Horowitz ( he, הוֹרוֹביץ, yi, האָראָװיץ) is a

Levitical Levites (or Levi) (, he, ''Lǝvīyyīm'') are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname ''Halevi'', which consists of the Hebrew de ...

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 ...

surname deriving from the Horowitz family, though it can also be a non Jewish surname as well. The name is derived from the town of Hořovice, Bohemia. Other variants of the name include Harowitz,

Harrwitz Daniel Harrwitz (22 February 1821 – 2 January 1884) was a German chess master. Harrwitz was born in Breslau (Wrocław) in the Prussian Province of Silesia. Harrwitz's correct birth and death dates (22 February 1821 and 2 January 1884 respecti ...

, Harwitz,

Horovitz Horovitz is one of the variants of a surname originating in the Jewish community of Bohemia – bearers of that surname apparently migrated in the middle ages from a small town Hořovice in Bohemia (today the Czech Republic). For detailed historical ...

Horvitz Horvitz is one of the variants of an Ashkenazi Jewish surname (for historical background see the Horowitz page). It is also a non Jewish surname as well. It may refer to: * Daniel G. Horvitz (1921-2008), statistician * David Horvitz (born ca 1982 ...

, Horwicz, Horwitz, Hourwitz, Hurewicz, Hurwicz, Hurwitz, Gerovich, Gurovich, Gurevich, Gurvich, Gourevitch, Orowitz and Urwitz.

List of people with the surname Horowitz

Rabbis

Aaron HaLevi ben Moses of Staroselye Aaron HaLevi ben Moses (Hurwitz) of Staroselye was a Talmudic scholar and Kabbalist of note who lived in Poland during the latter part of the eighteenth century and the early part of the nineteenth. Student of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi He w ...

Isaiah Horowitz Isaiah or Yeshayahu ben Avraham Ha-Levi Horowitz ( he, ישעיה בן אברהם הלוי הורוויץ), (c. 1555 – March 24, 1630), also known as the ''Shelah HaKaddosh'' ( "the holy ''Shelah''") after the title of his best-known work, was ...

, Prague-born rabbi of Germany, Austria, Prague and Palestine, Kabbalist, and author, 1555–1630 * Levi Yitzchak Horowitz, Bostoner rabbi, 1921–2009 * Mayer Alter Horowitz (born 1946), Bostoner rabbi in Har Nof * Moses ha-Levi Hurwitz (d. 1820), Lithuanian rabbi * Moshe Meshullam Halevy Horowitz (1832–1894), Galician rabbi * Naftali Yehuda Horowitz, Bostoner rabbi of Boston * Pinchas Horowitz (c.1731–1805), German rabbi and Talmudist * Pinchas David Horowitz (1877–1931), First Bostoner rabbi, 1876–1941 * Shabbethai Horowitz (1590–1660), Volhynia-born Austrian rabbi and Talmudist, son of Isaiah Horowitz. *

Shabtai Sheftel Horowitz Shabtai Sheftel ben Akiva ha-Levi Horowitz (; 1565–1619) was a kabbalistic author, who flourished in Prague in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. His father, named Akiba according to Steinschneider and Benjacob, not Jacob, was the son of ...

(1565–1619), rabbi and nephew of Isaiah Horowitz *

Shmelke of Nikolsburg Shmuel Shmelke HaLevi Horowitz of Nikolsburg (Yiddish: שמואל שמעלקי הלוי הורוויץ פון ניקאלשפורג, ; 1726 – April 28, 1778) also known as the Rebbe Reb Shmelke was an early Hasidic master and kabbalist, who is am ...

(1726–1778), Galician-born Landesrabbiner of Moravia and kabbalist *Shmuel Horowitz (1903–1973), compiler and publisher of Breslov books * Yidele Horowitz (1905–1989), Hasidic rebbe of Dzikov * Yosef Yoizel Hurwitz (1847-1919), Belorussian rosh yeshiva, Alter of Novardok

Other people

* Adam Horowitz (journalist), co-editor of Mondoweiss * Adam Horowitz (born 1971), American TV show writer * Alexandre Horowitz (1904–1982), Dutch technical engineer and inventor * Andrew Horowitz (born 1983), American songwriter, producer and member of the band Tally Hall *

Anthony Horowitz Anthony John Horowitz, (born 5 April 1955) is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense. His works for children and young adult readers include '' The Diamond Brothers'' series, the '' Alex Rider'' series, and ...

(born 1955), British author and television scriptwriter *

Ariel Horowitz Ariel Horowitz ( he, אריאל הורוביץ, born 1970) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, and the son of the late Naomi Shemer, widely regarded as one of Israel's most important songwriters. He is married to the Israeli singer Tamar Giladi. He ...

(born 1970), Israeli singer-songwriter *

Barry Horowitz Barry Horowitz (born March 24, 1959) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Early life Horowitz attended Florida State University, where he studied sports nutrition and wrestled ...

(born 1959), American wrestler * Ben Horowitz (born 1966), technology entrepreneur and investor * Bernhard Horwitz (born 1807), German and British chess master, one of the Berlin Pleiades *

Curly Howard Jerome Lester Horwitz (; October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952), known professionally as Curly Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He was best known as a member of the American comedy team the Three Stooges, which also featured his elder ...

(1903–1952), American comedian, birth name Jerome Horwitz * Daniel Horowitz (born 1954), legal analyst and attorney *

David Horowitz David Joel Horowitz (born January 10, 1939) is an American conservative writer. He is a founder and president of the right-wing David Horowitz Freedom Center (DHFC); editor of the Center's website '' FrontPage Magazine''; and director of Dis ...

(born 1939), writer and social activist *

David Horowitz (author) David Horowitz (1903–2002) was the founder of the educational research organization United Israel World Union and one of eight children of Cantor Aaron and Bertha Horowitz whose family immigrated to the United States in 1914. He first went to t ...

(1903–2002), founder of the United Israel World Union * David Horowitz (consumer advocate) (1937–2019), American consumer advocate * David Horowitz (economist) (1899–1979), first governor of the Bank of Israel *

Donald Horowitz (New Jersey lawyer) Donald Horowitz (born November 18, 1936) is an American lawyer who served as the Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey in 1969. Biography Horowitz was born in New York City in 1936. He received his A.B. degree from R ...

(born 1936), American lawyer * Donald L. Horowitz (born 1939), American professor of law and political science * Eugene Maurice Orowitz (1936–1991), American actor, better known by stage name Michael Landon * Harry Horowitz (1889–1914), American underworld figure and a leader of the Lenox Avenue Gang in New York City * Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz (born 1942), professor emerita of American studies and history at Smith College * Isaac Horowitz (1920–2005), scientist in automatic control theory, developed quantitative feedback theory * Israel Albert Horowitz (1907–1973), American chess master * Jerome Horwitz (1919–2012), American scientist * Jordan Horowitz (born 1980), American film producer *

Joseph Horowitz Joseph Horowitz (born 1948 in New York City) is an American cultural historian whose seven books mainly deal with the institutional history of classical music in the United States. As a producer of concerts, he has played a pioneering role i ...

(born 1948), American musicologist and cultural historian *

Leah Horowitz Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Horowitz (1715–1795), known as Leah Horowitz, was a rabbinic and kabbalistic scholar, who wrote in Yiddish. She was the author of Tkhinne imohes (Supplication of the Matriarchs). She lived in Bolechów, Poland.''Voice ...

(born 1933), Israeli hurdler *

Michael C. Horowitz Michael C. Horowitz (born 1978) is an American author and professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. Early life and debating success Horowitz grew up in Lexington, MA. He attended Emory University, where he was a member of ...

(born 1978), American writer and political scientist *

Michael D. Horowitz The Fitz Hugh Ludlow Memorial Library is a library of psychoactive drug-related literature created in 1970 by Michael D. Horowitz, Cynthia Palmer, William Dailey, and Robert Barker, who merged their private libraries. It was named for Fitz Hugh L ...

, American author * Michael E. Horowitz, American lawyer and Inspector General of the US Department of Justice * Michael J. Horowitz (born 1964), American electrical engineer * Moses Horowitz (1844–1910), Yiddish playwright *

Moe Howard Moses Harry Horwitz (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975), known professionally as Moe Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He is best known as the leader of The Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television ...

(1897–1975), American comedian, birth name Moses Harry Horwitz * Nitzan Horowitz (born 1965), Israeli journalist and politician * Norman Horowitz (1915–2005), American geneticist and space biologist *

Paul Horowitz Paul Horowitz (born 1942) is an American physicist and electrical engineer, known primarily for his work in electronics design, as well as for his role in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (see SETI). Biography At age 8, Horowitz a ...

(born 1942), American physicist and electrical engineer *

Ryszard Horowitz Ryszard Horowitz (born May 5, 1939) is a Polish-born American photographer recognized as a pioneer of special effects photography that predates digital imaging. Early life Horowitz was born in Kraków, Poland on May 5, 1939. Four months later, ...

(born 1930), Polish photographer *

Scott J. Horowitz Scott Jay "Doc" Horowitz (born March 24, 1957) is a retired American astronaut and a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. Biography Horowitz went to California State University, Northridge in 1974 where he earned his Bachelor of Science, B.S. ...

(born 1957), American astronaut *

Shemp Howard Samuel Horwitz (March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955), known professionally as Shemp Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He was called "Shemp" because "Sam" came out that way in his mother's thick Litvak accent. He is best known as the ...

(1895–1955), American actor, birth name Samuel Horwitz * Shmuel Hurwitz (1901–1999), Israeli agronomist * Slawa Horowitz Duldig (1901–1975), Austrian-Australian inventor, artist, interior designer and teacher * Tamara Horowitz (1950–2000), American philosopher *

Vladimir Horowitz Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz; yi, וולאַדימיר סאַמוילאָוויטש האָראָוויץ, group=n (November 5, 1989)Schonberg, 1992 was a Russian-born American classical pianist. Considered one of the greatest pianists of al ...

(1903–1989), American classical pianist * Wayne Horowitz, archeologist *

Winona Ryder Winona Laura Horowitz (born October 29, 1971), professionally known as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. Originally playing quirky roles, she rose to prominence for her more diverse performances in various genres in the 1990s. She has recei ...

(born 1971), American actress, birth name Winona Horowitz

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* S. Horowitz & Co., Israeli law firm

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