Find out more about the greatest Israelis, including Gal Gadot, Natalie Portman, Gene Simmons, Benjamin Netanyahu and Solomon.
The first name that comes to your mind at the mention of Israel might be the beautiful supermodel, Bar Rafaeli, but Israel is more than just a sea of pretty faces! Israelis are known to be intelligent, witty and astute people and that is why their nation has the highest standard of living among the countries in the Middle East. Whatever lifestyles the Israelis follow, they are definitely doing something right for this nation boasts of having one of the world’s longest life expectancies. When intelligent, hard working and long-living people live in a country they contribute not just towards the building of their own nation, but also towards the world.
Samson(Judge)
Ishmael(Abraham's son)
1910 BC
Yael Grobglas(Actor, Film actor, Model, Stage actor)
31 May 1984
Saint Christopher(Martyr)
0200 AD
Thomas the Apostle(Saint, Catholic priest)
Hiam Abbass(Actor, Film director, Photographer, Screenwriter, Film actor, Director)
30 November 1960
John the Apostle0006 AD
Isaac1896 BC
Jonah(prophet)
0800 BC
Jeremiah(Prophet)
0655 BC
Josephus(Scholar)
0037 AD
Ezekiel(Prophet)
0622 BC
Eli Cohen(spy)
06 December 1924
Saint Anne(Mary's mother)
0050 BC
Semion Mogilevich(Criminal)
30 June 1946
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem(King)
1161 AD
Omri Casspi(Basketball player)
22 June 1988
Josh Keaton(Actor, Singer, Musician, Dub actor, Television actor, Voice actor)
08 February 1979
Oded Fehr(Stage actor, Film actor)
23 November 1970
Esau(Isaac's son)
1653 BC
Samuel(Prophet)
1064 BC
Saint Stephen(Martyr, Saint)
0005 AD
Yonatan Netanyahu(Paratrooper, Officer)
13 March 1946
Salome0014 AD
Alona Tal(Actor, Singer, Television actor)
20 October 1983
Ayelet Zurer(Actor, Model, Stage actor)
28 June 1969
Itzhak Perlman(Violinist, Conductor, Professor)
31 August 1945
Daniel Barenboim(Pianist, Conductor, Music director)
15 November 1942
Hezekiah(King of Judah)
0739 BC
Israel has been considered a sacred place since the Biblical times and her population is primarily Jewish. The country has a rich cultural heritage but has unfortunately been plagued by political upheavals and turmoil over the past several centuries. Yet Israelis are resilient and bounce back to give the world their very best. The nation is very advanced when it comes to research and technology. Six Israelis, including Dan Shechtman have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry within a single decade! Literary geniuses like Yehuda Amichai, Nathan Alterman and Amos Oz have been born in Israel. Read on to learn more about famous Israelis.
