List of Famous people born in Israel
Nabil Shaath
Nabil Ali Muhammad Shaath is a senior Palestinian official.
Elia Suleiman
Elia Suleiman is a Palestinian film director and actor of Rûm Greek Orthodox origin. He is best known for the 2002 film Divine Intervention, a modern tragic comedy on living under occupation in Palestine which won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Elia Suleiman's cinematic style is often compared to that of Jacques Tati and Buster Keaton, for its poetic interplay between "burlesque and sobriety". He is married to Lebanese singer and actress Yasmine Hamdan.
Moni Moshonov
Shlomo "Moni" Moshonov is an Israeli actor, comedian, and theater director.
Ziad Bakri
Ziad Bakri is a Palestinian actor and filmmaker. He is the son of Mohammad Bakri, brother of Saleh Bakri and Adam Bakri.
Orly Levy-Abekasis
Orly Levy-Abekasis is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud. Formerly a model, Levy-Abekasis first entered the Knesset in 2009 as a representative of Yisrael Beiteinu, but left the party in 2017 to sit as an independent. In 2019, she formed her own party, Gesher, to contest the April 2019 elections. Although the party failed to win a seat, she returned to the Knesset following the September 2019 elections, in which Gesher ran together with the Labor Party. In May 2020 she was appointed by Prime Minister Netanyahu as the newly created Minister for Community Empowerment and Advancement.
Neta Rivkin
Neta Rivkin is a retired Israeli individual rhythmic gymnast.
Alec Gores
Alec E. Gores is an American billionaire businessman, who made his fortune through leveraged buyouts of technology firms at the firm Gores Group.
Mohammad Bakri
Mohammad Bakri is a Palestinian actor and film director.
Shulamit Lapid
Shulamit Lapid is an Israeli novelist and playwright.
Danny Yatom
Danny Yatom is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Labor. In 1996–1998, Yatom was head of the Mossad security service and between 1999 and 2001, he served as Prime Minister Ehud Barak's Chief Of Staff and security advisor.