# Stein (surname)

Stein is a surname with different origins. It is a common German name. The name derived from German means "stone" or "rock". Stein is also a Scottish name (/stiːn/; also spelled Steen), which originated as a local equivalent or variant of Steven.
Notable people with the surname include:

## A

* Aaron Marc Stein (1906–1985), nom-de-plume of American novelist George Bagby
* Abby Stein (born 1991), transgender activist, writer, and public speaker
* Adam Stein
* Allan Stein, nephew of Gertrude Stein and the title of a novel by Matthew Stadler
* Alon Stein (born 1991), Israeli basketball player
* Andrew Stein (born 1945), American politician
* Andy Stein, American saxophone and violin player
* Anna Harris Stein, American civic leader and First Lady of North Carolina
* Arthur Stein (political scientist) (born 1950), American professor of political science
* Aurel Stein (1862–1943), Hungarian-British archaeologist

## B

* Ben Stein (born 1944), American actor, writer, and attorney
* Blake Stein (born 1973), American baseball pitcher
* Boris Shtein (or Stein) (1892–1961), Soviet diplomat
* Brian Stein (born 1957), English association football player
* Burton Stein (1926–1996), American historian

## C

* Charles Stein (disambiguation), several people
* 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 (born 1947), Scottish footballer
* Chris Stein (born 1950), American guitarist

## D

* Dana Stein (born 1958), American politician
* Daniel Stein (disambiguation), several people
* David Stein (disambiguation), several people
* Dieter Stein (born 1967), German journalist

## E

* Edith Stein (1891–1942), German philosopher, Catholic saint
* Eduardo Stein (born 1945), Guatemalan diplomat and politician
* Elias M. Stein (1931–2018), American mathematician
* Ernst Stein (1891–1945), Austrian Byzantinist
* Erwin Stein (1885–1958), Austrian musician and writer
* Evaleen Stein (1863-1923), American author, limner

## F

* Freimut Stein (1924–1986), German figure skater
* Fritz Stein (1879–1961), German theologian, conductor, musicologist and church musician

## G

* Garth Stein (born 1964), American author, film producer, playwright, and teacher
* Georg Stein (1909–1980s), German chess master
* Gertrude Stein (1874–1947), American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector
* Gladys Marie Stein (1900-1989) American author and composer
* Gordon Stein (1941–1996), American author, physiologist, and activist
* Greg Stein (born 1967), American programmer, speaker, and open-source software advocate

## H

* Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein (1757–1831), Prussian statesman
* Herb Stein (1898–1980), American football player
* Herbert Stein (1916–1999), American economist
* Herman Stein (1915–2007), American composer
* Horst Stein (1928–2008), German conductor

## J

* Jason Stein, American college baseball coach
* James Stein (c.1804–1877), Australian pastoralist
* Jake Stein (born 1994), Australian rules footballer
* Jimmy Stein (1907–?), Scottish association footballer
* Jill Stein (born 1950), American politician and presidential candidate
* Josh Stein (born 1966), American politician 76th governor of North Carolina and Attorney General
* Jock Stein (1922–1985), Scottish football manager
* Johann Andreas Stein (1728–1792), German maker of keyboard instruments
* John Stein (disambiguation)
* Joseph Allen Stein (1912–2001), American architect
* Jules C. Stein (1896–1981), American musician, physician, and business leader

## K

* Karl Stein (mathematician) (1913–2000), German mathematician

## L

* Lena Stein-Schneider (1874–1958) German composer
* Leo Stein (1872–1947), American art critic and brother of Gertrude Stein
* Leon Stein (1910–2002), American composer and music analyst
* Leonid Stein (1934–1973), Soviet chess grandmaster
* Lotte Stein (1894–1982), German actress

## M

* Mark Stein, English footballer
* Mary Kay Stein, American mathematics educator
* Mathias Stein (born 1970), German politician

## P

* Peter Stein (disambiguation)
* Philip Stein (1919–2009), American painter

## R

* Rick Stein (born 1947), English chef, restaurateur and television presenter
* Robert Stein (disambiguation), several people

## S

* Samuel Friedrich Stein (1818–1885), Czech entomologist
* Seth Stein (born 1953), American geophysicist
* Stanley J. Stein (1920–2019), American historian
* Steven "Steinski" Stein, American hip-hop producer

## V

* Vera Stein (born 1958), German author

## W

* William A. Stein (born 1974), American mathematician
* William Howard Stein (1911–1980), American biochemist

## Fictional characters

* Adam Stein, the protagonist of the novel Adam Resurrected by Israeli author Yoram Kaniuk and the film [[Adam Resurrected|with the same name
* Chase Stein, a superhero in the Marvel Comics series Runaways
* Franken Stein, a mad scientist in the manga and anime series Soul Eater
* Franny K. Stein, the titular character of an ongoing children's series by Jim Benton
* Martin Stein, one half of the original incarnation of the DC comics superhero Firestorm
* Philip "Cockeye" Stein, fictional character of the 1952 novel The Hoods and the 1984 movie Once Upon a Time in America