List of Famous people named Meir

Rabbi Meir David HaKohen Kahane was an American-born Israeli ordained Orthodox rabbi, writer, and Zionist politician who served one term in Israel's Knesset. A cofounder of the Jewish Defense League and founder of the Israeli political party Kach, he espoused militant views and actions to combat anti-Semitism that led to a 1971 criminal conviction in the United States for conspiracy to manufacture explosives intended for the Soviet Mission to the United Nations in New York City, and in Israel for plotting to blow up the Libyan embassy in Brussels in revenge for the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich; in each case he received a suspended sentence and probation.

Aluf Meir Dagan was an Israel Defense Forces Major General and Director of the Mossad.

Meir Pa'il was a colonel in the Israel Defense Forces, an Israeli politician, and military historian.

Meir Shamgar was the chief justice of the Israeli Supreme Court from 1983 to 1995.

Meir Vilner was an Israeli communist politician and Jewish leader of the Communist Party of Israel (Maki), at one time a powerful force in the country. He was the youngest and longest surviving signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948.

Meir Wieseltier is a prize-winning Israeli poet and translator.

Meir Amit was an Israeli politician and cabinet minister. He served as the Chief Director and the head of global operations for Mossad from 1963 to 1968, before entering into politics and holding two ministerial positions. He was also widely regarded as the most successful intelligence officer and a leading political figure for Israel.

Meir Rosenne was an Israeli lawyer and diplomat.

Meir Argov was a Zionist activist, Israeli politician and a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence.

Meir David Loewenstein was an Israeli politician and one of the signatories of the Israeli declaration of independence.