Israel.com has a biography of 3,614 notable Israelis, from politics and the army to technology, the arts and sport
A biography of each person, with a portrait, milestones, offices, awards, military service and the news stories that name them.
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These people have a Wikipedia article in 66 languages or more
By how many editions of Wikipedia have an article on them.
Benjamin Netanyahuborn 1949Prime minister of IsraelPolitics
Golda Meir1898 to 1978First woman prime minister of IsraelPolitics
Natalie Portmanborn 1981Black SwanFilm and television
David Ben-Gurion1886 to 1973Proclaiming the State of IsraelPolitics
Shimon Peres1923 to 2016Prime minister and president of IsraelPolitics
Ariel Sharon1928 to 2014Founding Unit 101Politics
Yitzhak Rabin1922 to 1995The Oslo AccordsPolitics
Elie Wiesel1928 to 2016The Holocaust memoir NightLiterature
Shmuel Yosef Agnon1887 to 1970The 1966 Nobel Prize in LiteratureLiterature
Gal Gadotborn 1985Playing Wonder WomanFilm and television
Ada Yonath1939 to 2026Ribosome structure researchScience
Ghil'ad Zuckermannborn 1971Hybrid theory of Israeli HebrewScience
The people fall into 13 fields, and each field has its own page
One person can be in more than one field.
Politics and government
All 831 people- Benjamin Netanyahuborn 1949Prime minister of Israel
- Golda Meir1898 to 1978First woman prime minister of Israel
- David Ben-Gurion1886 to 1973Proclaiming the State of Israel
- Shimon Peres1923 to 2016Prime minister and president of Israel
- Ariel Sharon1928 to 2014Founding Unit 101
- Yitzhak Rabin1922 to 1995The Oslo Accords
Military and security
All 933 people
Eli Cohen1924 to 1965Espionage in Syria, 1961 to 1965
Gilad Shalitborn 1986His 2006 capture by Gaza militants
Yonatan Netanyahu1946 to 1976Commanding Sayeret Matkal
Ivri Liderborn 1974Israeli pop albums
Tomer Barborn 1969Commanding the Israeli Air Force
Daniel Hagariborn 1976IDF Spokesperson during the Gaza war
Business and technology
All 351 people
Science, medicine and scholarship
All 653 peopleFilm, television and stage
All 387 people
Music
All 262 people
Netta Barzilaiborn 1993Winning Eurovision 2018
Dana Internationalborn 1969Winning Eurovision 1998
Daniel Barenboimborn 1942Piano performance and conducting
Itzhak Perlmanborn 1945Classical violin performance
Evgeny Kissinborn 1971Concert piano performance
Harel Skaatborn 1981Israel's Eurovision 2010 entry "Milim"
Literature and writing
All 453 people- Elie Wiesel1928 to 2016The Holocaust memoir Night
- Shmuel Yosef Agnon1887 to 1970The 1966 Nobel Prize in Literature
Ephraim Kishon1924 to 2005The Chad Gadya satirical column
Dmitry Glukhovskyborn 1979The Metro 2033 novel series
Etgar Keretborn 1967Short story collections
Yehuda Amichai1924 to 2000Poetry in everyday Hebrew
Art, architecture and design
All 171 people
Sports
All 394 people
Yochanan Vollachborn 1945Israel's 1970 World Cup squad
Boris Gelfandborn 1968The 2012 World Championship match
Yossi Benayounborn 1980Captaining the Israel national team
Ágnes Keleti1921 to 202510 Olympic gymnastics medals
Amar'e Stoudemireborn 19822003 NBA Rookie of the Year
Shahar Pe'erborn 1987World singles ranking of 11
Religion
All 140 people
Elazar Shach1898 to 2001Dean of the Ponevezh Yeshiva
Yehuda Ashlag1880 to 1954The Sulam commentary on the Zohar
Isaac Josephborn 1952Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel
Yitzhak Kaduri1898 to 2006Kabbalah teaching
Baba Sali1889 to 1984Blessings and miracles
Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz1878 to 1953The Chazon Ish book series
Law and justice
All 181 people
Aharon Barakborn 1936President of Israel's Supreme Court
Miriam Naor1947 to 2022President of Israel's Supreme Court
Moshe Landau1912 to 2011Presiding over the Eichmann trial
Dorit Beinischborn 1942First woman Supreme Court president
Gali Baharav-Miaraborn 1959First female Attorney General of Israel
Ruth Halperin-Kaddariborn 1966Founding the Rackman Center
Journalism and media
All 286 people
Public life and activism
All 466 people
Ilan Ramon1954 to 2003First Israeli astronaut
Mordechai Vanunuborn 1954Revealing Israel's nuclear program
Yigal Amirborn 1970Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
Sara Netanyahuborn 1958Wife of Benjamin Netanyahu
Angelica Rozeanu1921 to 20066 straight women's world titles
Lia van Leer1924 to 2015Founding the Jerusalem Cinematheque
More of the people listed were born in the 1950s than in any other decade
By the year of birth of 3,573 people, from 1850.
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308 of the people listed were born in Tel Aviv
- Tel Aviv308
- Jerusalem282
- Haifa157
- Israel127
- Petah Tikva58
- Moscow55
- Ramat Gan45
- Rishon LeZion34
- Rehovot31
- Netanya28
- Vienna27
- Beersheba27
Each field's page lists every person in it
- Israeli politicians and statesmen831
- Israeli military and security figures933
- Israeli entrepreneurs, engineers and business people351
- Israeli scientists, doctors and scholars653
- Israeli actors, directors and television figures387
- Israeli singers, composers and musicians262
- Israeli writers and poets453
- Israeli artists, architects and designers171
- Israeli athletes and sports figures394
- Israeli rabbis and religious figures140
- Israeli judges and jurists181
- Israeli journalists and media figures286
- Israeli activists and public figures466
Frequently asked questions
Who is on the list of notable Israelis?
Israelis with an article in 8 or more editions of Wikipedia, the members of the 26th Knesset and people who served in the units of the IDF units guide: 3,614 people for now.
Where does each biography come from?
Each biography was written from the person's English and Hebrew Wikipedia articles, and the facts (dates, offices, awards) are Wikidata's. Every page links the articles it was written from.
How is the list ordered?
By how many editions of Wikipedia have an article on the person: whoever is known in the most languages comes first. It is not a ranking of ours.
How do I find people in one field?
Each person is put in a field by the occupations and offices recorded for them, and each of the 13 fields has its own page listing everyone in it.
The biographies were written from English and Hebrew Wikipedia (under CC BY-SA 4.0), and the facts are Wikidata's, as read on 2026-11-08.
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