Levy (surname)
Levy or Lévy is most commonly a surname of Hebrew usually sephardi origin. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew לוי meaning 'joining'. Another spelling of the surname is Levi or Lévi.
The surname may refer to a family claiming Levite descent, which implies a specific social status in the structure of a traditional Jewish community.
Levy can also be a surname of French, Scottish, and Welsh origin. It is then a Highland’s shortening of the Irish Mac Duinnshléibhe. When eastern Ireland’s kingdom of Ulaid fell to John de Courcy in 1177, many of the MacDonlevy dynasty sought asylum in the Highlands of Scotland. Variant spellings of the Scottish surname Levy are Levey, Leevy and Leavy.
People with the surname Levy/Lévy
In arts and media
Film, television, and theatre
- Caissie Levy, Canadian stage actress and singer
- Dani Levy, Swiss filmmaker, theatrical director and actor
- Dan Levy , Canadian actor and TV personality; son of comedic actor Eugene Levy
- David Levy , American psychologist, professor, author, and actor
- Deborah Levy, British playwright, novelist, and poet
- Eugene Levy, Canadian actor
- Gabriel Levy, German film producer
- Jane Levy, American actress
- Paul Bern, German-American film director, screenwriter and producer
- Scott Anthony Levy, American professional wrestler better known as Raven
- Shawn Levy, Canadian-American actor, director and producer
- William Levy , Cuban-American actor
- Zachary Levi, Tony-nominated & Teen Choice Award-winning American actor
In literature and journalism
- Andrea Levy, British author
- Bernard-Henri Lévy, French public intellectual and journalist
- Dan Levy , American sports journalist
- Daniel Levy , Argentine classical pianist, author and broadcaster
- David Levy , Scottish chess International Master; writer on chess, software, and games theory
- David Levy, American economist and author
- David Levy , American psychologist, professor, author, actor
- David H. Levy, Canadian astronomer and science writer
- Deborah Levy, British playwright, novelist, and poet
- Hyman Levy, Scottish mathematician, author, and politician
- Moshe Levy , author and survivor of the Israeli destroyer Eilat
- Oscar Levy, German physician and writer
- Paul Levy , US/British journalist and author
- Paul M. G. Lévy, Belgian journalist and professor
- Steve Levy, ESPN anchor
- Steven Levy, American technology writer
- William Levy , American writer
In music
- Barrington Levy, Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist
- Dan Levy, French musician and multi-instrumentalist for The Dø
- Daniel Levy , Argentine classical pianist, author and broadcaster
- Fabien Lévy, French composer
- General Levy, London born ragga vocalist
- Jacques Levy Jewish American songwriter
- James Levy, American singer, songwriter and producer, best known for song Glorious covered by The Pierces
- Joshua Levy, pianist and arranger for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
- Lou Levy , American jazz pianist and session man, best known for his bebop and cool-jazz-based playing style
- Louis Levy, English composer and musical director of Gaumont-British studios
- Marvin David Levy, American composer
- Mike Lévy, French musician known as Gesaffelstein
- Paul Lhérie, French opera singer
- Yasmin Levy, Israeli-Spanish singer-songwriter
In other media
- Bob Levy , stand-up comedian and radio personality
- Dan Levy, American comedian
- Maya Cohen Levy, Israeli artist
- William Alexander Levy, American architect and interior designer
- William Auerbach-Levy, Russian-American painter and artist
In business
- Daniel Levy , Chairman of the British football club Tottenham Hotspur
- David Levy Yulee, Democratic senator from Florida, industrialist and railroad entrepreneur
- David Guy Levy, president and CEO of Periscope Entertainment
- Florence Nightingale Levy, American arts administrator
- Kyle Levy, American investor & philosopher
- Lewis Levy, was an Australian businessman and politician
- Lou Levy , American music publisher who played a key role in the careers of some of the most famous songwriters
- Morris Levy American music industry executive
- Paul F. Levy, former President and CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
In government and politics
United States
- Aaron J. Levy, New York politician and judge
- Bob Levy , former mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey
- David Levy , Israeli politician
- David A. Levy, U.S. Representative from New York
- Harold O. Levy, American lawyer and businessman
- Meyer Levy, New York politician
- Norman J. Levy, American politician
- Steve Levy , American politician
- William M. Levy, U.S. Representative from Louisiana
Other countries
- Bob Levy, Canadian politician and judge
- Daniel Levy, Israeli political analyst, active in the joint non-governmental Israeli-Palestinian Geneva Initiative
- Sir Daniel Levy , Australian lawyer and politician
- Hyman Levy, Scottish mathematician, author, and politician
- Ian Levy, British politician and MP-elect in 2019
- Jean-Pierre Lévy French diplomat
- R. Clifford Levy, Canadian politician
In military
- Moshe Levi, 12th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
- Moshe Levy , author and survivor of the Israeli destroyer Eilat
- Neville Levy, captain in the US Navy
- Simeon Magruder Levy, US Army officer
In science and academia
In biology, medicine, and psychology
- Carl Edvard Marius Levy, Danish obstetrician
- David Levy , American psychologist, professor, author, actor
- Jerre Levy, American psychologist
- Julia Levy, Canadian microbiologist and immunologist
- Oscar Levy, German physician and writer
In mathematics
- Azriel Lévy, Israeli mathematician
- Hyman Levy, Scottish mathematician, author, and politician
- Paul Lévy , French mathematician
- Tony Lévy, French historian of mathematics
Other academic fields
- Bernard-Henri Lévy, French public intellectual and journalist
- Daniel Levy , German–American political sociologist
- David Benjamin Levy, American musicologist
- David Levy, American economist and author
- David C. Levy, educator, museum director and art historian
- David H. Levy, Canadian astronomer and science writer
- David M. Levy, American computer scientist at the University of Washington
- Gertrude Rachel Levy, author and cultural historian
- , French physicist
- Moshe Levy , Israeli professor of chemistry
- Paul M. G. Lévy, Belgian journalist and professor
- Pierre Lévy, French philosopher, cultural theorist and media scholar
- Raphaël-Georges Lévy, French economist
- Richard S. Levy, American historian and academic
- Uriah P. Levy, American sailor and curator
In sport and games
- Alexander Lévy, French golfer
- David Levy , Scottish chess International Master; writer on chess, software, and games theory
- David Levy , Israeli former footballer
- DeAndre Levy, American Detroit Lions linebacker
- Edward Lawrence Levy, English world champion weightlifter
- Harel Levy, Israeli professional tennis player; highest world singles ranking #
30 - Len Levy, American football player and professional wrestler
- Lenny Levy, American Major League Baseball coach
- Marv Levy, American and Canadian former football coach
- Maximilian Levy German track cyclist
- Moshe Levy , Israeli paralympic athlete
- Raphaël Lévy, professional Magic: The Gathering player
- Ronny Levy, Israeli football manager
- Uriah P. Levy, American sailor and curator
In other fields
- Bernard Levy, pioneer of Kosher certification in the United States
- Chandra Levy, American murder victim
- David Levy , "Inventor in Residence" to the Arthur D. Little Company
- David L. Levy, children's rights activist; Board President of Children's Rights Council
- Elias Levy, security specialist
- June Rockwell Levy, American philanthropist
- Liza Levy, Jewish community activist
- Ludwig Levy,, German architect
- Maurice Lévy, French engineer
- Yvette Lévy, French educator and Holocaust survivor