DOV or Dov could refer to: ''דב'' or ''דוב'', a

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male given name meaning "bear", from which the

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name "Ber" (בער) was derived (

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with "bear") which was common among East European Jews.

People

Dov Ber of Mezeritch Dov Ber ben Avraham of Mezeritch ( yi, דֹּב בֶּער מִמֶּזְרִיטְשְׁ; died December 1772 OS), also known as the '' Maggid of Mezeritch'', was a disciple of Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer (the Baal Shem Tov), the founder of Hasidi ...

(1700/1704/1710?–1772 OS), second leader and main architect of Hasidic Judaism * Dov Ber Abramowitz (1860–1926), American Orthodox rabbi and author *

Dov Charney Dov Charney (born January 31, 1969) is a Canadian entrepreneur and clothing manufacturer. He is the founder of American Apparel, which was one of the largest garment manufacturers in the United States until its bankruptcy in 2015. Charney subse ...

(born 1969), president and chief executive officer of clothing manufacturer American Apparel *

Dov Feigin Dov Feigin ( he, דב פייגין; born 1907, died 2000) was an Israeli sculptor. Biography Dov Feigin was born in 1907 in Luhansk, Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire. His father was a tailor. Feigin attended public Ukraine school as well ...

(1907–2000), Israeli sculptor *

Dov Forman Dov Forman (born 6 December 2003) is an English best-selling author, spokesperson and social media creator. Personal life Forman is a religious Jew of Ashkenazi descent. He is the youngest of three children, one of Holocaust survivor Lily Eb ...

(born 2003), English born Author and social media star *

Dov Frohman Dov Frohman (Hebrew: דב פרוהמן, also Dov Frohman-Bentchkowsky; born March 28, 1939) is an Israeli electrical engineer and business executive. A former vice president of Intel Corporation, he is the inventor of the erasable programmable ...

(born 1939), Israeli electrical engineer and business executive *

Dov Gabbay Dov M. Gabbay (; born October 23, 1945) is an Israeli logician. He is Augustus De Morgan Professor Emeritus of Logic at the Group of Logic, Language and Computation, Department of Computer Science, King's College London. Work Gabbay has auth ...

(born 1945), logician and professor of logic and computer science *

Dov Groverman Dov Groverman (דב גרוברמן; sometimes "Groberman" or "Grobermann"; born April 5, 1965) is an Israeli former Olympic wrestler. He is Jewish.

(born 1965), Israeli Olympic wrestler *

Dov Grumet-Morris Dov Grumet-Morris (born February 28, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the American Hockey League (AHL). He played ten years of professional hockey in North America and Europe. Early life Grumet-Morris, ...

(born 1982), American ice hockey player *

Dov Gruner Dov Béla Gruner ( he, דב בלה גרונר; 1912–1947) was a Hungarian-born Zionist activist in Mandatory Palestine and a member of the pre-state Jewish underground Irgun. On April 16, 1947, Gruner was executed by the British Mandatory a ...

(1912–1947), Jewish Zionist leader hanged by the British Mandatory authorities *

Dov Hikind Dov Hikind (born June 30, 1950) is an American politician, activist, and radio talk show host in the state of New York. Hikind is a former Democratic New York State Assemblyman representing Brooklyn's Assembly district 48, having held this posi ...

(born 1950), American politician *

Dov Hoz Dov Hoz ( he, דב הוז, September 19, 1894 - December 29, 1940) was a leader of the Labor Zionism movement, one of the founders of the Haganah organization, and a pioneer of Israeli aviation. Biography Born in Orsha, Russian Empire, in 1894, Ho ...

(1894–1940), a leader of the Labor Zionism movement, one of the founders of the Haganah organization, and a pioneer of Israeli aviation *

Dov Jaron Dov Jaron is an American engineer, currently the Calhoun Distinguished Professor of Engineering in Medicine at Drexel University and is a Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Scien ...

, American engineer * Dow Baer (Berek) Joselewicz (1764–1809), Polish military commander *

Dov Karmi Dov Karmi ( he, דב כרמי; ‎1905 – 14 May 1962) was a renowned architect of Mandate Palestine and Israel. Biography Dov Karmi was born in 1905, the son of Hannah and Sholom Weingarten, in Zhvanets, Russian Empire. In 1921 the Wein ...

(1905–1962), Israeli architect *

Dov Khenin Dov Boris Khenin ( he, דב חנין; born 10 January 1958) is an Israeli politician, political scientist and lawyer who served in the Knesset as a member of the Joint List. He was a member of the central committee of Maki (the Israeli Communis ...

(born 1958), Israeli political scientist, politician and lawyer *

Dov Lior Dov Lior ( he, דב ליאור, born 30 October 1933) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi who served as the Chief Rabbi of Hebron and Kiryat Arba in the southern West Bank until late 2014. He is the rosh yeshiva of the Kiryat Arba Hesder Yeshiva and h ...

(born 1933), controversial Israeli rabbi * Dov Lopatyn (died 1944), head of the Judenrat in Łachwa, Poland, and leader of a ghetto uprising *

Dov Lupi Dov (Dubi) Lupi (born August 24, 1948) is a retired Israeli-American Olympic gymnast who competed as well for Washington State University. He competed for Israel in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he ranked 68th in the ...

(born 1948), Israeli-American gymnast *

Dov Markus Dov Markus (born January 31, 1946) is an Israeli-American former soccer player. At Long Island University he was the first recipient of the Hermann Trophy, as the outstanding collegiate soccer player of the year, and was a two-time All American. I ...

(born 1946), Israeli-American soccer player *

Dov-Ber Rasofsky Barney Ross (born Dov-Ber "Beryl" David Rosofsky; December 23, 1909 – January 17, 1967) was an American professional boxer. Ross became a world champion in three weight divisions and was a decorated veteran of World War II. Early life Dov- ...

(Barney Ross), American world champion Hall of Fame lightweight and junior welterweight boxer *

Dov Sadan Dov Sadan ( he, דב סדן, 21 February 1902 – 14 October 1989) was an Israeli literary critic and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment between 1965 and 1968. Biography Born Dov Berl Stock in Brody in the Galicia ...

(1902–1989), Israeli academic and politician *

Dov Schwartzman Dov Schwartzman (1921 – 7 November 2011), also called Berel Schwartzman, was a Russian-born American Haredi Jewish rabbi, educator, Talmudic scholar, and ''rosh yeshiva'' (dean) of Bais Hatalmud, which he founded in the Sanhedria Murheve ...

(1921–2011), Haredi Jewish rabbi and rosh yeshiva *

Dov Seltzer Dov (Dubi) Seltzer ( he, דב (דובי) זלצר; born 26 January 1932) is a Romanian-born Israeli composer and conductor. Biography Dov (Dubi) Seltzer began studying music at an early age. He studied theory and harmony with professors Alfred ...

(born 1932), Israeli composer and conductor *

Dov Shilansky Dov Shilansky ( he, דב שילנסקי, 21 March 1924 – 9 December 2010) was an Israeli lawyer, politician and Speaker of the Knesset from 1988 to 1992. Biography Dov Shilansky (born Berelis Šilianskis) was born in Šiauliai, Lithuania. He ...

(1924–2010), Israeli politician and Speaker of the Knesset *

Dov Sternberg Dov Sternberg is an American karateka. Early life Sternberg is from Woodmere, New York. His father, Dr. Alex Sternberg, founded the American Maccabiah Games karate team in 1977. Karate career Sternberg began training in karate at age five. He ...

, American karateka *

Dov Tamari Dov Tamari (29 April 1911 – 11 August 2006), born Bernhard Teitler, was a mathematician. Born in Fulda, Germany, he left for the British Mandate for Palestine in 1933. He was known for his work in logic and combinatorics, and the Tamari latti ...

(1911–2006), French mathematician *

Dov Yosef Dov Yosef ( he, דב יוסף, 27 May 1899 – 7 January 1980) was an Israeli statesman. During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, he was in charge of Jerusalem. He later held ministerial positions in nine Israeli governments. Biography Bernard Jose ...

(1899–1980), Israeli politician and government minister * Dov S. Zakheim (born 1948), American former government official, economist and businessman

Fictional characters

* Dov, a character in Michael Tippett's 1970 opera ''

The Knot Garden ''The Knot Garden'' is the third opera by composer Michael Tippett for which he wrote the original English libretto. The work had its first performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on 2 December 1970 conducted by Sir Colin Davis and p ...

'' * Dov Epstein, one of the series protagonists of Canadian TV show ''

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Other uses

DOV Pharmaceutical DOV Pharmaceutical was a biotechnology company that focused on therapies primarily for central nervous system conditions. It was founded in 1995 by former employees of American Cyanamid (which was acquired by Wyeth in 1994), and in 1998 it in-lic ...

Dover Corporation Dover Corporation is an American conglomerate manufacturer of industrial products. The Downers Grove, Illinois-based company was founded in 1955. As of 2021, Dover's business was divided into five segments: Engineered Products, Clean Energy and ...

, stock exchange symbol DOV *

Dover (Amtrak station) Dover Transportation Center is an Amtrak train station in Dover, New Hampshire, United States. The station is served by five daily '' Downeaster'' round trips. An average of 150 passengers board or alight at Dover daily, making it the second-bus ...

, New Hampshire, United States; Amtrak station code DOV *

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; german: Deutscher Ostmarkenverein * A type of

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Dulwich OnView Dulwich OnView is a museum-based virtual community associated with the Dulwich Picture Gallery for the local community, based in the suburb of Dulwich, southeast London.Dover Air Force Base Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of the Air Mobility Command (AMC), located southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware. 436th AW is the host wing and runs the busiest and largest a ...

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