Spivak

Spivak or Spivack is a surname of Ukrainian and Polish origin, meaning singer. It is also common among Ashkenazi Jews.[1] The name may refer to:

• Charlie Spivak (1905 or 1907–1982), American trumpeter and bandleader
• Daniel Spivak (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
• David Spivak (born 1978), American mathematician
• Elye Spivak (1890–1950), Soviet linguist
• Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (born 1942), Indian literary critic and professor at Columbia University
• Gordon Spivack (1928–2000), American antitrust lawyer and Justice Department official
• John L. Spivak (1897–1981), American communist reporter and author
• Lawrence E. Spivak (1900–1994), American journalist and publisher
• Lori Spivak (contemporary), Canadian jurist from Manitoba
• Marla Spivak (born 1955), American entomologist and winner of the MacArthur Fellowship
• Maryana Spivak (born 1985), Russian actress
• Michael Spivak (born 1940), American mathematician
  • Spivak pronoun, a gender-neutral pronoun named after Michael Spivak
• Mira Spivak (born 1934), Canadian politician from Manitoba; member of the Canadian Senate
• Nissan Spivak (1824–1906), Bessarabian cantor and composer
• Nova Spivack (born 1969), American internet entrepreneur
• Oleksandr Spivak (born 1975), Russian football player of the FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Russian football club
• Sidney Spivak (1928–2002), Canadian politician from Manitoba

Notes

1. Hanks, Patrick (2003-05-08). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.