Zimbalist (originally Tsimbalist) is a surname that means "one who plays the cimbalom (traditional string instrument of Central and East Europe)" and can refer to:
Stephanie Zimbalist is an American actress best known for her role as Laura Holt in the NBC detective series Remington Steele.
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was an American actor best known for his starring roles in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I. He is also known as recurring character "Dandy Jim Buckley" in the series Maverick and as the voice of Alfred Pennyworth in the DC Animated Universe.
Ephrem is a masculine given name, a variant spelling of Ephraim. It is the name of biblical Ephraim, a son of Joseph and ancestor of the Tribe of Ephraim.
Efrem Zimbalist was a Russian and American concert violinist, composer, conductor and director of the Curtis Institute of Music.
Alma Gluck was a Romanian-born American lyric soprano.
König is the German word for "king". In German and other languages applying the umlaut, the transliterations Koenig and Kœnig, when referring to a surname, also occur. As a surname in English, the use of Koenig is usual, and sometimes also Konig. Notable people with the name include:
Weinstein is a German or Yiddish surname meaning ”wine stone”, referring to the crystals of cream of tartar that precipitate out of fermenting grape juice.
Erskine is a town in Scotland.
See also Woolf, Woolfe, Wolfe, Wolff, Wolfson and Woolfson.
Andrew S. Zimbalist is an American economist and author of twenty-four books. He is the Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College.
The name Portnoy, sometimes spelled Portnoi, is a Jewish surname of Russian origin. The Russian word 'портной' translates as 'tailor'. The name may refer to:
Dick is used as a surname in English, German and other languages. In English, the surname is patronymic based on the use of Dick as a first name, meaning 'son of Dick' or 'son of Richard', just like Dickson. The name can also be based on the use of the Middle English words dich, diche, dik, dike 'ditch' as a place name description. In German, surnames with the form Dick has arisen through different sources: the adjective dick 'plump', the noun Dickicht 'thicket' used about someone living in such a location, as a patronymic surname based on Dick used as a first name or nick name, or as a variant of Dieck.
Horn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adelson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Greenfield is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Metzler is a surname. It may refer to:
Hecht is a surname of German and Yiddish origin. In both languages, the word means "pike".
Shipp is an occupational surname, originating from the Old English word scip (ship), and referring to a mariner, or a ship or boat builder.
Landau is a German and Yiddish toponymic surname derived from one of the two places named Landau. Notable people with the surname include:
Witt is a surname. People with this surname include: