Rabin is a Hebrew surname. It originates from the Hebrew word ''rav'' meaning

Rabbi A rabbi (; ) is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi—known as ''semikha''—following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of t ...

, or from the name of the specific Rabbi

Abin The Brazilian Intelligence Agency (, ABIN) is the main intelligence agency in Brazil. ABIN's mission is to ensure that the Federal Executive has access to knowledge related to the security of the State and society, such as those involving fore ...

. The most well known bearer of the name was

Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin (; , ; 1 March 1922 – 4 November 1995) was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the prime minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–1977, and from 1992 until Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, his ass ...

, prime minister of Israel and Nobel Peace prize Laureate.

People with surname Rabin

Al Rabin Al Rabin (January 26, 1936 – August 14, 2012) was a producer of soap operas, specifically known for his work on ''Days of Our Lives''. Rabin served in multiple capacities in his sixteen years at ''Days'', first as a director and then as a supervi ...

(1936–2012), American soap opera producer * Beatie Deutsch (née Rabin; born 1989), Haredi Jewish American-Israeli marathon runner *

Chaim Menachem Rabin Chaim Menachem Rabin (; 1915–1996) was a German, then British, and finally Israeli professor of Hebrew and Semitic languages. Chaim Rabin was born in Giessen, Germany, 22 November 1915, the son of Israel and Martel Rabin. Having completed his ...

, German-Israeli semitic-linguist *

Eve Queler Eve Queler (born January 11, 1931) is an American conductor and the '' emerita'' Artistic Director of the Opera Orchestra of New York (OONY). She founded the OONY in 1971, after having worked on the staff of the Metropolitan Opera and the New Yo ...

(née Rabin), American conductor *

Leah Rabin Leah Rabin (, née Schloßberg; 28 April 1928 – 12 November 2000) was the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was assassinated in 1995. Biography Leah Rabin was born Leah Schloßberg in Königsberg, East Prussia, Germany (now K ...

, wife of Yitzhak Rabin *

Matthew Rabin Matthew Joel Rabin (born December 27, 1963) is an American economist. He is the Pershing Square Professor of Behavioral Economics in the Harvard Economics Department and Harvard Business School. Rabin's research focuses primarily on incorporating ...

, American professor and researcher in economics *

Michael Rabin Michael Rabin ( ; May 2, 1936January 19, 1972) was an American violinist. He has been described as "one of the most talented and tragic violin virtuosi of his generation". Biography Michael Rabin was of Romanian-Jewish descent. His mother Jeann ...

(1936–1972), American violin virtuoso *

Michael O. Rabin Michael Oser Rabin (; born September 1, 1931) is an Israeli mathematician, computer scientist, and recipient of the Turing Award. Biography Early life and education Rabin was born in 1931 in Breslau, Germany (today Wrocław, in Poland), th ...

, Israeli computer scientist and Turing Award recipient *

Nathan Rabin Nathan Rabin () is an American film and music critic. Rabin was the first head writer for ''The A.V. Club'', a position he held until he left the ''Onion'' organization in 2013.

, American film and music critic *

John James Audubon John James Audubon (born Jean-Jacques Rabin, April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a French-American Autodidacticism, self-trained artist, natural history, naturalist, and ornithology, ornithologist. His combined interests in art and ornitho ...

(born Jean Rabin, 1785–1851), American ornithologist *

Oscar Rabin Oscar Rabin (26 April 1899 – 20 June 1958) was a Latvian-born English bandleader and musician. He was the musical director of his own big band. Rabin was born in Riga to a family of Jewish origin, and came to London, England as a child. A ...

(1899–1958), Latvian-born British band leader and musician *

(1928–2018), Russian painter *

Ronald J. Rabin Ronald Joseph Rabin (born May 16, 1932) is a Republican Party (United States), Republican state senator in the state of North Carolina, representing the 12th district, encompassing Harnett County, North Carolina, Harnett, Johnston County, North C ...

(b. 1932), North Carolina senator *

Samuel Rabin Samuel Rabin (1905 – May 7, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician. Life He was born in 1905 in Manhattan, New York City. He graduated from Cornell University, and in 1928 from New York University School of Law. He was admitted to the bar, ...

(1905–1993), New York judge *

(1903–1991), British sculptor, artist, singer and wrestler *

Trevor Rabin Trevor Charles Rabin (; born ) is a South African musician, songwriter, and film composer. Born into a musical family and raised in Johannesburg, Rabin took up the piano and guitar at an early age and became a session musician, playing and produc ...

, rock guitarist, member of the English band Yes (1983–94), and film soundtrack composer *

(1922–1995), prime minister of Israel

People with surname Rabin

See also