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. 1903âÂÂ1910), Estonian chess player
- Alan Feinstein (philanthropist) (1931âÂÂ2024), American philanthropist
- Alvan Feinstein (1925âÂÂ2001), American epidemiologist
- Andrew Feinstein (born 1964), South African politician
- Aryeh Löb Feinstein (1821âÂÂ1903), Russian Jewish scholar
- Charles Feinstein (1932âÂÂ2004), British economic historian
- Daniel Isaac Feinstein (born 1930), birth name of Swiss artist and author Daniel Spoerri
- Dianne Feinstein (1933âÂÂ2023), American politician and US Senator from California
- Dovid Feinstein (1929âÂÂ2020), American Orthodox rabbi, son of Moshe Feinstein
- Elaine Feinstein (1930âÂÂ2019), British writer
- Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein (1912âÂÂ2006), American cryptanalyst
- Harold Feinstein (1931âÂÂ2015), American photographer
- Jeffrey Feinstein (born 1945), retired officer of the United States Air Force
- John Feinstein (1956âÂÂ2025), American sportswriter and commentator
- Katherine Feinstein (born 1957), American judge
- Keith Feinstein, exhibition designer and video game researcher
- Meir Feinstein (1927âÂÂ1947), Jewish underground fighter
- Michael Feinstein (born 1956), American singer and pianist
- Mike Feinstein, American Green Party politician
- Miles Feinstein (1941âÂÂ2023), American criminal defense attorney and commentator
- Moshe Feinstein (1895âÂÂ1986), 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
Feinstone
Finestone
Other uses
- Feinsteine, one of aggregate names of grain size (see German article)
See also