# Weinstein > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Weinstein > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Weinstein.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weinstein > Source revision: 1345463100 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) '''Weinstein''' is a German or [Yiddish](/source/Yiddish) surname meaning [”wine stone”](/source/%3Ade%3AWeinstein), referring to the crystals of [cream of tartar (potassium bitartrate)](/source/potassium_bitartrate) that precipitate out of [fermenting grape juice](/source/winemaking).[https://fellbacher-weine.de/ratgeber/weinstein-kristalle-im-wein/ “Weinstein - Kristalle im Wein (Tartar: Crystals in Wine)”], Hermeswein website. ==List of people with this surname== *[Alan Weinstein](/source/Alan_Weinstein), (born 1943), American mathematician *[Albert Weinstein](/source/Albert_Weinstein) (1885–1969), German Olympic track and field athlete *[Alexander Weinstein](/source/Alexander_Weinstein) (1897–1979), Russian-German mathematician *[Alexander Weinstein (author)](/source/Alexander_Weinstein_(author)), American short story writer and filmmaker *[Allen Weinstein](/source/Allen_Weinstein), (1937–2015), American historian *[Andrew Weinstein](/source/Andrew_Weinstein), (1850–1915), British priest, chaplain, and missionary *[Arnold Weinstein](/source/Arnold_Weinstein), (1927–2005), American poet, playwright and librettist *[Bob Weinstein](/source/Bob_Weinstein), (born 1954), American film producer *[Bobby Weinstein](/source/Bobby_Weinstein), (1939–2022), American songwriter and singer *[Bret Weinstein](/source/Bret_Weinstein), (born 1969), American professor in biology *[Brian Weinstein](/source/Brian_Weinstein), American politician *[Bruce Weinstein](/source/Bruce_Weinstein), American writer *[Casey Weinstein](/source/Casey_Weinstein), American politician *[Claire Weinstein](/source/Claire_Weinstein) (born 2007), American Olympic medalist swimmer *[Cordt Weinstein](/source/Cordt_Weinstein), American soccer player *[Dan Weinstein (disambiguation)](/source/Dan_Weinstein_(disambiguation)) *[David Weinstein (disambiguation)](/source/David_Weinstein_(disambiguation)) *[Debra Weinstein](/source/Debra_Weinstein), American author *[Domenic Weinstein](/source/Domenic_Weinstein), German professional racing cyclist *[Eric Weinstein](/source/Eric_Weinstein), American mathematician and economist *Garik Kimovich Weinstein, birth name of Russian [Garry Kasparov](/source/Garry_Kasparov) *[Halina Weinstein](/source/Halina_Weinstein), Polish teacher, poet, linguist and [Esperantist](/source/List_of_Esperanto_speakers) *[Hannah Weinstein](/source/Hannah_Weinstein), American activist, movie maker *[Harvey Weinstein](/source/Harvey_Weinstein), American film producer *[Howard Weinstein](/source/Howard_Weinstein), American bridge player *[Howard Weinstein (writer)](/source/Howard_Weinstein_(writer)), writer of ''Star Trek'''s ''[The Pirates of Orion](/source/The_Pirates_of_Orion)'' *[I. Bernard Weinstein](/source/I._Bernard_Weinstein), American physician *[Iram Weinstein](/source/Iram_Weinstein), American engineer *[Irv Weinstein](/source/Irv_Weinstein), American television news anchor *[Jack B. Weinstein](/source/Jack_B._Weinstein), United States federal judge *[Jacob Sager Weinstein](/source/Jacob_Sager_Weinstein), American humorist *[James Weinstein (disambiguation)](/source/James_Weinstein_(disambiguation)) *[J. Elvis Weinstein](/source/J._Elvis_Weinstein), American writer and performer *[Jeremy S. Weinstein](/source/Jeremy_S._Weinstein) (born 1950), New York politician and judge *[Joshua Weinstein (disambiguation)](/source/Joshua_Weinstein_(disambiguation)) *[Kenneth R. Weinstein](/source/Kenneth_R._Weinstein), American political theorist *[Lauren Weinstein (disambiguation)](/source/Lauren_Weinstein_(disambiguation)) *[Louis Weinstein](/source/Louis_Weinstein) (1908–2000), American infectious diseases physician, microbiologist, and educator *[Madeline Weinstein](/source/Madeline_Weinstein) (born 1993), American actress *[Madge Weinstein](/source/Madge_Weinstein), fictional Internet personality *[Matthew Weinstein](/source/Matthew_Weinstein), American artist *[Michael Weinstein (disambiguation)](/source/Michael_Weinstein_(disambiguation)) *[Milton Weinstein](/source/Milton_Weinstein), American, Professor at Harvard School of Public Health *[Moses M. Weinstein](/source/Moses_M._Weinstein) (1912–2007), New York politician and judge *Nathan Weinstein, better known under his pen name [Nathanael West](/source/Nathanael_West) (1903–1940), American writer *[Nikolas Weinstein](/source/Nikolas_Weinstein) (born 1968), American glass artist *[Paul Weinstein (disambiguation)](/source/Paul_Weinstein_(disambiguation)) *[Peter Weinstein](/source/Peter_Weinstein), American politician *[Raymond Weinstein](/source/Raymond_Weinstein) (born 1941), American chess player *[Samantha Weinstein](/source/Samantha_Weinstein), Canadian actress *[Selma James](/source/Selma_James) Weinstein, American feminist and socialist *Samuel Weinstein, later [Stephen Winsten](/source/Stephen_Winsten) (1893–1991), British writer *Shlomo Weinstein, changed name to [Shlomo Gazit](/source/Shlomo_Gazit) (1926–2020), Israeli head of Israeli Defense Forces military intelligence, President of Ben-Gurion University *[Sidney T. Weinstein](/source/Sidney_T._Weinstein), US lieutenant general *[Simcha Weinstein](/source/Simcha_Weinstein) (born 1975), British writer and rabbi *[Stephanie J. Weinstein](/source/Stephanie_J._Weinstein) (born 1967), American nutritionist and epidemiologist *[Steve Weinstein](/source/Steve_Weinstein), American bridge and poker player *[Steven Weinstein (philosopher)](/source/Steven_Weinstein_(philosopher)), Canadian philosopher *[Tali Farhadian Weinstein](/source/Tali_Farhadian_Weinstein), Iranian-born American former federal prosecutor who ran for New York County District Attorney *[Todd Jay Weinstein](/source/Todd_Jay_Weinstein) (born 1951), American photographer *[Toni Weinstein](/source/Toni_Weinstein), American politician *[Yehuda Weinstein](/source/Yehuda_Weinstein), attorney general of Israel *[Yehuda Weisenstein](/source/Yehuda_Weisenstein) (born 1955), also known as Yehuda Weinstein, Israeli Olympic fencer ==See also== *{{intitle|Weinstein}} * [Vainshtein](/source/Vainshtein) *[Veinstein](/source/Veinstein) * [Weinstein conjecture](/source/Weinstein_conjecture) * [Weinstein effect](/source/Weinstein_effect) * [The Weinstein Company](/source/The_Weinstein_Company), film studio ==References== {{reflist}} {{surname}} Category:Surnames of Jewish origin Category:German-language surnames Category:Yiddish-language surnames --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Weinstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weinstein) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weinstein?action=history)). 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