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and Chapiro in

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(more at "See also"), is a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.

Etymology

The surname is derived from Spira, the

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name of

Speyer Speyer (, older spelling ; ; ), historically known in English as Spires, is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate in the western part of the Germany, Federal Republic of Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located on the left bank of the r ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

; compare with Spire, the French name for that city. Other name variants based on the city name "Spira" include Spira, Spire, Spiro, Spear, Szpir, Szpiro, Spero, Sapir, Sapiro,

Chapiro Chapiro is a surname (see Shapiro). Notable people with the surname include: * Jacques Chapiro (1887–1972), Jewish Russian-born, French painter. *Liliane Chapiro-Volpert (1902-1982), known as Lilian Constantini, French actress in the 1920s and 1 ...

and Sprai.(Kaganoff, 1977) Source: Saul Zeichner, 27 November 2000, Revised 10 April 2009 http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Kolomea/nameorigin.htm The

Jewish community of Speyer The history of the Jews in Speyer reaches back over 1,000 years. In the Middle Ages, the city of Speyer (formerly Spira), Germany, was home to one of the most significant Jews, Jewish communities in the Holy Roman Empire. Its significance is attes ...

was one of three leading cities central to the development of

Ashkenazi 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 ...

culture, referred to as the , an acronym based on the names of the cities of Speyer/Spira,

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and

Mainz Mainz (; #Names and etymology, see below) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and with around 223,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 35th-largest city. It lies in ...

. The family name Speyer (based on the modern German name for the same city) has also become a well-known surname that was spread by Jews from Frankfurt to England, the United States and Canada in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Notable people surnamed Shapiro

Adam Shapiro (disambiguation) Adam Shapiro is the name of: * Adam Shapiro (activist) (born 1972), American co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) * Adam Shapiro (television reporter), American television reporter and investigative journalist *Adam Shapiro, Am ...

, several people *

Alan Shapiro Alan Richard Shapiro (born February 18, 1952, in Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial cent ...

(born 1952), American poet *

Alan Shapiro (education reformer) Alan Shapiro (January 15, 1926 – January 28, 2011) was an American educator and educational reformer who became a leading contributor to Teachable Moment, a New York City-based teacher education project of the Morningside Center for Teaching Soci ...

, American education reformer * Alan N. Shapiro (born 1956), American science fiction and media theorist * Alex Shapiro, American composer *

Allen Shapiro Allen Shapiro is a media executive and investor. He is the former executive chairman and CEO of Dick Clark Productions (DCP), a former chairman of TV Guide, and a former entertainment lawyer. Shapiro was the executive producer of DCP's flagship pr ...

, American investor * Andrew H. Schapiro, American diplomat * Anna D. Shapiro (born 1966), American theatre director *

Ari Shapiro Ari Michael Shapiro (born September 30, 1978) is an American radio journalist. In September 2015, Shapiro became one of four rotating hosts on National Public Radio's flagship drive-time program ''All Things Considered''. He previously se ...

, American reporter with National Public Radio *

Arnold Shapiro Arnold Joel Shapiro (born February 1, 1941) is an American television producer and writer. His best known work is the 1978 Oscar and Emmy-winning documentary, ''Scared Straight!'' His other productions include the CBS reality series, ''Rescue ...

(born 1941), American television producer and writer * Arnold S. Shapiro, American mathematician * Arthur Shapiro, entomologist and ecologist *

Arthur K. Shapiro Arthur K. Shapiro, M.D., (January 11, 1923 – June 3, 1995) was an American psychiatrist and expert on Tourette syndrome. His "contributions to the understanding of Tourette syndrome completely changed the prevailing view of this disorder";Do ...

, psychiatrist and expert on the Tourette syndrome (1923–1995) *

Artie Shapiro Arthur Shapiro (January 15, 1916 – March 24, 2003) was an American jazz bassist. Early life Shapiro was born in Denver, Colorado, on January 15, 1916. He began on trumpet at age 13 and picked up bass at 18. Later life and career In the late 19 ...

(1916–2003), American jazz bassist * Ascher H. Shapiro, MIT professor and expert in fluid dynamics (1916–2004) *

Ben Shapiro (director) Benjamin Shapiro (born 1959) is an American documentary director, cinematographer, and independent public radio producer. Film and television Shapiro is co-director/producer (with Sam Pollard) and cinematographer of the documentary '' Max Roac ...

, Peabody winning media expert and director. *

Ben Shapiro Benjamin Aaron Shapiro (born January 15, 1984) is an American Conservatism in the United States, conservative political commentator, media host, and attorney. He writes columns for Creators Syndicate, ''Newsweek'', and ''Ami Magazine'', an ...

, American conservative political commentator *

Bernard Shapiro Bernard Jack Shapiro, (born June 8, 1935) is a Canadian academic, civil servant, former Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University from 1994 to 2004, and the first Ethics Commissioner of Canada between May 17, 2004 and March 29, 2007. Bi ...

, Canadian academic, civil servant *

Beth Shapiro Beth Alison Shapiro (born January 14, 1976) is an American evolutionary molecular biologist, associate director for conservation genomics at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. She also teach ...

, evolutionary biologist * Boris Shapiro, Russian-Swedish mathematician * Cal Shapiro, vocalist,

Timeflies Timeflies is an American pop-rap duo formed in October 2010 consisting of Cal Shapiro (b. October 3, 1988) and Rob Resnick (b. May 26, 1989). They are known for their popular original music and popular YouTube covers. They first performed togeth ...

Carl Shapiro Carl Shapiro (born March 20, 1955) is an American economist and professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. He is the co-author, along with Hal Varian of ''Information Rules, Information Rules: A Strategic Guide ...

, (born 1955) UC Berkeley economist and mathematician *

Carl J. Shapiro Carl J. Shapiro (February 15, 1913 – March 7, 2021) was an American businessman and philanthropist. In 1939 he founded Kay Windsor, Inc. in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and built it into one of the largest women's clothing companies in the cou ...

(1913–2021), Boston philanthropist *

Carol Harris-Shapiro Carol Harris-Shapiro is a lecturer at Temple University in the Intellectual Heritage Department. She has written a controversial book on Messianic Judaism, a belief system considered by most Christians and Jews to be a form of Christianity, adhere ...

, Reconstructionist rabbi * Charles S. Shapiro, American diplomat * Daniel B. Shapiro, U.S. ambassador to Israel *

David Shapiro (disambiguation) David or Dave Shapiro may refer to: *Dave Shapiro (drummer) (1952–2011), performer of Cinematic Sunrise *David C. Shapiro (1925–1981), American dentist and politician *David I. Shapiro (1928–2009), American attorney and civil liberties activi ...

, several people *

Dmitry Shapiro Dmitry Shapiro is an American entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of GoMeta, Inc. which operates MindStudio.ai, an AI Agent building platform (over 200k AI Agents deployed). Prior to MindStudio, Dmitry was CEO of Koji, an App Store and platform ...

, entrepreneur, inventor, Googler * Doug Shapiro (1959–2025), American racing cyclist *

Ehud Shapiro Ehud Shapiro (; born 1955) is an Israeli scientist, entrepreneur, artist, and political activist who is Professor of Computer Science and Biology at the Weizmann Institute of Science. With international reputation, he made contributions to many s ...

, Israeli computer scientist *

Florence Shapiro Florence Donald Shapiro (born May 2, 1948) is an American politician from Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana ...

, American politician * Francine Shapiro, American psychologist * Fred R. Shapiro, American legal librarian and editor *

George Shapiro George Shapiro (May 18, 1931 – May 26, 2022) was an American talent manager and television producer. He was among the most successful managers in show business in the United States, best known for representing Jerry Seinfeld, Carl Reiner, and ...

, American talent producer *

Gerald Shapiro (disambiguation) Gerald Shapiro may refer to: * Gerald Shapiro (writer) (1950–2011), American writer * Gerald Shapiro (composer) Gerald M. Shapiro (born 1942 in Philadelphia) is an American composer of acoustic and electronic music. Shapiro studied first at ...

, several people * Harold S. Shapiro (1928–2021), mathematics professor *

Harold T. Shapiro Harold Tafler Shapiro (born June 8, 1935) is an economist and university administrator. He is currently a professor of economics and public affairs at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Shapiro serv ...

, president of Princeton University *

Harvey Shapiro (disambiguation) Harvey Shapiro may refer to: * Harvey Shapiro (cellist) (1911–2007), American cellist * Harvey Shapiro (poet) Harvey Shapiro (January 27, 1924 – January 7, 2013) was an American poet and editor of ''The New York Times''. He wrote a dozen bo ...

, several people *

Helen Shapiro Helen Kate Shapiro (born 28 September 1946) is a British Pop music, pop and jazz singer and actress. While still a teenager in the early 1960s, she was one of Britain's most successful female singers. With a voice described by AllMusic as poss ...

, British singer *

Ian Shapiro Ian Shapiro (born September 29, 1956) is an American legal scholar and political scientist who serves as the Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University. He served as the Henry R. Luce Director of the MacMillan Center at Yale Univ ...

, American political scientist *

Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro (Hebrew: איליה פיאטצקי-שפירו; ; 30 March 1929 – 21 February 2009) was a Soviet-born Israeli mathematician. During a career that spanned 60 years he made major contributions to applied science as well as p ...

, mathematician (1929–2009) * Irving Shapiro (1904–1931), one of the

Shapiro Brothers Meyer (1908–1931), Irving (1904–1931) and Willie Shapiro (1911–1934), collectively known as the Shapiro Brothers, were the leaders of a group of Jewish-American mobsters from New York City and based in Williamsburg. Well established in ...

, New York City labor racketeers *

Irving S. Shapiro Irving Saul Shapiro (July 15, 1916 – September 13, 2001) was an American lawyer and businessman, best known for being the first lawyer to become CEO of DuPont. Shapiro served as DuPont chairman from December 1973 to 1981. In 1987, he took over l ...

, attorney, former CEO of Dupont * Irwin Shapiro (1911–1981), American writer and translator *

Irwin I. Shapiro Irwin Ira Shapiro is an American astrophysicist and Harvard University Professor, Timken University Professor at Harvard University. He has been a professor at Harvard since 1982. He was the director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astr ...

, astrophysicist *

J. David Shapiro Jake David Shapiro (born March 18, 1969) is an American filmmaker and stand-up comedian. Shapiro is best known as the original screenwriter of the film '' Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' and for writing the screenplay adaptation of L. Ron Hubbard's ...

, American filmmaker and stand-up comedian *

Jacob Shapiro Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro (May 5, 1899 – June 9, 1947) was a New York mobster who, with his partner Louis Buchalter, Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, controlled industrial labor racketeering in New York for two decades and established the Murder, Inc. or ...

, mobster * James S. Shapiro (born 1955), American professor of English Literature * Jeremy J. Shapiro, professor at Fielding Graduate University. * Jesse Shapiro, American economist * Jim Shapiro (attorney), attorney *

Jim Shapiro (drummer) Veruca Salt is an American alternative rock band founded in Chicago in 1992 by vocalist-guitarists Nina Gordon and Louise Post, drummer Jim Shapiro, and bassist Steve Lack. They are best known for their first single, "Seether", which was relea ...

, American musician, drummer of Veruca Salt *

Joel Shapiro Joel Elias Shapiro (September 27, 1941 – June 14, 2025) was an American sculptor renowned for his dynamic work composed of simple rectangular shapes. The artist is classified as a Minimalist as demonstrated in his works, which were mostly defi ...

(1941–2025), American artist and sculptor *

Joel Shapiro (mathematician) Joel H. Shapiro is an American mathematician, active in the field of composition operators. He is the author of the book ''Composition Operators and Classical Function Theory'' (), and the American Mathematical Society memoir "Cyclic Phenomena fo ...

, American mathematician * Jonathan Shapiro (born 1958), South African political cartoonist known as Zapiro *

Jordan Shapiro Jordan Shapiro (born November 15, 1977) is an American author known for his work on parenting, education, gender, and technology. Early life and education Shapiro grew up in Philadelphia. He earned a B.A. from Bard College, an M.A. and a Ph.D. ...

, American author and educator *

Joseph N. Shapiro Joseph N. Shapiro (or ''Iosif Naumovich Shapiro.'' ; ; 1887 in Minsk – 1961 in Leningrad) was a urologist, military doctor, lecturer and one of the founders of urologic oncology in Russia. Early life Shapiro was born in Minsk, Belarus (1887) ...

(1887–1961), urologist, one of the founders of the urologic oncology in Russia *

Josh Shapiro Joshua David Shapiro (born June 20, 1973) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was the attorney general of Pen ...

(b. 1973), Pennsylvania governor, politician, and lawyer *

Judith Shapiro Judith R. Shapiro (born January 24, 1942) is a former President of Barnard College, a liberal arts college for women at Columbia University. Prior to her role at Barnard, she had a teaching career as a cultural anthropologist at Bryn Mawr Colleg ...

, former president of Barnard College *

Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry (born September 3, 1942) is a former long-distance runner. Shapiro-Ikenberry won the 1967 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Las Vegas Marathon, and was the first USA Marathon Championships winner for women in 1974, at the AAU N ...

(born 1942), American long-distance runner *

Justine Shapiro Justine Shapiro (born March 20, 1963) is a South African-born American actress, filmmaker, writer, hostess and producer, who was one of several main hosts of the Pilot Productions travel/adventure series ''Globe Trekker'' (also called ''Pilot Gui ...

, Documentary Filmmaker and Globe Trekker host *

Karl Shapiro Karl Jay Shapiro (November 10, 1913 – May 14, 2000) was an American poet. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1945 for his collection ''V-Letter and Other Poems''. He was appointed the fifth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to ...

, United States poet *

Laurie Gwen Shapiro Laurie Gwen Shapiro is an American writer and filmmaker born and raised in New York City, where she currently resides. Shapiro is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School and Syracuse University's S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Newhou ...

, American novelist and filmmaker * Lee Shapiro, American film maker, killed by the Soviet military in Afghanistan *

Lee Shapiro (musician) Lee Shapiro is an American musician/arranger who was a member of the band The Four Seasons and the founder of The Hit Men, a brand of supergroups featuring session and touring musicians from other bands. Early life Shapiro was born in Passa ...

, American keyboardist, member of The Four Seasons and founder of The Hit Men * Les Shapiro (1956–2022), American sports announcer * Linda Hopkins Shapiro, better known as Tera Patrick, former American pornographic actress * Lisa Shapiro (born 1967), American and Canadian philosopher *

Lori Shapiro Lori Shapiro (; born March 10, 1973) is an American former White House official who has been the First Ladies of Pennsylvania, first lady of Pennsylvania since 2023 as the wife of Governor Josh Shapiro. She previously worked in the Bill Clinton a ...

(born 1973), American political official * Louis Shapiro (communist), American Communist Party organizer * Louis Shapiro, Connecticut Supreme Court justice * Marc B. Shapiro, professor of Judaic Studies at University of Scranton *

Mark Shapiro (disambiguation) Mark Shapiro may refer to: * Mark Shapiro (media executive), American media executive * Mark Shapiro (sports executive) Mark Shapiro (; born April 3, 1967) is an American baseball executive, and president and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays of M ...

, several people *

Marla Shapiro Marla Shapiro CM, is a Canadian medical doctor, best known as a health journalist for CTV News Channel and formerly''The Globe and Mail''. Her reports on health and medical issues have also aired on ''Canada AM'' and on CTV's daytime talk show '' ...

, Canadian medical doctor, author and health journalist (print, television) *

Meir Shapiro Yehuda Meir Shapiro (; 3 March 1887 – 27 October 1933) was a prominent Polish Hasidic rabbi and rosh yeshiva, also known as the Lubliner Rav. He is noted for his promotion of the Daf Yomi study program in 1923, and establishing the Cha ...

, Orthodox rabbi *

Mel Shapiro Melvin Irwin Shapiro (December 16, 1935 – December 23, 2024) was an American theatre director, writer and academic. Life and career Shapiro was born in Brooklyn, New York City, in 1935. Trained at Carnegie-Mellon University, Shapiro began his ...

(1935–2024), American theatre director, writer and academic *

Mendel Shapiro Mendel Shapiro is a Jerusalem lawyer and Modern Orthodox Rabbi. He is the author of a halakhic analysis arguing that women could be called to read from the Torah in prayer services with men on Shabbat under certain conditions. His minority viewpoi ...

, Modern Orthodox rabbi * Meyer Shapiro (1908–1931), one of the

, New York City labor racketeers *

Michael Shapiro (disambiguation) Michael Shapiro may refer to: * Michael Shapiro (actor) (born 1965), American actor, voice actor and theatre director * Mike Shapiro (programmer), American computer programmer * Michael J. Shapiro (born 1940), American political scientist at the U ...

, several people *

Mordechai Shapiro Mordechai Shapiro (born December 9, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter and entertainer in the Orthodox pop industry. Jewish music producer Yitzy Waldner said that he has an "ability to do things with his voice no one else in this business ...

, American singer * Nat Mayer Shapiro, American visual artist * Neal Shapiro, president of PBS station Thirteen/WNET New York City. * Neal Shapiro (equestrian) (born 1945), American equestrian and Olympic medalist *

Nevin Shapiro Nevin Karey Shapiro (born April 13, 1969) is an American fraudster who received a 20-year prison sentence for orchestrating a $930 million Ponzi scheme. The remainder of Shapiro’s sentence was commuted by President Biden in December, 2024. Acco ...

(born 1969), convicted American fraudster and central figure in the 2011 University of Miami athletics scandal * Nina Gordon Shapiro, American singer * Norma Levy Shapiro, United States federal judge *

Norman Shapiro Norman Zalmon Shapiro was an American mathematician, who was the co-author of the Rice–Shapiro theorem. Education Shapiro obtained a BS in mathematics at University of Illinois in 1952. Shapiro spent the summer of 1954 at Bell Laboratories in ...

(1932–2021), American mathematician and computer scientist *

Paul Shapiro (disambiguation) Paul Shapiro is the name of: * Paul Shapiro (author) (born 1979), American animal activist * Paul Shapiro (artist) (born 1939), American Abstract Expressionist and landscape painter * Paul Shapiro (director) Paul Shapiro (born 1955) is a Canad ...

, several people * Peter Shapiro (disambiguation), several people * Ralph Shapiro (1908–1974), New York politician *

Refael Shapiro Rabbi Refael Shapiro (1837–1921) was the famed Rosh Yeshiva of the Volozhin yeshiva located in the town of Volozhin, Russia, (now Valozhyn, Belarus), and a son-in-law of Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin (the ''Netziv'').Yeshiva Eitz Chaim Vol ...

, Orthodox rabbi *

Rick Shapiro Rick Shapiro (born April 13, 1959) is a Los Angeles–based comedian and actor. Life and career Shapiro was born in New Jersey. Spending his early years in New York City and New Jersey, Shapiro started his career in the early 1980s as a comedi ...

, comedian and actor *

Robert Shapiro (disambiguation) Robert Shapiro may refer to: People *Robert Shapiro (chemist) (1935–2011), American professor emeritus of chemistry at New York University *Robert Shapiro (filmmaker), American film producer * Robert Shapiro (lawyer) (born 1942), American civil l ...

, several people * Robert Schapire, computer scientist who co-invented AdaBoost, a widely used machine learning meta-algorithm. * Roy D. Shapiro, Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School * Samantha Shapiro (born 1993), American gymnast * Samantha Harris Shapiro, American TV host (''Dancing with the Stars'', ''Entertainment Tonight'') *

Samuel Shapiro (disambiguation) Samuel Shapiro may refer to: * Samuel Shapiro (Illinois politician) (1907–1987), governor of Illinois * Samuel Shapiro (Maine politician) (born 1927), Maine politician * Shmuel Shapiro (born 1974), French Jewish rabbi, hazzan, and singer * Sa ...

, several people *

Saul Shapiro Saul Taylor Shapiro is the New York City franchisee of Fibrenew doing business as Fibrenew Manhattan Central. Early life and education Shapiro was born to Florence and Seymour Shapiro in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. A materials science engineer ...

, president of the Metropolitan Television Alliance, LLC (MTVA) * Scott Shapiro, American political philosopher *

Seymour Shapiro Seymour Lester Shapiro (1916 - 1961) was an organic chemist best known for his pioneering work on a class of drugs used to treat symptoms of adult-onset diabetes. Phenformin was marketed under the name "DBI" until it was taken off the market after ...

, American chemist who pioneered development of pharmaceuticals for use against diabetes *

Sharon Shapiro Sharon Shapiro is an American former gymnast. She won five gold medals at the 1977 Maccabiah Games. In 1978, she was the U.S. National Champion in the vault. She was a two-time National Collegiate All-Around Champion. In 1981, she won the Honda-B ...

, American gymnast *

Shmuel Shapiro Shmuel Shapiro (, born 26 January 1974) is a French Jewish rabbi, Cantor, singer, composer, and. lecturer. He formerly served as the Chief Rabbi of Meurthe-et-Moselle and Nancy, France. Biography His mother, Elisheva, is a musician and a lect ...

(born 1974), French Chassidic-Jewish singer and Hazan. *

Sidney Shapiro Sidney Shapiro (; December 23, 1915 – October 18, 2014) was an American-born Chinese actor, lawyer, translator, and writer who lived in China from 1947 to 2014. He lived in Beijing for more than 50 years and eventually became a member of the N ...

, Chinese author and translator of American descent * Stanley J. Shapiro, professor emeritus of Marketing at Simon Fraser University *

Stewart Shapiro Stewart Shapiro (; born 1951) was O'Donnell Professor of Philosophy at the Ohio State University until his retirement, and is also distinguished visiting professor at the University of Connecticut. He is a leading figure in the philosophy of mat ...

, philosopher and logician * Stuart Loren Shapiro, better known as

Todd Loren Todd Loren (born Stuart Loren Shapiro, 1960–1992) was an American comic book publisher, owner of Revolutionary Comics and its title '' Rock 'N' Roll Comics''. Biography As a teenager, Loren promoted comic conventions and record collector s ...

(1960–1992), American publisher * Stuart S. Shapiro, producer, writer, director, and Internet entrepreneur *

Sumner Shapiro Sumner Shapiro (January 13, 1926 – November 14, 2006) was a United States Navy rear admiral who served as Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence from 1978 to 1982. Early life and education Shapiro was born on January 13, 1926 in Nashua, Ne ...

, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and former director of the Office of Naval Intelligence *

Susan Shapiro Susan Shapiro is the American author of 17 books, including ''The Byline Bible,'' ''Five Men Who Broke My Heart'', ''Only as Good as Your Word'', ''Lighting Up'', ''Speed Shrinking'', and ''What's Never Said,'' and coauthor of ''The Bosnia List' ...

, American author and educator *

Ted Shapiro Ted Shapiro (October 31, 1899 – May 26, 1980) was a United States popular music composer, pianist, and sheet music publisher. Early life Shapiro was born on October 31, 1899, in New York City. He became a Tin Pan Alley songwriter and accomp ...

(1899–1980), U.S. popular music composer, pianist, and sheet music publisher *

Theodore Shapiro (psychiatrist) Theodore Shapiro is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in New York, where he is a professor emeritus in psychiatry and pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic.. He is a faculty member of the Columbia Univ ...

, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in New York *

Theodore Shapiro (composer) Theodore Michael Shapiro ( ; born September 29, 1971) is an American composer best known for his film scores. He is a frequent collaborator of directors Ben Stiller, Paul Feig, Jay Roach, Karyn Kusama, and Rawson Marshall Thurber, and won the ...

, American composer * Todd Shapiro, Canadian radio show host * Victor L. Shapiro (1924–2013), American mathematician *

Walter Shapiro Walter Elliot Shapiro (February 16, 1947 – July 21, 2024) was an American journalist, columnist, writer, and author. He was the Press Secretary for the U.S. Secretary of Labor and a speech writer for President Jimmy Carter. Shapiro was also a ...

, American journalist and columnist * William "Willie" Shapiro (1911–1934), one of the

, New York City labor racketeers

Other uses

* "Miss Shapiro", a song by 801 from the album ''

801 Live ''801 Live'' is the first live album by 801. It was originally released by Island Records in the UK (cat. no. ILPS 9444) in November 1976. It was subsequently released by Polydor Records in North America (cat. no PD-1-6148) in March 1978. In ...

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