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Levin (original Russian: Левин) is a surname with several word origins. In most cases it is Jewish (a variant of Levy) and rarely Russian, derived from the Jewish biblical tribe of Levi, whose descendants the Levites had distinctive duties in the Temple period. In some cases the surname Levin is derived from the German personal name Liebwin. In other cases the surname represents a form of the Yiddish word for "lion". In some cases, the surname Levin represents a patronymic form of Lëva. It is also often an anglicisation of the Quebecer name Lavigne, especially in the northeast US.

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Other variations include Lavin, Lavine, Le Neve, Levene, Levi, Levina, Levine, Levitt, Levy, Lewin, and Lieven.

People with the name Levin (and feminine variant Levina) include:

In literature and journalism

  • Adam Levin, fiction author
  • Alan Levin (filmmaker) (1926–2006), American filmmaker and journalist
  • Arnold Levin, New Yorker cartoonist
  • Bernard Levin, (1928–2004), British writer and broadcaster
  • Daniel Levin (writer) (born c. 1980), American attorney and novelist
  • Diane Levin, American author and educator
  • Hanoch Levin (1943–1999), Israeli writer and theater director
  • Harry Levin (1912–1994), U.S. literary critic
  • Ira Levin (1929–2007), U.S. novelist, playwright and songwriter
  • Mark Levin (born 1957), American conservative radio host, lawyer, author, and political commentator who served in the Reagan administration
  • Meyer Levin (1905–1981), U.S. novelist
  • Robert Levin (writer) (born 1939), American fiction writer

    • In music

  • Beth Levin (musician), American pianist
  • David Levin (singer), American singer-songwriter
  • Harold Levin, American violist, composer, and conductor
  • Ira Levin (1929–2007), U.S. novelist, playwright and songwriter
  • Josef Lhévinne (1874–1944), Russian pianist
  • Robert Levin (Norwegian pianist) (1912–1996), Norwegian pianist and composer
  • Robert D. Levin (born 1947), U.S. composer and musicologist
  • Tony Levin (born 1946), U.S. bass player
  • Zara Levina (1906–1976), Ukrainian composer

    • In other media

  • Alan Levin (filmmaker) (1926–2006), American filmmaker and journalist
  • David P. Levin (born 1958), American producer, director, writer and editor
  • Hanoch Levin (1943–1999), Israeli writer and theater director
  • Harvey Levin, TV and movie producer
  • Ira Levin (1929–2007), U.S. novelist, playwright and songwriter
  • Marc Levin, Jewish American filmmaker
  • Mark Levin (director) (born 1966), American director and screenwriter
  • Roland Levin (born 1957), Latvian photographer

    • In business

  • Adam K. Levin, former director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and businessman in consumer credit-related businesses
  • Alan Levin (business), American businessmen, CFO of drug maker Pfizer
  • David Levin (businessman) (born 1962), British businessman
  • Gerald M. Levin (born 1939), U.S. businessman with TimeWarner
  • Nathaniel Levin (1818–1903), New Zealand businessman and politician
  • Neil Levin, former Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
  • Philip J. Levin (c. 1909 – 1971), American real estate developer and investor
  • William Levin (1845–1893), New Zealand businessman and politician
  • Myles Levin (born 1951), American CEO

    • In government, law, and politics

  • Adam K. Levin, former director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and businessman in consumer credit-related businesses
  • Burton Levin, American diplomat, former Ambassador to Burma
  • Carl Levin (born 1934), US Democratic Senator from Michigan; brother of Sander Levin, cousin of Charles Levin
  • Charles Levin (judge) (born 1926), Michigan jurist; cousin of Carl and Sander Levin
  • Daniel Levin (attorney) (active 2004-2005), Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel of the U.S. Justice Department
  • David L. Levin (born 1949), American politician from Missouri
  • Ezra G. Levin, American lawyer
  • Fred Levin (born 1937), US plaintiffs' attorney in the state of Florida
  • Joe Levin, American lawyer
  • Lewis Charles Levin (1808–1860), first Jewish Representative to the U.S. Congress
  • Mark Levin (born 1957), American conservative radio host, lawyer, author, and political commentator who served in the Reagan administration
  • Nathaniel Levin (1818–1903), New Zealand businessman and politician
  • Sander M. Levin (born 1931), US Democratic Representative from Michigan; brother of Carl, cousin of Charles
  • Susan Bass Levin, New Jersey, US politician
  • Theodore Levin (1897–1970), U.S. federal jurist
  • William Levin (1845–1893), New Zealand businessman and politician
  • Yariv Levin Israeli MK and Minister of Tourism
  • Yuval Levin, member of White House domestic policy staff

    • In science and academia

  • Alan Levin (internet governance), South African computer scientist and internet activist
  • Beth Levin (linguist), American linguist
  • Diane Levin, American author and educator
  • Janna Levin, theoretical cosmologist
  • Jack Levin, professor at Northeastern University
  • Kenneth Levin (born 1944), American psychiatrist and author
  • Leonid Levin (born 1948), Russian-born computer scientist
  • Michael Levin, professor of philosophy at the City University of New York
  • Nora Levin (1916–1989), Holocaust historian
  • Rick Levin (born 1947), American economist, president of Yale University
  • Simon A. Levin, theoretical ecologist, professor of biology at Princeton University
  • Vladimir Levin, Russian mathematician and alleged criminal hacker

    • In sport and games

  • Aleksandr Mitrofanovich Levin (1871–1929), Russian chess player
  • Aleksandr Romanovich Levin (born 1991), Russian footballer
  • Bobby Levin, American bridge player
  • David Levin (ice hockey), Israeli ice hockey player
  • Eyal Levin, Israeli Olympic sailor
  • Jill Levin, American bridge player
  • Tatyana Levina (born 1977), Russian sprinter

    • In other fields

  • Dave Levin, co-founder of the KIPP educational foundation
  • Gilbert Levin, American engineer
  • Janice H. Levin (1913–2001), American philanthropist and art collector from New York City
  • Jennifer Levin (1968–1986), murder victim in New York City's Central Park
  • Jonathan Levin (teacher) (1966–1997), American murder victim
  • Rob Levin (1955–2006), founder of the freenode IRC network
  • Vladimir Levin, Russian mathematician and alleged criminal hacker

    • Fictional characters

  • Kevin Levin, protagonist/antagonist from the television series "Ben 10"
  • Konstantin Levin, a protagonist in Tolstoy's novel "Anna Karenina"
  • Patti Levin, character in "The Leftovers"

    • References

    Levin (surname) Wikipedia
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