# Leibowitz

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**Leibowitz** is a Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

- [Barry Leibowitz](/source/Barry_Leibowitz) (born 1945), American-Israeli basketball player

- [Henoch Leibowitz](/source/Henoch_Leibowitz) (c.1918–2008), head of the Rabbinical Seminary of America

- [Herschel Leibowitz](/source/Herschel_Leibowitz) (1925–2011), American researcher into visual perception

- Jacob Leibowitz or Jakub Lejbowicz, possible birth name of [Jacob Frank](/source/Jacob_Frank) (1726–1791), leader of a Jewish messianic movement

- [Jon Leibowitz](/source/Jon_Leibowitz) (born 1958), former United States Federal Trade Commission chairman

- [Jon Stewart](/source/Jon_Stewart) (born 1962 as Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz), American political satirist, formerly of *The Daily Show*

- [Martin L. Leibowitz](/source/Martin_L._Leibowitz), financial researcher and business leader

- [Nechama Leibowitz](/source/Nechama_Leibowitz) (1905–1997), sometimes Nehama Leibowitz, Israeli Bible scholar

- [René Leibowitz](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Leibowitz) (1913–1972), French composer of Polish-Latvian origin

- [Ronnie Leibowitz](/source/Ronnie_Leibowitz) (born 1953), Israeli bank robber, also known as "Ofnobank"

- [Samuel Leibowitz](/source/Samuel_Leibowitz) (1893–1978), New York trial lawyer

- [Yeshayahu Leibowitz](/source/Yeshayahu_Leibowitz) (1903–1994), Israeli thinker and scientist

## Fictional characters

- Fawn Leibowitz, a fictional character mentioned in the film *[Animal House](/source/Animal_House)*

- Fawn Leibowitz, a fictional character in the [Nickelodeon](/source/Nickelodeon) sitcom *[Victorious](/source/Victorious)*

- [Isaac Edward Leibowitz](/source/Saint_Leibowitz), a fictional character in the novel *[A Canticle for Leibowitz](/source/A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz)*

- Maya, Francis, Randall, and Barry Leibowitz-Jenkins, a fictional family in the animated series *[The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder](/source/The_Proud_Family%3A_Louder_and_Prouder)*

## See also

- [Surnames from the name Leib](/source/Surnames_from_the_name_Leib)

Surname list
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