Finer is an
occupational surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...
meaning the occupation of the refiner and polisher of precious metals, cf. "
Feiner".
Finer Name Meaning
/ref> It may refer to:
* Hagar Finer
Hagar Finer ( he, הגר פיינר, born 1984) is an Israeli boxer. She is the WIBF bantamweight champion 2009.
Biography
Hagar Finer was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 15, 1984. She took up martial arts at the age of 13 and became the ...
, Israeli boxer
* Herman Finer
Herman Finer (February 24, 1898 in Hertsa, Kingdom of Romania – March 4, 1969 in Chicago, United States) was a Jewish Romanian-born British political scientist and Fabian socialist.
His parents were Max Finer (1866/67–1945) and his wife, Fann ...
(1898–1969), British administrative-scholar
* Jem Finer
Jeremy Max Finer (born 20 July 1955) is an English musician, artist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Pogues.
Life and career
Finer was born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, the son of political scientist Samuel Finer. He took ...
musician/composer
* Sir Morris Finer
Sir Morris Finer QC (12 December 1917 – 14 December 1974) was a British lawyer and judge.
Early life
Finer was born in Bethnal Green in London, the son of Charles Finer, a master tailor, and his wife Ray, née Topper. He was educated at K ...
, lawyer
* Leslie Finer
Leslie Finer (10 December 1922 – 10 March 2010) was a British journalist and author who worked for the BBC, the ''Financial Times'', ''The Observer'', the ''New Statesman'', other British news organisations, ''Kathimerini'' and the Canadian B ...
, journalist
* Samuel Finer
Samuel Edward Finer FBA (22 September 1915 – 9 June 1993) was a British political scientist and historian specializing in comparative politics, who was instrumental in advancing political studies as an academic subject in the United Kingdom ...
(1915–93), historian of government
* Sarah Dawn Finer
Sarah Dawn Finer (born 14 September 1981) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actress. Her father is of English heritage from the United Kingdom, her mother is Jewish from the United States, and she was born and raised in Sweden. As a student, s ...
, singer, songwriter, and actress
* Stephen Finer, artist
See also
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References
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