Lurie
Lurie is a Jewish surname.
It has one of the oldest family trees in the world, claiming to trace back at least to King David born c. 1037 BCE, as documented by Neil Rosenstein in his book The Lurie Legacy. It contains many famous members such as Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, Felix Mendelssohn, Martin Buber, Rashi, and Hezekiah.
The name is sometimes transliterated from/to other languages as Lurye, Luriye, Lourié.
Other variants include: Loria, Luria, Luri, Luryi, Lurier, Laurie, Lourie, Laurier.
The surname may refer to:
- Alison Lurie, American novelist
- Bob Lurie, former owner of the San Francisco Giants
- Boris Lurie, American artist
- Dan Lurie, American body building and physical fitness pioneer
- David Lurie, South African photographer
- Elliot Lurie, lead guitarist and songwriter for the band Looking Glass
- Evan Lurie, film and TV composer
- Jacob Lurie, American mathematician, professor at Harvard University
- Jeffrey Lurie, former Hollywood producer turned NFL team owner
- Jessica Lurie, American composer, performance artist and woodwind player,
- John Lurie, American actor, musician, painter and producer
- Marty Lurie, American professional wrestling manager
- Mitchell Lurie, American soccer player
- Morris Lurie, Australian writer
- Peter Lurie, American television personality
- Ranan Lurie, American Israeli editorial cartoonist and journalist
- Rod Lurie, Israeli-American director, screenwriter and former film critic
- Zvi Lurie, Israeli politician, signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence
Places
- Lurie Children's Hospital
Lurye
- Peter Lurye, American composer and lyricist
