# Kravits

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'''Kravits''', '''Kravitz''', '''Krawitz''', '''Kravit''', and variant spellings are Yiddish [occupational surname](/source/occupational_surname)s derived from the [Ukrainian](/source/Ukrainian_language) word ''кравець'' (see [Kravets](/source/Kravets)), "[tailor](/source/tailor)". They are related to the Polish name [Krawiec](/source/Krawiec), and [Kravets](/source/Kravets).

The surname may refer to:

*[Amy Kravitz](/source/Amy_Kravitz), American film director
*[Andy Kravitz](/source/Andy_Kravitz), American drummer
*[Asher Kravitz](/source/Asher_Kravitz) (born 1969), Israeli humorist, physicist, and mathematician
*[Danny Kravitz](/source/Danny_Kravitz) (1930–2013), American baseball player
*[Dick Kravitz](/source/Dick_Kravitz) (born 1941), American politician
*[Edward Kravitz](/source/Edward_Kravitz) (born 1932), American neuroscientist
*[Evan Kravetz](/source/Evan_Kravetz) (born 1996), American Major League Baseball pitcher 
*[Jason Kravits](/source/Jason_Kravits) (born 1967), American actor
*[Jean-Jacques Kravetz](/source/Jean-Jacques_Kravetz) (born 1947), French keyboardist, saxophonist, and composer
* [Kevin Krawietz](/source/Kevin_Krawietz) (born 1992), German tennis player
*[Lee Kravitz](/source/Lee_Kravitz), American journalist
*[Lenny Kravitz](/source/Lenny_Kravitz) (born 1964), American musician
*[Leonard M. Kravitz](/source/Leonard_M._Kravitz), American soldier
*[Lou Kravitz](/source/Lou_Kravitz), American labor racketeer
*[Mark R. Kravitz](/source/Mark_R._Kravitz) (1950–2012), American judge
* [Michael Krawitz](/source/Michael_Krawitz), American cannabis activist
*[Nina Kraviz](/source/Nina_Kraviz) (''Nina Kravits''), Russian DJ
*[Peter Kravitz](/source/Peter_Kravitz), Scottish author and critic
*[Pinky Kravitz](/source/Pinky_Kravitz) (1927–2015), American journalist
*[Ted Kravitz](/source/Ted_Kravitz) (born 1974), British presenter and reporter
* [Tony Krawitz](/source/Tony_Krawitz), Australian filmmaker, co-director of ''[Firebite](/source/Firebite)'', among others
*[Zoë Kravitz](/source/Zo%C3%AB_Kravitz) (born 1988), American singer and actress

==Fictional characters==

*Duddy Kravitz, fictional character from the novel ''[The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz](/source/The_Apprenticeship_of_Duddy_Kravitz_(novel))'', by Mordecai Richler
*[Gladys Kravitz](/source/Gladys_Kravitz), fictional character from the TV series ''Bewitched''

==See also==
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* [Krawiec](/source/Krawiec)

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Category:Surnames of Jewish origin
Category:Occupational surnames
Category:Surnames of Ukrainian origin
Category:Yiddish-language surnames

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