Silverstein (surname)

Silverstein is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Abe Silverstein Abraham "Abe" Silverstein
NASA.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2009. (September 15, 1908June 1, 2001) was an American engine ...

(1908–2001), American NASA aerospace engineer *

Alan Silverstein Alan Silverstein is an American Conservative rabbi, lecturer, writer, and the spiritual leader of Congregation Agudath Israel in Caldwell, New Jersey. He has served as Vice President of the National Council of Synagogues, President of the Interna ...

, American rabbi *

Charles Silverstein Charles Silverstein (born 1935) is an American writer, therapist, and gay activist. He is best known for his presentation before the American Psychiatric Association in 1973 that led to the removal of homosexuality as a mental illness from the orga ...

(born 1935), American writer and magazine editor *

Debra Silverstein Debra Silverstein is the Alderman of the 50th Ward of the City of Chicago, Illinois. She defeated 38-year incumbent Bernard Stone in the 2011 runoff election, a race in which she was endorsed by Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel. As of 2019–2020, sh ...

, American politician *

Duane Silverstein Duane Silverstein is the Executive Director of Seacology, a nonprofit organization based out of Berkeley, California. Silverstein holds a B.A. degree from the University of New York at Stony Brook. Later Silverstein also graduated from the Univ ...

, American environmentalist *

Elliot Silverstein Elliot Silverstein (born August 3, 1927) is an American film and television director. He directed the Academy Award-winning western comedy ''Cat Ballou'' (1965), and other films including '' The Happening'' (1967), '' A Man Called Horse'' (1970), ...

(born 1927), American director *

Eva Silverstein Eva Silverstein (born October 24, 1970) is an American theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and string theorist. She is a professor of physics at Stanford University and director of the Modern Inflationary Cosmology collaboration within the Simon ...

, American physicist and string theorist *

Ira Silverstein Ira I. Silverstein (born October 10, 1960) is a former Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 8th district from 1999 to 2019. The 8th Senate District consists of Forest Glen, North Park and West Ridge in the City of Chic ...

(born 1960), American politician, state representative in Illinois *

Jake Silverstein Jake Silverstein (born 1975 in California) is an American writer and magazine editor. He is the editor-in-chief of ''The New York Times Magazine'' and the author of ''Nothing Happened and Then It Did'', a novelized memoir. Early life Silverstein ...

(born 1975), American magazine editor *

Jamie Silverstein Jamie Silverstein (born December 23, 1983) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With Justin Pekarek, she is the 2000 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 1999 World Junior champion, and 2000 U.S. silver medalist. With Ryan O'Meara, s ...

(born 1983), American figure skater *

Joseph Silverstein Joseph Harry Silverstein (March 21, 1932 – November 21, 2015) was an American violinist and conductor. Known to family, friends and colleagues as "Joey", Silverstein was born in Detroit. As a youth, Silverstein studied with his father, Bernard ...

(born 1932), American violinist and orchestra conductor * Justin Silverstein (born 1979), American neurophysiologist and neuroscientist *

Keith Silverstein Keith Silverstein is an American voice actor, known for lending his voice to English Versions of Japanese anime and video games, affiliated with Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Viz Media, Studiopolis and Funimation. He is best known for his roles as ...

(born 1970), American voice actor *

Ken Silverstein Ken Silverstein is an American journalist who worked for the ''Los Angeles Times'' as an investigative reporter, for The Associated Press in Brazil, and has written for ''Mother Jones'', ''Washington Monthly'', ''The Nation'', ''Slate'', and ...

, American magazine editor and blogger *

Larry Silverstein Larry A. Silverstein (born May 30, 1931) is an American businessman. Among his real estate projects, he is the developer of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City, as well as one of New York's tallest resident ...

(born 1931), American real estate investor, leaseholder of the World Trade Center towers *

Louis Silverstein Louis Silverstein (October 10, 1919 – December 1, 2011) was an American artist and graphic designer who is best known for his work at ''The New York Times''. He was inducted into the Art Directors Hall of Fame in 1984. Biography Silverstein ...

(1919–2011), American artist and graphic designer *

Martin J. Silverstein Martin J. Silverstein (born 1954) is an American attorney and diplomat. He served as the United States Ambassador to Uruguay under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. Biography Martin J. Silverstein served as a senior member of the pre ...

(born 1954), American attorney and diplomat *

Matt Silverstein Matthew Richard "Matt" Silverstein (born April 1, 1979) is an American television writer and co-creator with Dave Jeser of ''Drawn Together''. He has also written for other television shows including ''3rd Rock from the Sun'', ''The Man Show'', ...

, American television writer *

Max Silverstein USS ''Silverstein'' (DE-534) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1947 and from 1951 to 1958. She was sold for scrapping in 1973. Namesake Max Silverstein was born on 15 February 1911 in Chicago, Illinois. He was appointed ...

(1911–1942), American military officer *

Michael Silverstein Michael Silverstein (12 September 1945 – 17 July 2020) was an American linguist. He was the Charles F. Grey Distinguished Service Professor of anthropology, linguistics, and psychology at the University of Chicago. He was a theoretician of se ...

(1945–2020), American anthropological linguist *

Murray Silverstein Murray Silverstein (born September 19, 1943) co-authored the books ''A Pattern Language'' and The Oregon Experiment. At that time, he taught architecture courses at the University of California, and subsequently taught at the University of Washing ...

, American architect and philologist *

Rich Silverstein Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (also known as GSP) is an advertising agency based in San Francisco. History The agency was founded on April 15, 1983 as Goodby, Berlin & Silverstein by Jeff Goodby, Andy Berlin and Rich Silverstein. Andy Berlin lef ...

, American businessperson *

Ruffy Silverstein (American wrestler) Ralph "Ruffy" Silverstein (March 20, 1914 – April 5, 1980) was an American amateur and professional wrestler. He won the NCAA light heavyweight championship and the Big 10 championship as an amateur wrestler. As a professional, he was a two-time ...

(1914–1980), American wrestler *

Ruffy Silverstein (Canadian wrestler) Aaron Quinn Schlosser (born November 30, 1972) is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Ruffy Silverstein. He wrestles on the independent circuit in Canada and the northern United States. Professional wrestling car ...

(born 1972), Canadian wrestler *

Shel Silverstein Sheldon Allan Silverstein (; September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American writer, poet, cartoonist, singer / songwriter, musician, and playwright. Born and raised in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended universit ...

(1930–1999), American author, poet and cartoonist of children's books *

Thomas Silverstein Thomas Edward Silverstein (February 4, 1952 – May 11, 2019) was an American criminal who spent the last 42 years of his life in prison after being convicted of four separate murders while imprisoned for armed robbery, one of which was overturne ...

(1952–2019), American criminal; murderer incarcerated since 1975 {{surname Surnames of Jewish origin Yiddish-language surnames