'''Rivlin''' ({{langx|he|ריבלין}}) is a primarily Jewish family originating from Austria and Eastern Europe, which became established in early 19th century Palestine (now Israel). There are also branches of the family in several other countries.
==The family== [[File:ירושלים - משה ריבלין ומשפחות ריבלין ואיזנמן (אמו של ריבלין) בחצר ביתם בשכונת אבן ישראל בירושלים. ן-JNF013073.jpeg|thumb|Moshe Rivlin and Rivlin and Eisenman (Rivlin's mother) families, Even Yisrael, Jerusalem (1927) ]] The Rivlin family originated from Vienna, Austria and has over 50,000 members.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/jewish-world/jewish-features/rivlin-family-celebrates-the-birth-of-its-50000th-member "Rivlin family celebrates the birth of its 50,000th member"], ''The Jerusalem Post'', March 23, 2009, accessed December 23, 2024.</ref>
The Rivlin family has held major reunions in Jerusalem in 1980 and 2009. These reunions drew thousands of family members to Jerusalem. A film, ''The Tribe'', was made about the 1980 reunion by Lilly Rivlin.
==Notable Rivlins== Chronologically: * Hillel Rivlin (1758–1838), rabbi and student of the Vilna Gaon, revitalized the Ashkenazi community in Palestine * Yosef Rivlin (1836–1896), rabbi and secretary of the Jerusalem-based Central Committee of Knesseth Israel under Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Shmuel Salant * Yosef Yoel Rivlin (1889–1971), Oriental studies scholar, Hebrew U. professor and translator * Ronald Rivlin (1915–2005), Anglo-American physicist, developer of the Mooney-Rivlin model for calculating the mechanical behaviour of rubber and similar materials * Jule Rivlin (1917–2002), American college men's basketball coach and professional basketball player * Theodore J. Rivlin (1926–2006), American mathematician * Leanne Rivlin (born 1929), an originator of the Environmental Psychology Doctoral Program at the CUNY Graduate Center, USA * Alice Rivlin (1931–2019), American economist and budget official * Lilly Rivlin, (born 1936), Israeli filmmaker * Reuven Rivlin (born 1939), President of Israel ** Nechama Rivlin (1945–2019), First Lady of Israel * Eliezer Rivlin (1942–2013), deputy-president of the Supreme Court of Israel and chairman of the Central Elections Committee * Liora Rivlin (born 1944), Israeli actress * Sefi Rivlin (1947–2013), Israeli actor and comedian * Gary Rivlin (born 1958), American journalist and author * Michal Rivlin-Etzion, Israeli neuroscientist (graduated from the Hebrew University in 2001)<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0925231219313402#! | doi=10.1016/j.neucom.2019.09.072 | title=Neuromorphic implementation of motion detection using oscillation interference | date=2020 | last1=Tsur | first1=Elishai Ezra | last2=Rivlin-Etzion | first2=Michal | journal=Neurocomputing | volume=374 | pages=54–63 | url-access=subscription }}</ref>
==See also== *Related surnames **Rifkind **Rivkin **Rivkind
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{surname|Rivlin}}
Category:Jewish matronymic surnames Category:Jewish families Category:Israeli families Category:Yiddish-language surnames Category:Families from Jerusalem Category:Reuven Rivlin