Pincus (surname)
Pincus or Pinkus is a surname of Jewish origin, derived from the given name Pinkus, which in turn originates with the Biblical Hebrew male personal name Pinechas or Phinehas.[1] The name may refer to:
- Albert Pinkus (1903–1984), American chess player
- Anne Pincus (born 1961), Australian artist
- Ed Pincus (1938–2013), American filmmaker
- David Pincus (1926–2011), American art collector
- Gregory Goodwin Pincus (1903–1967), American biologist
- Harold Alan Pincus (born 1951), American psychiatrist
- Irving Pincus (1914–1984), American writer
- Jeff Pinkus (born 1967), American musician
- Lionel Pincus (1931–2009), American businessman
- Mark Pincus (born 1966), American businessman
- Robert Pincus-Witten (born 1935), American art critic and historian
- Shimshon Dovid Pincus (1944–2001), Israeli rabbi
- Steven Pincus (born 1962), American historian
- Walter Pincus (born 1932), American journalist
- Zachary Pincus-Roth (born 1979), American writer
Robert Pincus MD (born 1952) American otolaryngologist Gabriel A Pincus (born 1983) Investor and president of GA Pincus funds
See also
References
- ↑ Dictionary of American Family Names. "Pincus Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 5 January 2016.
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