Halperin
Appearance
Halperin is a variation of the Jewish surname Heilprin. The name is transliterated into the Cyrillic alphabet (which has no equivalent to the letter h) as Galperin.
Notable people with this surname
- Bertrand Halperin, Harvard University professor
- David M. Halperin (born 1952), American theorist in gender studies, queer theory and other fields
- Donald Halperin (1945–2006), New York politician
- Eleonora Yakovlevna Galperina, better known as Nora Gal (1912–91), Soviet writer and translator
- Emmanuel Halperin, (born 1943), Israeli media personality
- Ian Halperin (born 1964), Canadian investigative journalist, writer and documentary filmmaker
- Israel Halperin, professor at University of Toronto, Canada
- Isser Halperin, later Isser Harel (1912–2003), spymaster of the intelligence and the security services of Israel
- James L. Halperin (born 1952), American author and businessman
- Mark Halperin (born 1965), American political analyst for Time Magazine and Time.com and ABC News
- Maurice Halperin (1906–95), American writer, professor and diplomat
- Morton Halperin (born 1938), American expert on foreign policy and civil liberties
- Robert Halperin (1928–85), American Olympic and Pan American Games yachting medalist, college and professional football player, one of Chicago's most-decorated World War II heroes, and Chairman of Commercial Light Co.
- Sol Halperin (1902-1977), American special effects artist
- Uzziel Halperin, later Uzzi Ornan (born 1923), Israeli linguist
- Victor Halperin (1895–1983), American film director, producer, and writer
- Yotam Halperin (born 1984), Israeli basketball player