List of Famous people born in Central District, Israel
Bassam Jaber
Ron Huldai
Ron Huldai is the current Mayor of Tel Aviv, since 1998. Before he entered his role as Tel Aviv mayor, Huldai served as a fighter pilot and a commander in the Israeli Air Force. After leaving the army as a brigadier general, he entered the business world and was later headmaster of the Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium in Tel Aviv. He announced in late December 2020 that he would run in the 2021 Israeli legislative election as part of a new left-wing party called The Israelis.
Linor Abargil
Linor Abargil is an Israeli lawyer, actress, model, and beauty queen who won the Miss World beauty pageant in 1998, shortly after being raped. Since then, she has become a global advocate in the fight against sexual violence. She was crowned by her predecessor Miss World 1997, Diana Hayden.
Shelly Yachimovich
Shelly Rachel Yachimovich is an Israeli politician, who served as the leader of the opposition three times, a member of the Knesset, and a member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. She served as leader of the Israeli Labor Party between 2011 and 2013. Before entering politics, she was a journalist, an author, and a television and radio commentator.
Ben Salomo
Oshri Cohen
Oshri Cohen is an Israeli actor.
Sharon Drucker
Sharon Drucker is an Israeli professional basketball coach.
Kais Nashef
Kais Nashef is an Arab-Israeli actor of Palestinian and German descent.
Ronny Levy
Ronny Levy is an Israeli football manager, and a former international player. Levy, who played as a defensive midfielder, won championships with both Bnei Yehuda and Maccabi Haifa.
Nathan Goshen
Nathan Goshen is an Israeli singer-songwriter, composer, music arranger, musician and actor.