Art, architecture and design
Israel.com has a biography of each of 171 Israeli artists, architects and designers
171 biographies, those known in the most languages first. 39 of them are women and 70 are living.
Elie Wiesel1928 to 2016The Holocaust memoir Night
Ephraim Kishon1924 to 2005The Chad Gadya satirical column
Uri Gellerborn 1946Spoon bending on television
Moshe Safdieborn 1938Habitat 67 in Montreal
Dani Karavan1930 to 2021Monument to the Negev Brigade
Chana Orloff1888 to 1968Portrait sculptures
Dareen Tatourborn 1982Poem Resist My People, Resist Them
Gunta Stölzl1897 to 1983Leading the Bauhaus weaving workshop
Ron Aradborn 1951The Rover chair
Moshe Castel1909 to 1991Ground basalt relief paintings
Larry Abramsonborn 1954The Tsooba painting series
Yigal Tumarkin1933 to 2021Holocaust and Revival memorial, Tel Aviv- Ada Karmi-Melamedeborn 1936The Supreme Court building, Jerusalem
Bracha L. Ettingerborn 1948The matrixial space theory
Einat Kalisch-Rotemborn 1970Mayor of Haifa, 2018 to 2024
Henryk Broderborn 1946Writing on antisemitism and anti-Zionism
Mordecai Ardon1896 to 1992Directing the New Bezalel school
Samuel Willenberg1923 to 2016Escaping the 1943 Treblinka revolt
Yitzhak Frenkel1899 to 1981Bringing the School of Paris
Peter Malkin1927 to 2005Capturing Adolf Eichmann
Rutu Modanborn 1966The graphic novel Exit Wounds
Zvi Hecker1931 to 2023Bat Yam City Hall
Benjamin Tammuz1919 to 1989The novel Minotaur
David Avidan1934 to 1995Avant-garde Hebrew poetry
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other decade
Each column is a decade, from 1850.
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147 more people in this field, each with a page of their own
Lea Gottlieb1918 to 2012- Adi Nesborn 1966
Anna Ticho1894 to 1980
Arieh Sharon1900 to 1984
David Resnick1924 to 2012
Ehud Netzer1934 to 2010
Frank Meisler1929 to 2018
Henryk Ross1910 to 1991
Lea Nikel1918 to 2005
Nachum Gutman1898 to 1980
Aliza Olmertborn 1946
Dov Karmi1905 to 1962
Drew Talborn 1957
Joseph Bau1920 to 2002
Joseph Zaritsky1891 to 1985
Moti Bodekborn 1961
Nathan Rapoport1911 to 1987- Ronny Someckborn 1951
Yael Bartanaborn 1970
Ahlam Shibliborn 1970
Dora Gad1912 to 2003
Emmanuel Mané-Katz1894 to 1962
Eyal Weizmanborn 1970
Hisham Zreiqborn 1968
Igor Zeigerborn 1977
John Kissborn 1985
Menashe Kadishman1932 to 2015
Michal Rovnerborn 1957
Richard Kauffmann1887 to 1958
Samuel Bakborn 1933
Uri Katzenstein1951 to 2018- Victor Ostrovskyborn 1949
Yehuda Magidovitch1886 to 1961
Yosl Bergner1920 to 2017
Zoltan Kluger1896 to 1977
Alexander Penn1906 to 1972
Alfred Mansfeld1912 to 2004
Baruch Agadati1895 to 1976
David Ascalonborn 1945- Genia Averbuch1909 to 1977
Gershon Shofman1880 to 1972
Joseph Constant1892 to 1969
Lotte Cohn1893 to 1983
Maurice Ascalon1913 to 2003
Moi Ver1904 to 1995
Paul Engelmann1891 to 1965
Ram Karmi1931 to 2013
Reuven Rubin1893 to 1974
Rostam Bastuni1923 to 1994
Ruth Dayan1917 to 2021
Tova Berlinski1915 to 2022
Yaakov Rechter1924 to 2001
Zeev Ben-Zvi1904 to 1952
Zeev Rechter1899 to 1960- Aharon Avni1906 to 1951
Asaf Hanukaborn 1974
Avigdor Stematsky1908 to 1989- Avraham Yaski1927 to 2014
Daniel Orenborn 1955
David Gersteinborn 1944
Dov Feigin1907 to 2000
Dror Feilerborn 1951
Harold Rubin1932 to 2020
Jacob Steinhardt1887 to 1968- Lev Borodulin1923 to 2018
Levana Finkelsteinborn 1947
Micha Bar-Amborn 1930
Michael Gitlinborn 1943
Nadav Kanderborn 1961
Nitza Metzger-Szmukborn 1945- Rivka Golaniborn 1946
Roy Aradborn 1976
Shelomo Selingerborn 1928
Ya'ackov Ben-Dov1882 to 1968
Ya'acov Dorchinborn 1946
Yehuda Baconborn 1929
Yitzhak Danziger1916 to 1977
Zoya Cherkasskyborn 1976
Abed Abdiborn 1942
Abel Pann1883 to 1963
Achiam1916 to 2005
Aleksandr Lapshinborn 1976
Alfred Neumann1900 to 1968
Alona Frankelborn 1937
Arie Aroch1908 to 1974
Arsen Revazovborn 1966- Arthur Goldreich1929 to 2011
Azaria Alon1918 to 2014
Buky Schwartz1932 to 2009
David Fisherborn 1948
David Kroyanker1939 to 2025
Dina Merhav1936 to 2022
Dudu Geva1950 to 2005- Esther Shalev-Gerzborn 1948
Franzisca Baruch1901 to 1989
Friedel Stern1917 to 2006
Genia Berger1907 to 2000
István Irsai1896 to 1968
Jacob Pinkerfield1897 to 1956- Jumana Mannaborn 1987
- Kariel Gardosh1921 to 2000
Käthe Ephraim Marcus1892 to 1970- Leo Roth1914 to 2002
- Lili Almogborn 1961
- Marie Balian1925 to 2017
Micha Ullmanborn 1939- Michael Aradborn 1969
- Michael Gross1920 to 2004
Michael Samos1926 to 2025
Moshe Gershuni1936 to 2017
Neta Elkayamborn 1980
Raffi Lavie1937 to 2007
Rivka Oxman1948 to 2025
Rudi Weissenstein1910 to 1992- Shraga Weil1918 to 2009
Werner Braun1918 to 2018- Yaakov Rosner1902 to 1950
Zahara Schatz1916 to 1999
Ezra Orion1934 to 2015
Danny Robasborn 1957
David Tartakover1944 to 2025
Albert Almoznino1923 to 2020
Dan Reisnerborn 1964
Ezri Taraziborn 1962
Jacob Gildorborn 1948
Oren Yiftachelborn 1956
Eilon Armonborn 1963
Eitan Rosenzweig2002 to 2023
Gali Hussborn 1944
Itzhak Mor1917 to 2007- Michael Burtborn 1937
Michael Kovnerborn 1948
Nachum Shamir1917 to 1995
Sam Rachaminborn 1986- Shira Shapiraborn 1975
- Uri Gilborn 1943
Yitzchak Nirborn 1943
Yossi Bergborn 1966- Amos Ellenbogenborn 1963
- Asaf Berg
Dalit Zilberborn 1967- Liat Segalborn 1979
Salo Hershman1935 to 2021
Uri Shitritborn 1952- Yaacov Shiloborn 1937
- Yehuda Harari1919 to 1980
Yitzhak Gibli1930 to 2008
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