The name Portnoy, sometimes spelled Portnoi, is a Jewish surname of Russian origin. The Russian word 'портной' translates as '

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People

* Ana Portnoy (1950-2020), Argentine photographer *

David Portnoy David Portnoy (born March 22, 1977) is an American internet celebrity, blogger, and founder of the sports and pop culture blog Barstool Sports. Early life Portnoy grew up in Swampscott, Massachusetts. He is Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah. ...

(born 1977), American businessman, founder of

Barstool Sports Barstool Sports is an American blog website and digital media company headquartered in New York City that produces content on sports and pop culture. Founded by David Portnoy in 2003 in Milton, Massachusetts, the company's two primary owners are ...

*Edan Portnoy or

Edan Idan or Edan may refers to: People Given name * Edan (musician), American alternative hip hop artist *Edan Everly, American guitarist, musician, singer songwriter *Edan Gross, American child actor *Edan Milton Hughes, American art dealer and art c ...

(born 1978), American rapper, DJ, and producer * Eddy Portnoy, American expert on Jewish popular culture * Elinor Portnoy, Israeli-born glass artist *

Gary Portnoy Gary Portnoy (born June 8, 1956) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known for co-writing and performing the main theme song of the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'', "Where Everybody Knows Your Name". Career In the early 1980s, Gary ...

(born 1956), American singer/songwriter *

Jerry Portnoy Jerry Portnoy (born November 25, 1943 in Evanston, Illinois, United States) is an American harmonica blues musician, who has toured with Muddy Waters and Eric Clapton. Biography Portnoy grew up in Chicago. He first heard the blues played out ...

(born 1943), American harmonica musician *

Michael Portnoy Michael Portnoy (born August 2, 1971) is an American visual artist, filmmaker, choreographer and performance artist. He calls himself a "Director of Behavior". He has been described in '' Art in America'' as "one of the most interesting perfor ...

(born 1971), American performance artist *

Vladimir Portnoi Vladimir Portnoy (June 9, 1931 – February 19, 1984) was a Soviet gymnast. He is Jewish, and was born in Odessa. Portnoy won a silver medal for the Soviet Union at the 1960 Olympics in Rome in team combined gymnastics. He won a bronze med ...

(born 1931), Soviet Olympic silver and bronze medalist in gymnastics *

Mike Portnoy Michael Stephen Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) is an American musician who is primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. In September 2010, Portnoy announced his departur ...

(born 1967), is an American drummer and songwriter

Fictional characters

*Alexander Portnoy, the protagonist of Philip Roth's 1969 novel ''

Portnoy's Complaint ''Portnoy's Complaint'' is a 1969 American novel by Philip Roth. Its success turned Roth into a major celebrity, sparking a storm of controversy over its explicit and candid treatment of sexuality, including detailed depictions of masturbation u ...

''. *Jeff Portnoy, a fictional comedic actor played by

Jack Black Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his acting roles in the films '' High Fidelity'' (2000), ''Shallow Hal'' (2001), ''Orange County'' (2002), '' School of Rock'' (2003), ''E ...

in the 2008 film ''

Tropic Thunder ''Tropic Thunder'' is a 2008 satirical action comedy film directed by Ben Stiller, who wrote the screenplay with Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen. The film stars Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Jay Baruchel, and Brandon T. Jackson as a gro ...

''. *Frankie Portnoy, a fictional thief in

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' 2021 novel '' The City Beautiful''. *Portnoy, an anthropomorsized

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in the

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Bloom County ''Bloom County'' is an American comic strip by Berkeley Breathed which originally ran from December 8, 1980, until August 6, 1989. It examined events in politics and culture through the viewpoint of a fanciful small town in Middle America, wh ...

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Musical groups

* PORTNOY, British-Israeli folk rock duo formed in 2012 {{tailor-surname Occupational surnames Russian-Jewish surnames