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 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, American actress * Floyd Levine, 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, 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 (born 1947), American author of young adult books * Irving R. Levine (1922–2009), American journalist * Jeffrey Levine (poet), American poet, publisher, musician, and attorney * Judith Levine (born 1952), American political writer and civil libertarian * Ketzel Levine, American radio journalist * Mark Levine (journalist) (born 1966), delegate in the Virginia State House of Delegates and American liberal radio host * Mark Levine (poet) (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 (born 1948), American novelist and lawyer * Philip Levine (poet) (1928–2015), American populist poet, professor of English and Poet Laureate of the United States * Stephen Levine (author) (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 (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, American composer * Jeffrey Levine (poet), 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, 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), American fashion designer * Jack Levine (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 (1935–2005), Canadian ceramics artist * Philip Levine (entrepreneur), 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 (born 1971/72), American businesswoman * Philip Levine (entrepreneur), British entrepreneur, trendsetter and artist * Randy Levine, 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 * Judith Levine (born 1952), American political writer and civil libertarian * Mark Levine (journalist) (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 * Paul Levine (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 (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 (1891–1966), American cardiologist * Stephen B. Levine (b. 1942), American psychiatrist

In other academic fields

* Amy-Jill Levine, 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, American internet consultant * Joseph Levine (philosopher), 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 (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 (b. 1960), American economist * Suzanne Jill Levine, American translator and academic

In sport

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