Feinstein, Finestein (Yiddish: פֿײַנשטײַן, Hebrew: פיינשטיין, Russian: 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:
People with the name
Feinstein
- Aaron Feinstein (fl. 1903–1910), Estonian chess player
- Alan Feinstein (b. 1931), American philanthropist
- Alvan Feinstein (1925–2001), American epidemiologist
- Andrew Feinstein an ANC Member of Parliament and former African National Congress leader of South African Parliament's public accounts watchdog, Scopa
- Charles Feinstein (b. 1932), British economic historian
- Daniel Isaac Feinstein (b. 1930), birth name of French artist and author Daniel Spoerri
- Dianne Feinstein (b. 1933), American politician (a senior United States Senator from California and former mayor of San Francisco)
- Rabbi Dovid Feinstein, American Orthodox Rabbi, son of Reb Moshe Feinstein
- Elaine Feinstein (1930–2019), British writer
- Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein (1912–2006), American cryptanalyst
- Jeffrey Feinstein, an officer of the United States Air Force, retired
- John Feinstein, American sportswriter and commentator
- Katherine Feinstein (born 1956 or 1957), American judge
- Meir Feinstein (he:מאיר פיינשטיין)
- Michael Feinstein (b. 1956), American singer and pianist
- Mike Feinstein, American Green Party politician
- Miles Feinstein (b. 1941) American criminal defense attorney and commentator
- Reb Moshe Feinstein (1895–1986), American Orthodox rabbi
- Reuven Feinstein (b. ?), American Orthodox Rabbi, son of Reb Moshe Feinstein
Finestone
- Pete Finestone (born 1964), ne Peter Finestone
- Sheila Finestone (born 1927)
Other uses
- Feinsteine, one of aggregate names of grain size (see German Korngröße article)