Resnick is a Yiddish surname, a variant of

Reznik Reznik (, ) is a surname derived from Russian ''reznik'' ("butcher") or Yiddish ''reznik'' (רזניק, borrowed from a Slavic language, "Kosher slaughterer" (''shochet'')). People * Anjelika Reznik (born 1995), Canadian rhythmic gymnast * Henri ...

, Risikoff. People with the surname include: *

Adam Resnick Adam Resnick is an American comedy writer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his work writing for ''Late Night with David Letterman''. He co-created and wrote for ''Get a Life (American TV series), Get A Life'' with Chris El ...

, American comedy writer *

Alice Robie Resnick Alice Robie Resnick (born August 21, 1939) is an American attorney and jurist who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio. Early life Alice Robie was born on August 21, 1939, in Erie, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Adam Joseph and Alic ...

(born 1939), Ohio Supreme Court Justice *

Artie Resnick Arthur Resnick (born 1937) is an American songwriter, record producer and musician. His most successful songs as a writer include "Under the Boardwalk" (co-written with Kenny Young), "Good Lovin'" (co-written with Rudy Clark), and " Yummy Yummy ...

(born 1937), American songwriter and record producer *

David Resnick David Resnick (; August 5, 1924 – November 4, 2012) was a Brazilian-born Israeli architect and town planner whose awards include the Israel Prize in architecture

(1924–2012), Israeli architect *

Faye Resnick Faye Denise Resnick (née Hutchison; born July 3, 1957) is an American television personality, author, and interior designer. She is best known for her involvement in the O.J. Simpson murder trial and for her appearance on the reality televisio ...

(born 1957), American television personality and interior designer * Joseph Y. Resnick (1924–1969), member of the US House of Representatives from New York *

Josh Resnick Josh Resnick is an American video game producer. Education Resnick received a Bachelor of Arts from Pomona College in 1989 and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1993. Career Resnic ...

, American video game producer *

Ken Resnick Ken Resnick (May 8) is an American wrestling announcer who served as an interviewer for the American Wrestling Association and the World Wrestling Federation. Early career Prior to working in wrestling, Resnick worked in public relations and marke ...

, American wrestling announcer *

Laura Resnick Laura Resnick (born August 17, 1962) is an American fantasy writer. She was the winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction for 1993. The daughter of science fiction author Mike Resnick, she formerly wrote romance ...

(born 1962), science fiction and fantasy author *

Lauren Resnick Lauren B. Resnick is an educational psychologist who has made notable contributions to the cognitive science of learning and instruction. She is a professor of psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, and was previously director of the Universi ...

, American educational psychologist *

Lynda Resnick Lynda Rae Resnick (born 1943) is an American billionaire businesswoman. Resnick is married to Stewart Resnick, who is her business partner with whom they have their holding company The Wonderful Company. Early life Resnick was born Lynda Rae H ...

(born 1944), American entrepreneur and businesswoman *

Mike Resnick Michael Diamond Resnick (; March 5, 1942 – January 9, 2020) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He won five Hugo awards and a Nebula award, and was the guest of honor at Chicon 7. He was the executive editor of the defunct mag ...

(1942–2020), American science fiction author *

Milton Resnick Milton Resnick (January 7, 1917 – March 12, 2004) was an American artist noted for abstract paintings that coupled scale with density of incident. It was not uncommon for some of the largest paintings to weigh in excess of three hundred pounds ...

(1917–2004), American abstract expressionist painter *

Mitchel Resnick Mitchel Resnick (born June 12, 1956) is an American computer scientist. He is the LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab, and is the founder of Scratch. , Resnick serves as head ...

(born 1956), American computer scientist and academic *

Rafael Resnick Brenner Rafael Resnick Brenner is an Argentine lawyer and businessman who served as chief of staff of the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos, or AFIP) from 2009 to 2011. He is one of the six defendants i ...

, Argentine lawyer and businessman * Randy Resnick (born 1947), American guitarist *

Robert Resnick Robert Resnick (January 11, 1923 – January 29, 2014) was a physics educator and author of physics textbooks. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on January 11, 1923"Robert Resnick." ''Marquis Who's Who''. Marquis Who's Who, 2008. Reproduced i ...

(1923–2014), American physicist and textbook author * Robert J. Resnick (1940–2022), American psychotherapist and psychologist * Stephen Resnick (born 1938), American Marxian economist * Solomon Chaim Resnick Chaim Solomon Resnick (1862-1940) Russian rabbi *

Stewart Resnick Stewart Allen Resnick (born December 24, 1936) is an American billionaire businessman. Resnick is the wealthiest farmer in the United States. Resnick and his wife, Lynda Resnick, bought The Franklin Mint in 1986 and sold it in 2006. Since 1979 R ...

(born 1938), American businessman *

Zvi Yosef Resnick Rabbi Zvi Hirsh Yosef HaKohen Resnick (1841–1912) was a well-known Orthodox Judaism, orthodox Russians, Russian rabbi and Rosh yeshivah (Dean of a Yeshiva, Talmudic Academy), also known as ''Rebbe Hirsch Meitsheter'' (reportedly because Meitshe ...

(1841–1912), Russian rabbi, scholar, and rosh yeshivah *

Mnachem Risikoff Mnachem (Mendel) HaKohen Risikoff (1866–July 28, 1960), was an orthodox rabbi in Russia and the United States, and a prolific author of scholarly works, written in Hebrew. Risikoff used a highly stylized and symbolic pen-name, יאמהדנו ...

(born Mnachem Resnick), Russian and American rabbi and scholar Fictional characters: * Charlie Resnick, a detective inspector created by John Harvey ** Resnick (TV series), based on the character created by John Harvey

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