Markowitz

Markowitz is a Germanized/Yiddish version of Slavic name Markovich. Notable people with the surname include:

• Deborah Markowitz, Vermont secretary of state
• Gerald Markowitz, American historian
• Harry Markowitz, a financial economist and Nobel Laureate
• John Markowitz, professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College
• Kate Markowitz, American singer-songwriter
• Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn borough president
• Mitch Markowitz, Canadian television executive
• Nicholas Markowitz (1984–2000), American murder victim
• Phil Markowitz, a pianist
• William Markowitz, American astronomer

See also

• The Family Markowitz, 1996 novel
• Markovitz, a cognate