Lowy (also spelled Löwy or Lőwy) is a surname of

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 ...

origin. Some families originated in parts of Poland. It may refer to: * Albert Löwy (1816–1908), British Hebrew scholar and religious leader * Benjamin Lowy (born 1979), American photographer * David Lowy, Australian businessman and musician, son of Frank * David A. Lowy, American judge * Dóra Lőwy (born 1977), Hungarian handball player * Douglas R. Lowy (born 1942), American doctor * Emanuel Löwy (1857–1938), Austrian archaeologist *

Frank Lowy Sir Frank P. Lowy ( ; born 22 October 1930) is an Australian people, Australian-Israeli people, Israeli businessman of Jewish Slovak-Hungarian origins and the former long-time chairman of Westfield Corporation, a global shopping centre company ...

(born 1930), Australian businessman * Frederick Lowy (born 1933), Canadian educator * Fritzi Löwy (1910–1994), Austrian swimmer *

Isaac Lowy Isaac ( ; ; ; ; ; ) is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baháʼí Faith. Isaac first appears in the Torah, in which he is the son of ...

(1793–1847), Hungarian businessman *

Meshulim Feish Lowy Meshilem Feish Segal Lowy II (, Magyarized: ''Lőwy Ferencz''; 11 April 1921 – 12 August 2015) was the fourth Grand Rebbe of the Tosh Hasidic dynasty. Biography Early life Lowy was born in Nyírtass, northeastern Hungary. His father Mordeca ...

(1921–2015), Hungarian rabbi *

Michael Löwy Michael Löwy (born 6 May 1938) is a French-Brazilian Marxist sociologist and philosopher. He is emeritus research director in social sciences at the CNRS (French National Center of Scientific Research) and lectures at the ''École des hautes ...

(born 1938), Brazilian sociologist *

Otto Lowy Otto Lowy (1921 – May 29, 2002) was the host of CBC Radio 2's ''The Transcontinental'' for 22 years until his death. The program was introduced each week as a "musical train ride through Europe". Lowy was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, to an ...

(1921–2002), Canadian actor and radio host *

Slavko Löwy Slavko Löwy (August 7, 1904 – April 1, 1996) was a Croatian architect. Background, family and education Löwy was born in Koprivnica to a respectable and wealthy Croatian Jewish family, who were engaged in trade. In Koprivnica he attended the ...

(1904–1996), Croatian architect *

Steven Lowy Steven Mark Lowy (born 24 November 1962) is a leading Australian businessman and philanthropist. He is the former co-chief executive officer of Westfield Corporation, a leading global shopping centre company that was acquired by French compan ...

(born 1962), Australian businessman *

Yitzchak Lowy Yitzchak Lowy (1887–1942), also known as Yitskhok Levi, Jizchak Löwy, Jacques Levy, Djak Levi, was a Polish people, Polish Yiddish theater actor. Early life; career Lowy was born in Warsaw, Poland. In 1907, he joined a Yiddish theater troupe ...

(1887–1942), Polish actor

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