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{{wiktionary|Bernstein}}
'''Bernstein''' is a common surname of German origin, meaning "[[amber]]" (literally "burn stone"). The name is used by both Germans and Jews, although it is most common among people of [[Ashkenazi]] Jewish heritage. The German pronunciation is {{IPA|de|ˈbɛʁnʃtaɪn||De-Bernstein.ogg}}, but in English, it is pronounced either as {{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɜːr|n|s|t|aɪ|n}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɜr|n|s|t|iː|n}}.

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==Notable people sharing the surname "Bernstein"==
===A–H===
* [[Aaron Bernstein]] (1812–1884), German short story writer and historian
* [[Abe Bernstein]] (1892–1968), American mobster
* [[Abraham Bernstein (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Adam Bernstein]] (born 1960), American film, music video, television director, and screenwriter
* [[Al Bernstein (artist)|Al Bernstein]] (born 1949), Austrian contemporary artist
* [[Al Bernstein]] (born 1950), American boxing commentator
* [[Alan Bernstein]] (born 1947), Canadian medical researcher
* [[Alexander Bernstein, Baron Bernstein of Craigweil]] (1936–2010), British television executive and politician and psychologist, doctor of medicine, professor
* [[Alfred Bernstein]] (1911–2003), American civil rights and union activist
* [[Andrew Bernstein (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Armyan Bernstein]],  American film producer, director and screenwriter
* [[Arnold Bernstein]] (1888–1971), German-American shipowner and pioneer of transatlantic car transport
* [[Artie Bernstein]] (1909–1964), American jazz bassist 
* [[Aryeh Leib Bernstein]] (1708–1788), Chief Rabbi of [[Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria|Galicia]] 
* [[Assaf Bernstein]] (born 1970), Israeli director and screenwriter.
* [[Axel Bernstein]] (1974–2017), German politician
* [[Basil Bernstein]] (1924–2000), British sociologist and linguist
* [[Benjamin Abram Bernstein]] (1881–1964), American mathematician
* [[Bernard Bernstein (disambiguation)|Bernard Bernstein]], multiple people
** [[Bernard Bernstein (economist)|Bernard Bernstein]] (1908–1990), American economist and public official
** [[Bernard Bernstein (metalsmith)|Bernard Bernstein]] (1928–2021), American metalsmith
** [[Bernard Bernstein (table tennis)|Bernard Bernstein]] (1899–1963), English table tennis player
* [[Bonnie Bernstein]] (born 1970), American sports broadcaster
* [[Byron Bernstein]] (1989–2020), known as Reckful, Israeli-American Twitch streamer and former professional Esports player
* [[Carl Bernstein]] (born 1944), American investigative journalist, Watergate reporter
* [[Charles Bernstein (composer)]] (born 1943), film and television music composer
* [[Charles Bernstein (poet)]] (born 1950), American poet, father of Felix Bernstein
* [[Daniel Bernstein]], video game and movie composer, and CEO of Sandlot Games
* [[Daniel J. Bernstein]] (born 1971), American mathematics professor, creator of qmail and djbdns, and plaintiff in ''Bernstein v. United States''
* [[David Bernstein (executive)]] (born 1943), English football and business executive
* [[David E. Bernstein]] (born 1967), American law professor, writer, libertarian
* [[David I. Bernstein]], Rabbi at Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem and New York City
* [[Drew Bernstein]] (1963–2014), American fashion designer
* [[Eduard Bernstein]] (1850–1932), German Social Democrat
* [[Elmer Bernstein]] (1922–2004), American composer and conductor 
* [[Elsa Bernstein]] (1866–1949), Austrian-German writer and dramatist of Jewish descent
* [[Evan Bernstein (wrestler)]] (born 1960), Israeli Olympic wrestler
* [[Felix Bernstein (mathematician)]] (1878–1956), German mathematician
* [[F. W. Bernstein]] (1938–2018), German poet, cartoonist, satirist and academic
* [[Georg Heinrich Bernstein]] (1787–1860), German orientalist
* [[Harold Byrns|Hans Bernstein]] (1903–1977), German-American conductor and orchestrator
* [[Harry Bernstein]] (1910–2011), British-born American author
* [[Heinrich Agathon Bernstein]] (1828–1865), German naturalist, zoologist and explorer 
* [[Henri Bernstein]] (also Henry-Léon-Gustave-Charles Bernstein, 1876–1953), French playwright
* [[Henry Bernstein (sociologist)]] (1912–1964), social realist artist, WPA muralist
* [[Herman Bernstein]] (1876–1935), Jewish American journalist and writer
* [[Hilda Bernstein]] (1915–2006), South African author, artist, activist against apartheid and for women's rights
* [[Howard Bernstein]] (1953–2024), British chief executive of Manchester City Council

===I–N===
* [[Ignatius Bernstein]] (1846–1900), Russian railroad engineer
* [[Ira B. Bernstein]] (1924–2024), American physicist, specializing in theoretical plasma physics
* [[Isadore Bernstein]] (1876–1944), American screenwriter
* [[J. Sidney Bernstein]] (1877–1943), Russian-American lawyer, politician, and judge
* [[Jack Bernstein]] (1899–1945), American boxer
* [[Jacob Bernstein-Kohan]] (1859–1929), Russian doctor and Zionist
* [[Jake Bernstein (journalist)|Jake Bernstein]], American Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and author
* [[Jake Bernstein]] (born 1946), American financial businesspeople
* [[Jared Bernstein]] (born 1955), American economist
* [[Jed Bernstein]] (born 1955), American executive in the performing arts
* [[Jeremy Bernstein]] (1929–2025), American theoretical physicist and science writer
{{:Joe Bernstein}}
* [[Joseph Bernstein]] (born 1945), Israeli mathematician
* [[Joseph Milton Bernstein]] (1908–1975), alleged spy
* [[Josh Bernstein]] (born 1971), American explorer, author, and television personality
* [[Julius Bernstein]] (1839–1917), German neurobiologist
* [[Léna Bernstein]] (1906–1932), German aviator 
* [[Leonard Bernstein]] (1918–1990), American composer, conductor, pianist, author, and teacher
* [[Lionel Bernstein]] (1920–2002), South African anti-apartheid activist and political prisoner
* [[Ludwig B. Bernstein]] (1870–1944), Latvian-American sociologist and social worker
* [[Matt Bernstein (American football)|Matt Bernstein]] (born 1982), American football player
* [[Matt Bernstein (artist)|Matt Bernstein]] (born 1998), American makeup artist and internet celebrity
* [[Max Bernstein]] (1854–1925), German art and theatre critic and author
* [[Melanie Bernstein]] (born 1976), German politician
* [[Michèle Bernstein]] (born 1932), French writer
* [[Mikhail Bernshtein]] (1875–1960), Soviet painter and art educator
* [[Miriam Bernstein-Cohen]] (1895–1991), Israeli actress, director, poet and translator
* [[Morris Louis Bernstein]] (1912–1962), American abstract expressionist painter
* [[Nikolai Bernstein]] (1896–1966), Russian neurophysiologist

===O–Z===
* [[Ossip Bernstein]] (1882–1962), Russian chess master
* [[Peretz Bernstein]] (1890–1971), Zionist activist and Israeli politician
{{:Peter Bernstein}}
* [[Phil Bernstein]], American computer scientist 
* [[Rhett Bernstein]] (born 1987), American soccer player
{{:Richard Bernstein (disambiguation)}}{{:Robert Bernstein}}
*[[Ronni Reis|Ronni Reis-Bernstein]] (born 1966), American tennis player
* [[Roxy Bernstein]] (born 1972), American sportscaster
* [[Salomon Bernstein]] (1886–1968), Israeli painter
* [[Samuil Bernstein]] (1911–1997), Soviet linguist
* {{ill|Sarah Bernstein (musician)|de|Sarah Bernstein}} (born 1985), American jazz and improvisation musician
* [[Sergei Natanovich Bernstein]] (1880–1968), Soviet mathematician
* [[Sid Bernstein (editor)]] (1907–1993), Advertising Age co-founder, Crain publications chairman, Ad Age writer/editor
* [[Sid Bernstein (impresario)]] (1918–2013), brought the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to America, organized rock concerts
* [[Sidney Bernstein (disambiguation)]]
* [[Seymour Bernstein]] (born 1927), American pianist, composer, and teacher.
{{:Steven Bernstein}}
* [[Theodore Menline Bernstein]] (1904–1979), American journalist, ''New York Times'' editor
* [[Theresa Bernstein]] (1890–2002), American artist and painter
* [[Walter Bernstein]] (1919–2021), American film producer and screenwriter
* [[William J. Bernstein]] (born 1948), American financial theorist
* [[Zalman Bernstein]] (1926–1999), American billionaire businessman and philanthropist

== From non-English Wikipedias ==

* {{ill|Alexander Nikolaevich Bernstein|ru|Бернштейн, Александр Николаевич}} (1870–1922), Russian and Soviet psychiatrist, psychotherapist
* {{ill|Alvin Bernstein|he|אלווין ברנשטיין}} (1927–2011), Romanian Jewish writer, journalist, literary critic and theatre editor
* {{ill|Andreas Christian Bernstein|de|Andreas Christian Bernstein}} (1672–1699), German hymn writer
* {{ill|Anna Matveevna Bernstein-Kogan|ru|Бернштейн-Коган, Анна Матвеевна}} (1868–?), French and Russian surgeon and medical scientist
* {{ill|Benjamin Yehuda Leib Bernstein|he|בנימין יהודה לייב ברנשטיין}} (1839–1905), the first Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Chayei Olam in Jerusalem.
* {{ill|Boris Moiseevich Bernstein|ru|Бернштейн, Борис Моисеевич}} (1924–2015), Estonian Soviet art historian, doctor of art history
* {{ill|Caroline Bernstein|de|Caroline Bernstein}} (1797–1838), German writer
* {{ill|Charlotte Drews-Bernstein|de|Charlotte Drews-Bernstein}} (1936–2022), German screenwriter, director, audio book producer and radio writer
* {{ill|Costa Bernstein|de|Costa Bernstein}} (born 1973), Russian-Israeli painter and sculptor
* {{ill|Deborah Bernstein|he|דבורה ברנשטיין}} (born 1944), Israeli professor emeritus, sociologist and social historian
* {{ill|Drake Bernstein|de|Drake Bernstein}} (born 1989), American tennis player
* {{ill|Emil Bolden-Bernstein|he|אמיל בולדן-ברנשטיין}} (1909–1993), educator, professor, editor and activist
* {{ill|Enrique Bernstein Carabantes|de|Enrique Bernstein Carabantes}} (1910–1990), Chilean diplomat 
* {{ill|F. O. Bernstein|de|F. O. Bernstein}} (1929–1999), German photographer
* {{ill|Faina Abramovna Kogan-Bernstein|ru|Коган-Бернштейн, Фаина Абрамовна}} (1899–1976), Soviet istorik- medievalist, translator from Old French and modern French language
* {{ill|Frank Bernstein|de|Frank Bernstein}} (born 1964), German ancient historian
* {{ill|Friedrich Bernstein|de|Friedrich Bernstein (Verwaltungsjurist)}} (1818–1886), German military and administrative officials
* {{ill|Friedrich Ferdinand Wilhelm von Schäffer-Bernstein|de|Friedrich Ferdinand Wilhelm von Schäffer-Bernstein}} (1790–1861), Grand Ducal Hessian General of the Infantry and Minister of War 
* {{ill|Georg Heinrich von Bernstein|de|Georg Heinrich von Bernstein}} (?–1670), Domdechant Magdeburg and canon to Naumburg 
* {{ill|Gerda Meyer-Bernstein|de|Gerda Meyer-Bernstein}} (1924–2024), American Contemporary artist
* {{ill|Gregory Bernstein|de|Gregory Bernstein}} (born 1955), American screenwriter
* {{ill|Hanan Bernstein|he|חנן ברנשטיין}} (born 1955), officer in the IDF in the reserves with the rank of brigadier general
* {{ill|Hans von Bernstein|de|Hans von Bernstein}} (1525–1589), Electoral Saxon Privy Council
* {{ill|Herbert Bernstein|de|Herbert Bernstein}} (1930–2001), German lawyer and university professor
* {{ill|Ignaz Bernstein|de|Ignaz Bernstein}} (1836–1909), Russian-Jewish folklorist and linguist
* {{ill|Inna Abramovna　Bernstein|ru|Бернштейн, Инна Абрамовна}} (1919–1992),　Soviet and Russian literary critic 
* {{ill|Inna Maksimovna Bernstein|ru|Бернштейн, Инна Максимовна}} (1929–2012), Soviet and Russian translator
* {{ill|Jenny Schaffer-Bernstein|de|Jenny Schaffer-Bernstein}} (1888–1943), Austrian actress
* {{ill|Johann Georg von Schäffer-Bernstein|de|Johann Georg von Schäffer-Bernstein}} (1757–1838), Hesse-Darmstadt Lieutenant General
* {{ill|Johann Gottlob Bernstein|de|Johann Gottlob Bernstein}} (1747–1835), German physician and professor of medicine
* {{ill|Karl Ilich Bernstein|ru|Бернштейн, Карл Ильич}} (1842–1894), Russian lawyer, professor of law
* {{ill|Leonid Bernstein|he|לאוניד ברנשטיין}} (1921–2019), commander of a partisan battalion
* {{ill|Lev Matveevich Kogan-Bernstein|ru|Коган-Бернштейн, Лев Матвеевич}} (1862–1889), Russian revolutionary, narodolets
* {{ill|Lev Semenovich Sinaev-Bernstein|ru|Синаев-Бернштейн, Лев Семёнович}} (1867–1944 ), French sculptor
* {{ill|Luca Bernstein|he|לוקה ברנשטיין}} (1873–1931), Romanian Jew poet,  playwright and editor
* {{ill|Marcos Bernstein|pt|Marcos Bernstein}} (born 1970), Brazilian screenwriter and film director
* {{ill|Mark Lvovich Bernstein|ru|Бернштейн, Марк Львович}} (1919–1989), leading materials scientists of the USSR
* {{ill|Matvey Lvovich Kogan-Bernstein|ru|Коган-Бернштейн, Матвей Львович}} (1886–1918), Russian revolutionary, political figure, Ph.D.
* {{ill|Mikhail Alexandrovich Bernstein|ru|Бернштейн, Михаил Александрович}} (1911–1984), Soviet oil geologist, teacher
* {{ill|Mikhail Davidovich Bernstein (literary critic)|ru|Бернштейн, Михаил Давидович (литературовед)}} (1911–2002), Soviet literary critic
* {{ill|Mira Bernstein|de|Mira Bernstein}} (1908–1943), Jewish teacher and communist 
* {{ill|Mordechai Bernstein (publisher)|he|מרדכי ברנשטיין (מו"ל)}} (1893–1983), Israeli writer, playwright, publisher and public figure
* {{ill|Mordechai Bernstein (pioneer)|he|מרדכי ברנשטיין (חלוץ)}} (1862–1934), one of the founders of Rosh Pina
* {{ill|Moshe Bernstein (rabbi)|he|משה ברנשטיין (רב)}} (1892–1956), rabbi and Revisionist public activist
* {{ill|Natalia Osipovna Kogan-Bernstein|ru|Коган-Бернштейн, Наталья Осиповна}} (1861–1927), Russian revolutionary and political activist.
* {{ill|Natan Osipovich Bernstein|ru|Бернштейн, Натан Осипович}} (1836–1891), Russian doctor, physiologist
* {{ill|Naum Samuilovich Bernstein|ru|Бернштейн, Наум Самуилович}} (1922–1997), Moldovan Soviet translator and journalist 
* {{ill|Nikolay Davidovich Bernstein|ru|Бернштейн, Николай Давидович}} (1876–1938), Russian musicologist, music critic and historian
* {{ill|Paul Bernstein (cryptologist)|de|Paul Bernstein (Kryptologe)}} (1891–1976), German engineer and cryptologist
* {{ill|Paul Bernstein (political scientist)|de|Paul Bernstein (Politikwissenschaftler)}} (1897–1944 or 1945), German political scientist, journalist and community college teacher
* {{ill|Polina Samoilovna Bernstein|ru|Бернштейн, Полина Самойловна}} (1870–1949), Soviet translator
* {{ill|Reiner Bernstein|de|Reiner Bernstein}} (1939–2021), German historian and publicist
* {{ill|Rohl Bernstein|ru|Бернштейн, Рохл}} (1869–1942), Jewish poet, novelist and playwright
* {{ill|Rudolf Bernstein|de|Rudolf Bernstein}} (1896–1977), German comintern and film official
* {{ill|Sergei Alexandrowitsch Bernstein|de|Sergei Alexandrowitsch Bernstein}} (1901–1958), Russian civil engineer
* {{ill|Sergey Ignatievich Bernstein|ru|Бернштейн, Сергей Игнатьевич}} (1892–1970), Russian (Soviet) linguist, bibliographer, historian of the theatre, one of the founders of OPOZAZ
* {{ill|Sergey Vladimirovich Bernstein-Kogan|ru|Бернштейн-Коган, Сергей Владимирович}} (1886–1951), Russian and Soviet economist, economic geographer
* {{ill|Shimon Bernstein|he|שמעון ברנשטיין}} (1884–1962), literary researcher, writer, editor and Zionist
* {{ill|Shlomo Bernstein|he|שלמה ברנשטין}} (1907–1969), Israeli architect
* {{ill|Thomas Bernstein (artist)|de|Thomas Bernstein}} (born 1957), German visual artist and art teacher
* {{ill|Vladimir Bernstein|de|Vladimir Bernstein}} (1900–1936), Russian-born Italian mathematician
* {{ill|Walter Bernstein (artist)|de|Walter Bernstein (Künstler)}} (1901–1981), German artist

==Fictional people==

* [[Rugal Bernstein]], a major villain in the ''King of Fighters'' video game series
* [[Adelheid Bernstein]], the son of Rugal, making a debut appearance in ''King of Fighters 2003''
* Mr. Bernstein, the business partner of Charles Foster Kane in the 1941 film ''[[Citizen Kane]]''
* Judith Bernstein, pseudonym of the character [[Janine Butcher]] in the British soap opera ''EastEnders''
* Kudelia Aina Bernstein, a character in the mecha anime series ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans]]''

== Places ==
*[[Château du Bernstein]], a castle in Alsace, France
*[[Bernstein im Burgenland]], a village near the Austrian-Hungarian border
*[[Pełczyce]], a town in the Polish West Pomeranian Voivodeship (part of Germany until 1945), known in German as ''Bernstein''
*[[Bernstein (Northern Black Forest)]], a mountain in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

== See also ==
* {{intitle|Bernstein}}
* [[Justice Bernstein (disambiguation)]]
* [[Berenstein]], a variant
* [[Bernstine]]
* [[Albert Baernstein II]] (1941–2014), American mathematician
* [[Dan Bern]] (born 1965), American musician who previously performed under the name ''Bernstein''
* [[Eric Berne]] (1910–1970, born Bernstein), American psychiatrist and writer
* [[Burstyn (disambiguation)]], a Polish and Ukrainian version of the same word

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