Levine (French transliteration from Russian) / Levin (English transliteration from Russian Левин) is a common

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

(

Ashkenazi Jewish Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

) surname. Levinsky is a variation with the same meaning (see French version of the article for a full explanation). People with the name Levine or LeVine include:

People

In arts and media

In film, television, and theatre

Alice Levine Alice Esme Levine (born 8 July 1986) is an English radio and television presenter, narrator, and comedian. Early life and education Levine was born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. Her father is a retired lecturer at the University of Nottingham. H ...

, British television and radio presenter *

Chloe Levine Chloe (; ), also spelled Chloë, Chlöe, or Chloé, is a feminine name meaning "blooming" or "fertility" in Greek. The name ultimately derives, through Greek, from the Proto-Indo-European root ', which relates to the colors yellow and green. T ...

, American actress *

Floyd Levine Floyd Levine (born February 23, 1932) is an American film and television actor. He played Dr. Ralph Harris in the 1978 film '' Bloodbrothers''. He also played Gen. Duncan in the 1988 film '' Braddock: Missing in Action III'' and Lt. Mellin in ...

, American film and television actor *

Joseph E. Levine Joseph Edward Levine (September 9, 1905 – July 31, 1987) was an American film distributor, financier and producer. At the time of his death, it was said he was involved in one or another capacity with 497 films. Levine was responsible for the ...

, American film producer * Kate Levine, voice actor *

Ken Levine (TV personality) Ken Levine may refer to: * Ken Levine (game developer) (born 1966), American video game designer and founding member of Irrational Games * Ken Levine (screenwriter) Kenneth Levine (/lɪˈvaɪn/ is an American screenwriter, director, producer, a ...

, American television and film writer and baseball announcer *

Kristine Levine Kristine Levine (born August 17, 1970) is an American comedian, actor, and author best known for performing in the sketch comedy television series ''Portlandia (TV series), Portlandia''. Filmography Film * ''The Unbookables'' (2012, as sel ...

, American actress and stand-up comedian *

Naomi Levine Naomi Levine was an American actress, artist and filmmaker. She was a friend of Jack Smith and pop artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol. In 1964, she directed a film entitled ''Yes''. Filmography * Jack Smith, ''Normal Love'' (1963) * Andy War ...

, American actor *

Rhoda Levine Rhoda Levine is an opera director, choreographer, and a faculty member at several schools of music. Levine was born in New York, NY. She wrote the libretto for ''Opus Number Zoo'' by Luciano Berio and has also written children's books. She is the a ...

, American opera director and choreographer *

Samm Levine Samuel Franklin Levine (born March 12, 1982) is an American actor, comedian and podcaster. He is known for his portrayal of Neal Schweiber on NBC's ''Freaks and Geeks'' and PFC Hirschberg in the 2009 film ''Inglourious Basterds''. Levine was al ...

(b. 1982), American television and film actor *

Ted Levine Frank Theodore Levine (born May 29, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Buffalo Bill (character), Buffalo Bill in the film ''The Silence of the Lambs (film), The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991) and Leland Stottle ...

(b. 1957), American actor

In literature and journalism

Allan Levine Allan Levine (born February 10, 1956) is a Canadian author from Winnipeg, Manitoba, known mainly for his award-winning non-fiction and historical mystery writing. Life and works Levine attended the University of Manitoba and the University of ...

(born 1956), Canadian writer *

David Levine David Levine (December 20, 1926 – December 29, 2009) was an American artist and illustrator best known for his caricatures in ''The New York Review of Books''. Jules Feiffer has called him "the greatest caricaturist of the last half of the ...

(1926–2009), American artist and illustrator *

David D. Levine David D. Levine (born February 21, 1961, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American science fiction writer who won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 2006 for his story "Tk'tk'tk". His novel ''Arabella of Mars'' was published by Tor Books in J ...

(born 1961), American science fiction writer *

Gail Carson Levine Gail Carson Levine (born September 17, 1947) is an American author of young adult books. Her second novel, ''Ella Enchanted'', received a Newbery Honor in 1998.

(born 1947), American author of young adult books *

Irving R. Levine Irving Raskin Levine (August 26, 1922 – March 27, 2009) was an American journalist and longtime correspondent for NBC News. During his 45-year career, Levine reported from more than two dozen countries. He was the first American television c ...

(1922–2009), American journalist *

Jeffrey Levine (poet) Jeffrey Levine is an American poet, publisher, musician, and attorney. He is the author of three poetry collections, including ''The Kinnegad Home for the Bewildered,'' forthcoming from Salmon Press in March 2019. Life Levine earned his B.A. from ...

, American poet, publisher, musician, and attorney *

Judith Levine Judith Levine (born 1952) is an American author, journalist, civil libertarian and co-founder of the National Writers Union, a trade union of contract and freelance writers, and No More Nice Girls, a group dedicated to promoting abortion rights ...

(born 1952), American political writer and civil libertarian * Ketzel Levine, American radio journalist *

Mark Levine (journalist) Mark H. Levine (born May 7, 1966) is an American politician and attorney who served as the Delegate from the 45th District of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2016 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he simultaneously ran for Lieut ...

(born 1966), delegate in the Virginia State House of Delegates and American liberal radio host *

Mark Levine (poet) Mark Levine (born 1965, New York) is an American poet and non-fiction writer. He grew up in Toronto, attended Brown University, and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He taught at the University of Montana, and at the University of Iowa. His books of ...

(born 1965), American poet *

Noah Levine Noah Levine (born 1971) is an American Buddhist teacher and author, son of American Buddhist teacher and poet Stephen Levine. As a counselor known for his philosophical alignment with Buddhism and punk ideology, he identifies his Buddhist belie ...

, writer; son of author Stephen Levine * Norman Levine (1923-2005), Canadian short story writer *

Paul Levine Paul J. Levine (born January 9, 1948) is an American author of crime fiction, particularly legal thrillers. Levine has written 22 mystery novels which include two series of books known by the names of the protagonists. The ''Jake Lassiter'' ser ...

(b.1948), American novelist and lawyer *

Philip Levine (poet) Philip Levine (January 10, 1928 – February 14, 2015) was an American poet best known for his poems about working-class Detroit. He taught for more than thirty years in the English department of California State University, Fresno and held tea ...

(1928–2015), American populist poet, professor of English and Poet Laureate of the United States *

Stephen Levine (author) Stephen Levine (July 17, 1937 – January 17, 2016) was an American poet, author and teacher best known for his work on death and dying. He is one of a generation of pioneering teachers who, along with Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein and Shar ...

(1937–2016), American poet and author

In music

Adam Levine Adam Noah Levine (; born March 18, 1979) is an American singer and songwriter. He serves as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the pop rock band Maroon 5. Levine began his musical career in 1994 with the band Kara's Flowers, of which ...

(born 1979), American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor, and television personality *

Baruch Levine Baruch Levine (born December 28, 1977) is a Canadian-born American Orthodox Jewish composer and singer whose songs have become popular and classic throughout the Orthodox Jewish world. His slow, soulful, heartfelt tunes have gained wide popularity ...

(born 1977), American Orthodox Jewish singer-composer *

Elliot Levine Elliot Brett Levine (born September 28, 1963) is an American pianist and keyboardist. He had two record releases on the Nashville-based Artifex records label between 1999 and 2004. His CD projects have been reviewed in the Wall Street Journal O ...

, (born 1963), American jazz pianist *

Gilbert Levine Sir Gilbert Levine, GCSG (born January 22, 1948) is an American conductor. He is considered an "outstanding personality in the world of international music television." He has led the PBS concert debuts of the Staatskapelle Dresden, Royal Phi ...

(born 1948), American conductor *

Ian Levine Ian Geoffrey Levine (born 22 June 1953) is a British songwriter, producer, and DJ. A moderniser of Northern soul music in the UK, and a developer of the style of Hi-NRG, he has written and produced records with sales totalling over 40 million. ...

(born 1953), British songwriter, producer, and DJ *

James Levine James Lawrence Levine (; June 23, 1943 – March 9, 2021) was an American conductor and pianist. He was music director of the Metropolitan Opera from 1976 to 2016. He was terminated from all his positions and affiliations with the Met on March 1 ...

(1943–2021), American orchestral conductor and pianist * James S. Levine, American composer *

, American poet, publisher, musician, and attorney *

Joey Levine Joey Levine (born May 29, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer of pop music, who has been active since 1966. Career Levine sang lead vocals on several Top 40 singles including "Run Run Run" by The Third Rail (1966), "Y ...

, American songwriter, music producer and performer *

Mark Levine (musician) Mark Jay Levine (October 4, 1938 – January 27, 2022) was an American jazz pianist, trombonist, composer, author and educator. Early life Levine was born in Concord, New Hampshire, on October 4, 1938. He began playing the piano at the age of ...

(1938–2022), American jazz musician *

Mark LeVine Mark Andrew LeVine is an American historian, musician, writer, and professor. He is a professor of history at the University of California, Irvine. Education LeVine received his B.A. in comparative religion and biblical studies from Hunter ...

, American history professor and musician *

Michael A. Levine Michael A. Levine (born 20 February 1964 in Tokyo, Japan) is an American composer, music producer and screenwriter born in Japan and currently based in Los Angeles. He is best known for his work in film and television. Early career Trained as ...

, Los Angeles-based composer *

Mike Levine (musician) Michael Stephen Levine (born 1 June 1949) is the bassist and keyboardist for the Canadian hard rock band Triumph. Early life Levine was born in Toronto, Ontario. He attended Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute in Scarborough. Career In 1 ...

, Canadian bassist and keyboardist * Ryan Levine (musician) American musician, lead singer of band Wildling *

Stewart Levine Stewart Levine (born 1946) is an American record producer. He has worked with such artists as The Crusaders, Minnie Riperton, Lionel Richie, Simply Red, Hugh Masekela, Dr. John, Randy Crawford, B.B. King, Huey Lewis and the News, Patti LaBelle, ...

, American record producer

In other media

* David Levine (photographer) (born 1960), British photographer *

Esther Levine Esther Levine (born 1970 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German born, New York based photographer. After studying photography at the City College of New York from 1994 to 1996 she enrolled in the documentary photography program at the International Cen ...

(born 1970), German-born, New York-based photographer *

Herbert Levine Herbert Levine (April 19, 1916 – August 8, 1991) was an American fashion executive active from the 1940s through the 1970s. Together with his fashion designer wife, Beth Levine, he led the fashion accessory Herbert Levine label bearing his nam ...

, American fashion designer *

Jack Levine Jack Levine (January 3, 1915November 8, 2010) was an American Social Realist painter and printmaker best known for his satires on modern life, political corruption, and biblical narratives. Levine is considered one of the key artists of the Bo ...

(1915–2010), American expressionist painter *Janet Levine, (1963–1996) American illustrator and murder victim *

Ken Levine (video game designer) Kenneth M. Levine (born September 1, 1966) is an American game developer. He is the creative director and co-founder of Ghost Story Games (formerly known as Irrational Games). He led the creation of the ''BioShock'' series, and is also known fo ...

, American computer game designer *

Marilyn Levine Marilyn Levine (born 22 December 1935 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, died. 2 April 2005 in Oakland, California) was a Canadian ceramics artist known for her trompe-l'œil art. She built a reputation making ceramic works of art that looked like leather h ...

(1935–2005), Canadian ceramics artist * Philip Levine (entrepreneur), British entrepreneur, trendsetter and artist *

Sherrie Levine Sherrie Levine (born 1947) is an American photographer, painter, and Conceptual art, conceptual artist. Some of her work consists of exact photographic reproductions of the work of other photographers such as Walker Evans, Eliot Porter and Edward ...

(b. 1947), American photographer

In business

* David Levine (executive), Canadian music and television executive *

Dennis Levine Dennis B. Levine (born August 5, 1952) is a corporate consultant and former investment banker. He was a managing director at the iconic Wall Street investment banking firm Drexel Burnham Lambert, where he was a major player in the merger and acqui ...

(born 1953), American stock trader sentenced for perjury and securities fraud * Earl Levine, American computer businessman *

Leon Levine Leon Levine (born June 8, 1937) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He founded the Family Dollar chain of discount stores. Early life Leon Levine was born into a Jewish family on June 8, 1937, in Wadesboro, North Carolina. The family ...

(born 1938), American retailer *

Marne Levine Marne Lynn Levine (born 1970) is an American businesswoman. She is the chief business officer at Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook, Inc.). Previously, she was the first chief operating officer of Instagram. She also served as a special assistan ...

(born 1971/72), American businesswoman * Philip Levine (entrepreneur), British entrepreneur, trendsetter and artist *

Randy Levine Randy Lewis Levine (born February 22, 1955) is a former American attorney and the current president of the New York Yankees baseball club, a position he has held since January 2000. Early life Levine, a Jewish American, was born in Brooklyn, New ...

, American president of New York Yankees

In government, law, and politics

Adam Levine (press aide) Adam Levine (born January 15, 1969) is a former political adviser who was a White House deputy press secretary in President George W. Bush's administration from January 2002 to December 2003. In the CIA leak investigation, Levine testified before ...

, former Bush administration aide *

Beryl J. Levine Beryl Joyce Levine (née Choslovsky; November 9, 1935 – June 4, 2022) was a List of justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court from 1985 to 1996. Levine was the first ever female justice of the state's ...

(1935-202), American judge *

Daniella Levine Cava Daniella Levine Cava (born September 14, 1955) is an American lawyer, social worker, and politician who has served as the mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County, Florida since 2020. Previously, she was a Miami-Dade County Commissi ...

(born 1955), American lawyer, social worker and politician, served

Mayor of Miami-Dade County The following is a list of mayors of Miami-Dade County, Florida. Mayors See also * List of mayors of Miami (city) * Government of Miami-Dade County References {{Mayors of Miami-Dade County Mayors Miami-Dade County Miami-Dade County is ...

since 2020 * David Levine (politician) (1883–1972), Seattle, Washington politician *

Eugen Leviné Eugen Leviné (russian: Евгений Левине; 10 May 1883 – 5 June 1919), also known as Dr. Eugen Leviné, was a German communist revolutionary and one of the leaders of the short-lived Second Bavarian Soviet Republic. Background ...

(1883–1919), revolutionary leader of the Bavarian Soviet Republic * J. Sidney Levine (died 1955), New York politician *

Jeffrey D. Levine Jeffrey D. Levine (born 1955) was nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama to be the United States Ambassador to Estonia on February 17, 2012

, United States Ambassador to Estonia *

(born 1952), American political writer and civil libertarian *

(born 1966), delegate in the Virginia State House of Delegates and American liberal radio host *

Mark D. Levine Mark D. Levine (born April 30, 1969) is an American politician and educator serving as the 28th Borough President of Manhattan since 2022. Previously, he served as member of the New York City Council from 2014 to 2021, where he represented the ...

(born 1969), New York City councilmember * Max S. Levine (1881–1933), American lawyer, politician, and judge * Michael E. Levine, American lawyer *

(born 1948), American novelist and lawyer *

Philip Levine (politician) Philip Louis Levine (born February 18, 1962) is an American businessman and politician who served as Mayor of Miami Beach from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a candidate in the 2018 Florida gubernatorial election. Backgr ...

, mayor of Miami Beach, Florida

In science and academia

In biology, medicine, and psychology

Arnold J. Levine Arnold Jay Levine (born 1939), is an American Molecular biologist. He was awarded the 1998 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for Biology or Biochemistry and was the first recipient of the Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research ...

(b. 1939), American virologist and molecular biologist *

Bruce E. Levine Bruce E. Levine is an American clinical psychologist, often at odds with the mainstream of his profession (see critical psychology), in private practice in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has been in practice for more than three decades. Levine writes and sp ...

, American psychologist *

David F. Levine David F. Levine (born July 13, 1965) is an American author, a professor of physical therapy, and a biomedical scientist. He holds the Walter M. Cline Chair of Excellence in Physical Therapy at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. His researc ...

(b. 1965), American author, professor, and biomedical scientist * Lena ("Lee") Levine (1903-1965), American psychiatrist and gynecologist * Peter G. Levine, (b. 1960) American stroke researcher and educator *

Philip Levine (physician) Philip Levine (August 10, 1900 – October 18, 1987) was an immuno-hematologist whose clinical research advanced knowledge on the Rhesus factor, Hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) and blood transfusion. Life and career Levine was born ...

(1900–1987), Russian-born American immuno-hematologist; researched blood groups *

Rachel Levine Rachel Leland Levine (; born October 28, 1957) is an American pediatrician who has served as the United States assistant secretary for health since March 26, 2021. She is also a four-star admiral in the United States Public Health Service Com ...

(b. 1957) American

pediatrician Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the ...

, served as

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

Secretary of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. Some governments have separate Minister of Mental Health, ministers ...

since 2017 * Robert V. Levine (1945–2019), American psychologist *

Samuel A. Levine Samuel Albert Levine (January 1, 1891 – March 31, 1966) was an American cardiologist. The Levine scale, Levine's sign and Lown–Ganong–Levine syndrome are named after him. The Samuel Albert Levine Cardiac Unit at Brigham and Women's Hospita ...

(1891–1966), American cardiologist * Stephen B. Levine (b. 1942), American psychiatrist

In other academic fields

Amy-Jill Levine {{Infobox academic , name = Amy-Jill Levine , image = , alt = , caption = , birth_name = , birth_date = {{birth year and age, 1956 , birth_place = , death_date = , death_place = , nationality = American , other_names = A. J. ...

, New Testament scholar *

David K. Levine David Knudsen Levine (born c. 1955) is department of Economics and Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Study Joint Chair at the European University Institute; he is John H. Biggs Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Washington Univers ...

(born c.1955), American economist and game theorist *

Dov Levine Dov I. Levine (דב לוין, born July 19, 1958) is an American-Israeli physicist, known for his research on quasicrystals, soft condensed matter physics (including granular materials, emulsions, and foams), and statistical mechanics out of equilib ...

(born 1958), American-Israeli physicist *

Ira N. Levine Ira N. Levine (February 12, 1937 – December 17, 2015) was an American author, scientist, professor and faculty member in the chemistry department at Brooklyn College. He widely acknowledged for his research in the field of microwave spectros ...

(1937-2015), American chemistry professor, Brooklyn College * Jerome Paul Levine (1937–2006), American mathematician *

Joel S. Levine Joel S. Levine (born 1942) is an American planetary scientist, author, and research professor in applied science at the College of William & Mary, specializing in the atmospheres of the Moon, Earth, and Mars. He has worked as a senior research ...

(born 1942), American planetary and atmospheric scientist *

John R. Levine John R. Levine is an Internet author and consultant specializing in email infrastructure, spam filtering, and software patents. He chaired the Anti-Spam Research Group (Anti-Spam Research Group, ASRG) of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) ...

, American internet consultant *

Joseph Levine (philosopher) Joseph Levine (born January 17, 1952) is an American philosopher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who received his PhD from Harvard University in 1981. He works on philosophy of mind and is best known for formulating the explanatory g ...

, American philosopher *

Marc Levine Marc Levine (born April 26, 1974) is an American politician, who served in the California State Assembly representing the 10th district between 2012 and 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Levine is the former Chairman of the California ...

, American mathematician *

, American history professor and musician *

Phillip Levine Phillip B. Levine (born 1963) is the Katharine Coman and A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics at Wellesley College. He is known for his research on the effect of interventions intended to benefit disadvantaged youth, as well as factors that a ...

(b. 1963), American economist *

Raphael David Levine Raphael David Levine (Hebrew: רפאל לוין, born March 29, 1938) is an Israeli chemist who is a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles and the ...

(b. 1938), Israeli chemist *

Robert M. Levine Robert M. Levine (1941 – April 1, 2003) was an American historian, Gabelli Senior Scholar in the Arts and Sciences, Director of Latin American Studies, and professor of history at the University of Miami.Hendricks, Craig"Robert M. Levi ...

(1941-2003), American historian *

Ross Levine Ross Levine (born April 16, 1960) is an American economist who currently holds the Willis H. Booth Chair in Banking and Finance at the University of California at Berkeley. He is also a senior fellow at the Milken Institute, a member of the Counc ...

(b. 1960), American economist *

Suzanne Jill Levine Suzanne Jill Levine is an American writer, poet, literary translator and scholar. Levine was born in New York City where she studied piano at Juilliard and went to Music & Art High School. She earned a BA at Vassar College in 1967, an MA at C ...

, American translator and academic

In sport

Al Levine Alan Brian Levine (born May 22, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who pitched 234 games in the minor leagues, and 416 games in the major leagues. Early and personal life Levine, who is Jewish, was born in Park Ri ...

, American major league baseball relief pitcher *

Artie Levine Artie Levine (January 26, 1925 – January 13, 2012) was an American boxer in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions in the 1940s during which time he gained top ten ratings in both weight classes.Silver, Mike, ''Stars in the Ring, J ...

, American middleweight and light heavyweight boxer * Darren Levine, American martial artist * David Levine (racing driver) (born 1993), American racing driver *

Jesse Levine Jesse Levine (born October 15, 1987) is an American-Canadian former professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high singles rank of world No. 69 on October 1, 2012. Levine represented the United States through 2012, and he represented Can ...

(born 1987), US/Canadian tennis player *

Jon Levine The Philosopher Kings are a Canadian band. The band was most commercially successful in the late 1990s and have been nominated for five Juno Awards, winning one in 1996 for "Best New Group". Most of the band members, current and former, have also ...

(born 1963), American tennis player *

Nir Levine Nir Levine ( he, ניר לוין; born March 4, 1962) is an Israeli former football player, former caretaker manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv, and former director of football of Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team. In 2019 he was appointed as the coach o ...

(born 1962), Israeli footballer and football manager *

Tony Levine Tony Levine (born October 28, 1972) is a former American football coach who last coached at Purdue as the special teams coordinator, co-offensive coordinator, and tight ends coach. He is a former head coach for the Houston Cougars football team. ...

(born 1972), American football coach

In other fields

Samuel Levine (mobster) Samuel "Red" Levine (December 27, 1902/1903(?) – April 7, 1972) was an American mobster, described as head of Lucky Luciano's hit squad of Jewish gangsters. Early life Levine was born in Toledo, Ohio, and grew up on the Lower East Side of ...

* Scott Levine, computer criminal * William P. Levine (1915-2013), United States Army major general and Holocaust speaker

References

{{surname, Levine Jewish surnames Levite surnames Surnames of Russian origin Yiddish-language surnames