Plotkin

Plotkin (Template:Langx) is a surname of Russian Jewish origin, which indicates a person from Plotki, a name of several villages in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. It may also refer to:

• Alice Playten (1947–2011), born Alice Plotkin, American actress and singer
• Andrew Plotkin (born 1970), American writer
• Brian Plotkin (born 1984), American soccer player
• Chuck Plotkin, American record producer
• Diana Plotkin, American political activist
• Faith Plotkin (born 1947), American writer
• Gabriel Plotkin, Melvin Capital CEO
• Gordon Plotkin (born 1946), British computer scientist
• Gregory Plotkin, American film editor and director
• Hal Plotkin (born 1957), American journalist and public servant
• James Plotkin (born 1970), American guitarist
• Joshua B. Plotkin, Evolutionary biologist and applied mathematician
• Mark Plotkin (born 1955), American botanist
• Mark Plotkin (born 1998), Canadian chess player
• Stanley Plotkin (born 1932), American physician, vaccinologist, and immunologist
• Tom Plotkin, American actor

See also

• Plotkin bound, a mathematical limit in coding theory
• 14619 Plotkin, asteroid
• Płotka