List of Famous people named Ezra

Ezra Theodore Newman is an American physicist, known for his many contributions to general relativity theory. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh. Newman was awarded the 2011 Einstein Prize from the American Physical Society:

For outstanding contributions to theoretical relativity, including the Newman–Penrose formalism, Kerr–Newman solution, Heaven, and null foliation theory. For his intellectual passion, generosity and honesty, which have inspired and represented a model for generations of relativists.

Ezra Buzzington is an American character actor for film and TV.

Ezra Laderman was an American composer of classical music. He was born in Brooklyn.

Ezra Klein is an American progressive journalist, blogger, and political commentator who co-founded Vox, where he was editor-at-large. As of January 2021, he became a columnist at The New York Times. He was previously an editor, blogger, and columnist for The Washington Post and an associate editor of The American Prospect. He has served as a contributor to Bloomberg News and MSNBC.

Ezra Swerdlow was an American film producer and production manager.

Ezra Isaac Levant is a Canadian media personality, far-right political activist, writer, and broadcaster. He founded Rebel News and Western Standard . He has worked as a columnist for Sun Media, and hosted a daily program on the Sun News Network from the channel's inception in 2011 until its demise in 2015.

Ezra Booth Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Ezra Cornell was an American businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He was the founder of Western Union, founder of Ithaca's first library, and a co-founder of Cornell University. He also served as President of the New York Agriculture Society and as a New York State Senator.

Ezra Dagan is an actor noted for his acting in the Steven Spielberg film, Schindler's List (1993). He portrayed the character Rabbi Menasha Lewartow.