# List of people from Haifa

This is a list of famous people from the Israeli city of Haifa.

## Academia and research

* Rachel Adato (gynecologist)
* Dan Bar-On (psychologist)
* Nitza Ben-Dov (Literature)
* Edmond Bonan (mathematician)
* Aaron Ciechanover (biologist; 2004 Nobel Prize, Chemistry)
* David Deutsch (physicist)
* Dahlia Gredinger (chemist)
* Yehuda Hayuth (geography; President of the University of Haifa)
* Avram Hershko (biochemist, 2004 Nobel Prize, Chemistry)
* Amnon Pazy (1936–2006), mathematician; President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
* Ilan Pappé (historian)

## Arts and entertainment

* Abed Abdi (painter, sculptor)
* Chava Alberstein (singer)
* Moran Atias (model)
* Ralph Bakshi (animator and director)
* Mike Brant (pop star)
* David Broza (musician)
* Delilah (fictional character from John Rain series)
* Ari Folman (film director)
* Amos Gitai (film director)
* Ivry Gitlis (violinist)
* Carine Goren (pastry chef, cookbook author, and television baking show host)
* Tamara Musakhanova, sculptor and ceramist
* Infected Mushroom (electronic music duo)
* Avi Lerner (movie executive)
* Dani Litani (musician and actor)
* Shiri Maimon (singer)
* Izidore Musallam (film director)
* Vince Offer (entertainer and pitchman)
* Eytan Pessen (voice teacher, pianist and opera director)
* Yehuda Poliker (singer)
* Nasreen Qadri (singer)
* Odeya Rush (actress)
* Daniel Salomon (musician)
* Rinat Shaham (opera singer)
* Simon Shaheen (musician-Oud player)
* Gene Simmons (musician, bassist of Kiss)
* Shirin Sahba (painter, artist)
* Hillel Slovak (musician, original guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers)
* Drew Tal (Dror Toledano, photographer and visual artist)
* David Tartakover (artist)
* Dudu Topaz (1946–2009) (TV and radio personality, comedian, and author)
* Nilli Willis (adult film star)
* Keren Tzur (actress and director)
* Noam Zylberman (actor)
* Talia Lewenthal (Miss Israel 1996)
* Miri Zamir (Miss Israel 1968)
* Dorit Jellinek (Miss Israel 1978)
* Ronit Rinat (Miss Israel 1964)

## Education

* Dr. Arthur Biram (educator)

## Engineering and technology

* Moshe Safdie (architect)
* Johny Srouji (computer scientist)

## Fashion

* Lea Gottlieb (founder and fashion designer of Gottex)

## Journalism and media

* Ari Libsker (journalist)
* Rula Jebreal (Palestinian-Italian journalist)
* Tewfik Mishlawi (veteran Lebanese journalist)

## Literature

* Emile Habibi (author)
* Sami Michael (author)
* Galila Ron-Feder Amit (author)
* Alex Aronson (author, teacher)

## Military and security

* Ze'ev Almog (11th Commander of the Israeli Sea Corps)
* Yohai Ben-Nun (6th Commander of the Israeli Sea Corps)
* Yaakov Dori (1st Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces)
* Haim Laskov (5th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces and 4th Commander of the Israeli Air Force)
* Ehud Shani (general)
* Paul Shulman (2nd Commander of the Israeli Sea Corps)
* Shmuel Tankus (5th Commander of the Israeli Sea Corps, Palmach hero)
* Benjamin Telem (9th Commander of the Israeli Sea Corps)

## Medicine and Health Care

* Dr. Ora Golan, Founder of The Ora Golan Center for Functional Medicine

## Politics and government

* Rachel Adato (politician)
* Naftali Bennett (politician)
* Moshe Feiglin (politician)
* Noah Gal Gendler (ambassador)
* Emile Habibi (Christian Communist writer and politician)
* Zevulun Hammer (politician)
* Khaled al-Hassan (Palestinian politician)
* Hani al-Hassan (Palestinian politician)
* Moshe Kahlon (politician)
* Leila Khaled (Palestinian politician)
* Uzi Landau (politician)
* Uri Lupolianski (mayor of Jerusalem)
* Jabra Nicola (Palestinian Trotskyist leader)
* Boaz Rodkin (ambassador)
* Dan Tichon (politician)
* Emile Toma (politician)
* Moti Yogev (politician)

## Religion

* Yona Metzger

## Sports

* Eduard Meron (born 1937), Olympic weightlifter
* Ayala Hetzroni (born 1938), Olympic shotputter
* Ruth Abeles (born 1942), Olympic gymnast
* Yochanan Vollach (born 1945), footballer, president of Maccabi Haifa
* Miron Bleiberg (born 1955), football coach
* Shem-Tov Sabag (born 1959), Olympic marathoner
* Nili Drori (born 1960), Olympic foil fencer
* Shahar Perkiss (born 1962), tennis player
* Ronny Rosenthal (born 1963), footballer
* Reuven Atar (born 1969), footballer
* Tal Banin (born 1971), footballer
* Arik Benado (born 1973), footballer
* Idan Tal (born 1975), footballer
* Lior Mor (born 1976), tennis player
* Eithan Urbach (born 1977), Olympic swimmer, backstroke
* Jonathan Erlich (born 1977), tennis player
* Ran Nakash (born 1978), cruiserweight boxer
* Noam Okun (born 1978), tennis player
* Tomer Or (born 1978), fencer
* Guy Parselany (born 1978), professional basketball player
* Yaniv Katan (born 1981), association football player
* Eyal Levin (born 1986), Olympic sports sailor
* Lior Refaelov (born 1986), footballer
* Ilana Kratysh (born 1990), freestyle wrestler
* Orr Barouch (born 1991), footballer
* Jonatan Kopelev (born 1991), swimmer
* Bar Timor (born 1992), basketball player
* Gil Cohen (born 1992), Olympic sports sailor
* Yiftach Ziv (born 1995), basketball player
* Nina Amir (born 1999), Olympic sports sailor
* Ami Omer Dadaon (born 2000), Paralympic champion and world champion swimmer
* Mark Malyar (born 2000), Paralympic champion and world champion para swimmer
* Ron Polonsky (born 2001), Olympic swimmer
* Lea Polonsky (born 2002), Olympic swimmer
* Anastasia Gorbenko (born 2003), Olympic swimmer
* Shani Bakanov (born 2006), world champion rhythmic gymnast

## Other

* Gilla Gerzon, Director, Haifa USO
* Amir Gal-Or, businessman
* Eival Gilady, CEO of the Portland Trust
* Sol Gradman, entrepreneur
* Hannah Safran, feminist, activist and researcher
* David Sambar, international investment banker, financial advisor and investor
* Eyal Weizman, intellectual and architect