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