25 Famous People from Israel

Can you name 25 famous people from Israel?

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Actress and singer known in the Western world as the Madonna of the East

Ofra Haza

Economist honoured with the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Daniel Kahneman

Israeli politician who has served from 1996 to 1999, from 2009 to 2021 and since 2022

Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli-American actress who starred in Leon: Professional and Star Wars

Natalie Portman

Soviet-born Israeli chess player who was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE

Boris Gelfand

Co-founder of the rock band Kiss, also known by his stage persona, The Demon

Gene Simmons

Israeli king whose figure appears in the Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament, the Quran, and Hadiths

Solomon

Basketball player who played for Washington Wizards and Portland Trailblazers

Deni Avdija

Israeli prime minister from 2001 to 2006

Ariel Sharon

Politician who was the first woman to become head of government in Israel

Golda Meir

Politician, statesman, and general who was assassinated in November 1995

Yitzhak Rabin

A woman who travelled with Jesus and was a witness to his crucifixion and resurrection

Mary Magdalene

Football manager known for his work with Chelsea, Portsmouth and West Ham United

Avram Grant

Basketball player who became the first Israeli player to appear in an NBA

Omri Casspi

Most capped Israeli football player of all time who played in Premier League

Yossi Benayoun

Polish-Israeli Jewish Holocaust survivor who was closely involved with industrialist Oskar Schindler

Itzhak Stern

One of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, remembered for betraying him

Judas Iscariot

Founder of the State of Israel and also served as Israel’s first prime minister

David Ben-Gurion

President and prime minister of Israel won the Nobel Peace Prize

Shimon Peres

Israeli-American violinist who contracted polio at age four and has walked using leg braces and crutches since then

Itzhak Perlman

Actress who portrayed superheroine Wonder Woman

Gal Gadot

Actress best known for playing the female lead in film Angels & Demons

Ayelet Zurer

Military leader during the Suez Crisis and a fighting symbol of the new state of Israel

Moshe Dayan

One of the highest-paid Israeli models who hosted Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Bar Refaeli

Israeli spy remembered for his espionage activities from 1961 to 1965 in Syria

Eli Cohen

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2 Comments

Level 90

Jul 22, 2024

Great quiz! Why though 2 entries from the time of Jesus while the rest were all citizens of the modern state of israel?

Level 54

Jul 23, 2024

Thanks. I don't know, I guess I wanted to include all important people who had any connection with the country.