20th-century Israeli Jews

Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021, Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister.

Natalie Hershlag, known professionally as Natalie Portman, is an actress, film producer and director with dual Israeli and American citizenship. She has had a prolific screen career from her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, receiving multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards.

Israeli politician (1923–2016) –Former President of Israel (2007–2014) and Prime Minister of Israel (1977, 1984–1986, 1995–1996)

Israeli politician, statesman and general (1922–1995)

German Jewish Existentialist philosopher and theologian (1878–1965)

Israeli writer, novelist, journalist and intellectual (1939–2018)

Israeli singer

Israeli singer (1957–2000)

Gene Simmons, also known by his stage persona "the Demon", is an Israeli-American musician. He was the bassist and co-lead singer of the hard rock band Kiss, which he co-founded with Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss in 1973. Simmons, alongside Stanley, remained a constant member of the band until their dissolution in 2023. Simmons is also known for his long tongue and for his reality television show, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, which aired from 2006 to 2012. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 as a member of Kiss.

5th President of Israel (1978–1983), Israeli Cabinet minister, Member of the Knesset, author, playwright, and educator (born 1921–2015)

Israeli actor (1935–2023)

Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter and film director (1924–2005)

Military officer and national hero of the State of Israel (1946–1976)

Israeli archeologist, military officer and politician (1917–1984)

American-Israeli doctor, perpetrator of the Cave of the Patriarchs massacre (1956-1994)

American-Israeli physicist

Israeli politician, journalist and author (1923-2018)

Minister of Economy of Israel since 2024

Israeli poet (1911–2070)

Israeli film director and producer (1929–2014)

Israeli pop singer and actress

Israeli psychologist (1937–1996)

Israeli-American author

Polish partisan

Holocaust survivor, oldest living man

Israeli business management author and thinker (1947-2011)

Israeli poet and songwriter

Israeli film director and screenwriter (born 1950)

Israeli actress and filmmaker (1964–2016)

Israeli film director

Israeli singer (1939-2013)

U.S. civilian intelligence analyst turned Israeli spy

Russian-Israeli writer

Israeli physicist

Israeli intellectual (1903-1994)

Israeli singer, artist and actress (1923–2006)

Israeli military officer and politician (1924-1994)

Israeli film director (1931–2018)

Israeli Krav Maga practitioner (1910–1998)

Israeli economist (1926-2012)

Israeli engineer and creator of the Feldenkrais Method (1904-1984)

Israeli journalist and politician

Israeli actor

Austrian-American high-energy physicist, molecular spectroscopist (1923-1965)

Israeli politician (1930-1995)

Israeli actress and writer

German-Cuban inventor, Cuban ambassador to Israel and philanthropist (1887–1982)

wife of the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli computer scientist (1931–2023)

Israeli actress and comedian

Polish accountant and Holocaust survivor (1901–1969)

Russian-Israeli chess player (1941–2013)

Israeli diplomat

Israeli general and fighter pilot

Israeli general (1890–1952)

Israeli actor (1965–2025)

Israeli footballer (1936-1999)

Israeli judge and jurist (1936-)

Israeli singer and actress (1938–2022)

Israeli historian and biblical archaeologist (1906-1995)