Chomsky (surname)

Chomsky (Polish: Chomski, Belarusian: Хомскі, Russian: Хомский, Ukrainian: Хомський, Hebrew: חומסקי, "from (Vyoska) Chomsk [pl]/ Khomsk [be] (nearby Brest, now Belarus)") is a surname of Slavic origin. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alejandro Chomski (born 1968), Argentine film director and screenwriter
• Aviva Chomsky (born 1957), American historian
• Carol (Schatz) Chomsky (1930–2008), American linguist, wife of Noam
• Judith Chomsky (born 1942), American human rights lawyer and co-founder of the Juvenile Law Center
• Marvin J. Chomsky (1929–2022), American television and film director
• Noam Chomsky (born 1928), American linguist and political activist
• Stanisław Chomski [pl] (born 1957), Polish speedway rider and coach
• William Chomsky (1896–1977), American scholar of Hebrew
• Pavel Osipovich Khomsky [ru] (1925–2016), Soviet and Russian theater director

See also

• Gryf coat of arms
• Odrowąż coat of arms

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Chomsky, Chomski (f. Chomska), Khomsky (Khomska, Khomskaya), Homski.
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