Leibowitz is a Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Barry Leibowitz (born 1945), American-Israeli basketball player Henoch Leibowitz (c.1918–2008), head of the Rabbinical Seminary of America Jacob Leibowitz or Jakub Lejbowicz, possible birth name of Jacob Frank (1726–1791), leader of a Jewish messianic movement Jon Leibowitz (born 1958), former United States Federal Trade Commission chairman Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz in 1962), American political satirist, formerly of The Daily Show Martin L. Leibowitz, financial researcher and business leader Nechama Leibowitz (1905–1997), sometimes Nehama Leibowitz, Israeli Bible scholar René Leibowitz (1913–1972), a French composer of Polish-Latvian origin Ronnie Leibowitz (born 1953), Israeli bank robber, also known as "Ofnobank" Samuel Leibowitz (1893–1978), New York trial lawyer Yeshayahu Leibowitz (1903–1994), Israeli thinker and scientist Fictional characters Isaac Edward Leibowitz, a fictional character in the novel A Canticle for Leibowitz See also Labovich Lebovits Lebovitz Lebowitz Leibovich Leibovitch Leibovitz Lejbowicz Liebowitz Jewish surnames