Stein (surname)
Stein is a surname with different origins. The name derived from German ([ʃtaɪn]) means "stone" or "rock", the Scottish name (/stiːn/; also Steen) a form of Steven.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Aaron Marc Stein, nom de plume of American novelist George Bagby (author)
- Allan Stein, nephew of Gertrude Stein and the title of a novel by Matthew Stadler
- Arthur Stein, American professor of political science
- Aurel Stein (1862–1943), Hungarian-UK archaeologist
- Ben Stein (born 1944), American actor, writer, and attorney
- Boris Shtein (or Stein) (1892–1961), Soviet diplomat
- Charles Stein (disambiguation)
- Charlotte von Stein (1742–1827), lady-in-waiting at the court in Weimar
- Clarence Stein (1882–1975), American urban planner, architect, and writer
- Colin Stein, Scottish footballer, formerly of Rangers FC
- Conrad Stein, German wrestler
- David Stein, art forger
- Dieter Stein (born 1967), German journalist
- Edith Stein (1891–1942), German-Jewish philosopher
- Elias M. Stein (born 1931), American mathematician
- Gertrude Stein, writer
- Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein (1757–1831), Prussian statesman
- Jason Stein, American college baseball coach
- Jill Stein (born 1950), American Green Party politician and presidential candidate
- Jock Stein, Scottish football manager, formerly of Celtic FC
- Johann Andreas Stein (1728–1792), German maker of keyboard instruments, principal designer of the "Viennese" fortepiano
- John Stein (disambiguation)
- Joseph Allen Stein (1912–2001), American architect, renowned for his work in India
- Jules C. Stein (1896–1981), American musician, physician, and business leader
- Karl Stein (mathematician) (1913–2000), German mathematician
- Leo Stein (1872-1947), American art critic and brother of Gertrude Stein
- Leon Stein (1910-2002), American composer and music analyst
- Leonid Stein, Soviet chess grandmaster
- Peter Stein (born 1937), German theatre and opera director
- Philip Stein (born 1919), American painter
- Rick Stein, English chef, restaurateur and television presenter
- Robert Stein (disambiguation)
- Samuel Friedrich Stein (1818–1885), Czech entomologist
- William A. Stein (born 1974), American mathematician
- William Howard Stein (1911–1980), American biochemist
Fictional characters:
- Chase Stein, in the Marvel Comics series Runaways
- Dr. Franken Stein, in the manga and anime series Soul Eater
- Franny K. Stein, the titular character of an ongoing children's series by Jim Benton