Lefkowitz, also written as
Levkowitz or
Lewkowicz, is a surname of German-Jewish & Polish-Jewish origin, meaning "son of Levko". Notable people with the surname include:
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Abraham Lefkowitz (1884–1976), Hungarian-born American labor union leader and teacher
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Bernard Lefkowitz, author, sociologist, and professor of journalism
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Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, American jazz saxophonist
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David Lefkowitz (1875–1955), American rabbi in Texas
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Glyph Lefkowitz, American open-source software programmer
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Hank Lefkowitz (1923–2007), American professional basketball player
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Irving Lefkowitz (1921–2015), American control engineer, professor
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Jay Lefkowitz (born 1962), American lawyer and Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea
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Joseph Lefkowitz (1892–1983), later known as Joseph Leftwich, British critic and translator of Yiddish literature into English
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Louis J. Lefkowitz (1904–1996), American lawyer and politician in New York
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Mary Lefkowitz, professor at Wellesley College in Massachusetts
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Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz (1913–2011), Russian Empire-born Israeli rabbi, and one of the heads of the Ponevezh yeshiva
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Nat Lefkowitz (1898–1983), American talent agency executive who served as co-chairman of the
William Morris Agency
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Robert Lefkowitz, American physician, biochemist, and professor at Duke University
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Rochelle Lefkowitz, American businessperson, president and founder of Pro-Media Communications
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Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz, history professor at Smith College
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Rochelle Lefkowitz, President of Pro-Media Communications
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Glyph Lefkowitz, American open-source software programmer and creator of the
Twisted (software) network programming framework
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Zalman King Lefkowitz (1924–2012), American film director, writer, actor and producer
Fictional Characters
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Trevor Lefkowitz, a character on the TV show ''
Ghosts''
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Surnames of Jewish origin
German-language surnames
Polish-language surnames