List of Famous people born in Central District, Israel

Aluf Ram Rothberg is a general in the Israel Defense Forces who was the head of the Israel Navy.

Samuel Michael "Sam" Katz, is a Canadian businessman and former politician who was the 42nd mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba from 2004 to 2014. He is the owner of the Winnipeg Goldeyes and a member of the Order of Manitoba.

Ehud Barak is an Israeli general and politician who served as the tenth Prime Minister from 1999 to 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until January 2011. He previously held the posts of Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister under Ehud Olmert and then in Benjamin Netanyahu's second government from 2007 to 2013, as he retired from politics at the end of the tenure, though he returned in June 2019 with the formation of a new party.

Sami Abu Shehadeh is an Israeli Arab politician. He is a member of the Knesset for the Joint List and was elected leader of Balad on 23 January 2021.