Eckstein is a surname of German origin, meaning "cornerstone" (''eck'' means 'corner', and ''stein'' means 'stone'). According to information gleaned from the U.S. Census, around 2,500 people in the United States have the surname Eckstein. Notable people with the surname include: * Anna B. Eckstein, (1868-1947) German peace activist * Arthur Eckstein, American historian * Ashley Eckstein (born 1981), American actress and fashion designer * Bernd Eckstein, (Born 1953) German ski jumper * David Eckstein (born 1975), American baseball player *

Dieter Eckstein Dieter Eckstein (born 12 March 1964) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career ''Eckes'' was born in Kehl. He played for several German clubs, as well as clubs in Switzerland, and West Ham United in Engla ...

(born 1964), German footballer * Emma Eckstein (1865–1924), early patient of Sigmund Freud *

Ernestine Eckstein Ernestine Eckstein (April 23, 1941 – July 15, 1992) was an African-American woman who helped steer the LGBT social movements, United States Lesbian and Gay rights movement during the 1960s. She was a leader in the New York chapter of Daughters o ...

(1941–1992), American Black, Feminist, and LGBT activist *

Ernst Eckstein Ernst Eckstein (6 February 1845, Giessen, Grand Duchy of Hesse The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine (german: link=no, Großherzogtum Hessen und bei Rhein) was a grand duchy in western Germany that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Grand Duchy o ...

(1845–1900), German humorist, novelist and poet * Hans Eckstein (1908–1985), German water polo player *

Harry H. Eckstein Harry H. Eckstein (January 26, 1924 in Schotten, Germany – June 22, 1999) was an American political scientist. He was an influential scholar of comparative politics and political culture, as well as qualitative research methods. Early life and ...

, American political scientist *

Hermann Eckstein Hermann Ludwig Eckstein (3 August 1847 – 16 January 1893) was a German-born British people, British mining magnate and banker. Life history Born in Hohenheim near Stuttgart, Germany to a Lutheran minister, he received an excellent educati ...

(1847–1893), German-born mining magnate and banker in South Africa *

John Eckstein Johann or John Eckstein (1735-1817), was a German-born sculptor, engraver and painter who worked briefly in London before establishing himself in his homeland and then in America. He is not to be confused with his son, also known as John, a pa ...

(1736–1817), German artist *

Nathan Eckstein Nathan Eckstein (January 10, 1873 – October 21, 1945) was a Germany, German-born United States, American businessman, associated in business and by marriage with the Schwabacher Brothers firm and family.Lee MicklinEckstein, Nathan (1873-1945) Hi ...

(1873–1945), German-born American businessman *

Otto Eckstein Otto Eckstein (August 1, 1927 – March 22, 1984) was a German-American economist. He was a key developer and proponent of the theory of core inflation , which proposed that in determining accurate metrics of long run inflation, the transitory pri ...

(1927–1984), German-born economist at Harvard University, and member of the U.S. President's Council of Economic Advisers * Péter Eckstein-Kovács (born 1956), Romanian politician *

Rudolf Eckstein Rudolf Eckstein (1 January 1915 – 25 May 1993) was a German Rowing (sport), rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal as member of the German boat in the Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless ...

(1915–near 1939), German rower * Shlomo Eckstein (1929-2020), Israeli economist and President of Bar-Ilan University *

Yechiel Eckstein Yechiel Eckstein (; July 11, 1951 – February 6, 2019) was an Israeli American rabbi who founded International Fellowship of Christians and Jews in 1983 and led it for many years. The objectives of the organisation were to support Jews in need ...

(1951-2019), Israeli-American rabbi

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