Goldstein (surname)

Goldstein (/ˈɡoʊldstaɪn, -stiːn/; Yiddish: [ˈgɔld.ʃteɪ̯n] (Yiddish: גאָלדשטיין, Hebrew: גולדשטיין)) is a surname of Yiddish origin, that is widespread among Ashkenazi Jews. It translates to "gold stone" in English. Notable people with the surname include:

Arts[edit]

Adam Goldstein (1973–2009), American musician and disc jockey known as DJ AM
Alisa M. Goldstein, American genetic epidemiologist
Boris Goldstein (1922–1987), Soviet violinist
Brett Goldstein (born 1980), British actor and comedian
Chaim Itsl Goldstein (born 1900), Polish author
Doug Goldstein (born 1971), American TV screenwriter, producer and director
Elliot Goldstein (born 1938), American actor known as Elliott Gould
Fanny Goldstein (librarian) (1895–1961)
Harvey Goldstein (born 1944), American bass guitarist known as Harvey Brooks
Jack Goldstein, (1945–2003), Canadian-American performance and conceptual artist
Jack Goldstein (born 1986), vocalist for the British band Fixers
Jean-Isidore Goldstein (1925–2007), Romanian-French poet known as Isidore Isou
Jenette Goldstein (born 1960), American actress
Jerry Goldstein (producer) (born 1940)
Johnny Goldstein (born 1991), Israeli musician
Jonathan Goldstein (1968–2019), British composer
Jonathan Goldstein (actor) (born 1964)
Jonathan Goldstein (author) (born 1969)
Jonathan Goldstein (filmmaker) (born 1968)
Lisa Goldstein (born 1953), American fantasy and science fiction writer
Lisa Goldstein (rabbi) (born 1965)
Lisa Goldstein (actress) (born 1981)
Martha Goldstein (1919–2014), American harpsichordist and pianist
Marvin Goldstein (born 1950), American pianist
Mikhail Goldstein (1917–1989), composer and violinist
Philip Goldstein (1913–1980), American painter known as Philip Guston
Robert Goldstein (1903 - 1974), film producer
Róza Goldstein (1832–1892), Hungarian mezzo-soprano known as Róza Csillag
Shaike Goldstein-Ophir (1928–1987), Israeli actor, comedian and screenwriter known as Shaike Ophir
Sheldon Goldstein (born 1947), American theoretical physicist
Sokher Goldstein (1859–1887), Romanian singer and actor
Sophie Goldstein (1861–1904), Romanian actress known as Sophia Karp

Religion[edit]

Clifford Goldstein (born 1955), Seventh-day Adventist author and editor
Herbert S. Goldstein (1890–1970), American Orthodox rabbi
Isabella Goldstein (1849–1916), Australian suffragist and social reformer
Jonathan A. Goldstein (1929–2004), American biblical scholar
Josef Goldstein (1836–1899), Austro-Hungarian cantor
Joseph Goldstein (writer) (born 1944)
Lisa Goldstein (rabbi)
Nachman Goldstein (1825–1894), (aka Tcheriner Rav), Ukrainian rabbi
Samuel Goldstein (rabbi) (1852–1935)
Warren Goldstein (born 1971), Chief Rabbi of South Africa

Sport[edit]

Abe Goldstein (1898–1977), American bantamweight boxer
Danielle Goldstein (born 1985), American-Israeli show jumper
Don Goldstein (1937-2022), American basketball player
Jørn Goldstein (born 1953), Norwegian Olympic ice hockey goalie
Leah Goldstein (born 1969), Canadian-born Israeli professional road racing cyclist, former World Bantamweight Kickboxing Champion, and Israel's Duathlon champion
Leo Goldstein, American-Israeli soccer referee
Lonnie Goldstein (1918–2013), American baseball player
Margie Goldstein-Engle (born 1958), American equestrian
Omer Goldstein (born 1996), Israeli cyclist
Paul Goldstein (tennis) (born 1976), American tennis player
Ralph Goldstein (1913–1997), American Olympic épée fencer
Roy Goldstein (born 1993), Israeli cyclist
Ruby Goldstein (1907–1984), American welterweight boxer
Samuel Goldstein (1945–1977), American Paralympian
Shulamit Goldstein (born 1968), Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast
Steven Goldstein (racing driver) (born 1981), Colombian racing driver
Todd Goldstein (born 1988), Australian rules footballer

Other[edit]

Abraham Samuel Goldstein (1925–2005), Dean of Yale Law School
Adam Goldstein (author) (born 1988)
Al Goldstein (1936–2013), American pornographer
Andy Goldstein (born 1973), British broadcaster
Baruch Goldstein (1956–1994), Israeli mass murderer
Bernard R. Goldstein (born 1938), historian of science
Bruce Goldstein (born 1951), American film programmer, producer, archivist, historian
Chris Goldstein, American radio personality
Daniel Goldstein (born 1969), American psychologist
Emmanuel Goldstein (born 1959), pen name of Eric Gordon Corley, American hacker
Eugen Goldstein (1850–1930), German physicist, and an early researcher in X-rays
Harvey Goldstein (1939–2020), British statistician
Herbert Goldstein (1922–2005), American physicist
Herman Goldstein (1931–2020), American criminologist
Ivo Goldstein (born 1958), Croatian historian
Jay Goldstein, American kidnapper
Jerry Goldstein (physicist) (born 1970)
Jonathan L. Goldstein (born 1941), American lawyer
Joseph I. Goldstein (1939–2015), American engineer
Joseph L. Goldstein (born 1940), American Nobel Prize–winning biochemist
Joshua S. Goldstein (born 1952), American scientist
Joyce Goldstein (born 1935), American chef
Kurt Goldstein (1878–1965), German neurologist and psychiatrist
Leon M. Goldstein (died 1999), American President of Kingsborough Community College, and acting Chancellor of the City University of New York
Louis L. Goldstein (1913–1998), American politician
Marcus Goldstein (1906–1997), American anthropologist
Martin Goldstein (1905–1941), American gangster
Matthew Goldstein (born 1941), Chancellor of the City University of New York
Max Goldstein (1898–1924), Romanian communist
Max A. Goldstein (1870–1941), American otolaryngologist
Mel Goldstein (1945–2012), American meteorologist
Melvyn Goldstein (born 1938), American social anthropologist
Paul Goldstein (law professor) (born 1943)
Peter Goldstein, British businessman
Phil Goldstein (1950–2022), American magician known as Max Maven
Phillip Goldstein (investor)
Rebecca Goldstein (born 1950), American novelist and professor of philosophy
Reuben Goldstein (1862–1943), British businessman and manufacturer known as Reuben Goldstein Edwards
Richard Goldstein (astronomer) (born 1927)
Robin Goldstein (born 1976), American author and wine critic
Sam Goldstein, Canadian politician
Slavko Goldstein (1928–2017), Croatian historian
Solomon Goldstein (1884–1968), Bulgarian Communist politician
Solomon Goldstein-Rose (born 1993), American politician
Steve Goldstein (broadcaster)
Steve Goldstein (diplomat)
Steven Goldstein (activist)
Steven R. Goldstein, American gynecologist
Sydney Goldstein (1903–1989), British mathematician and aerodynamicist
Tom Goldstein (born 1970), American attorney
Vida Goldstein (1869–1949), Australian suffragette and social reformer
Warren Goldstein (professor)
Yisroel Goldstein, American shooting survivor
Yoine Goldstein (1934–2020), Canadian lawyer and politician

Variant surnames[edit]

Aleksandar Goldštajn (1912–2010), prominent Croatian university professor, law scholar and constitutional court judge
Israel Goldstine (1898–1953), New Zealand politician, businessman, barrister and solicitor

Fictional[edit]

Anthony Goldstein, a minor character in the Harry Potter book series
Emmanuel Goldstein, a key character in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
Ira Goldstein, a character who appears in ASB Bank's commercials
Koko Goldstein, a character in the Web video series Yacht Rock
Rachel Goldstein in Water Rats
Porpentina and Queenie Goldstein, sisters in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
Ivan Goldstein in Missions (TV series)