Halperin

Halperin (sometimes spelled as Halparin) is a variation of the Jewish surname Heilprin. Both forms are Southern Yiddish for Heilbrun, that is the German city Heilbronn. The name is transliterated into the Cyrillic alphabet (which has no equivalent to the letter h) as Galperin. The German form of the Jewish surname is Heilbronn.

Notable people with this surname
  • Bertrand Halperin, Harvard University professor
  • David M. Halperin (born 1952), American theorist in gender studies, queer theory and other fields
  • Donald Halperin (1945–2006), New York politician
  • Eleonora Yakovlevna Galperina, better known as Nora Gal (1912–91), Soviet writer and translator
  • Emmanuel Halperin, (born 1943), Israeli media personality
  • Ian Halperin (born 1964), Canadian investigative journalist, writer and documentary filmmaker
  • Israel Halperin, professor at University of Toronto, Canada
  • Isser Halperin, later Isser Harel (1912–2003), spymaster of the intelligence and the security services of Israel
  • James L. Halperin (born 1952), American author and businessman
  • Mark Halperin (born 1965), American political analyst for Time Magazine and Time.com and ABC News
  • Maurice Halperin (1906–95), American writer, professor and diplomat
  • Michel Halpérin, Swiss lawyer and politician.
  • Monte Halparin, later Monty Hall (1921–2017), Canadian-born American game show host
  • Morton Halperin (born 1938), American expert on foreign policy and civil liberties
  • Robert Halperin (1928–85), American Olympic and Pan American Games yachting medalist, college and professional football player, one of Chicago's most-decorated World War II heroes, and Chairman of Commercial Light Co.
  • Sol Halperin (1902-1977), American special effects artist
  • Tamar Halperin (born 1976), Israeli harpsichordist, pianist and musicologist
  • Tulio Halperin Donghi (1926 - 2014), Argentine historian, who taught at the University of Buenos Aires, National University of the Litoral, University of Oxford, and University of California, Berkeley.
  • Uzziel Halperin, later Uzzi Ornan (born 1923), Israeli linguist
  • Victor Halperin (1895–1983), American film director, producer, and writer
  • Yotam Halperin (born 1984), Israeli basketball player

See also
  • Gelperin
  • Halpern
  • All pages with titles beginning with Halperin
  • All pages with titles containing Halperin
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