Rubinstein is a surname of German and Yiddish origin, mostly found among Ashkenazi Jews; it denotes "ruby-stone". Notable persons named Rubinstein include: A–E Akiba Rubinstein (1880–1961), Polish chess grandmaster Amnon Rubinstein (born 1931), Israeli scholar, politician and columnist Anton Rubinstein (1829–1894), Russian pianist, composer and conductor, brother of Nikolai Rubinstein Ariel Rubinstein (born 1951), game theorist at Tel Aviv University and New York University Arthur Rubinstein (1887–1982), Polish-American pianist Arthur B. Rubinstein (born 1938), American drama and film score composer and conductor Benjamin B. Rubinstein (1905–1989), Finnish-born American psychoanalyst Benny Rubinstein, Israeli footballer Dave Rubinstein (1964–1993), singer in the band Reagan Youth David Rubinstein (pianist) (born 1949) David Rubinstein (social historian) (born 1932), American-born social historian living in England, specializing in the 19th and 20th centuries Elyakim Rubinstein (born 1947), Israeli diplomat, former Attorney General of Israel and vice president of the Supreme Court of Israel Erna Rubinstein (1903–1966), Hungarian-American classical violinist F–J Gennadii Rubinstein Gillian Rubinstein (born 1942), English-born Australian author of children's books and for adults as Lian Hearn Hadar Rubinstein (born 1967), Israeli Olympic swimmer Helena Rubinstein (1872–1965), Polish-born American cosmetics entrepreneur and art collector Hilary Rubinstein (1926–2012), British literary agent and publisher Ida Rubinstein (1885–1960), Russian dancer with the Ballet Russe in Paris Jacob Leon Rubenstein (1911-1967), birth name of Jack Ruby, American nightclub owner who killed Lee Harvey Oswald James Rubinstein (1968), public school teacher in Milwaukee and Racine Wisconsin. John Rubinstein (born 1946), American actor, singer, composer, director; son of pianist Arthur Rubinstein Jolyon Rubinstein (born 1981), English satirist, director and writer Jon Rubinstein (born 1956), American computer scientist and electrical engineer instrumental in the creation of the iPod J. Hyam Rubinstein (born 1948), Australian mathematician primarily interested in topology K–O Lev Rubinstein, Russian poet and essayist Marcos Rubinstein, Swiss engineer Mark Rubinstein, American financial economist and financial engineer Michael Rubinstein (born 1973), birth name of Michael Weston, American television and film actor and son of John Rubinstein and Judi West Nicolai Rubinstein (1911–2002), Russian historian Nikolai Rubinstein (1835–1881), Russian pianist and composer, brother of Anton Rubinstein P–Z Pablo Rubinstein, Chilean doctor who pioneered the preservation and medical use of placenta blood as a form of stem cell technology Robert A. Rubinstein (born 1951), American anthropologist Robert J. Rubinstein (born 1952), entrepreneur and founder of the TBLI group Roman Rubinshteyn (born 1996), Belarusian-Israeli basketball player Sergei Rubinstein, Soviet psychologist, critic to Lev Vygotsky Seymour