Ostriker Explained

Ostriker is a surname. Notable people with this name include:

• Alicia Ostriker (born 1937), American poet, married to Jeremiah, mother of Eve
• David M. Ostriker (born 1947), American documentary filmmaker, winner of 2003 Donald Brittain Award, brother of Jeremiah
• Eve Ostriker (born 1965), American astrophysicist, daughter of Alicia and Jeremiah
• Jeremiah P. Ostriker (born 1937), American astrophysicist, married to Alicia, father of Eve, brother of David
• Jon Ostriker, American correspondence chess player, ICCF U.S.A. grandmaster

See also

• 12146 Ostriker, asteroid named for Jeremiah
• Ostriker–Peebles criterion for formation of barred galaxies, named after Jeremiah
• Ostriker–Vishniac effect, distortion of cosmic background, named after Jeremiah
• Österreicher (surname)