# Levinson

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'''Levinson''' is an [Ashkenazi Jewish](/source/Ashkenazi_Jews) [surname](/source/Jewish_surname) meaning "son of [Levi](/source/Levi)".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikigenia.org.il/index.php?title=לוינסון|title=Wikigenia: Levinson name meaning}}</ref> Notable people with the surname include:

* [Aaron Levinson](/source/Aaron_Levinson) (born 1963), American producer, musician, composer and record label owner
* [André Levinson](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Levinson) (1887–1933), French dance journalist
* [Anna Levinson](/source/Anna_Levinson) (1939–2015), German entomologist
* [Arik Levinson](/source/Arik_Levinson), American economist
* [Arthur D. Levinson](/source/Arthur_D._Levinson) (born 1950), American businessman
* [Barry Levinson](/source/Barry_Levinson_(producer%2C_born_1932)) (1932–1987), American film producer
* [Barry Levinson](/source/Barry_Levinson) (born 1942), American film director and screenwriter
* [Bernard M. Levinson](/source/Bernard_M._Levinson) (born 1952), American biblical scholar
* [Boris Levinson](/source/Boris_Levinson) (1919–2002), Russian theatre and film actor
* [Dan Levinson](/source/Dan_Levinson) (born 1965), American jazz musician
* [Dana Aliya Levinson](/source/Dana_Aliya_Levinson) (born 1992), American television writer, actress, and Jewish transgender advocate
* [Daniel Levinson](/source/Daniel_Levinson) (1920–1994), American psychologist
* [Daniel R. Levinson](/source/Daniel_R._Levinson) (born 1949), American attorney and government official
* [David Levinson](/source/David_Levinson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
* [Ed Levinson](/source/Ed_Levinson) (1898–1981), American criminal
* [Eric L. Levinson](/source/Eric_L._Levinson), American judge
* [Eugene Levinson](/source/Eugene_Levinson), American double-bassist
* [Feodor Levinson-Lessing](/source/Feodor_Levinson-Lessing) (1861–1939), Russian geologist
* [Frank Levinson](/source/Frank_Levinson), American entrepreneur and investor
* [Gerald Levinson](/source/Gerald_Levinson) (born 1951), American composer
* [Harold Levinson](/source/Harold_Levinson), American dyslexia researcher
* [Harry Levinson](/source/Harry_Levinson) (1922–2012), American psychologist
* [Herb Levinson](/source/Herb_Levinson) (1929–2012), American actor
* [Hermann Levinson](/source/Hermann_Levinson) (1924–2013), German biologist and physiologist
* [Horace Clifford Levinson](/source/Horace_Clifford_Levinson) (1895–1968), American mathematician
* [Jan Levinson](/source/Jan_Levinson), fictional character (''[The Office](/source/The_Office_(American_TV_series))'')
* [Jay Conrad Levinson](/source/Jay_Conrad_Levinson) (1933–2013), American business writer
* [Jerrold Levinson](/source/Jerrold_Levinson) (born 1948), American philosophy professor
* [Jessica Levinson](/source/Jessica_Levinson), American law professor
* [Joel Moss Levinson](/source/Joel_Moss_Levinson) (born 1979/1980), American comedian
* [Jonathan Levinson](/source/Jonathan_Levinson), fictional character (''[Buffy the Vampire Slayer](/source/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)'')
* [Justin Levinson](/source/Justin_Levinson) (born 1985), American singer-songwriter
* [Leonard Levinson](/source/Leonard_Levinson) (1904–1974), American radio writer and author.
* [Mark Levinson](/source/Mark_Levinson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
* [Mon Levinson](/source/Mon_Levinson) (1926–2014) was an American sculptor
* [Nan Levinson](/source/Nan_Levinson) (born 1949), American writer, journalist, and teacher
* [Nancy Levinson](/source/Nancy_Levinson), American editor and writer
* [Nathan Levinson](/source/Nathan_Levinson) (1888–1952), American sound engineer
* [Norman Levinson](/source/Norman_Levinson) (1912–1975), American mathematician
* [Paul Levinson](/source/Paul_Levinson) (born 1947), American author
* [Peter Levinson](/source/Peter_Levinson) (1934–2008), American music publicist and biographer
* [Richard Levinson](/source/Richard_Levinson) (1934–1987), American writer and producer
* [Rina Levinson](/source/Rina_Levinson) (1927–2021), Israeli pilot
* [Robert Levinson](/source/Robert_Levinson) (born 1948; disappeared 2007), American [DEA](/source/Drug_Enforcement_Administration) and [FBI](/source/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation) agent, [CIA](/source/CIA) Asset
* [Ronald B. Levinson](/source/Ronald_B._Levinson) (1896–1980), American philosopher 
* [Salmon Levinson](/source/Salmon_Levinson) (1865–1941), Attorney active in the Peace Movement in early 1900's
* [Sam Levinson](/source/Sam_Levinson_(actor)) (born 1985), American actor
* [Sandra Levinson](/source/Sandra_Levinson), American executive director and curator
* [Sanford Levinson](/source/Sanford_Levinson) (born 1941), American law professor
* [Sara Levinson](/source/Sara_Levinson) (born 1950), American entrepreneur and former executive
* [Shimon Levinson](/source/Shimon_Levinson) (born 1933), Israeli intelligence officer and spy
* [Stephen C. Levinson](/source/Stephen_C._Levinson) (born 1947), British linguist
* [Stephen E. Levinson](/source/Stephen_E._Levinson) (born 1944), American engineer
* [Steven H. Levinson](/source/Steven_H._Levinson) (born 1946), American judge
* [Tamara Levinson](/source/Tamara_Levinson) (born 1976), American dance choreographer and retired rhythmic gymnast
* [Tim Levinson](/source/Tim_Levinson), Australian rapper
* [Wendy Levinson](/source/Wendy_Levinson), Canadian physician and academic

The variants '''Levinsohn''' and '''Lewinsohn''' may refer to the following notable people:
* [Isaac Baer Levinsohn](/source/Isaac_Baer_Levinsohn) (1788–1860), Ukrainian-Hebrew scholar and writer
* [Joshua Lewinsohn](/source/Joshua_Lewinsohn) (1833–?), Russian teacher and writer
* [Ross Levinsohn](/source/Ross_Levinsohn) (born 1962/1963), American media executive

==See also==
* [Levenson](/source/Levenson), [Leveson](/source/Leveson), [Levison](/source/Levison), and [Lewisohn](/source/Lewisohn)
* [Livingstone (name)](/source/Livingstone_(name))

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==References==
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Category:Surnames of Scottish origin
Category:Americanized surnames
Category:English-language surnames
Category:Surnames of Jewish origin
Category:Levite surnames
Category:Yiddish-language surnames
Category:Patronymic surnames

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