Markowitz

Markowitz is a Germanized/Yiddish version of Slavic name Markovich. Notable people with the surname include: Deborah Markowitz, Vermont secretary of state Gerald Markowitz, American historian Harry Markowitz, a financial economist and Nobel Laureate John Markowitz, professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College Kate Markowitz, American singer-songwriter Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn borough president Mitch Markowitz, Canadian television executive Nicholas Markowitz (1984–2000), American murder victim Phil Markowitz, a pianist William Markowitz, American astronomer

==See also== The Family Markowitz, 1996 novel Markovitz, a cognate