List of Famous people named Israel

Israel Putnam, popularly known as "Old Put", was an American army general officer who fought with distinction at the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). He also served notably as an officer with Rogers' Rangers during the French and Indian War (1754–1763), when he was captured by Mohawk warriors. He was saved from the ritual burning given to enemies by the intervention of a French officer with whom the Mohawk were allied.

Israel Juarbe is an actor most well known for portraying as Jose Martinez in Angels in the Outfield, Freddy Fernadez in The Karate Kid and The Net (1995).

Israel Hands, also known as Basilica Hands, was an eighteenth-century pirate best known for being second in command to Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard. His name serves as the basis for the name of the villainous sidekick Israel Hands in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel Treasure Island; other than this, the fictional character has no other connection to the real Israel Hands.

Israel Moses Sieff, Baron Sieff was an English businessman and Zionist who was chairman of the British retailer Marks & Spencer from 1964 to 1967.