Goldstein (; (, )) is a surname of German and Yiddish origin, that is widespread among Ashkenazi Jews. It translates to "gold stone" in English. Notable people with the surname include:

Arts Adam Goldstein (1973–2009), American musician and disc jockey known as DJ AM Alisa M. Goldstein, American genetic epidemiologist Boris Goldstein (1922–1987), Soviet violinist Brett Goldstein (born 1980), British actor and comedian Chaim Itsl Goldstein (born 1900), Polish author Doug Goldstein (born 1971), American TV screenwriter, producer and director Elliot Goldstein (born 1938), American actor known as Elliott Gould Fanny Goldstein (1895–1961), American librarian Harvey Goldstein (born 1944), American bass guitarist known as Harvey Brooks Jack Goldstein, (1945–2003), Canadian-American performance and conceptual artist Jack Goldstein (born 1986), vocalist for the British band Fixers Jean-Isidore Goldstein (1925–2007), Romanian-French poet known as Isidore Isou Jenette Goldstein (born 1960), American actress Jerry Goldstein (born 1940), American producer Jess Goldstein, American costume designer Johnny Goldstein (born 1991), Israeli musician Jonathan Goldstein, British solicitor and entrepreneur Jonathan Goldstein (1968–2019), British composer Jonathan Goldstein (born 1964), American actor Jonathan Goldstein (born 1969), American author Jonathan Goldstein (born 1968), American filmmaker Lisa Goldstein (born 1953), American fantasy and science fiction writer Lisa Goldstein (born 1981), American actress Martha Goldstein (1919–2014), American harpsichordist and pianist Marvin Goldstein (born 1950), American pianist Mikhail Goldstein (1917–1989), composer and violinist Philip Goldstein (1913–1980), American painter known as Philip Guston Robert Goldstein (1903 - 1974), film producer Róza Goldstein (1832–1892), Hungarian mezzo-soprano known as Róza Csillag Shaike Goldstein-Ophir (1928–1987), Israeli actor, comedian and screenwriter known as Shaike Ophir Sheldon Goldstein (born 1947), American theoretical physicist Sokher Goldstein (1859–1887), Romanian singer and actor Sophie Goldstein (1861–1904), Romanian actress known as Sophia Karp

Religion Clifford Goldstein (born 1955), Seventh-day Adventist author and editor Herbert S. Goldstein (1890–1970), American Orthodox rabbi Isabella Goldstein (1849–1916), Australian suffragist and social reformer Jonathan A. Goldstein (1929–2004), American biblical scholar Josef Goldstein (1836–1899), Austro-Hungarian cantor Joseph Goldstein (born 1944), American writer and teacher Lisa Goldstein (born 1965), American rabbi Nachman Goldstein (1825–1894), (aka Tcheriner Rav), Ukrainian rabbi Samuel Goldstein (1852–1935), New Zealand rabbi Warren Goldstein (born 1971), Chief Rabbi of South Africa

Sport Abe Goldstein (1898–1977), American bantamweight boxer Danielle Goldstein (born 1985), American-Israeli show jumper Don Goldstein (1937-2022), American basketball player Freddie Goldstein or Freddie Lish (born 1988), Thai-American basketball player Jørn Goldstein (born 1953), Norwegian Olympic ice hockey goalie Leah Goldstein (born 1969), Canadian-born Israeli professional road racing cyclist, former World Bantamweight Kickboxing Champion, and Israel's Duathlon champion Leo Goldstein, American-Israeli soccer referee Lonnie Goldstein (1918–2013), American baseball player Margie Goldstein-Engle (born 1958), American equestrian Omer Goldstein (born 1996), Israeli cyclist Paul Goldstein (born 1976), American tennis player Ralph Goldstein (fencer) (1913–1997), American Olympic épée fencer Roy Goldstein (born 1993), Israeli cyclist Ruby Goldstein (1907–1984), American welterweight boxer Samuel Goldstein (1945–1977), American Paralympian Shulamit Goldstein (born 1968), Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast Steven Goldstein (born 1981), Colombian racing driver Todd Goldstein (born 1988), Australian rules footballer

Other Abraham Samuel Goldstein (1925–2005), Dean of Yale Law School Adam Goldstein (born 1988), American author and tech entrepreneur Al Goldstein (1936–2013), American pornographer Andy Goldstein (born 1973), British broadcaster Arnold P. Goldstein (1933–2002), American psychologist Baruch Goldstein (1956–1994), Israeli terrorist Bernard R. Goldstein (born 1938), historian of science Bruce Goldstein (born 1951), American film programmer, producer, archivist, historian Chris Goldstein, American radio personality Daniel Goldstein (born 1969), American psychologist Ellie Goldstein (born 2001), British model Emmanuel Goldstein (born 1959), pen name of Eric Gordon Corley, American hacker Eugen Goldstein (1850–1930), German physicist, and an early researcher in X-rays Harvey Goldstein (1939–2020), British statistician Herbert Goldstein (1922–2005), American physicist Herman Goldstein (1931–2020), American criminologist Ivo Goldstein (born 1958), Croatian historian Jacob Goldstein (1891–1920), American lawyer and politician Jay Goldstein, American kidnapper Jerry Goldstein (born 1970), American space physicist Jonathan L. Goldstein (born 1941), American lawyer Joseph I. Goldstein (1939–2015), American engineer Joseph L. Goldstein (born 1940), American Nobel Prize–winning biochemist Joshua S. Goldstein (born 1952), American scientist Joyce Goldstein (born 1935), American chef Kurt Goldstein (1878–1965), German neurologist and psychiatrist Leon M. Goldstein (died 1999), American President of Kingsborough Community College, and acting Chancellor of the City University of New York Louis L. Goldstein (1913–1998), American politician Marcus Goldstein (1906–1997), American anthropologist Martin Goldstein (1905–1941), American gangster Matthew Goldstein (born 1941), Chancellor of the City University of New York Max Goldstein (1898–1924), Romanian communist Max A. Goldstein (1870–1941), American otolaryngologist Mel Goldstein (1945–2012), American meteorologist Melvyn Goldstein (born 1938), American social anthropologist Naomi E. Goldstein, clinical psychologist Paul Goldstein (born 1943), American law professor Peter Goldstein, British businessman Phil Goldstein (1950–2022), American magician known as Max Maven Phillip Goldstein (born 1945), American investor Rebecca Goldstein (born 1950), American novelist and professor of philosophy Reuben Goldstein (1862–1943), British businessman and manufacturer known as Reuben Goldstein Edwards Richard Goldstein (1927-2024), American astronomer Robin Goldstein (born 1976), American author and wine critic Sam Goldstein, Canadian politician Slavko Goldstein (1928–2017), Croatian historian Solomon Goldstein (1884–1968), Bulgarian Communist politician Solomon Goldstein-Rose (born 1993), American politician Steve Goldstein (born 1952), American diplomat Steve Goldstein, American sportscaster Steven Goldstein (born 1962), American activist Steven R. Goldstein, American gynecologist Sydney Goldstein (1903–1989), British mathematician and aerodynamicist Tom Goldstein (born 1970), American attorney Vida Goldstein (1869–1949), Australian suffragette and social reformer Warren Goldstein, American professor of U.S. history Yisroel Goldstein, American shooting survivor Yoine Goldstein (1934–2020), Canadian lawyer and politician

Variant surnames Aleksandar Goldštajn (1912–2010), prominent Croatian university professor, law scholar and constitutional court judge Israel Goldstine (1898–1953), New Zealand politician, businessman, barrister and solicitor

Fictional

Anthony Goldstein, a minor character in the Harry Potter book series Emmanuel Goldstein, a key character in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four Ira Goldstein, a character who appears in ASB Bank's commercials Koko Goldstein, a character in the Web video series Yacht Rock Rachel Goldstein in Water Rats Porpentina and Queenie Goldstein, sisters in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) Seth Goldstein, a character in the Harold & Kumar film trilogy played by David Krumholtz Ivan Goldstein in Missions (TV series) Nicoletta "Nico" Goldstein, a supporting character in the video game series Devil May Cry

See also Goldstone (disambiguation) Goldstine