Rivkin is a Slavic language-influenced Jewish surname, of matronymic derivation literally meaning "Rivka's", where Rivka is the Hebrew form of the name Rebecca. Other forms include Rifkin (as a recording of a devoiced pronunciation) and Ryvkin (from the Russian-language variant Рывкин). Notable people with the surname include: Rifkin Adam Rifkin, American film director Jay Rifkin, record producer Jeremy Rifkin, American public policy writer Joel Rifkin, American serial killer Joshua Rifkin, conductor and musicologist Ron Rifkin, American actor and director Stanley Mark Rifkin, holder of the "biggest computer fraud" in the Guinness Book of World Records Rivkin William R. Rivkin (born 1919), former United States Ambassador to Senegal, the Gambia, and Luxembourg Robert S. Rivkin (born 1960), deputy mayor of the City of Chicago and former United States Department of Transportation general counsel Charles H. Rivkin (born 1962), chief executive officer of the MPAA and former United States ambassador to France David W. Rivkin (born 1955), litigation partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP David B. Rivkin, American conservative Jan W. Rivkin, American academic, professor at the Harvard Business School Bobby "Z" Rivkin, known as Bobby Z. former drummer for Prince David Z (David Rivkin) a music producer Neta Rivkin (born 1991), Israeli rhythmic gymnast René Rivkin, Australian entrepreneur Ryvkin Vladimir Ryvkin (1928-1989), birth name of Vladimir Sanin, Russian traveler and writer See also Rifkind, a surname and list of people with the name Rivlin Matronymic surnames Yiddish-language surnames ru:Ривкин