Feinstein

Feinstein, Finestein (פֿײַנשטײַן, פיינשטיין, Файнштейн, "Fajnsztajn", "Fajnsztejn" in Polish spelling) or anglicized as Finestone, meaning "fine stone", that is gemstone, is a compound surname of German and Yiddish origin, similar to names like Goldstein or Rubinstein which is relatively wide spread among Ashkenazi Jews. It may refer to:

Feinstein

 * Aaron Feinstein (fl. 1903–1910), Estonian chess player
 * Alan Feinstein (b. 1931), American philanthropist
 * Alvan Feinstein (1925–2001), American epidemiologist
 * Andrew Feinstein (born 1964), South African politician
 * Aryeh Löb Feinstein (1821–1903), Russian Jewish scholar
 * Charles Feinstein (1932–2004), British economic historian
 * Daniel Isaac Feinstein (b. 1930), birth name of Swiss artist and author Daniel Spoerri
 * Dianne Feinstein (1933–2023), American politician and US Senator from California
 * Dovid Feinstein (1929–2020), American Orthodox rabbi, son of Moshe Feinstein
 * Elaine Feinstein (1930–2019), British writer
 * Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein (1912–2006), American cryptanalyst
 * Harold Feinstein (1931–2015), American photographer
 * Jeffrey Feinstein (born 1945), retired officer of the United States Air Force
 * John Feinstein (born 1956), American sportswriter and commentator
 * Katherine Feinstein (born 1957), American judge
 * Meir Feinstein (1927–1947), Jewish underground fighter
 * Michael Feinstein (b. 1956), American singer and pianist
 * Mike Feinstein, American Green Party politician
 * Miles Feinstein (1941–2023), American criminal defense attorney and commentator
 * Moshe Feinstein (1895–1986), American Orthodox rabbi
 * Rachel Feinstein (b. 1971), American sculptor
 * Rachel Feinstein, American stand-up comedian
 * Reuven Feinstein (b. 1937), American Orthodox Rabbi, son of Moshe Feinstein

Finestein

 * Israel Finestein (1921–2009), English barrister

Feinstone

 * Morris Feinstone (1878–1943), Jewish Polish-born British and American labor activist
 * SS Morris C. Feinstone, United States ship named after Feinstone
 * Stephen Feinstone, virologist

Finestone

 * Pete Finestone (born 1964), American drummer
 * Sheila Finestone (1927–2009), Canadian politician

Other uses

 * Feinsteine, one of aggregate names of grain size (see German Korngröße article)