Levinson is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname meaning "son of Levi". Notable people with the surname include: André Levinson (1887–1933), French dance journalist Arik Levinson, American economist Arthur D. Levinson (born 1950), American businessman Barry Levinson (born 1942), American film director and screenwriter Boris Levinson (1919-2002), Russian theatre and film actor Daniel Levinson (1920–1994), American psychologist Eric L. Levinson, American judge Feodor Levinson-Lessing (1861–1939), Russian geologist Gerald Levinson (born 1951), American composer Harold Levinson, American dyslexia researcher Horace Clifford Levinson (1895–1968), American mathematician Jerrold Levinson (born 1948), American philosophy professor Jessica Levinson, American law professor Joel Moss Levinson (born 1979/1980), American comedian Jonathan Levinson, fictional character (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Mark Levinson Mark Levinson (born 1946), American audio equipment designer (Mark Levinson Audio Systems) Mark Levinson, American film director Nathan Levinson (1888–1952), American sound engineer Norman Levinson (1912–1975), American mathematician Paul Levinson (born 1947), American author Richard Levinson (1934–1987), American writer and producer Robert Levinson (born 1948; disappeared 2007), American DEA and FBI agent Ronald B. Levinson (1896–1980), American philosopher Salmon Levinson (1865-1941), Attorney active in the Peace Movement in early 1900's Sam Levinson (born 1985), American actor Sanford Levinson (born 1941), American law professor Stephen C. Levinson (born 1947), British linguist Steven H. Levinson (born 1946), American judge The variants Levinsohn and Lewinsohn may refer to: Isaac Baer Levinsohn (1788–1860), Ukrainian-Hebrew scholar and writer Joshua Lewinsohn (born 1833; death date unknown), Russian teacher and writer Ross Levinsohn, American media executive See also Levison Levenson Leveson Livingstone (name) References Surnames of Scottish origin Americanized surnames English-language surnames Jewish surnames Levite surnames Yiddish-language surnames Patronymic surnames