Kravits, Kravitz, Kravit are Yiddish

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s derived from the Ukrainian word ''кравець'' (see Kravets), "

tailor A tailor is a person who makes or alters clothing, particularly in men's clothing. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the term to the thirteenth century. History Although clothing construction goes back to prehistory, there is evidence of ...

". The surname may refer to: * Amy Kravitz, American film director *

Andy Kravitz Andy Kravitz is an American drummer and percussionist, audio engineer, record producer, and songwriter. He has been nominated for 14 Grammy Awards, winning several. He lives near Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California. Early life Andy Kravitz w ...

, American drummer * Asher Kravitz (born 1969), Israeli humorist, physicist, and mathematician *

Danny Kravitz Daniel Kravitz (December 21, 1930 – June 19, 2013) was an American professional baseball player. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1960 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Athletics. Kravitz batted left-handed, threw ...

(1930–2013), American baseball player *

Dick Kravitz Richard H. Kravitz (born May 8, 1941) is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 19th District, from 2000 to 2008. Kravitz most recently ran for office in 2016, when he lost to J ...

(born 1941), American politician *

Edward Kravitz Edward Arthur Kravitz (born December 19, 1932) is an American neuroscientist who is the George Packer Berry Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. He is widely recognized for demonstrating that gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) functi ...

(born 1932), American neuroscientist *

Evan Kravetz Evan Jacob Kravetz (born December 19, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He played college baseball for the Rice Owls, and was selected by the Reds in the 5th round of the 2019 MLB draft. He mad ...

(born 1996), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Jason Kravits Jason Kravits (born May 28, 1967) is an American character actor. He is best known for portraying A.D.A. Richard Bay on ABC's ''The Practice.'' Early life and education Kravits was born on May 28, 1967, in Passaic, New Jersey. In 1975, his fami ...

(born 1967), American actor *

Jean-Jacques Kravetz Jean-Jacques Kravetz (born May 23, 1947) is a French keyboardist, saxophonist and composer. He has played in the bands backing German rock singers Udo Lindenberg and Peter Maffay since the 1970s as well as playing with many other German bands as ...

(born 1947), French keyboardist, saxophonist, and composer *

Lee Kravitz Lee Kravitz is the author of ''Unfinished Business'' and was editor-in-chief of ''Parade'' magazine from 2000 until he was fired in 2008. Scholastic, Inc. From 1987 to 1995, Kravitz was an editorial director of Scholastic Inc., an educational ...

, American journalist *

Lenny Kravitz Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. His debut album ''Let Love Rule (Lenny Kravitz album), Let Love Rule'' (1989) was characterized by a blend of Rock music, rock ...

(born 1964), American musician * Leonard M. Kravitz, American soldier * Lou Kravitz, American labor racketeer * Mark R. Kravitz (1950–2012), American judge *

Nina Kraviz Nina Kraviz () is a Russian DJ, music producer and singer. Early life and career Kraviz was born and raised in Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. She moved to Moscow to study dentistry where she later gained her residency. Kraviz also worked in a numb ...

(''Nina Kravits''), Russian DJ *

Peter Kravitz Peter Kravitz is a figure in the Scottish literary scene. He was born in London, England, but has lived most of his life in Edinburgh. He is Jewish. He has edited ''Edinburgh Review'', ''Contemporary Scottish Fiction'', reprinted by Picador and Fab ...

, Scottish author and critic *

Pinky Kravitz Seymour "Pinky" Kravitz (July 11, 1927 – October 31, 2015) was an Atlantic City, New Jersey based American radio broadcaster and print journalist. He was known simply as "Pinky," and he reportedly refused to answer to his given name. Kravitz was ...

(1927–2015), American journalist *

Ted Kravitz Ted Kravitz (born Theodore Joseph Nathaniel Slotover; 21 March 1974) is a British Formula One pit-lane reporter who works for Sky Sports F1. In addition to his role as a pit-lane reporter, Kravitz is also known for his in-depth technical analy ...

(born 1974), British presenter and reporter *

Zoë Kravitz Zoë Kravitz (born December 1, 1988) is an American actress and filmmaker. She made her acting debut in the romantic comedy film ''No Reservations (film), No Reservations'' (2007). Her breakthrough came with portraying Angel Salvadore (Tempest) ...

(born 1988), American singer and actress

Fictional characters

*Duddy Kravitz, fictional character from the novel '' The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'', by Mordecai Richler *

Gladys Kravitz This is a list of characters in ''Bewitched'', an American fantasy television sitcom which aired from 1964 to 1972. Cast Main Recurring Cast notes: Main characters Samantha Stephens Samantha Stephens (Elizabeth Montgomery) is a good witch ...

, fictional character from the TV series ''Bewitched''

Fictional characters

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