Journalism and media
Israel.com has a biography of each of 286 Israeli journalists and media figures
286 biographies, those known in the most languages first. 51 of them are women and 146 are living.
Amos Oz1939 to 2018The novel My Michael
Michael Levittborn 19472013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Max Brod1884 to 1968Publishing Franz Kafka's works
Kseniya Sobchakborn 1981Hosting the reality show Dom-2
Ephraim Kishon1924 to 2005The Chad Gadya satirical column
Zalman Shazar1889 to 1974Third president of Israel
Dmitry Glukhovskyborn 1979The Metro 2033 novel series
Gilad Shalitborn 1986His 2006 capture by Gaza militants
Uri Gellerborn 1946Spoon bending on television
Daniel Pearl1963 to 2002Reporting for The Wall Street Journal
Ivan Urgantborn 1978Hosting Evening Urgant
Victor Shenderovichborn 1958Writing the TV show Puppets
Miriam Adelsonborn 1945Drug addiction research and treatment
Nathan Alterman1910 to 1970The poem The Silver Platter
Nitzan Horowitzborn 1965Leading the Meretz party
Rudolf Kastner1906 to 1957The Kastner train
Yossi Beilinborn 1948Initiating the Oslo talks
Eyal Berkovicborn 1972Attacking midfielder in the Premier League
Joseph Klausner1874 to 1958Editing the Encyclopedia Hebraica- Steven Joel Sotloff1983 to 2014Reporting on the Arab Spring
Yael Dayan1939 to 2024Novels and newspaper columns
Dahlia Ravikovitch1936 to 2005The poem Clockwork Doll
Samih al-Qasim1939 to 2014Arabic poetry about the Nakba
Tom Segevborn 1945Israel's New Historians
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other decade
Each column is a decade, from 1850.
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262 more people in this field, each with a page of their own
Israel Shamirborn 1947
Nahum Goldmann1894 to 1982
Yossi Sarid1940 to 2015
Yuval Abrahamborn 1995
Cordelia Edvardson1929 to 2012
Jeffrey Goldbergborn 1965
Kadia Molodovsky1894 to 1975- Leopold Trepper1904 to 1982
Moshe Feiglinborn 1962
Susan Neimanborn 1955
Dorit Rabinyanborn 1972
Michael Ben-Ariborn 1963
Ofir Akunisborn 1973
Shlomo Avineri1933 to 2023
Anton Nosik1966 to 2017
Henryk Broderborn 1946
Michael Bar-Zoharborn 1938- Sayed Kashuaborn 1975
Ze'ev Elkinborn 1971
Abba Ahimeir1897 to 1962
Aharon Megged1920 to 2016
Amnon Rubinstein1931 to 2024
Dorrit Moussaieffborn 1950
Peretz Bernstein1890 to 1971
Uri Orbach1960 to 2015
Anastassia Michaeliborn 1975
Batszewa Dagan1925 to 2024
Benjamin Tammuz1919 to 1989
David Avidan1934 to 1995
David Pinski1872 to 1959
Isaac Ben-Aharon1906 to 2006
Nino Abesadzeborn 1965
Ödön Pártos1907 to 1977
Pnina Rosenblumborn 1954
Sami Michael1926 to 2024
Shmuel Katz1914 to 2008- T. Carmi1925 to 1994
Yoaz Hendelborn 1975
Abie Nathan1927 to 2008
Avigdor Dagan1912 to 2006
Ayelet Waldmanborn 1964
Caroline Glickborn 1969
Felix Weltsch1884 to 1964
Israel Eichlerborn 1955
Linor Goralikborn 1975- Menachem Porush1916 to 2010
Michel Warschawskiborn 1949
Rachel Shabiborn 1973
Ronen Bergmanborn 1972
Roni Miloborn 1949
Rula Jebrealborn 1973
Sam Vakninborn 1961
Shoshana Parsitz1892 to 1969
Ahmad Sa'd1945 to 2010
Amichai Chassonborn 1987
Amos Elon1926 to 2009
Avigdor Hameiri1890 to 1970
Daniel Brailovskyborn 1958
Dror Mishaniborn 1975- Efraim Sevela1928 to 2010
Gershon Agron1894 to 1959
Hanoch Bartov1926 to 2016- Inge Deutschkron1922 to 2022
Jacob Fichman1881 to 1958
Ksenia Svetlovaborn 1977
Mordechai Bentov1900 to 1985
Nathan Yellin-Mor1913 to 1980
Shulamith Hareven1930 to 2003
Tuviah Friedman1922 to 2011- Ya'akov Hodorov1927 to 2006
Yaron Brookborn 1961
Yehoram Gaonborn 1939
Yonit Leviborn 1977
Yossi Melmanborn 1950
Zouheir Bahloulborn 1950
Abd el-Aziz el-Zoubi1926 to 1974
Avraam Benaroya1887 to 1979
Ayelet Gundar-Goshenborn 1982- Baruch Kimmerling1939 to 2007
Basel Ghattasborn 1956
Eyal Weizmanborn 1970- Grigorijus Kanovičius1929 to 2023
Herzl Rosenblum1903 to 1991
Kalman Kahana1910 to 1991
Michal Rovnerborn 1957
Moshe Sneh1909 to 1972
Nachman Shaiborn 1946
Nava Semel1954 to 2017
Nurit Zarchiborn 1941
Roman Bronfmanborn 1954
Ron Leshemborn 1976
Ruth Almogborn 1936
Shaul Yahalomborn 1947
Yehonatan Geffen1947 to 2023
Yosef Shagalborn 1949
Yuri Stern1949 to 2007
Abraham Rakanti1888 to 1980
Adina Bar-Shalomborn 1945- Ala Hlehelborn 1974
- Anton Shammasborn 1950
Ari Shavitborn 1957
Carlo Strenger1958 to 2019
Chana Katanborn 1958
Dov Sadan1902 to 1989
Dovid Knut1900 to 1955- Eliezer Steinman1891 to 1970
Eliyahu Sasson1902 to 1978
Erez Bitonborn 1942
Galia Ackermanborn 1948
Herz Frank1926 to 2013
Kurt Blumenfeld1884 to 1963
Leṿ Berinsḳiborn 1939- Mark Soloninborn 1958
Michael Harishborn 1936
Michael Wolffsohnborn 1947
Nathan Rotenstreich1914 to 1993
Nava Bokerborn 1970
Oded Goldreichborn 1957
Pierre Rehovborn 1952
Rachel Auerbach1903 to 1976
Ron Prosorborn 1958
Rostam Bastuni1923 to 1994
Ruth Bondy1923 to 2017
Samuel Merlin1910 to 1994
Yinon Magalborn 1969
Zvi Mazelborn 1939- Ahron Bregmanborn 1958
Alex Gilady1942 to 2022
Amram Blau1894 to 1974- Anton Vladimirovich Dolinborn 1976
Asma Agbariehborn 1974
Assaf Gavronborn 1968
Dan Ben-Amotz1924 to 1989
Daniel Ben-Simonborn 1954
Daniel Sivan1949 to 2026
David Horowitz1899 to 1979
David Landau1947 to 2015- Erich Kulka1911 to 1995
Ezriel Carlebach1908 to 1956
Fiamma Nirensteinborn 1945
Gadi Taubborn 1965
Galit Distel Atbaryanborn 1971
Gershom Schocken1912 to 1990
Heshel Frumkin1896 to 1974
Isaac Raphael1914 to 1999
Israel Shochat1886 to 1961- Jacqueline Kahanoff1917 to 1979
- Leopold Lahola1918 to 1968
Lihi Lapidborn 1968- Meron Benvenisti1934 to 2020
Micha Bar-Amborn 1930
Mike Omerborn 1979
Moshe-Zvi Neria1913 to 1995
Muhammed Wattad1937 to 1994
Nahum Barneaborn 1944
Nir Baramborn 1976
Peretz Naftali1888 to 1961
Roy Aradborn 1976
Salman Schocken1877 to 1959
Shabtai Teveth1925 to 2014- Shimon Adafborn 1972
Sivan Kleinborn 1984
Yair Netanyahuborn 1991
Yaron Londonborn 1940
Yizhar Harari1908 to 1978
Yohanan Bader1901 to 1994
Yoram Hazonyborn 1964- Zalman Shovalborn 1930
Zvi Yanai1935 to 2013
Aleksandr Lapshinborn 1976- Alexander Goldstein1957 to 2006
Alice Schwarz-Gardos1916 to 2007
Amnon Kapeliouk1930 to 2009
Amnon Lordborn 1952
Anat Kammborn 1987
Ari Ankorion1908 to 1986
Ari Rath1925 to 2017
Aryeh Sheftel1905 to 1980
Boris Sandlerborn 1950
Daniel Kluger1951 to 2025
Daniel Pe'er1943 to 2017
David Horovitzborn 1962- Dov Bar-Nir1911 to 2000
Dudu Geva1950 to 2005
Eduard Kuznetsov1939 to 2024
Ehud Yaariborn 1945
Eliezer Peri1902 to 1970
Elyakim Haetzni1926 to 2022
Emanuel Zisman1935 to 2009
Emuna Elonborn 1955
Friedel Stern1917 to 2006
Grzegorz Smolar1905 to 1993
Hemda Ben-Yehuda1873 to 1951
Herzl Berger1904 to 1962
Idov Cohen1909 to 1998
Irit Linurborn 1961
Isaac Dov Berkowitz1885 to 1967
Isaac Heinemann1876 to 1957
Jacob Klivnov1887 to 1966- Jacob Robinson1889 to 1977
Jacob Zerubavel1886 to 1967
Jonathan Cookborn 1965- Julius Brutzkus1870 to 1951
- Julius Margolin1900 to 1971
Khaled Abu Toamehborn 1963
Martin S. Kramerborn 1954
Michael Lev1917 to 2013
Mordechai Tsanin1906 to 2009
Neta Harpaz1893 to 1970
Raffi Lavie1937 to 2007
Ram Orenborn 1936
Roman Frister1928 to 2015- Ron Ben-Yishaiborn 1943
- Ronit Matalon1959 to 2017
Schalom Ben-Chorin1913 to 1999
Sheizaf Rafaeliborn 1955
Sivan Rahav-Meirborn 1981
Tsufit Grantborn 1964
Werner Braun1918 to 2018
Yigal Ravidborn 1957
Yosef Tamir1915 to 2009
Yossi Klein Haleviborn 1953
Dov Alfonborn 1961
Wolfgang von Weisl1896 to 1974
Boaz Bismuthborn 1964- Eli Mohar1948 to 2006
Gabi Gazitborn 1947
Muki Betserborn 1945
Rina Levinson1927 to 2021
Hagai Segalborn 1957
Amnon Abramovichborn 1951
Arik Benderborn 1952
Avishay Ben Haimborn 1968
Oded Lifshitzborn 1940
Yaniv Iczkovitsborn 1975
Avi Rathborn 1959
Aviram Zinoborn 1980
Dror Globermanborn 1977
Eliezer Yaariborn 1949
Gadi Sukenikborn 1952
Gilad Adinborn 1966
Gilad Shalmorborn 1983
Itai Ilnaiborn 1981
Itay Veredborn 1972
Nitzan Shapiraborn 1996
Ori Isaacborn 1987
Ran Leviborn 1975
Sefi Krupsky1980 to 2022- Sephi Ben Yosefborn 1947
Tamar Kaplanskyborn 1973
Tzachi Biranborn 1973
Yaron Avrahamborn 1984
Yehuda Litani1943 to 2022
Yitzhak Noy1942 to 2022
Yoram Wearthborn 1954- Aviram Eladborn 1978
Calev Ben Davidborn 1960- Itay Landsberg Nevoborn 1957
- Meir Cohen1936 to 2021
- Oren Josipovichborn 1983
- Yaacov Haelyon1937 to 2021
Yuval Sadeborn 1993
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