Garfinkel

Garfinkel is a Yiddish surname, and may refer to:

• David J. Garfinkel, yeast molecular geneticist
• Harold Garfinkel, sociologist
• Jack Garfinkel, basketball player
• Simson Garfinkel, journalist and writer specializing in the field of computer security
• Yosef Garfinkel, Israeli archaeologist

Variant forms include Garfinkle and Garfinckel. These may refer to:

• Harry Garfinkle, Canadian politician
• John Garfield (born Garfinkle), American actor
• Norton Garfinkle, economist
• Richard Garfinkle, American science-fiction author

• Julius Garfinckel (born Garfinkel), American merchant, founder of Washington, D.C., based department store chain, Garfinckel's

Variant forms include also Gurfinkel. These may refer to:

• Yisrael Guri (born Gurfinkel), Russian-born Israeli politician

Variant forms include also Gorfinkel. These may refer to:

• Jordan B. Gorfinkel, aka "Gorf," (born July 7, 1967), American comic book creator, newspaper cartoonist, animation and multi-media entertainment producer.