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Finkel , Finckel or Finkle is a
surname . Notable people with the name include:
Alan Finkel (born 1953),
Australia's Chief Scientist
Aryeh Finkel (1931–2016),
rosh yeshiva of the
Brachfeld branch of the
Mir yeshiva
Benjamin Finkel (1865–1947), American mathematician and educator
Binyomin Beinush Finkel ( (1911–1990), rosh yeshiva of the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem from 1965–1990
Caroline Finkel , British historian
Edwin Finckel (1917–2001), American jazz performer, arranger and song composer
Eliezer Yehuda Finkel (born 1879) (1879–1965), rosh yeshiva of the
Mir yeshiva in Poland and in Jerusalem from 1917–1965
Eliezer Yehuda Finkel (born 1965) , current rosh yeshiva of the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem
Eliyahu Boruch Finkel (1947–2008), a lecturer at the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem
Frank Finkel (1854–1930), American who claimed to have been the only survivor of the
Battle of the Little Bighorn
Frederick C. Finkle (1865–1949), American consulting engineer and geologist
Fyvush Finkel (1922–2016), American actor
George Finkel (1936–2019), TV sports producer and director, son of Maurice Finkel
Howard Finkel (1950–2020), American professional wrestling announcer
Irving Finkel (born 1951), British philologist and Assyriologist
Jon Finkel (born 1978), American Magic: The Gathering champion
Maurice Herman Finkel (1888–1949), American architect and Yiddish theatre performer, father of George Finkel
Miriam Posner Finkel (1916–1999), American
radiobiologist who made significant contributions to
molecular biology
Moishe Finkel (c. 1850–1904), Yiddish theatre actor, director and producer
Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Slabodka) (1849–1927), Lithuanian leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe and founder of the Slabodka yeshiva
Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Mir) (1943–2011), rosh yeshiva of the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem from 1990–2008
Raphael Finkel (born 1951), American computer scientist
Shelly Finkel (born 1944), American boxing and music promoter
Terri H. Finkel (born 1953), American pediatric rheumatologist and immunologist
Fictional characters include:
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