Plotkin () is a surname of

Russian Jewish The history of the Jews in Russia and areas historically connected with it goes back at least 1,500 years. Jews in Russia have historically constituted a large religious and ethnic diaspora; the Russian Empire at one time hosted the largest po ...

origin, which indicates a person from Plotki, a name of several villages in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. It may also refer to: *

Alice Playten Alice Playten (''née'' Plotkin; August 28, 1947 – June 25, 2011) was an American actress known for her high-pitched, child-like voice. Life and career Born in New York City, Playten began her career in 1959 at age 11, playing Marie's young ...

(1947–2011), born Alice Plotkin, American actress and singer *

Andrew Plotkin Andrew Plotkin (born May 15, 1970), also known as Zarf, is an American programmer and writer. He is a central figure in the modern interactive fiction (IF) community. Having both written a number of award-winning games and developed a range of ne ...

(born 1970), American writer *

Brian Plotkin Brian Plotkin (born August 3, 1984, in Lisle, Illinois) is the head coach of the Army Black Knights men's soccer team and is a retired professional soccer player. Career College and amateur Brian Plotkin played college soccer for Indiana Unive ...

(born 1984), American soccer player *

Chuck Plotkin Charles Richard Plotkin (born September 8, 1942) is an American record producer, film producer, audio engineer and mixing engineer, best known for his work with Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. Recording engineer Plotkin has recorded, enginee ...

, American record producer * Diana Plotkin, American political activist * Faith Plotkin (born 1947), American writer * Gabriel Plotkin,

Melvin Capital Melvin Capital Management LP was an American investment management firm based in New York City. It was founded in 2014 by Gabriel Plotkin, who named the firm after his late grandfather. On May 18, 2022, Plotkin announced that the fund would c ...

CEO *

Gordon Plotkin Gordon David Plotkin (born 9 September 1946) is a theoretical computer scientist in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. Plotkin is probably best known for his introduction of structural operational semantics (SOS) and his ...

(born 1946), British computer scientist *

Gregory Plotkin Gregory Plotkin is an American film editor and director, known for his work in horror films, including ''Get Out'' (2017), ''Happy Death Day ''Happy Death Day'' is a 2017 American black comedy slasher film directed by Christopher Landon (fi ...

, American film editor and director *

Hal Plotkin Hal Wayne Plotkin (born September 14, 1957) is an American journalist and activist. He is currently the senior open policy fellow at Creative Commons. From 2009 to 2014, Plotkin served as the Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of the Under Sec ...

(born 1957), American journalist and public servant *

James Plotkin James Plotkin is an American guitarist and producer known for his role in bands such as Khanate and OLD but with an extensive catalogue outside these bands. He has played guitar for Phantomsmasher and Scorn and continues to remix tracks for ba ...

(born 1970), American guitarist *

Joshua B. Plotkin Joshua B. Plotkin is an evolutionary biologist and applied mathematician. He is the Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor of Natural Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Plotkin's research includes the study of the evolution of adapt ...

, Evolutionary biologist and applied mathematician *

Mark Plotkin Mark J. Plotkin (born May 21, 1955) is an ethnobotanist and a plant explorer in the Neotropics, where he is an expert on rainforest ecosystems. Plotkin is an advocate for tropical rainforest conservation and host of the ''Plants of the Gods: Hal ...

(born 1955), American botanist *

(born 1998), Canadian chess player *

Stanley Plotkin Stanley Alan Plotkin (born 12 May 1932) is an American physician specializing on the development of vaccines. In the 1960s, he played a pivotal role in discovery of a vaccine against rubella virus while working at Wistar Institute in Philadelphia. ...

(born 1932), American physician, vaccinologist, and immunologist * Tom Plotkin, American actor

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