There are several notable people with the surname Orenstein. * Alexander Jeremiah Orenstein, South African medical scientist and army general *

Henry Orenstein Henry Orenstein (born Henryk Orenstein; October 13, 1923 – December 14, 2021) was a Polish-born Jewish-American toymaker, professional poker player, entrepreneur and Holocaust survivors, Holocaust survivor who resided in Verona, New Jersey, V ...

, American poker player and entrepreneur * Henry Orenstein (painter), Canadian artist *

Howard Orenstein Howard R. Orenstein (born November 11, 1955) was an American politician and lawyer. Orenstein was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He received his bachelor's degree in political science from Vanderbilt University in 1978 and his Juris Doctor degree f ...

, American lawyer and politician *

Joan Orenstein Joan Orenstein (December 4, 1923 – October 10, 2009) was a British-born Canadian actress, primarily on stage, although she performed in other media. One of her best-known roles was in the 1997 film '' The Hanging Garden'' as the dotty old g ...

, Canadian actress *

Leo Orenstein Leo Alan Orenstein (24 July 1919 – 5 February 2009) was a Canadian director, producer and writer who worked primarily in television and theatre. At CBC Television alone, he was director or producer in over 150 works there, many of which were ...

, Canadian television producer and director *

Peggy Orenstein Peggy Orenstein (born November 22, 1961) is the author of the ''New York Times'' bestsellers ''Boys & Sex, Girls & Sex,'' ''Cinderella Ate My Daughter'' and ''Waiting for Daisy,'' as well as ''Don’t Call Me Princess'', ''Flux'', and the classi ...

, American writer *

Toby Orenstein Toby Barbara Orenstein (née Press; born May 23, 1937) is an American theatrical director, producer, and educator. She has two honorable mentions for the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre. Orenstein was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hal ...

, an American theatrical director, producer, and educator * Tomer Orenstein, Israeli musician *

Walter Orenstein Walter A. Orenstein is the former director of the United States' National Immunization Program, a post he held from May 1993 to January 2004. Education Orenstein has a bachelor's degree from the City College of New York. He went on to receive his ...

, American vaccinologist *

Zigu Ornea Zigu Ornea (; born Zigu Orenstein Andrei Vasilescu"La ceas aniversar – Cornel Popa la 75 de ani: 'Am refuzat numeroase demnități pentru a rămâne credincios logicii și filosofiei analitice.' ", in Revista de Filosofie Analitică', Vol. II, N ...

(born ''Orenstein'' or ''Ornstein''), Romanian cultural historian

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