List of Famous people born in Israel
Doron Zeilberger
Doron Zeilberger is an Israeli mathematician, known for his work in combinatorics.
Ben Salomo
Amnon Shashua
Amnon Shashua is an Israeli computer scientist and businessman. He is the Sachs Professor of Computer Science at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem as well as Senior Vice President at Intel Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mobileye, and co-founder of OrCam. In 2020, Shashua announced he was opening Israel's first digital bank.
Ya'akov Eilon
Ya'akov Eilon, a.k.a. Jacob Eilon, is an Israeli television presenter and journalist. Alongside Miki Haimovich, he was the anchor of Channel 2's HaHadashot 2 and Channel 10's Hadashot 10 news bulletins. Since 2019, Eilon presents the 5 pm IST edition of HaHadashot 13 on Reshet 13.
Iddo Goldberg
Iddo Goldberg is an Israeli-British actor. He is known for his roles as Ben in Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Freddie Thorne in Peaky Blinders, Isaac Walton in Salem and Bennett Knox in Snowpiercer.
Yigal Naor
Igal Naor is an Israeli actor, sometimes credited as Yigal Naor.
Arnon Milchan
Arnon Milchan is an Israeli billionaire businessman and film producer. He has been involved in over 130 full-length motion pictures and is the founder of production company Regency Enterprises. Regency's film credits include 12 Years a Slave, JFK, Heat, Fight Club, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Milchan has earned two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture, for L.A. Confidential and The Revenant. He is an Israeli and American citizen, and lives in Tel Aviv.
Sharon Drucker
Sharon Drucker is an Israeli professional basketball coach.
Nathan Seiberg
Nathan "Nati" Seiberg is an Israeli American theoretical physicist who works on string theory. He is currently a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
Yakir Aharonov
Yakir Aharonov is an Israeli physicist specializing in quantum physics. He is a Professor of Theoretical Physics and the James J. Farley Professor of Natural Philosophy at Chapman University in California. He is also a distinguished professor in the Perimeter Institute and a professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University in Israel. He is president of the IYAR, The Israeli Institute for Advanced Research.