Feinstein Explained
Feinstein, Finestein (Yiddish: פֿײַנשטײַן, Hebrew: פיינשטיין, Russian: Файнштейн, "Fajnsztajn", "Fajnsztejn" in Polish spelling) or anglicized as Finestone, meaning "fine stone", that is gemstone, is a compound surname of German and Yiddish origin, similar to names like Goldstein or Rubinstein which is relatively wide spread among Ashkenazi Jews. It may refer to:
People with the name
Feinstein
- Aaron Feinstein (fl. 1903–1910), Estonian chess player
- Alan Feinstein (b. 1931), American philanthropist
- Alvan Feinstein (1925–2001), American epidemiologist
- Andrew Feinstein (born 1964), South African politician
- Aryeh Löb Feinstein (1821–1903), Russian Jewish scholar
- Charles Feinstein (1932–2004), British economic historian
- Daniel Isaac Feinstein (b. 1930), birth name of Swiss artist and author Daniel Spoerri
- Dianne Feinstein (1933–2023), American politician and US Senator from California
- Dovid Feinstein (1929–2020), American Orthodox rabbi, son of Moshe Feinstein
- Elaine Feinstein (1930–2019), British writer
- Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein (1912–2006), American cryptanalyst
- Harold Feinstein (1931–2015), American photographer
- Jeffrey Feinstein (born 1945), retired officer of the United States Air Force
- John Feinstein (born 1956), American sportswriter and commentator
- Katherine Feinstein (born 1957), American judge
- Meir Feinstein (1927–1947), Jewish underground fighter
- Michael Feinstein (b. 1956), American singer and pianist
- Mike Feinstein, American Green Party politician
- Miles Feinstein (1941–2023), American criminal defense attorney and commentator
- Moshe Feinstein (1895–1986), American Orthodox rabbi
- Rachel Feinstein (b. 1971), American sculptor
- Rachel Feinstein, American stand-up comedian
- Reuven Feinstein (b. 1937), American Orthodox Rabbi, son of Moshe Feinstein
Finestein
Feinstone
Finestone
- Pete Finestone (born 1964), American drummer
- Sheila Finestone (1927–2009), Canadian politician
Other uses
- Feinsteine, one of aggregate names of grain size (see German Korngröße article)
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