What is "pincus"

Pincus or Pinkus may refer to:

Pincus or Pinkus is a surname of Jewish origin, derived from the given name Pinkus, which in turn originates with the Biblical Hebrew male personal name Pinechas or Phinehas. The name may refer to:

• Albert Pinkus (1903–1984), American chess player
• Anne Pincus (born 1961), Australian artist
• Ed Pincus (1938–2013), American filmmaker
• David Pincus (1926–2011), American art collector
• Gregory Goodwin Pincus (1903–1967), American biologist
• Harold Alan Pincus (born 1951), American psychiatrist
• Irving Pincus (1914–1984), American writer
• Jeff Pinkus (born 1967), American musician
• Lionel Pincus (1931–2009), American businessman
• Mark Pincus (born 1966), American businessman
• Robert Pincus-Witten (born 1935), American art critic and historian
• Shimshon Dovid Pincus (1944–2001), Israeli rabbi
• Steven Pincus (born 1962), American historian
• Walter Pincus (born 1932), American journalist
• Zachary Pincus-Roth (born 1979), American writer