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Horowitz Horowitz (, ) is a Levitical Ashkenazi 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, Harowicz, ...

page). Notable people with the surname include: *

Adolf Hurwitz Adolf Hurwitz (; 26 March 1859 – 18 November 1919) was a German mathematician who worked on algebra, mathematical analysis, analysis, geometry and number theory. Early life He was born in Hildesheim, then part of the Kingdom of Hanover, to a ...

(1859–1919), German mathematician *

Andrew D. Hurwitz Andrew David Hurwitz (born October 1, 1947) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He served as a justice of the Arizona Supreme Court from 2003 to 2012. Education and clerkships Hurw ...

(born 1947), American judge * David Hurwitz (disambiguation), multiple people *

Edward Hurwitz Edward Hurwitz (born March 21, 1931) is an American former diplomat. From 1983 to 1986 he was the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan, U.S. chargé d'affaires in Afghanistan, and he served as the first United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, ...

(born 1931), American diplomat *

Emanuel Hurwitz Emanuel Hurwitz (7 May 1919 – 19 November 2006) was a British violinist. He was born in London to parents of Russian-Jewish ancestry. He started playing the violin when he was five years old, and took up a scholarship at the Royal Academy of ...

(1919–2006), British violinist *

Gregg Hurwitz Gregg Andrew Hurwitz is an American novelist, screenwriter, and comic book writer. Most of his novels are in the thriller fiction genre. His script writing work includes a film adaptation of his book '' Orphan X'', a TV adaptation of Joby Warri ...

, American novelist * Henry Hurwitz Jr. (1918–1992), nuclear physicist *

Hyman Hurwitz Hyman Hurwitz (1770–1844) was a learned Jew who became first professor of Hebrew at University College, London. He was born in Poznań, Poland in 1770, came to England about 1797 and conducted a private academy for Jews at Highgate, where he esta ...

(1770–1844), professor of Hebrew in England *

Jake Hurwitz Jacob Penn Cooper Hurwitz (born August 5, 1985) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and member of the comedy duo Jake and Amir. He was hired by the comedy website CollegeHumor after becoming an intern there in 2006, and has written and appe ...

(born 1985), American comedian, writer and actor *

Jerard Hurwitz Jerard Hurwitz (November 20, 1928 – January 24, 2019) was an American biochemist who co-discovered RNA polymerase in 1960 along with Sam Weiss, Audrey Stevens, and James Bonner. He most recently worked at the Sloan-Kettering Institute in New Y ...

(1928–2019), American biochemist *

Johanna Hurwitz Johanna Hurwitz (born October 9, 1937) is an American author of more than sixty children's books. She has sold millions of books in many different languages. Life and career Hurwitz graduated from Queens College, New York with a degree in English ...

(born 1937), American children's author *

Jon Hurwitz Jonathan Benjamin Hurwitz (born November 15, 1977) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on ''Cobra Kai'' (with Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald), the '' Harold & Kumar'' films, and '' American Reunion'' ( ...

(born 1977), American screenwriter *

Jonty Hurwitz Jonty Hurwitz (born 2 September 1969 in Johannesburg) is a British South African artist, engineer and entrepreneur. Hurwitz creates scientifically inspired artworks and Anamorphosis, anamorphic sculptures. He is recognised for the smallest hum ...

(born 1969), electrical engineer and sculptor *

Justin Hurwitz Justin Hurwitz (born January 22, 1985) is an American film composer and television writer. He is best known for his longtime collaboration with director Damien Chazelle, scoring each of his films: '' Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench'' (2009), '' ...

(born 1985), American composer *

Lazar Lipman Hurwitz Lazar Lipman Hurwitz (; 1815 – 21 October 1852) was a Russian Jewish editor and writer. Biography Hurwitz was born in 1815, the grandson of Rabbi Moses ben Isaac ha-Levi Hurwitz of Krozh. He acted for many years as private instructor at Vilna ...

(1815–1852), editor and writer *

Leo Hurwitz Leo Hurwitz (June 23, 1909 – January 18, 1991) was an American documentary filmmaker. Among the films he directed were '' Native Land'' (1942) and ''Verdict for Tomorrow'' (1961), the Peabody Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated film of the ...

(1909–1991), American documentary film maker *

Moses ha-Levi Hurwitz Moses ben Isaac ha-Levi Hurwitz (; died 25 October 1820) was a rabbi from Krozh, Kovno Governorate. He was on intimate terms with the Vilna Gaon, and was the teacher of his sons. He became ''maggid A maggid (), also spelled as magid, is a t ...

(d. 1820), Lithuanian rabbi *

Mitchell Hurwitz Mitchell Donald "Mitch" Hurwitz (born May 29, 1963) is an American television writer, producer, and actor. He is best known as the creator of the television sitcom ''Arrested Development'' as well as the co-creator of '' The Ellen Show''. He is ...

, American television writer and producer * Shelley Hurwitz, American biostatistician *

Shmuel Hurwitz Shmuel Hurwitz (; 12 September 1901 – 1999) was an Israeli agronomist. Biography Hurwitz was born in Minsk, then in the Russian Empire (now in Belarus), and studied in Moscow. He was a close friend of the poet Saul Tchernichovsky, with whom ...

, Israeli agronomist * Shmuel Hurvits, Yiddish poet * T. Alan Hurwitz (born 1942), 10th president of Gallaudet University *

William Hurwitz William E. Hurwitz, M.D., is a former Virginia-based pain management physician who was prosecuted and convicted by the United States Government in 2004 for excessively prescribing addictive opioid pain medication to patients, some of whom subseque ...

, American pain management physician *

Yosef Yozel Horwitz Yosef Yozel Horowitz (), also Yosef Yoizel Hurwitz, known as the Alter of Novardok (1847–December 9, 1919), was a student of Rabbi Yisroel Salanter, the founder of the Musar movement. The Alter was also a student of Rabbis Yitzchak Blazer and ...

(1849–1919), the ''Alter of Navordok'' *

Zvi Harry Hurwitz Zvi Harry Hurwitz (; August 29, 1924 – October 1, 2008), also known as Harry Zvi Hurwitz, was a South African journalist and Jewish community leader who moved to Israel, where he served as an Israeli diplomat and adviser to prime ministers Me ...

, (1924–2008) Israeli diplomat, public servant and biographer

In fiction

*Lieutenant Hurwitz, a minor character in the movie ''

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''. A patient in a military hospital, he was suffering from "severe shell-shock," causing him to think he was

Ethel Merman Ethel Merman (born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann; January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American singer and actress. Known for her distinctive, powerful voice, and her leading roles in musical theatre, musical theater,Obituary ''Variety Obitua ...

. Played by Merman herself, in her final screen appearance. A variation of the name is Hurvitz, which may refer to: * Yair Hurvitz, Hebrew language poet. * Igael Hurvitz, Likud Knesset Member *

Yigal Hurvitz Yigal Hurvitz (; 15 October 1918 – 10 January 1994) was an Israeli farmer, businessman and politician who served as a government minister in the late 1970s and 1980s. Biography Hurvitz was born in Nahlat Yehuda (today part of Rishon LeZion) i ...

, Israeli former finance minister A variation of the name is Ish-Hurwitz, which may refer to: *

Yoram Ish-Hurwitz Yoram Ish-Hurwitz (born 1968 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch pianist. He began his studies with Danièle Dechenne and Jan Wijn at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam. In 1993 he was the first Dutch pianist to graduate from the Juilliard School i ...

, Dutch pianist A variation of the name is Gurvitz, which may refer to: *

Adrian Gurvitz Adrian Israel Gurvitz (; born 26 June 1949) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. His prolific songwriting ability has gained him hits with Eddie Money's No. 1 ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock hit " The Love in Your Eyes" a ...

, English singer-songwriter. A variation of the name is Gurwits, which may refer to: *

Eduard Gurwits Eduard Yosypovych Hurvits (; ; born 30 January 1948) is a Ukrainian politician who served as the 71st mayor of Odesa on two occasions; first from July 1994 to 26 May 1998, and then from 5 April 2005 to 6 November 2010. He also served as a Peopl ...

, Ukrainian politician, Mayor of Odesa

In fiction

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