Levy

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Levy , Lévy or Levý is a Jewish family name .

Origin and meaning

The name is derived from the Israelite tribe Levi .

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  • Jack Levy (* 1948), American political scientist specializing in international relations
  • Jackie Levy (* 1960), Israeli politician
  • Jacques Levy (1935–2004), American songwriter, theater director and psychologist
  • Jakob Levy (1819–1892), German rabbi and lexicographer
  • Jane Levy (* 1989), American actress

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  • Karl Levy (* 1967), Australian author
  • Karl Oskar Levy , see Charles Oscar Brink (1907-1994), British classical philologist and university professor of German origin
  • Krishna Levy (* 1964), French film composer
  • Kurt Levy (1911–1987), German painter, lithographer and illustrator

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  • Lazare Lévy (1882–1964), French musician
  • Len Levy (1921-1999) American football player
  • Lou Levy (1928–2001), American jazz musician
  • Louis Levy , real name of Ludwig Loewe (1837–1886), German-Jewish entrepreneur and member of the Reichstag
  • Louis Levy (screenwriter) (1875-1940), Danish screenwriter for Danish and German silent films
  • Louis Levy (film composer) (1894–1957), British composer, film composer and musical director
  • Louis Levy, mistakenly associated with the signature LL , see the postcard publisher Léon & Lévy
  • Louis A. Levy , birth name of Lou Levy (1928–2001), American jazz musician and pianist
  • Lucien Lévy (1892–1965), French engineer and inventor
  • Lucien Lévy-Bruhl (1857–1939), French philosopher and ethnologist
  • Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer (1865–1953), French painter
  • Ludwig Levy (1854–1907), German architect, building officer and university professor
  • Ludwig Levy-Lenz (1892–1966), German physician and sex reformer

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  • Neil Levy , Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University

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