Rabin is a

Hebrew surname The Hebraization of surnames (also Hebraicization) ( he, עברות, ''Ivrut'', "Hebraization") is the act of adopting a Hebrew surname in exchange for a diaspora name. For many diaspora Jews who migrated to Israel, taking a Hebrew surname wa ...

. It originates from the Hebrew word ''rav'' meaning

Rabbi A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...

, or from the name of the specific Rabbi Abin. The most well known bearer of the name was Yitzhak Rabin, prime minister of Israel and Nobel Peace prize Laureate.

People with surname Rabin

* Al Rabin (1936–2012), American soap opera producer *

Beatie Deutsch Bracha “Beatie” Deutsch (ברכה דויטש; née Rabin; born August 29, 1989) is a Haredi American-Israeli marathon runner. She has won the Tiberias Marathon and the Jerusalem Marathon, as well as the Israeli half-marathon and marathon nat ...

(née Rabin; born 1989), Haredi Jewish American-Israeli marathon runner *

Chaim Menachem Rabin Chaim Menachem Rabin ( he, חיים מנחם רבין; 1915–1996) was a German, then British, and finally Israeli professor of Hebrew and Semitic languages. Chaim Rabin was born in Giessen, Germany, 22 November 1915, the son of Israel and Martel ...

, German-Israeli semitic-linguist * Eve Queler (née Rabin), American conductor * Leah Rabin, wife of Yitzhak Rabin *

Matthew Rabin Matthew Joel Rabin (born December 27, 1963) is the Pershing Square Professor of Behavioral Economics in the Harvard Economics Department and Harvard Business School. Rabin's research focuses primarily on incorporating psychologically more reali ...

, American professor and researcher in economics *

Michael Rabin Michael Rabin ( ; May 2, 1936January 19, 1972) was an American violinist. He has been described as "one of the most talented and tragic violin virtuosi of his generation". His complete Niccolò Paganini, Paganini "24 Caprices" for solo violin are ...

(1936–1972), American violin virtuoso * Michael O. Rabin, Israeli computer scientist and Turing Award recipient *

Nathan Rabin Nathan Rabin (; born April 24, 1976) is an American film and music critic. Rabin was the first head writer for ''The A.V. Club'', a position he held until he left the ''Onion'' organization in 2013.

, American film and music critic *

John James Audubon John James Audubon (born Jean-Jacques Rabin; April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was an American self-trained artist, naturalist, and ornithologist. His combined interests in art and ornithology turned into a plan to make a complete pictoria ...

(born Jean Rabin, 1785–1851), American ornithologist *

Oscar Rabin Oscar Rabin (26 April 1899 – 20 June 1958) was a Latvian-born English bandleader and musician. He was the musical director of his own big band. Rabin was born in Riga to a family of Jewish origin, and came to London, England as a child. A b ...

(1899–1958), Latvian-born British band leader and musician *

(1928–2018), Russian painter *

Ronald J. Rabin Ronald Joseph Rabin (born May 16, 1932) is a Republican state senator in the state of North Carolina, representing the 12th district, encompassing Harnett, Johnston, Lee Counties. Rabin was born in Rochester, New York in 1932. He attended high s ...

(b. 1932), North Carolina senator *

Samuel Rabin Samuel Rabin (1905 – May 7, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician. Life He was born in 1905 in Manhattan, New York City. He graduated from Cornell University, and in 1928 from New York University School of Law. He was admitted to the bar, ...

(1905–1993), New York judge *

(1903–1991), British sculptor, artist, singer and wrestler * Trevor Rabin, rock guitarist, member of the English band Yes (1983–94), and film soundtrack composer * Yitzhak Rabin (1922–1995), prime minister of Israel

People with surname Rabin

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