Greif is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Avner Greif
Avner Greif (; born 1955) is an economics professor at Stanford University, Stanford, California. He holds a chaired professorship as Bowman Family Professor in the Humanities and Sciences.
Greif received his PhD in Economics at Northwestern Un ...
, American economist
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Eric Greif, lawyer and entertainment personality
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Gideon Greif
Gideon Greif ( he, גדעון גרייף; born 16 March 1951) is an Israeli historian who specializes in the history of the Holocaust, especially the history of the Auschwitz concentration camp and particularly the Sonderkommando in Auschwitz. He ...
, historian
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Jean-Jacques Greif, French journalist and writer
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Mark Greif Mark Greif (born 1975) is an author, educator and cultural critic. His most recent book is ''Against Everything''. One of the co-founders of ''n+1'', he is a frequent contributor to the magazine and writes for numerous other publications. Greif curr ...
, editor
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Martin Greif
Martin Joel Greif (February 4, 1938, The Bronx, New York City - November 17, 1996, Cork (city), Cork, Ireland) was an American editor, lecturer, publisher and writer. He was the uncle of heavy metal music personality and lawyer Eric Greif.
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, American writer
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Olivier Greif
Olivier Greif (3 January 1950, Paris – 13 May 2000, Paris) was a French composer of Polish-Jewish parentage. His father was an Auschwitz survivor, which led Greif to compose a number of Holocaust-themed works, including ''Todesfuge'' and ''Let ...
, French composer
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Stephen Greif, English actor
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