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Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...
. Notable people with the last name "Pasternak" include: *
Anne Pasternak Anne Pasternak (born 1964) is a curator and museum director. She is the current Shelby White and Leon Levy Director of the Brooklyn Museum. Education Pasternak was born in Baltimore and received her undergraduate degree in Art History and Busin ...
(born 1964), American art critic *
Ben Pasternak Benjamin Pasternak (born September 6, 1999) is an Australian technology entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of SIMULATE, an American nutrition technology company. SIMULATE's signature product, NUGGS, launched in July of 2019. It is a pl ...
(born 1999), Australian co-founder and CEO of Monkey Inc. *
Boris Pasternak Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (; rus, Бори́с Леони́дович Пастерна́к, p=bɐˈrʲis lʲɪɐˈnʲidəvʲɪtɕ pəstɛrˈnak; 30 May 1960) was a Russian poet, novelist, composer and literary translator. Composed in 1917, Pa ...
(1890–1960), Russian/Soviet poet and novelist *
Bruce Pasternack Bruce Pasternack (September 20, 1947 – January 13, 2021) was the President and CEO of the Special Olympics International from 2005 to 2007. He served on the board of directors of Codexis (NASDAQ: CDXS), a biotechnology company based out of R ...
(1947–2021), American corporate executive *
Carol Braun Pasternack Carol Braun Pasternack (1950 – September 2, 2020) was a professor of medieval English literature and language at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) from 1988 to 2013. She chaired the Medieval Studies department, and was also De ...
, American scholar of English medieval literature and language *
David Pastrňák David Pastrňák (; born 25 May 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. Nicknamed "Pasta", Pastrňák was selected by the Bruins in the first round, 25th overall, of the 2014 NHL ...
(born 1996), Czech ice hockey player * Harley Pasternak (born 1974), Canadian-American personal trainer *
Igor Pasternak Igor Pasternak is an American aviation entrepreneur, inventor and engineer specializing in designing and building airships. He is best known as the founder and Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Worldwide Aeros Corp, an American manufacturer of airs ...
, Soviet-born US airship designer, founder and CEO of Worldwide Aeros Corp. * James Pasternak, Canadian politician *
Joe Pasternack Joe Pasternack III (born April 15, 1977) is an American college basketball coach. He is the current head coach of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, having been appointed to the position in March 2017. Pasternack served for four years (2007–11) as ...
(born 1977), American college basketball coach * Joseph "Joe" Pasternak (1901–1991), Hungarian-US film producer *
Josef Pasternack Josef Alexander Pasternack (7 July 1881 – 29 April 1940) was a conductor and composer in the first half of the 20th century. Biography He was born in Częstochowa, Poland in 1881, the eldest son of Sigmund and Dora Pasternack. He had two y ...
(1881–1940), Polish conductor and composer * Kenneth Pasternak (born 1954), American businessman *
Leon Pasternak Leon Pasternak (1910-1969) was a Polish poet and satirist. His Jewish family came to Poland in the 1880s from the town of Tula, Russia, which was outside the Jewish Pale of Settlement, where Jews usually were not allowed to reside. Pasternak was ...
(1910–1969), Polish poet and satirist *
Leonid Pasternak Leonid Osipovich Pasternak (born ''Yitzhok-Leib'', or ''Isaak Iosifovich, Pasternak''; russian: Леони́д О́сипович Пастерна́к, 3 April 1862 ( N.S.) – 31 May 1945) was a Russian post-impressionist painter. He was the ...
(1862–1945), Russian painter, father of Boris Pasternak *
Marco Pasternak ''Breaking Bad'' is a neo-Western crime drama franchise created by American filmmaker Vince Gilligan, primarily based on the television series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–13), its prequel/sequel series, ''Better Call Saul'' (2015–22), and its seq ...
, character in ''Better Call Saul'' * Michael Joseph Pasternak, known as Emperor Rosko (born 1942), American pop music presenter * Natalia Pasternak Taschner, Brazilian microbiologist *
Reagan Pasternak Reagan Jae Pasternak (born March 8, 1977) is a Canadian actress known for her role as Julianne in the TV series ''Being Erica''. Biography Pasternak was born in Toronto, Ontario. She is the youngest of four. She has two older sisters and an olde ...
(born 1977), Canadian actress and singer * Velvel Pasternak (1933–2019), Canadian-American Jewish ethnomusicologist {{surname, Pasternak Slavic words and phrases Slavic-language surnames Russian-language surnames Jewish surnames