Levin (surname)
Levin (original Russian: Левин) is a surname with several word origins. It is a common Jewish name (Levine/Levin/Levi)
In the Jewish (a variant of Levy) it is derivative of one of the 12 Jewish biblical tribes, the tribe of Levi, whose descendants the Levites had distinctive duties in the Temple period.
In the Russian variant, Levin comes from lev (лев ) which means lion in Russian. It can also be pronounced Lyovin ( Лёвин) which is a patronymic form of Lëva.
Leo Tolstoy's first name in Russian is Lev. In the Russian novel Anna Karenina one of the protagonists is named Levin (possibly named after Leo Tolstoy)
The Levin (Левин) name has a coat of arms and has been registered in the Russian Imperial heraldry book since the 1700s.
In some cases the surname Levin is derived from the German personal name Liebwin. In other cases the surname represents a form of the Yiddish word for "lion" (לייב leyv).
It is also often an anglicisation of the name Lavigne, especially in the northeast US.
Other variations include Lavin, Lavine, Le Neve, Levene, Levi, Levina, Levine, Levitt, Levy, Lewin, Lieven, Levins and Levinson.
People with the name "Levin" (and Russian feminine variant Levina) include:
People
In arts and media
In literature and journalism
- Adam Levin, fiction author
- Alan Levin (filmmaker) (1926–2006), American filmmaker and journalist
- Arnold Levin, New Yorker cartoonist
- Bernard Levin, (1928–2004), British writer and broadcaster
- Daniel Levin (writer) (born c. 1980), American attorney and novelist
- David P. Levin (born 1958), American filmmaker
- Deborah Louise Levin (born 1967), Canadian clairvoyant and author
- Diane Levin (born 1947), American author and educator
- Hanoch Levin (1943–1999), Israeli writer and theater director
- Harry Levin (1912–1994), U.S. literary critic
- Ira Levin (1929–2007), U.S. novelist, playwright and songwriter
- Mark Levin (born 1957), American conservative radio host, lawyer, author, and political commentator who served in the Reagan administration
- Meyer Levin (1905–1981), U.S. novelist
- Robert Levin (writer) (born 1939), American fiction writer
In music
- Benjamin Levin (born 1988), American record producer and songwriter known professionally as Benny Blanco
- Beth Levin (musician), American pianist
- David Levin (singer), American singer-songwriter
- Harold Levin, American violist, composer, and conductor
- Ira Levin (1929–2007), U.S. novelist, playwright and songwriter
- Josef Lhévinne (1874–1944), Russian pianist
- Robert Levin (Norwegian pianist) (1912–1996), Norwegian pianist and composer
- Robert D. Levin (born 1947), U.S. composer and musicologist
- Tony Levin (born 1946), U.S. bass player
- Walter Levin (1924–2017), German-born violinist, founder member of the LaSalle Quartet
- Zara Levina (1906–1976), Ukrainian composer
In other media
- Alan Levin (filmmaker) (1926–2006), American filmmaker and journalist
- Charles Levin (actor) (1949–2019), U.S. actor
- David P. Levin (born 1958), American producer, director, writer and editor
- Hanoch Levin (1943–1999), Israeli writer and theater director
- Harvey Levin, TV and movie producer
- Ira Levin (1929–2007), U.S. novelist, playwright and songwriter
- Marc Levin, Jewish American filmmaker
- Mark Levin (director) (born 1966), American director and screenwriter
- Roland Levin (born 1957), Latvian photographer
In business
- Adam K. Levin, former director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and businessman in consumer credit-related businesses
- Alan Levin (business), American businessmen, CFO of drug maker Pfizer
- David Levin (businessman) (born 1962), British businessman
- Gerald M. Levin (born 1939), U.S. businessman with Time Warner
- Nathaniel Levin (1818–1903), New Zealand businessman and politician
- Neil David Levin (1954–2001), former Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey who was killed in the September 11 attacks
- Philip J. Levin (c. 1909–1971), American real estate developer and investor
- William Levin (1845–1893), New Zealand businessman and politician
In government, law, and politics
- Adam K. Levin, former director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and businessman in consumer credit-related businesses
- Burton Levin (1930 – 2016), American diplomat, former Ambassador to Burma
- Carl Levin (born 1934), US Democratic Senator from Michigan; brother of Sander Levin, cousin of Charles Levin
- Charles Levin (judge) (born 1926), Michigan jurist; cousin of Carl and Sander Levin
- Daniel Levin (attorney) (active 2004-2005), Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel of the U.S. Justice Department
- David L. Levin (born 1949), American politician from Missouri
- Ezra G. Levin, American lawyer
- Fred Levin (born 1937), US plaintiffs' attorney in the state of Florida
- Joe Levin, American lawyer
- Lewis Charles Levin (1808–1860), first Jewish Representative to the U.S. Congress
- Mark Levin (born 1957), American conservative radio host, lawyer, author, and political commentator who served in the Reagan administration
- Mike Levin (born 1978), California Democratic politician
- Nathaniel Levin (1818–1903), New Zealand businessman and politician
- Sander M. Levin (born 1931), US Democratic Representative from Michigan; brother of Carl, cousin of Charles
- Susan Bass Levin, New Jersey, US politician
- Theodore Levin (1897–1970), U.S. federal jurist
- William Levin (1845–1893), New Zealand businessman and politician
- Yariv Levin Israeli MK and Minister of Tourism
- Yuval Levin, member of White House domestic policy staff
In science and academia
- A. Leo Levin (1919–2015), American law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Alan Levin (internet governance), South African computer scientist and internet activist
- Beth Levin (linguist), American linguist
- Diane Levin, American author and educator
- Hjördis Levin (born 1930), Swedish historian and author
- Janna Levin, theoretical cosmologist
- Jack Levin, professor at Northeastern University
- Jon Levin (born 1966), physicist
- Kenneth Levin (born 1944), American psychiatrist and author
- Leonid Levin (born 1948), Russian-born computer scientist
- Michael Levin, professor of philosophy at the City University of New York
- Nora Levin (1916–1989), American Holocaust historian
- Petra Levin, American microbiologist
- Rick Levin (born 1947), American economist, president of Yale University
- Simon A. Levin, theoretical ecologist, professor of biology at Princeton University
- Vladimir Levin, Russian mathematician and alleged criminal hacker
In sport and games
- Aleksandr Mitrofanovich Levin (1871–1929), Russian chess player
- Aleksandr Romanovich Levin (born 1991), Russian footballer
- Bengt Levin (1958–2020), Swedish orienteering competitor
- Bobby Levin, American bridge player
- Camille Levin (born 1990), American soccer player
- Corey Levin (born 1994), American football player
- David Levin (born 1999), Israeli ice hockey player
- David N. Levin (1948–2017), American balloonist
- Eyal Levin (born 1986), Israeli Olympic sailor
- Jill Levin (born 1961), American bridge player
- Savannah Levin (born 1995), American soccer player
- Tatyana Levina (born 1977), Russian sprinter
In other fields
- Gilbert Levin, American engineer
- Janice H. Levin (1913–2001), American philanthropist and art collector from New York City
- Jennifer Levin (1968–1986), murder victim in New York City's Central Park
- Jonathan Levin (teacher) (1966–1997), American murder victim
- Rob Levin (1955–2006), founder of the freenode IRC network
- Vladimir Levin, Russian mathematician and alleged criminal hacker
See also
Fictional characters
- Kevin Levin, protagonist/antagonist from the television series "Ben 10"
- Konstantin Levin, a protagonist in Tolstoy's novel "Anna Karenina"
- Patti Levin, character in "The Leftovers"
- Savannah Levine, character in Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series
References
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