Levy (surname)
Levy or Lévy is a surname generally of Hebrew origin. Another spelling of the surname—among multiple other spellings—is Levi or Lévi.
The surname usually refers to a family claiming Levite descent, which implies a specific social status in the structure of a traditional Jewish community. A priest, which is Kohen in Hebrew, is from a subset of the Levite tribe, descended from the first high priest Aaron, the brother of Moses.
Levy can also be—though it is very rarely—a surname of French, Scottish, and Welsh origin. 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), Canadian actor and TV personality; son of comedic actor Eugene Levy
- David Levy (psychologist), American psychologist, professor, author, and actor
- Deborah Levy, British playwright, novelist, and poet
- Elise Minette Levy, American ballerina
- Eugene Levy, Canadian actor
- Franklin R. Levy, American film producer
- Gabriel Levy, German film producer
- Hassia Levy-Agron, Israeli dancer
- Jane Levy, American actress
- Jefery Levy, American film and television director, producer, and writer
- Mariana Levy, Mexican actress
- Marvin Levy (publicist), American film publicist
- 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
- Sophie Khan Levy, English actress
- William Levy (actor), Cuban-American actor
In literature and journalism
- Adrian Levy, British journalist
- Andrea Levy, British author
- Bernard-Henri Lévy, French public intellectual and journalist
- Dan Levy (journalist), American sports journalist
- Daniel Levy (pianist), Argentine classical pianist, author and broadcaster
- David Levy (chess player), Scottish chess International Master; writer on chess, software, and games theory
- David Levy (economist), American economist and author
- David Levy (psychologist), American psychologist, professor, author, actor
- David H. Levy, Canadian astronomer and science writer
- Deborah Levy, British playwright, novelist, and poet
- Gideon Levy, Israeli journalist and author
- Hyman Levy, Scottish mathematician, author, and politician
- Moshe Levy (author), Iraq-born author, survivor of the Israeli destroyer Eilat
- Newman Levy, American lawyer and poet
- Oscar Levy, German physician and writer
- Paul Levy (journalist), American-British journalist and author
- Paul M. G. Lévy, Belgian journalist and professor
- Steve Levy, ESPN anchor
- Steven Levy, American technology writer
- William Levy (author), American writer
In music
- Addie Levy, Americana mandolinist and singer, lately allied with the Brothers Comatose
- Barrington Levy, Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist
- Dan Levy, French musician and multi-instrumentalist for The Dø
- Daniel Levy (pianist), Argentine classical pianist, author and broadcaster
- Émile Waldteufel, French composer and court pianist to the Empress Eugénie
- Fabien Lévy, French composer
- General Levy, London born ragga vocalist
- Hugo Chula Alexander Levy, Thai singer-songwriter
- Jacques Levy, 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 (pianist), American jazz pianist and session man
- 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 (comedian), American stand-up comedian and radio personality
- Dan Levy, American comedian
- Henri-Léopold Lévy, French painter
- 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 (businessman), 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
- Delphine Levy, French manager of cultural institutions
- Florence Nightingale Levy, American arts administrator
- Lewis Levy, Australian businessman and politician
- Lou Levy (publisher), 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
- Rami Levy, Israeli discount supermarket owner
In government and politics
United States
- Aaron J. Levy, New York politician and judge
- Bob Levy (New Jersey politician), former mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey
- David A. Levy, U.S. Representative from New York
- Harold O. Levy, American lawyer and businessman
- Meyer Levy, New York politician
- Murray D. Levy, American politician in Maryland
- Norman J. Levy, American politician
- Samuel D. Levy, New York lawyer and judge
- Steve Levy (politician), American politician
- William M. Levy, U.S. Representative from Louisiana
Other countries
- Andrea Levy (politician), Spanish politician
- Anne Lévy (public health manager), Swiss public health manager
- Bob Levy (Canadian politician), Canadian politician and judge
- Sir Daniel Levy (politician), Australian lawyer and politician
- David Levy (Israeli politician), Israeli politician
- Hyman Levy, Scottish mathematician, author, and politician
- Ian Levy, British politician and MP
- Jean-Pierre Lévy, French diplomat
- R. Clifford Levy, Canadian politician
- Yolette Lévy, Haitian-born Canadian politician and activist
In military
- André Robert Lévy, French World War I flying ace
- Moshe Levy (author), Iraq-born author, survivor of the Israeli destroyer Eilat
- Simeon Magruder Levy, US Army officer
In science and academia
In biology, medicine, and psychology
- Carl Edvard Marius Levy, Danish obstetrician
- David Levy (psychologist), 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 (mathematician), French mathematician
- Tony Lévy, French historian of mathematics
Other academic fields
- Bernard-Henri Lévy, French public intellectual and journalist
- Daniel Levy (sociologist), German–American political sociologist
- David Benjamin Levy, American musicologist
- David Levy (economist), American economist and author
- David C. Levy, American 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, British author and cultural historian
- Habib Levy, Iranian Jewish historian
- Jacob T. Levy, American political theorist
- Jonathan Levy, American historian
- Maurice Lévy, French physicist
- Moshe Levy (chemist), 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 (chess player), Scottish chess International Master; writer on chess, software, and games theory
- David Levy (footballer), Israeli 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 football coach
- Maximilian Levy, German track cyclist
- Mike Levy, American pro wrestler
- Moshe Levy (athlete), Israeli Paralympic athlete
- Nadine Netter Levy, American tennis player
- Raphaël Lévy, French Magic: The Gathering player
- Ronny Levy, Israeli football manager
- Sarah Levy (rugby union), American Olympic bronze medalist rugby union and rugby sevens player
- Syd Levy, South African tennis player
- Timna Nelson-Levy, Israeli Olympic judoka
- 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), American inventor and entrepreneur
- David L. Levy, American children's rights activist; Board President of Children's Rights Council
- Elias Levy, computer security specialist
- Felix A. Levy, American rabbi
- Hirtzel Levy, French martyr
- J. Leonard Levy, English-American rabbi
- June Rockwell Levy, American philanthropist
- Liza Levy, South Africa-born American Jewish community activist
- Ludwig Levy, German architect
- Maurice Lévy, French engineer
- Yvette Lévy, French educator and Holocaust survivor