Eisenstein (surname)

Eisenstein is a surname, and may refer to:

Usually:
* Ferdinand Eisenstein, a mathematician who formulated:
** Eisenstein's criterion
** Eisenstein integer
** Eisenstein's theorem
** Eisenstein prime
** Eisenstein ideal
** Eisenstein series
* Sergei Eisenstein, Soviet film director, best known for "Ivan the Terrible" and "Battleship Potemkin"
** UNESCO's Sergei Eisenstein Medal named after him

Also:
* Elizabeth Eisenstein, an historian
* Gabriel Eisenstein, see die Fledermaus
* Ira Eisenstein, a rabbi
* Julius Eisenstein (or Judah David Eisenstein or J. D. Eisenstein, a Russian-American writer and contributor to the Jewish Encyclopedia
* Linda Eisenstein, a playwright and composer
* Dr. Mayer Eisenstein, see Homefirst Health Services
* Michael Eisenstein, US musician, see Letters to Cleo
* Mikhail Eisenstein (1867–1921), Latvia-born architect
* Phyllis Eisenstein, a writer, teacher, and advertising copyeditor
* Eisenstein and Jacob, see Courtroom Workgroup
* Stanley Eisenstein, physics teacher