Feinstein

Feinstein, Finestein ( , , , "Fajnsztajn", "Fajnsztejn" in Polish spelling) or anglicized as Finestone, meaning "fine stone", that is gemstone, is a compound surname of German and Yiddish origin, similar to names like Goldstein or Rubinstein which is relatively wide spread among Ashkenazi Jews. It may refer to:

Feinstein, Finestein ( , , , "Fajnsztajn", "Fajnsztejn" in Polish spelling) or anglicized as Finestone, meaning "fine stone", that is gemstone, is a compound surname of German and Yiddish origin, similar to names like Goldstein or Rubinstein which is relatively wide spread among Ashkenazi Jews. It may refer to: ==People with the name== ===Feinstein=== Aaron Feinstein (fl. 1903–1910), Estonian chess player Alan Feinstein (philanthropist) (1931–2024), American philanthropist Alvan Feinstein (1925–2001), American epidemiologist Andrew Feinstein (born 1964¹), South African politician Aryeh Löb Feinstein (1821–1903), Russian Jewish scholar Charles Feinstein (1932–2004), British economic historian Daniel Isaac Feinstein (born 1930), birth name of Swiss artist and author Daniel Spoerri Dianne Feinstein (1933–2023), American politician and US Senator from California Dovid Feinstein (1929–2020), American Orthodox rabbi, son of Moshe Feinstein Elaine Feinstein (1930–2019), British writer Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein (1912–2006), American cryptanalyst Guy Feinstein (1929-2008),French photographer and artist painter Harold Feinstein (1931–2015), American photographer Jeffrey Feinstein (born 1945), retired officer of the United States Air Force John Feinstein (1956–2025), American sportswriter and commentator Katherine Feinstein (born 1957), American judge Keith Feinstein, exhibition designer and video game researcher Meir Feinstein (1927–1947), Jewish underground fighter Michael Feinstein (born 1956), American singer and pianist Mike Feinstein, American Green Party politician Miles Feinstein (1941–2023), American criminal defense attorney and commentator Moshe Feinstein (1895–1986), American Orthodox rabbi Rachel Feinstein (born 1971), American sculptor Rachel Feinstein (born 1980), American stand-up comedian Reuven Feinstein (born 1937), American Orthodox Rabbi, son of Moshe Feinstein ===Finestein=== Israel Finestein (1921–2009), English barrister ===Feinstone=== Morris Feinstone (1878–1943), Jewish Polish-born British and American labor activist SS Morris C. Feinstone, United States ship named after Feinstone Stephen Feinstone, virologist ===Finestone=== Pete Finestone (born 1964), American drummer Sheila Finestone (1927–2009), Canadian politician ==Other uses== Feinsteine, one of aggregate names of grain size (see German Korngröße article)

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