Feinstein, Finestein (, , , "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) Dovid Feinstein, American Orthodox rabbi, son of Moshe Feinstein Elaine Feinstein (1930–2019), British writer Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein (1912–2006), American cryptanalyst Harold Feinstein (1931–2015) American photographer 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) (1927–1947) Jewish underground fighter Michael Feinstein (b. 1956), American singer and pianist Mike Feinstein, American Green Party politician Miles Feinstein (b. 1941) American criminal defense attorney and commentator Moshe Feinstein (1895–1986), American Orthodox rabbi Reuven Feinstein (b. 1937), American Orthodox Rabbi, son of 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) See also Fein (disambiguation) Feinberg Feingold Feinman Feinmann German-language surnames Jewish surnames Yiddish-language surnames de:Feinstein