Levy or Lévy is most commonly a surname of Hebrew origin. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew לוי meaning "joining". Another spelling of the surname is Levi or Lévi. Levy is most commonly pronounced Lev-ee and not Lee-vee.
The surname may refer to a family of Levite descent.
Levy can also be a surname of Scottish or Welsh origin. It is then a Highland’s shortening of the Irish Mac Duinnshléibhe (anglicized Donlevy). When eastern Ireland’s kingdom of Ulaid fell to John de Courcy in 1177, many of the MacDonlevy dynasty sought asylum in the Highlands of Scotland. Variant spellings of the Scottish surname Levy are Levey, Leevy and Leavy.
Film, television, and theatre
Bob Levy (television producer) of The Vampire Diaries
Caissie Levy (born 1981), Canadian stage actress and singer
Dan Carrillo Levy, American film director and producer
Dani Levy (born 1957), Swiss filmmaker, theatrical director and actor
Daniel Levy (TV personality) (born 1983), one of seven hosts of MTV Live (Canada), and the son of comedic actor Eugene Levy
David Levy (psychologist) (born 1954), American psychologist, professor, author, and actor
Deborah Levy (born 1959), British playwright, novelist, and poet
Eugene Levy (born 1946), Canadian actor
Gabriel Levy (1881-1965), German film producer
Jane Levy (born 1989) American actress
Paul Bern (Paul Levy, 1889–1932), German-American film director, screenwriter and producer
Scott Anthony Levy (born 1964), American professional wrestler better known as Raven
Shawn Levy (born 1968), Canadian-American actor, director and producer
William Levy (actor) (born 1980), Cuban-American actor
In literature and journalism
Andrea Levy (born 1956), British author
Bernard-Henri Lévy (born 1948), French public intellectual and journalist
Dan Levy (journalist) (born 1978), American sports journalist
Daniel Levy (classical pianist) (born 1947), Argentine classical pianist, author and broadcaster
David Levy (chess player) (born 1945), Scottish chess International Master; writer on chess, software, and games theory
David Levy (economist), American economist and author
David Levy (psychologist) (born 1954), American psychologist, professor, author, actor
David H. Levy (born 1948), Canadian astronomer and science writer
Deborah Levy (born 1959), British playwright, novelist, and poet
Hyman Levy (1889–1971), Scottish mathematician, author, and politician
Moshe Levy (author) (born 1948), author and survivor of the Israeli destroyer Eilat
Oscar Levy (1867–1946), German physician and writer
Paul Levy (journalist) (born 1941), US/British journalist and author
Paul M. G. Lévy (1910–2002), Belgian journalist and professor
Steve Levy (born 1965), ESPN anchor
Steven Levy (born 1951), American technology writer
William Levy (author) (born 1939), American writer
Barrington Levy (born 1964), Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist
Dan Levy, French musician and multi-instrumentalist for The Dø
Daniel Levy (pianist) (born 1947), Argentine classical pianist, author and broadcaster
Fabien Lévy (born 1968), French composer
General Levy (Paul Levy, born 1971), London born ragga vocalist
Jacques Levy (born 1935) Jewish American songwriter
Joshua Levy, pianist and arranger for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Lou Levy (pianist) (1928–2001), American jazz pianist and session man, best known for his bebop and cool-jazz-based playing style
Louis Levy (1894–1957), English composer and musical director of Gaumont-British studios
Marvin David Levy (1932–2015), American composer
Mike Levy (born 1985), French musician known as Gesaffelstein
Paul Lhérie (Paul Lévy, 1844–1937), French opera singer
Bob Levy (comedian) (born 1962), stand-up comedian and radio personality
Dan Levy (born 1981), American comedian
Maya Cohen Levy (born 1955), Israeli artist
William Alexander Levy (1909–1997), American architect and interior designer
William Auerbach-Levy (1889–1964), Russian-American painter and artist
Daniel Levy (businessman) (born 1962), Chairman of the British football club Tottenham Hotspur
David Levy Yulee (1810–1886), Democratic senator from Florida, industrialist and railroad entrepreneur
David Guy Levy, president and CEO of Periscope Entertainment
Florence Nightingale Levy (1870–1947), American arts administrator
Lou Levy (publisher) (1912–1995), American music publisher who played a key role in the careers of some of the most famous songwriters
Morris Levy (born 1927) American music industry executive
Paul F. Levy, former President and CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Aaron J. Levy (1881–1955), New York politician and judge
Bob Levy (New Jersey politician) (born 1947), former mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey
Bob Levy (Texas politician), in the United States House of Representatives elections, 2000
David Levy (Israeli politician) (born 1937), Israeli politician
David A. Levy (born 1953), U.S. Representative from New York
Meyer Levy (1887–1967), New York politician
Norman J. Levy (1931–1998), American politician
Steve Levy (politician) (born 1959), American politician
William M. Levy (1827–1882), U.S. Representative from Louisiana
Bob Levy (Canadian politician), Canadian politician and judge
Daniel Levy (political analyst), Israeli political analyst, active in the joint non-governmental Israeli-Palestinian Geneva Initiative
Sir Daniel Levy (politician) (1872–1937), Australian lawyer and politician
Hyman Levy (1889–1971), Scottish mathematician, author, and politician
Jean-Pierre Levy (born 1935) French diplomat
Moshe Levi (1936–2008), 12th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
Moshe Levy (author) (born 1948), author and survivor of the Israeli destroyer Eilat
Neville Levy (1892-1974), captain in the US Navy
Simeon Magruder Levy (1774–1807), US Army officer
In biology, medicine, and psychology
Carl Edvard Marius Levy (1808–1865), Danish obstetrician
David Levy (psychologist) (born 1954), American psychologist, professor, author, actor
Jerre Levy (born 1938), American psychologist
Julia Levy (born 1934), Canadian microbiologist and immunologist
Oscar Levy (1867–1946), German physician and writer
Azriel Lévy (born 1934), Israeli mathematician
Hyman Levy (1889–1971), Scottish mathematician, author, and politician
Paul Lévy (mathematician) (1886–1971), French mathematician
Tony Lévy (mathematician) (born 1943), French historian of mathematics
Bernard-Henri Lévy (born 1948), French public intellectual and journalist
Daniel Levy (sociologist) (born 1962), German-American sociology professor, specialist in memory studies
David Benjamin Levy (fl. 2000s), American musicologist
David Levy (economist), American economist and author
David C. Levy (born 1938), educator, museum director and art historian
David H. Levy (born 1948), Canadian astronomer and science writer
David M. Levy, American computer scientist at the University of Washington
Moshe Levy (chemist) (born 1927), Israeli professor of chemistry at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel
Paul M. G. Lévy (1910–2002), Belgian journalist and professor
Pierre Lévy (born 1956), Canadian philosopher and academic
Richard S. Levy (born c. 1941), American historian and academic
Uriah P. Levy (1792–1862), American sailor and curator
In sport and games
Alexander Lévy (born 1990), French golfer
David Levy (chess player) (born 1945), Scottish chess International Master; writer on chess, software, and games theory
David Levy (footballer) (born 1963), Israeli former footballer
DeAndre Levy (born 1987), Detroit Lions linebacker
Edward Lawrence Levy (1851–1932), English world champion weightlifter
Harel Levy (born 1978), Israeli professional tennis player
Len Levy (1921–1999), American football player and professional wrestler
Lenny Levy (1913–1993), American Major League Baseball coach
Marv Levy (born 1925), former American and Canadian football coach
Maximilian Levy (born 1987) German track cyclist
Moshe Levy (athlete) (born 1952), Paralympic athlete
Raphaël Lévy (born 1981), professional Magic: The Gathering player
Ronny Levy (born 1966), Israeli football manager
Uriah P. Levy (1792–1862), American sailor and curator
Bernard Levy, pioneer of Kosher certification in the United States
Chandra Levy (1977–2001), American murder victim
David Levy (inventor) (born c. 1967), "Inventor in Residence" to the Arthur D. Little Company
David L. Levy (born 1936), children's rights activist; Board President of Children's Rights Council
Elias Levy (fl. c. 2000), security specialist
Liza Levy, Jewish community activist
Maurice Lévy (1838–1910), French engineer
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