Levine (French transliteration from Russian) / Levin (English transliteration from Russian Левин) is a common

Ashkenazi Jewish Ashkenazi Jews ( ; also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim) form a distinct subgroup of the Jewish diaspora, that Ethnogenesis, emerged in the Holy Roman Empire around the end of the first millennium Common era, CE. They traditionally spe ...

surname derived from the Hebrew name

Levi Levi ( ; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelites, Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron ...

Levinsky Levinsky or Levinský is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alex Levinsky (1910–1990), professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League *Battling Levinsky (1891–1949), light heavyweight boxing champion of the world ...

is a variation with the same meaning. People with the name Levine or LeVine include:

People

In arts and media

In film, television, and theatre

Alice Levine Alice Levine (born 8 July 1986) is an English radio and television presenter, writer, narrator and comedian. Early life and education Levine was born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. Levine studied English at the University of Leeds, where she me ...

, British television and radio presenter *

Chloe Levine Chloe (; ), also spelled Chloë, Chlöe, or Chloé, is a feminine name meaning "blooming" or "fertility" in Greek. The name ultimately derives, through Greek, from the Proto-Indo-European root , which relates to the colors yellow and green. Th ...

, American actress *

Floyd Levine Floyd Levine (born February 23, 1932) is an American film and television actor. Career He played Dr. Ralph Harris in the 1978 film '' Bloodbrothers''. He also played Gen. Duncan in the 1988 film '' Braddock: Missing in Action III'' and Lt. Me ...

, American film and television actor *

Joseph E. Levine Joseph Edward Levine (September 9, 1905 – July 31, 1987) was an American film distributor, financier and producer. At the time of his death, it was said he was involved in one or another capacity with 497 films. Levine was responsible for the ...

, American film producer * Kate Levine, American voice actor *

Ken Levine (TV personality) Kenneth Levine ( ) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and author. Levine has worked on a number of television series, including ''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'', ''Cheers'' (for which he shared Outstanding Comedy Series honors at t ...

, American television and film writer and baseball announcer * Kristine Levine, American actress and stand-up comedian *

Naomi Levine Naomi Levine (June 24, 1939 – May 25, 2007) was an American actress, artist and filmmaker. She was a friend of Jack Smith (film director), Jack Smith and pop artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol. In 1964, she directed the film titled ''Yes (1964 film ...

, American actor *

Rhoda Levine Rhoda Levine is an opera director, choreographer, and a faculty member at several schools of music. Levine was born in New York, NY. She wrote the libretto for ''Opus Number Zoo'' by Luciano Berio and has also written children's books. She is the a ...

, American opera director and choreographer *

Samm Levine Samuel Franklin Levine (born March 12, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Neal Schweiber on NBC's ''Freaks and Geeks'' and PFC Hirschberg in the 2009 film ''Inglourious Basterds''. Levine was also the sidekick and fi ...

(b. 1982), American television and film actor *

Ted Levine Frank Theodore Levine (born May 29, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Jame Gumb (Buffalo Bill) in the film '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991) and Leland Stottlemeyer in the television series ''Monk'' (2002–2009 ...

(b. 1957), American actor

In literature and journalism

Allan Levine Allan Levine (born February 10, 1956) is a Canadian author from Winnipeg, Manitoba, known mainly for his award-winning non-fiction and historical mystery writing. Life and works Levine attended the University of Manitoba and the University o ...

(born 1956), Canadian writer *

David Levine David Levine (December 20, 1926 – December 29, 2009) was an American artist and illustrator best known for his caricatures in ''The New York Review of Books''. Jules Feiffer has called him "the greatest caricaturist of the last half of the ...

(1926–2009), American artist and illustrator * David D. Levine (born 1961), American science fiction writer *

Gail Carson Levine Gail Carson Levine (born September 17, 1947) is an American author of young adult literature, young adult books. Her first novel, ''Ella Enchanted'', received a Newbery Medal, Newbery Honor in 1998.

(born 1947), American author of young adult books *

Irving R. Levine Irving Raskin Levine (August 26, 1922 – March 27, 2009) was an American journalist and longtime correspondent for NBC News. During his 45-year career, Levine reported from more than two dozen countries. He was the first American television c ...

(1922–2009), American journalist *

Jeffrey Levine (poet) Jeffrey Levine is an American poet, publisher, musician, and attorney. He is the author of three poetry collections, including ''The Kinnegad Home for the Bewildered,'' forthcoming from Salmon Press in March 2019. Life Levine earned his B.A. from ...

, American poet, publisher, musician, and attorney *

Judith Levine Judith Levine (born 1952) is an American author, journalist, civil libertarian and co-founder of the National Writers Union, a trade union of contract and freelance writers, and No More Nice Girls, a group dedicated to promoting abortion rights t ...

(born 1952), American political writer and civil libertarian * Ketzel Levine, American radio journalist *

Mark Levine (journalist) Mark H. Levine (born May 7, 1966) is an American politician and attorney who served as the Delegate from the 45th District of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2016 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he simultaneously ran for Lie ...

(born 1966), delegate in the Virginia State House of Delegates and American liberal radio host *

Mark Levine (poet) Mark Levine (born 1965, New York) is an American poet and a writer of non-fiction. He grew up in Toronto, attended Brown University, and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He taught at the University of Montana, and at the University of Iowa. His books ...

(born 1965), American poet *

Noah Levine Noah Levine (born 1971) is an American Buddhist teacher and author, son of Stephen Levine. As a counselor known for his philosophical alignment with Buddhism and punk ideology, he identifies his Buddhist beliefs and practices with both the The ...

(born 1971), writer; son of author Stephen Levine * Norman Levine (1923–2005), Canadian short story writer *

Paul Levine Paul J. Levine (born January 9, 1948) is an American author of crime fiction, particularly legal thrillers. Levine has written 22 mystery novels which include two series of books known by the names of the protagonists. The ''Jake Lassiter'' ser ...

(born 1948), American novelist and lawyer *

Philip Levine (poet) Philip Levine (January 10, 1928 – February 14, 2015) was an American poet best known for his poems about working-class Detroit. He taught for more than thirty years in the English department of California State University, Fresno and held tea ...

(1928–2015), American populist poet, professor of English and Poet Laureate of the United States *

Stephen Levine (author) Stephen Levine (July 17, 1937 – January 17, 2016) was an American poet, author and teacher best known for his work on death and dying. He is one of a generation of pioneering teachers who, along with Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein (writer), ...

(1937–2016), American poet and author

In music

Adam Levine Adam Noah Levine ( ; born March 18, 1979) is an American musician who is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and sole continuous member of the pop rock band Maroon 5. Levine began his musical career in 1994 with the band Kara's Flowers, for ...

(born 1979), American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor, and television personality *

Baruch Levine Baruch Levine (born December 28, 1977) is a Canadian-born American Orthodox Jewish composer and singer. His tunes have gained wide popularity at Shabbat tables and '' kumzits'' gatherings. One of his most successful compositions is "''Vezakeini''" ...

(born 1977), American Orthodox Jewish singer-composer * Elliot Levine, (born 1963), American jazz pianist *

Gilbert Levine Sir Gilbert Levine, GCSG (born January 22, 1948) is an American conductor. He is considered an "outstanding personality in the world of international music television." He has led the PBS concert debuts of the Staatskapelle Dresden, Royal Ph ...

(born 1948), American conductor *

Ian Levine Ian Geoffrey Levine (born 22 June 1953) is a British songwriter, producer, DJ, and prominent Doctor Who fan. A populariser of Northern soul music in the UK, and a developer of the style of hi-NRG, he has co-written and co-produced records with sa ...

(born 1953), British songwriter, producer, and DJ *

James Levine James Lawrence Levine ( ; June 23, 1943 – March 9, 2021) was an American conductor and pianist. He was music director of the Metropolitan Opera from 1976 to 2016. He was terminated from all his positions and affiliations with the Met on March ...

(1943–2021), American orchestral conductor and pianist *

James S. Levine James Scott Levine (born 1974) is an American composer and member of Remote Control Productions (American company), Remote Control Productions. He has won seven Broadcast Music, Inc., BMI awards and seven American Society of Composers, Authors ...

, American composer *

, American poet, publisher, musician, and attorney *

Joey Levine Joey Levine (born May 29, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer of pop music, who has been active since 1966. Career Levine sang lead vocals on several Top 40 singles including "Run Run Run" by The Third Rail (1966), " ...

, American songwriter, music producer and performer *

Mark Levine (musician) Mark Jay Levine (October 4, 1938 – January 27, 2022) was an American jazz pianist, trombonist, composer, author and educator. Early life Mark Jay Levine was born in Concord, New Hampshire, on October 4, 1938. He began playing the piano at th ...

(1938–2022), American jazz musician *

Mark LeVine Mark Andrew LeVine is an American historian, musician, writer, and professor. He is a professor of history at the University of California, Irvine. Education LeVine received his B.A. in comparative religion and biblical studies from Hunter ...

, American history professor and musician * Michael A. Levine, Los Angeles-based composer *

Mike Levine (musician) Michael Stephen Levine (born 1 June 1949) is the bassist and keyboardist for the Canadian hard rock band Triumph. Early life Levine was born in Toronto, Ontario. He attended Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute in Scarborough. Career In ...

, Canadian bassist and keyboardist * Ryan Levine (musician) American musician, lead singer of band Wildling *

Stewart Levine Stewart Levine (born 1946) is an American record producer. He has worked with many artists such as The Crusaders, Minnie Riperton, Lionel Richie, Simply Red, Hugh Masekela, Huey Lewis and the News, Patti LaBelle, Sly Stone, Boy George, Oleta Ada ...

, American record producer

In other media

David Levine (photographer) David Levine (born 1960) is a British music, portrait and fashion photographer. He is best known for his work with Culture Club, ABC, Kylie Minogue and The Cure. Career David Levine started his career in 1977 while working as a photographer ...

(born 1960), British photographer * Esther Levine (born 1970), German-born, New York-based photographer *

Herbert Levine (fashion executive) Herbert Levine (April 19, 1916 – August 8, 1991) was an American fashion executive active from the 1940s through the 1970s. Together with his fashion designer wife, Beth Levine, he led the fashion accessory Herbert Levine label bearing his na ...

, American fashion designer *

Jack Levine Jack Levine (January 3, 1915November 8, 2010) was an American Social Realist painter and printmaker best known for his satires on modern life, political corruption, and biblical narratives. Levine is considered one of the key artists of the Bos ...

(1915–2010), American expressionist painter *Janet Levine, (1963–1996) American illustrator and murder victim * Ken Levine (video game designer), American computer game designer *

Marilyn Levine Marilyn Levine (born 22 December 1935 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, died 2 April 2005 in Oakland, California) was a Canadian ceramics artist known for her trompe-l'œil art. She built a reputation making ceramic works of art that looked like leather h ...

(1935–2005), Canadian ceramics artist *

Philip Levine (entrepreneur) Philip Levine is a British entrepreneur and artist, who creates head designs, for which he has coined the term baldazzling. Career Philip Levine started using his head as a canvas for creativity in 2006 when he began to go bald. He did not wan ...

, British entrepreneur, trendsetter and artist *

Sherrie Levine Sherrie Levine (born 1947) is an American photographer, painter, and conceptual artist. Some of her work consists of exact photographic reproductions of the work of other photographers such as Walker Evans, Eliot Porter and Edward Weston. Ea ...

(b. 1947), American photographer

In business

* David Levine (executive), Canadian music and television executive * Dennis Levine (born 1953), American stock trader sentenced for perjury and securities fraud * Earl Levine, American computer businessman * Leon Levine (1938–2023), American retailer *

Marne Levine Marne Lynn Levine (born 1970) is an American businesswoman. She was the chief business officer at Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook, Inc.) until February 2023. Previously, she was the first chief operating officer of Instagram. She also served as ...

(born 1971/72), American businesswoman *

, British entrepreneur, trendsetter and artist *

Randy Levine Randy Lewis Levine (born February 22, 1955) is an American attorney, the current president of the New York Yankees baseball club and a member of the Board of Directors of A.C. Milan S.p.A. Early life Levine, a Jewish American, was born in Brookl ...

, American president of New York Yankees

In government, law, and politics

* Adam Levine (press aide), American political adviser and former Bush administration aide * Beryl J. Levine (1935–2022), American judge *

Daniella Levine Cava Daniella Levine Cava ( ; born September 14, 1955) is an American lawyer, social worker, and politician who has served as the mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida since 2020. Previously, she was a Miami-Dade County Commissioner from 2014 until her ...

(born 1955), American lawyer, social worker and politician, served

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since 2020 *

David Levine (politician) David Levine (March 18, 1883 – May 9, 1972"David Levine, Long Active On City Council", ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'', May 10, 1972. Page unidentified: from the clipping file of the former Municipal Reference Library, now in the Seattle Room of ...

(1883–1972), American politician *

Eugen Leviné Eugen Leviné (; 10 May 1883 – 5 June 1919), also known as Dr. Eugen Leviné, was a German Communism, communist revolutionary and one of the leaders of the short-lived Second Bavarian Soviet Republic. Background Eugen Leviné was born on 10 ...

(1883–1919), German revolutionary leader of the Bavarian Soviet Republic * J. Sidney Levine (died 1955), New York politician * Jeffrey D. Levine, United States Ambassador to Estonia *

(born 1952), American political writer and civil libertarian *

(born 1966), delegate in the Virginia State House of Delegates and American liberal radio host *

Mark D. Levine Mark D. Levine (born April 30, 1969) is an American politician and educator serving as the 28th Borough President of Manhattan since 2022. Previously, he served as member of the New York City Council from 2014 to 2021, where he represented the 7 ...

(born 1969), New York City council member * Max S. Levine (1881–1933), American lawyer, politician and judge * Michael E. Levine, American lawyer *

(born 1948), American novelist and lawyer *

Philip Levine (politician) Philip Louis Levine (born February 18, 1962) is an American businessman and politician who served as Mayor of Miami Beach from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a candidate in the 2018 Florida gubernatorial election. Backg ...

, mayor of Miami Beach, Florida

In science and academia

In biology, medicine, and psychology

Arnold J. Levine Arnold Jay Levine (born 1939) is an American molecular biologist. He was awarded the 1998 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for Biology or Biochemistry and was the first recipient of the Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research in ...

(b. 1939), American virologist and molecular biologist *

Bruce E. Levine Bruce E. Levine is an American clinical psychologist, often at odds with the mainstream of his profession (see critical psychology), in private practice in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has been in practice for more than three decades. Levine writes and sp ...

, American psychologist * David F. Levine (b. 1965), American author, professor, and biomedical scientist * Lena ("Lee") Levine (1903–1965), American psychiatrist and gynecologist * Peter G. Levine, (b. 1960) American stroke researcher and educator *

Philip Levine (physician) Philip Levine (August 10, 1900 – October 18, 1987) was an immuno-hematologist whose clinical research advanced knowledge on the Rhesus factor, Hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) and blood transfusion. Life and career Levine was born ...

(1900–1987), Russian-born American immuno-hematologist; researched blood groups *

Rachel Levine Rachel Leland Levine ( ; born October 28, 1957) is an American pediatrician who served as the United States assistant secretary for health, the admiral in charge of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, from 2021 until 20 ...

(b. 1957) American

pediatrician Pediatrics (American English) also spelled paediatrics (British English), is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, pediatrics covers many of their youth ...

, served as

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

Secretary of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare spending and other social security services. Some governments have separate Minister of Mental Health, ...

since 2017 * Robert V. Levine (1945–2019), American psychologist *

Samuel A. Levine Samuel Albert Levine (January 1, 1891 – March 31, 1966) was an American cardiologist. The Levine scale, Levine's sign and Lown–Ganong–Levine syndrome are named after him. The Samuel Albert Levine Cardiac Unit at Brigham and Women's Hospita ...

(1891–1966), American cardiologist * Stephen B. Levine (b. 1942), American psychiatrist

In other academic fields

Amy-Jill Levine Amy-Jill Levine (born 1956) is Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace. She works in biblical studies and is a self described "critic of anti ...

, New Testament scholar *

David K. Levine David Knudsen Levine (born c. 1955) is an American economist. He is the Leverhulme International Professor of Economics at Royal Holloway, University of London; Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Study Joint Chair at the European University Insti ...

(born c.1955), American economist and game theorist *

Dov Levine Dov I. Levine (; born July 19, 1958) is an American-Israeli physicist, known for his research on quasicrystals, soft condensed matter physics (including granular materials, emulsions, and foams), and statistical mechanics out of equilibrium. Educa ...

(born 1958), American-Israeli physicist * Ira N. Levine (1937–2015), American chemistry professor, Brooklyn College * Jerome Paul Levine (1937–2006), American mathematician * Joel S. Levine (born 1942), American planetary and atmospheric scientist *

John R. Levine John R. Levine is an Internet author and consultant specializing in email infrastructure, spam filtering, and software patents. He chaired the Anti-Spam Research Group ( ASRG) of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF), is president of CAUCE (t ...

, American internet consultant *

Joseph Levine (philosopher) Joseph Levine (born January 17, 1952) is an American philosopher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who received his PhD from Harvard University in 1981. He works on philosophy of mind and is best known for formulating the explanatory ga ...

, American philosopher *

Marc Levine Marc Levine (born April 26, 1974) is an American politician, who served in the California State Assembly representing the California's 10th State Assembly district, 10th district between 2012 and 2022. A member of the Democratic Party (United S ...

, American mathematician *

, American history professor and musician *

Phillip Levine Phillip B. Levine (born 1963) is the Katharine Coman and A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics at Wellesley College. He is known for his research on the effect of interventions intended to benefit disadvantaged youth, as well as factors that ...

(b. 1963), American economist *

Raphael David Levine Raphael David Levine (; born March 29, 1938) is an Israeli chemist who is a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles and the Crump Institute for Molec ...

(b. 1938), Israeli chemist * Robert M. Levine (1941–2003), American historian *

Ross Levine Ross Levine (born April 16, 1960) is an American economist who currently holds the Willis H. Booth Chair in Banking and Finance at the University of California at Berkeley. He is also a senior fellow at the Milken Institute, a member of the Counc ...

(b. 1960), American economist *

Suzanne Jill Levine Suzanne Jill Levine is an American writer, poet, literary translator and scholar. Levine was born in New York City where she studied piano at Juilliard and went to Music & Art High School. She earned an AB at Vassar College in 1967, an MA at ...

, American translator and academic

In sport

Al Levine Alan Brian Levine (born May 22, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who pitched 234 games in the minor leagues, and 416 games in the major leagues. Early life and career Levine, who is Jewish, was born in Park Rid ...

, American major league baseball relief pitcher * Alison Levine (boccia), Canadian Paralympian * Artie Levine, American middleweight and light heavyweight boxer * Darren Levine, American martial artist * David Levine (racing driver) (born 1993), American racing driver *

Jesse Levine Jesse Levine (born October 15, 1987) is an American-Canadian former professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high singles rank of world No. 69 on October 1, 2012. Levine represented the United States through 2012, and he represented Ca ...

(born 1987), US/Canadian tennis player *

Jon Levine Jonathan Levine (born 1976) is an American film director and screenwriter. Jonathan Levine may also refer to: *Jonathan LeVine (born 1968), New York City art dealer * Jon Levine (musician), Canadian producer, songwriter and musician *Jon Levine (te ...

(born 1963), American tennis player * Nir Levine (born 1962), Israeli footballer and football manager *

Tony Levine Tony Levine (born October 28, 1972) is a former American football coach who last coached at Purdue as the special teams coordinator, co-offensive coordinator, and tight ends coach. He is a former head coach for the Houston Cougars football team. ...

(born 1972), American football coach

In other fields

Samuel Levine (mobster) Samuel "Red" Levine (December 27, 1902/1903(?) – April 7, 1972) was an American mobster, described as head of Lucky Luciano's hit squad of Jewish gangsters. Early life Levine was born in Toledo, Ohio, and grew up on the Lower East Side of ...

* Scott Levine, computer criminal * William P. Levine (1915–2013), United States Army major general and Holocaust speaker *

Charles A. Levine Charles Albert Levine (March 17, 1897 – December 6, 1991) was the first passenger aboard a transatlantic flight. He was ready to cross the Atlantic to claim the Orteig prize but a court battle over who was going to be in the airplane allowed ...

(1897-1991), first passenger to cross the Atlantic by airplane

References

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