List of Famous people born in Nazareth, Israel

Mohamed Anwar Hadid is a Jordanian-American real estate developer of Palestinian origin. He is known for building luxury hotels and mansions, mainly in the Bel Air neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills in Los Angeles County, California.

Rim Banna was a Palestinian singer, composer, arranger and activist, who was most known for her modern interpretations of traditional Palestinian songs and poetry. Banna was born in Nazareth, where she graduated from Nazareth Baptist School. She lived in Nazareth with her three children. She met her husband, Ukrainian guitarist Leonid Alexeyenko, while studying music together at the Higher Music Conservatory in Moscow and they married in 2001, and got divorced in 2010.

Ali Suliman is an Arab-Israeli actor. He is known for his work on the series Jack Ryan and the film Paradise Now.

Mu'nas Dabbur is an Arab-Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker for German Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim. He is of Palestinian descent.

Tom Gores is an American businessman and investor. He is the founder of Platinum Equity, a private equity firm with headquarters in Beverly Hills, California. On June 1, 2011, Gores and Platinum Equity became the owners of the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons. He would later become sole owner of the team in 2015. Gores is also a billionaire with an estimated current net worth of $4.1 billion according to the 2019 Forbes 400 list.

Hiam Abbass, also Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian actress and film director.

James the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord, was a brother of Jesus, according to the New Testament. He was an early leader of the Jerusalem Church of the Apostolic Age. He died as a martyr in AD 62 or 69.

Gilbert De Smet was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in four editions of the Tour de France and two of the Vuelta a España.

Tarik Kopty was an Arab-Israeli actor. He acted in multiple films which appeared at the Cannes Film Festival.