'''Weinstein''' is a German or Yiddish surname meaning ”wine stone”, referring to the crystals of cream of tartar (potassium bitartrate) that precipitate out of fermenting grape juice.<ref>[https://fellbacher-weine.de/ratgeber/weinstein-kristalle-im-wein/ “Weinstein - Kristalle im Wein (Tartar: Crystals in Wine)”], Hermeswein website.</ref>
==List of people with this surname==
*Alan Weinstein, (born 1943), American mathematician *Albert Weinstein (1885–1969), German Olympic track and field athlete *Alexander Weinstein (1897–1979), Russian-German mathematician *Alexander Weinstein (author), American short story writer and filmmaker *Allen Weinstein, (1937–2015), American historian *Andrew Weinstein, (1850–1915), British priest, chaplain, and missionary *Arnold Weinstein, (1927–2005), American poet, playwright and librettist *Bob Weinstein, (born 1954), American film producer *Bobby Weinstein, (1939–2022), American songwriter and singer *Bret Weinstein, (born 1969), American professor in biology *Brian Weinstein, American politician *Bruce Weinstein, American writer *Casey Weinstein, American politician *Claire Weinstein (born 2007), American Olympic medalist swimmer *Cordt Weinstein, American soccer player *Dan Weinstein (disambiguation) *David Weinstein (disambiguation) *Debra Weinstein, American author *Domenic Weinstein, German professional racing cyclist *Eric Weinstein, American mathematician and economist *Garik Kimovich Weinstein, birth name of Russian Garry Kasparov *Halina Weinstein, Polish teacher, poet, linguist and Esperantist *Hannah Weinstein, American activist, movie maker *Harvey Weinstein, American film producer *Howard Weinstein, American bridge player *Howard Weinstein (writer), writer of ''Star Trek'''s ''The Pirates of Orion'' *I. Bernard Weinstein, American physician *Iram Weinstein, American engineer *Irv Weinstein, American television news anchor *Jack B. Weinstein, United States federal judge *Jacob Sager Weinstein, American humorist *James Weinstein (disambiguation) *J. Elvis Weinstein, American writer and performer *Jeremy S. Weinstein (born 1950), New York politician and judge *Joshua Weinstein (disambiguation) *Kenneth R. Weinstein, American political theorist *Lauren Weinstein (disambiguation) *Louis Weinstein (1908–2000), American infectious diseases physician, microbiologist, and educator *Madeline Weinstein (born 1993), American actress *Madge Weinstein, fictional Internet personality *Matthew Weinstein, American artist *Michael Weinstein (disambiguation) *Milton Weinstein, American, Professor at Harvard School of Public Health *Moses M. Weinstein (1912–2007), New York politician and judge *Nathan Weinstein, better known under his pen name Nathanael West (1903–1940), American writer *Nikolas Weinstein (born 1968), American glass artist *Paul Weinstein (disambiguation) *Peter Weinstein, American politician *Raymond Weinstein (born 1941), American chess player *Samantha Weinstein, Canadian actress *Selma James Weinstein, American feminist and socialist *Samuel Weinstein, later Stephen Winsten (1893–1991), British writer *Shlomo Weinstein, changed name to Shlomo Gazit (1926–2020), Israeli head of Israeli Defense Forces military intelligence, President of Ben-Gurion University *Sidney T. Weinstein, US lieutenant general *Simcha Weinstein (born 1975), British writer and rabbi *Stephanie J. Weinstein (born 1967), American nutritionist and epidemiologist *Steve Weinstein, American bridge and poker player *Steven Weinstein (philosopher), Canadian philosopher *Tali Farhadian Weinstein, Iranian-born American former federal prosecutor who ran for New York County District Attorney *Todd Jay Weinstein (born 1951), American photographer *Toni Weinstein, American politician *Yehuda Weinstein, attorney general of Israel *Yehuda Weisenstein (born 1955), also known as Yehuda Weinstein, Israeli Olympic fencer
==See also== *{{intitle|Weinstein}} * Vainshtein *Veinstein * Weinstein conjecture * Weinstein effect * The Weinstein Company, film studio
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Category:Surnames of Jewish origin Category:German-language surnames Category:Yiddish-language surnames