Markowitz is a Germanized/Yiddish version of Slavic name Markovich. Notable people with the surname include: *

Deborah Markowitz Deborah Markowitz is the state director for The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts. Prior to this, she served from 2011-2017 as the Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. She was appointed by Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin. She h ...

, Vermont secretary of state *

Gerald Markowitz Gerald Markowitz (born July 12, 1944) is an American historian, currently a Distinguished Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY) and also a published author. After graduating in 1965 with a B.A. from ...

, American historian * Harry Markowitz, a financial economist and Nobel Laureate *

John Markowitz John C. Markowitz (born 1954 in New York City) is an American physician, a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and a Research Psychiatrist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. For seve ...

, professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College *

Kate Markowitz Catherine Judith "Kate" Markowitz (Born 28 April 1956) is an American singer-songwriter known as a backup singer who has recorded and performed with a number of singers, most notably James Taylor but also Willy DeVille, Shawn Colvin, Mylène Farm ...

, American singer-songwriter * Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn borough president *

Mitch Markowitz Mitch Markowitz is an American screenwriter best known for writing the film ''Good Morning, Vietnam''. He also wrote the movie ''Crazy People''. His television credits include ''M*A*S*H'', '' Van Dyke and Company'', ''Best of the West'', '' Repor ...

, Canadian television executive * Nicholas Markowitz (1984-2000), American murder victim * Phil Markowitz, a pianist *

William Markowitz William Markowitz (February 8, 1907 in Melč, Austrian Silesia – October 10, 1998 in Pompano Beach, Florida) was an American astronomer, principally known for his work on the standardization of time. His mother was visiting Melč near Ví ...

, American astronomer

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