Levin
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The name Levin is of non-Jewish Russian origin. However, it was adopted by many Russian Jews, especially those claiming descent from the Biblical Levites, and has been borne by many well-known people.
- Lewis Charles Levin (1808–1860), first Jewish Representative to the U.S. Congress.
- Meyer Levin (1905–1981), U.S. novelist.
- Harry Levin (1912–1994), U.S. literary critic.
- Robert Levin (1912–1996), Norwegian pianist and composer.
- Hanoch Levin (1943–1999), Israeli writer and theater director.
- Bernard Levin (1928–2004), British writer and broadcaster.
- Ira Levin (born 1929), U.S. novelist, playwright and songwriter.
- Sander M. Levin (born 1931), U.S. Democratic Representative from Michigan.
- Carl Levin (born 1934), U.S. Democratic Senator from Michigan.
- Fred Levin (born 1937), U.S. plaintiffs' attorney in the state of Florida.
- Gerald M. Levin (born 1939), U.S. businessman with Time Warner.
- Rick Levin (born 1947), U.S. economist and president of Yale University.
- Tony Levin (born 1946), U.S. bass player.
- Robert D. Levin (born 1947), U.S. composer and musicologist.
- Leonid Levin (born 1948), Russian computer scientist.
- Mark Levin (born 1957), U.S. conservative radio talk show host.
- Vladimir Levin, Russian mathematician and alleged criminal hacker.
- The town of Levin, New Zealand, in the southern North Island.
- Konstantin Dmitrich Levin, the protagonist in Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina.
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