# List of Jewish American sportspeople

This is a list of notable Jewish American sportspeople. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans; for Jewish sportspeople from other countries, see List of Jews in sport.

## Baseball
### Players

* Cal Abrams
* Lloyd Allen (converted to Judaism)
* Rubén Amaro, Jr. (Jewish mother)
* Morrie Arnovich, All Star
* Brad Ausmus, catcher, All-Star, 3x Gold Glove
* Jesse Baker
* Brian Bark
* Ross Baumgarten
* Jose Bautista (Jewish mother)
* Bo Belinsky (Jewish mother)
* Joe Bennett
* Moe Berg
* Richard Bleier, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
* Bob Berman
* Cy Block
* Ron Blomberg (1948–), Major League's first designated hitter
* Sam Bohne
* Lou Boudreau (Jewish mother), 8x All-Star, batting title, MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame, manager
* Ralph Branca, pitcher, 3x All-Star (Jewish mother)
* Ryan Braun, outfielder, 2007 Rookie of the Year, home run champion, 5x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger, 2011 National League MVP
* Alex Bregman, infielder (Houston Astros)
* Craig Breslow, pitcher
* Louis Brower
* Conrad Cardinal
* Harry Chozen
* Tony Cogan
* Alta Cohen
* Andy Cohen (1904–1988), 2nd baseman for the New York Giants (1926, 1928, 1929); managed one game for the 1960 Philadelphia Phillies
* Hy Cohen
* Syd Cohen
* Phil Cooney
* Ed Corey
* Bill Cristall
* Harry Danning, catcher, 4x All-Star
* Ike Davis, first baseman
* Cody Decker
* Harry Eisenstat
* Mike Epstein
* Reuben Ewing
* Al Federoff
* Harry Feldman
* Scott Feldman, pitcher
* Leo Fishel
* Matt Ford
* Nate Freiman
* Max Fried, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
* Sam Fuld, outfielder and general manager
* Brad Goldberg, pitcher (Chicago White Sox)
* Sid Gordon, outfielder & third baseman, 2x All-Star
* John Grabow
* Shawn Green, right fielder, 2x All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger
* Adam Greenberg (1981–), outfielder with the Chicago Cubs
* Hank Greenberg, first baseman & outfielder, 5x All-Star, 4x home run champion, 4x RBI leader, 2x MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame
* Mickey Haslin (whose father, George Haslinsky, was a son of Anna née Jaszová)
* Jason Hirsh, starting pitcher
* Ken Holtzman, starting pitcher, 2x All-Star. pitched two major league no-hitters
* Joe Horlen, pitcher, All-Star, ERA leader
* Brian Horwitz, outfielder
* Gabe Kapler, outfielder, manager, 2021 NL Manager of the Year
* Ty Kelly, utility player
* Ian Kinsler, second baseman, 4x All-Star
* Jerry Klein, pitcher
* Sandy Koufax, starting pitcher, 6x All-Star, 5x ERA leader, 4x strikeouts leader, 3x Wins leader, 2x W-L% leader, 1 perfect game, MVP, 3x Cy Young Award, Baseball Hall of Fame
* Barry Latman, pitcher
* Ryan Lavarnway, catcher
* Mike Lieberthal, catcher, 2x All-Star, Gold Glove
* Jason Marquis, starting pitcher, Silver Slugger, All Star
* Bob Melvin, catcher & manager of the San Diego Padres
* Marvin Miller, first director of the MLBPA
* Jon Moscot, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
* David Newhan (whose father is Ross Newhan)
* Jeff Newman, catcher & first baseman, All-Star, manager
* Joc Pederson, outfielder (Arizona Diamondbacks)
* Barney Pelty
* Lefty Phillips, managed the California Angels in the late 1960s and early 1970s
* Lipman Pike, major league baseball's first player. outfielder, second baseman, & manager, 4x home run champion, RBI leader
* Kevin Pillar, center fielder
* Jake Pitler
* Aaron Poreda, pitcher
* Scott Radinsky, pitcher
* Jimmie Reese
* Jerry Reinsdorf, owner, Chicago White Sox
* Dave Roberts, pitcher
* Saul Rogovin, pitcher
* Al Rosen, third baseman & first baseman, 4x All-Star, 2x home run champion, 2x RBI leader, MVP
* Wayne Rosenthal
* Josh Satin, second baseman for the Mets
* Richie Scheinblum, outfielder, All-Star
* Scott Schoeneweis
* Art Shamsky, outfielder and first baseman in the '60s and '70s with the Reds and Mets.
* Larry Sherry, relief pitcher for the Dodgers
* Norm Sherry, catcher, managed the California Angels
* Mose Solomon, "The Rabbi of Swat"
* George Stone, outfielder, 1x batting title
* Steve Stone, All Star, Cy Young Award
* Danny Valencia, third baseman
* Steve Wapnick, relief pitcher
* Justin Wayne
* Phil Weintraub, nicknamed "Mickey"
* Josh Whitesell, first baseman
* Steve Yeager, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers (converted to Judaism)
* Larry Yellen, pitcher for the Houston Colt .45s
* Kevin Youkilis, first baseman, third baseman, & left fielder, 3x All-Star, Gold Glove, Hank Aaron Award
* Josh Zeid, pitcher

### Umpires

* Al Clark
* Al Forman
* Dolly Stark, first Jewish umpire in modern baseball.

## Basketball
### Basketball players

* Sam Balter, All American, UCLA; Olympic gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics; longtime radio and TV broadcaster
* Irv Bemoras, All American, University of Illinois. Guard/forward, Milwaukee Hawks and St. Louis Hawks
* Sue Bird, NCAA player of the year, University of Connecticut; 11 time All Star with the WNBA's Seattle Storm; 4 Olympic gold medals; 4 World Cup gold medals
* David Blu, forward, University of Southern California. Played in Euroleague, including 5 seasons with Maccabi Tel Aviv
* Omri Casspi, 1st Israeli-born NBA draft pick; forward for 8 NBA teams as well as Maccabi Tel Aviv
* Jake Cohen, American-Israeli power forward for Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israeli national basketball team
* Shay Doron, All Conference, University of Maryland. Shooting guard, WNBA's New York Liberty and the Israeli League
* Jordan Farmar, All Conference, UCLA. Guard, Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets, and Maccabi Tel Aviv
* Marty Friedman, pre-NBA player for such teams as the New York Whirlwinds and Cleveland Rosenblums. Naismith Hall of Fame.
* Doug Gottlieb, led NCAA in assists, Oklahoma State. Played Euroleague. Basketball analyst, ESPN, CBS Sports, Fox Sports.
* Art Heyman, NCAA player of the year, Duke; forward for the New York Knicks and the ABA's Pittsburgh Pipers.
* Red Holzman, player and coach, Naismith HOF 1986, 2x NBA Championship coach
* Nate Huffman, center, Central Michigan University, NBA's Toronto Raptors. Suproleague player of the year, Maccabi Tel Aviv
* Ralph Kaplowitz, All American, NYU; guard, Philadelphia Sphas, New York Knicks, Philadelphia Warriors. Started in the first NBA/BAA game (Knicks vs. Huskies)
* Barry Kramer, All-American NYU; forward, NBA's San Francisco Warriors, New York Knicks
* Joel Kramer, all conference, San Diego State; forward for Phoenix Suns and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
* Sylven Landesberg, All ACC, UVA; guard, Maccabi Tel Aviv and EuroLeague
* Rudy LaRusso, All Ivy, Dartmouth College, five-time NBA All Star, Los Angeles Lakers
* Nancy Lieberman, NCAA player of the year, Old Dominion University; professional point guard, pre-WNBA, as well as for Phoenix Mercury. Coach and GM, WNBA's Detroit Shock. Assistant coach, NBA's Sacramento Kings. Television analyst, NBA basketball. Naismith Hall of Fame.
* Lennie Rosenbluth, All American, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Forward, Philadelphia Warriors
* Danny Schayes, center, Syracuse University; 18 seasons in NBA, 8 with Denver Nuggets
* Dolph Schayes, All American, NYU. 12-time All-NBA team, Syracuse Nationals. Naismith Hall of Fame.
* Ossie Schectman, guard, Long Island University. Guard, Philadelphia Sphas and New York Knicks. Scored first basket of BAA/NBA.
* Jon Scheyer, All-American Duke University, head coach, Duke, effective 2022
* Barney Sedran, guard CCNY; pre-NBA star for many teams, including the Cleveland Rosenblums. Shortest player in the Naismith Hall of Fame.
* Amar'e Stoudemire, power forward, New York Knicks; claims to have Jewish roots, but this is unconfirmed
* Sidney Tanenbaum, All-American, NYU; guard for BAA/NBA's New York Knicks and Baltimore Bullets.
* Ryan Turell (born 1999), basketball player for the G-League Motor City Cruise, Yeshiva University.
* Alex Tyus, center, Israeli national team
* Neal Walk, All American, University of Florida. NBA center, mostly with the Phoenix Suns
* Max Zaslofsky, guard/forward, St. John's University, Chicago Stags, New York Knicks; named to 1st 4 All-NBA teams

### Basketball administrators, coaches, and owners

* Senda Berenson Abbott, basketball educator, Naismith Hall of Fame
* Leslie Alexander, owner, Houston Rockets; former owner, Houston Comets
* Micky Arison, owner, Miami Heat
* Red Auerbach, coach, general manager and team president, Boston Celtics; 16 NBA championships. Naismith Hall of Fame.
* Steve Ballmer, owner, Los Angeles Clippers
* Steve Belkin, former owner, Atlanta Hawks
* David Blatt, coach, Cleveland Cavaliers
* David Blitzer, owner, Philadelphia 76ers
* Larry Brown, coach, 8 NBA teams, University of Kansas, SMU. Point guard, University of North Carolina and 4 teams in the American Basketball Association. Olympic gold medal. Naismith Hall of Fame.
* Mark Cuban, owner, Dallas Mavericks
* William Davidson, former owner, Detroit Pistons. Naismith Hall of Fame.
* Lawrence Frank, coach, New Jersey Nets
* Larry Fleisher, president and general counsel to the National Basketball Association Players' Association. Naismith Hall of Fame.
* Dan Gilbert, owner, Cleveland Cavaliers
Harry Glickman, founder & president, Portland Trail Blazers (deceased)
* Todd Golden, player, and coach of the Florida Gators
* Edward Gottlieb, NBA co-founder, coach and owner of Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Naismith Hall of Fame.
* Ernie Grunfeld, general manager, New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks; president, Washington Wizards. All-time leading scorer, University of Tennessee. Olympic gold medal. Guard, New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks, and Kansas City Kings
* Peter Guber, owner, Golden State Warriors
* Josh Harris, owner, Philadelphia 76ers
* Nat Holman, coach, City College of New York, NCAA and NIT championships in same year. Guard, NYU Violets, Original Celtics. Naismith Hall of Fame.
* Red Holzman, coach, New York Knicks, 2 NBA championships. All American, City College of New York. Guard, Rochester Royals, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Hawks. Naismith Hall of Fame.
* George Kaiser, owner, Oklahoma City Thunder
* Louis Klotz, player/coach/manager for the Washington Generals and New York Nationals as they lost 14,000 exhibition games to the Harlem Globetrotters; guard, Philadelphia Sphas and Baltimore Bullets
* Herb Kohl, former owner, Milwaukee Bucks
* Joe Lacob, owner, Golden State Warriors, with Peter Guber
* Guy Lewis, coach, University of Houston. Naismith Hall of Fame.
* Harry Litwack, coach, Temple University. Player, Philadelphia Sphas. Naismith Hall of Fame.
* Stan Kasten, general manager/president, Atlanta Hawks
* Bruce Pearl, coach, University of Tennessee, Auburn University (current)
* Maurice Podoloff, former NBA commissioner
* Jerry Reinsdorf, owner, Chicago Bulls, Naismith Hall of Fame
* Antony Ressler, owner, Atlanta Hawks
* Abe Saperstein, founder, owner, and earliest coach, Harlem Globetrotters. Shortest man in the Naismith Hall of Fame
* Robert Sarver, owner, Phoenix Suns
* Howard Schultz, former owner Seattle SuperSonics and Seattle Storm
* Jon Scheyer, coach and former All American player, Duke University
* Adam Silver, current NBA commissioner
* Herb Simon, owner, Indiana Pacers
* Mel Simon, former co-owner, Indiana Pacers
* Donald Sterling, former owner, Los Angeles Clippers
* David Stern, former NBA commissioner. Naismith Hall of Fame.
* Zollie Volchok, former general manager, Seattle SuperSonics
* Larry Weinberg, former owner, Portland Trail Blazers

## Boxing

* Ray Arcel, trainer, HoF
* Bob Arum, promoter, HoF
* Abe Attell, world featherweight champion, HoF
* Max Baer, world heavyweight champion, HoF
* Benny Bass, world featherweight champion, HoF
* Samuel Berger, first Olympic heavyweight champion
* Jack Bernstein, world junior lightweight champion
* Mushy Callahan, world junior-welterweight champion, HoF
* Joe Choynski, heavyweight fighter, HoF
* Al "Bummy" Davis, "The Brownsville Bum"; controversial lightweight and welterweight boxer of the 1930s and 1940s
* Yuri Foreman, super welterweight champion
* Benny Goldberg, bantamweight amateur turned pro
* Charley Goldman, trainer, HoF
* Abe Goldstein, world bantamweight champion
* Ronnie Harris, three-time U.S. National Lightweight Champion; gold medalist in Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
* Mike Jacobs, promoter, HoF
* Ben Jeby, world middleweight champion
* Jackie Kallen, promoter
* Kid Kaplan, world featherweight champion, HoF
* Solly Krieger, world middleweight champion
* Herbie Kronowitz, middleweight champion, ranked tenth in the world in the 1940s, native of Brooklyn, New York, later a boxing referee
* Benny Leonard, world lightweight champion, HoF
* Battling Levinsky, world light-heavyweight champion, HoF
* Greg Lobel, heavyweight
* Saoul Mamby, world junior-welterweight champion
* Al McCoy, world welterweight champion
* Boyd Melson, 2008 Olympic alternate and current professional junior middleweight boxer; donates 100% of his fight purses to spinal cord injury research
* Samuel Mosberg, Olympic light-heavyweight gold medalist at the 1920 Olympics where he scored the quickest knock-out in history
* Bob Olin, world light-heavyweight champion
* Charlie Phil Rosenberg, world bantamweight champion
* Dana Rosenblatt, world middleweight champion
* Maxie Rosenbloom, world light-heavyweight champion, HoF
* Barney Ross, world lightweight and welterweight champion, HoF
* Mike Rossman, world light-heavyweight champion
* Dmitriy Salita, Brooklyn boxer, born April 4, 1982
* Corporal Izzy Schwartz, world flyweight champion
* Abe Simon, last Jewish contender for world heavyweight title
* Al Singer, world lightweight champion, HoF
* Lew Tendler, "greatest southpaw in ring history", HoF
* Benny Valger, nicknamed "The French Flash"

## Equestrian

* Robert Dover, 4x Olympic bronze, 1x world championship bronze (dressage)
* Margie Goldstein-Engle, world championship silver, Pan American Games gold, silver, and bronze (jumping)
* Edith Master, Olympic bronze (dressage)

## Fencing

* Norman Armitage, fencer; ten-time US sabre champion
* Albert Axelrod, fencer; four-time US foil champion, and Olympic bronze medalist
* Cliff Bayer, fencer; four-time US foil champion
* Tamir Bloom, fencer; two-time US epee champion
* Daniel Bukantz, fencer; four-time US foil champion; gold medalist in 1950 Maccabiah Games
* Eli Dershwitz, fencer; 2023 World Sabre Champion
* Emily Jacobson, fencer; 2004 Women's World Sabre Junior Champion
* Sada Jacobson, fencer; Olympic bronze medalist; ranked #1 in the world in 2004
* Dan Kellner, fencer; one-time US foil champion
* Byron Krieger, (foil, saber, épée), 2x Olympian, Pan American Games team gold/silver
* Allan Kwartler, fencer; gold medalist in the Pan American Games (sabre) and Maccabiah Games (sabre and foil)
* Helene Mayer, fencer; four-time Women's World Foil Champion; 8-time US champion; and Olympic gold and silver medalist
* Soren Thompson (épée), NCAA champion, world team champion
* Jonathan Tiomkin, fencer; two-time US foil champion
* George Worth, fencer; one-time US sabre champion; Olympic bronze and silver medalist

## American football
### Players

* Doc Alexander, G, All-Pro, College Football Hall of Fame (CFHoF)
* Lyle Alzado, DE, two-time All-Pro
* Harris Barton, OL, two-time All-Pro
* Alex Bernstein, OL
* David Binn, long snapper, San Diego Chargers
* Jeremy Bloom, WR, PR
* Matt Bloom, G, T
* Arthur Bluethenthal, C
* Greg Camarillo, WR, Minnesota Vikings
* Gabe Carimi, OT, Chicago Bears
* Irv Constantine, B, Staten Island Stapletons
* Al Cornsweet, Cleveland Browns
* Julian Edelman, WR, New England Patriots
* Jay Fiedler, QB
* Colin Ritter, P
* John Frank, TE
* Benny Friedman, QB, four-time All-Pro, Hall of Fame, CFHoF
* Lennie Friedman, OL, Cleveland Browns
* Antonio Garay, DT, San Diego Chargers
* Adam Goldberg, OG, St. Louis Rams
* Bill Goldberg, DT
* Marshall Goldberg, RB, All-Pro, CFHoF
* Charles "Buckets" Goldenberg, G and RB, All-Pro
* Randy Grossman, TE, Pittsburgh Steelers
* Phil Handler, G, three-time All-Pro
* Sigmund Harris, QB
* Mark Herzlich, LB, New York Giants
* Greg Joseph, K
* Andrew Kline, OG
* Kyle Kosier, G, Dallas Cowboys
* Len Levy, G
* Benny Lom
* Erik Lorig, FB/TE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
* Sid Luckman, QB, 8-time All-Pro, Hall of Fame, CFHoF
* Taylor Mays, S, Cincinnati Bengals
* Sam McCullum, WR
* Josh Miller, punter
* Ron Mix, OT, nine-time All-Pro, Hall of Fame
* Ed Newman, G, All-Pro
* Harry Newman, QB, All-Pro
* Igor Olshansky, DE
* Adam Podlesh, punter
* Merv Pregulman, T and C
* Herb Rich, safety, All-Pro
* Josh Rosen, QB, Miami Dolphins
* Sage Rosenfels, QB, New York Giants
* Mike Rosenthal, OT
* Jack Sack, All-Pro
* Geoff Schwartz, OT, New York Giants
* Mitchell Schwartz. OT
* Mike Seidman, TE, Indianapolis Colts
* Allie Sherman, running back and coach
* Saul "Solly" Sherman, Chicago Bears, QB, 1939 and 1940
* Scott Slutzker, TE
* Josh Taves, DE
* Andre Tippett, LB, five-time All Pro, Hall of Fame (converted to Judaism)
* Alan Veingrad, OL
* Gary Wood, New York Giants QB

### Coaches

* Al Cornsweet, coach Cleveland Browns 1931
* Jedd Fisch, head coach of the University of Washington Huskies
* Sid Gillman, coach, PFHoF, CFHoF
* Phil Handler, head coach of the Chicago Cardinals
* Tony Levine, head coach of the Houston Cougars
* Marv Levy, coach, PFHoF
* Allie Sherman, former head coach of the New York Giants
* Marc Trestman, former head coach of the Chicago Bears

### Owners and executives

* David Tepper, Carolina Panthers owner (2018–present)
* Arthur Blank, Atlanta Falcons owner (2002–present)
* Al Davis, Oakland Raiders owner (1966–2011)
* Mark Davis, Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders owner (2011–present)
* Malcolm Glazer, Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner (1995–present)
* Josh Harris, Washington Commanders owner (2023–present)
* Eugene V. Klein, San Diego Chargers owner (1966–1984)
* Robert Kraft, New England Patriots owner (1994–present)
* Randy Lerner, Cleveland Browns owner (2002–2012)
* Jeffrey Lurie, Philadelphia Eagles owner (1995–present)
* Art Modell, Cleveland Browns owner (1961–1995), Baltimore Ravens owner (1995–2004)
* Carroll Rosenbloom, Baltimore Colts owner (1953–1972), Los Angeles Rams owner (1972–1979)
* Stephen M. Ross, Miami Dolphins owner (2008–present)
* Daniel Snyder, Washington Redskins / Commanders owner (1999–2023)
* Steve Tisch, New York Giants owner (2005–present)
* Sonny Werblin, New York Jets owner (1965–1968)
* Zygi Wilf, Minnesota Vikings owner
* Steve Cohen, New York Mets owner (2020-present)

### Officials

* Jerry Markbreit, line judge (1976) and referee (1977–98); only official to serve as referee in four Super Bowls (XVII, XXI, XXVI, XXIX)

## Golf

* Amy Alcott, LPGA Tour, World Golf Hall of Fame
* Herman Barron, PGA Tour
* Daniel Berger, PGA Tour
* Bruce Fleisher, PGA Tour
* Jonathan Kaye, PGA Tour
* David Lipsky, Asian Tour
* Corey Pavin, PGA & Champions Tour (converted to Christianity)
* Morgan Pressel, LPGA Tour
* Monte Scheinblum, 1992 US and World Long Drive Champion
* Ron Silver, Nationwide Tour
* Patrick Rodgers, PGA Tour

## Gymnastics

* Alyssa Beckerman, national champion (balance beam), 2 silver & bronze (uneven bars)
* Philip Erenberg, Olympic silver (Indian clubs)
* Mitch Gaylord, Olympic champion (team), silver (vaulting), 2x bronze (rings, parallel bars)
* Abie Grossfeld, 8 time Pan American champion, 7x Maccabiah champion, coach
* George Gulack, Olympic champion (flying rings)
* Phoebe Mills, Olympic bronze (balance beam)
* Aly Raisman, Olympic champion (floor, team combined exercises in 2012 and 2016), silver (all-around), bronze (balance beam); world gold (team: 2011, 2015), silver (team: 2010), and bronze (floor exercise: 2011)
* Kerri Strug, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), bronze (team combined exercises)
* Julie Zetlin, 2010 US champion (rhythmic gymnastics)
* Valerie Zimring, 1984 US National Champion, 5 time Maccabiah Champion (rhythmic gymnastics)

## Ice hockey

* Mike Brown, right wing
* Hy Buller, Canadian-born US, All-Star defenceman (NHL)
* Carter Camper, forward
* Colby Cohen, defenseman
* Corey Crawford, goaltender (Chicago Blackhawks)
* Sara DeCosta, goaltender (US national team)
* Adam Fox, defenseman (New York Rangers)
* Dov Grumet-Morris, goaltender (Hartford Wolf Pack)
* Jeff Halpern, center (Phoenix Coyotes)
* Mike Hartman, left wing (NHL)
* Jack Hughes, center (New Jersey Devils)
* Luke Hughes, defenseman (New Jersey Devils)
* Quinn Hughes, defenseman (Vancouver Canucks)
* Evan Kaufmann, forward (Nürnberg Ice Tigers)
* Luke Kunin, centre (San Jose Sharks)
* Eric Nystrom, left wing (Nashville Predators) & son of former NHL player Bob Nystrom
* Dylan Reese, defenseman (Amur Khabarovsk)
* Mathieu Schneider, defenseman (NHL)
* Brett Sterling, left wing
* Jason Zucker, left wing (Pittsburgh Penguins)

## Motor sports

* Kenny Bernstein, drag racer
* Paul Newman, auto racer and team owner
* Peter Revson, F1 racer
* Mauri Rose, Indy 500 racer

## Power sports

* Isaac Berger, Olympic weightlifter (1g2s)
* Matt Bloom, professional wrestler
* Colt Cabana, professional wrestler
* Abe Coleman, professional wrestler
* Maxwell Jacob Friedman, professional wrestler
* Bill Goldberg, professional wrestler
* Royce Isaacs, professional wrestler
* Kelly Kelly (Barbie Blank), professional wrestler
* Butch Levy, professional wrestler
* Scott Levy, professional wrestler
* Dean Malenko, professional wrestler
* Lanny Poffo, professional wrestler
* Randy Savage, professional wrestler
* Izzy Slapawitz, professional wrestler and manager
* Henry Wittenberg, Olympic wrestler (1g1s)

## Rugby union

* Samuel Goodman, manager of the gold winning US Olympic rugby, 1920, 1924.
* Shawn Lipman
* Zack Test

## Skating

* Benjamin Agosto, ice dancer
* Judy Blumberg, US ice dancer, World Championship three-time bronze
* Cindy Bortz, figure skater, World Junior Champion
* Sasha Cohen, figure skater, reigning US Figure Skating Champion and Olympic silver
* Amber Corwin, figure skater
* Loren Galler-Rabinowitz, ice dancer, competes with partner David Mitchell; US Championships bronze
* Melissa Gregory, figure skater, ice dancer with Denis Petukhov, US Championships three silvers, two bronze
* Emily Hughes, figure skater, World Junior Figure Skating Championships bronze, US Championships bronze, silver
* Sarah Hughes, figure skater, Olympic gold, World Championship bronze (Jewish mother)
* Ronald Joseph, figure skater, US Junior Champion, US Championships gold, two-time silver, and bronze, World Championship silver, bronze
* Vivian Joseph, figure skater, US Junior Champion, US Championships gold, two-time silver, and bronze, World Championship silver, bronze
* Michael Seibert, ice dancer, US Figure Skating Championships five-time gold, World Figure Skating Championships three-time bronze
* Jamie Silverstein, figure skater, ice dancer with Ryan O'Meara, US Championships bronze

## Soccer (association football)

* Ryan Adeleye, US/Israel, defender (Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
* Jeff Agoos, defender (national team)
* Al Albert, college soccer coach
* Kyle Altman, defender
* Yael Averbuch, midfielder (Sky Blue FC and women's national team)
* Rhett Bernstein, defender
* Jonathan Bornstein, left back/midfielder (Chicago Fire FC and national team)
* Dan Calichman, defender
* Benny Feilhaber, Brazil/US center/attacking midfielder (AGF Aarhus and US national team)
* Don Garber, commissioner
* Avram Glazer, co-chairman, Manchester United
* Joel Glazer, co-chairman, Manchester United
* Malcolm Glazer, owner, Manchester United
* Eddy Hamel, right winger (AFC Ajax; was killed by the Nazis in Auschwitz)
* Shep Messing, goalkeeper (national team), manager, and sportscaster
* Charlie Reiter, forward (Richmond Kickers)
* Dave Sarachan, forward
* Sara Whalen, defender/forward, Olympic silver
* Ethan Zohn
* DeAndre Yedlin (soccer player, Miami FC)

## Swimming

* Tiffany Cohen, Olympic swimmer (2g; 400-meter and 800-meter freestyle)
* Anthony Ervin, Olympic swimmer (3g1s)
* Scott Goldblatt, US Olympic champion (4X200 freestyle relay), silver (800 m. freestyle relay)
* Lenny Krayzelburg, Four time Olympic champion
* Dan Kutler, US-born Israeli
* Jason Lezak, Olympic swimmer (4g1s2b)
* Marilyn Ramenofsky, US Olympic silver (400-meter freestyle)
* Keena Rothhammer, Olympic swimmer (1g1b)
* Albert Schwartz, US Olympic bronze (100-meter freestyle)
* Mark Spitz (1950–), Olympic swimmer (9g1s1b),
* Dara Torres, Olympic swimmer (4g4s4b)
* Garrett Weber-Gale, Olympic swimmer (2g)
* Wendy Weinberg, US Olympic bronze (800-meter freestyle)
* Ben Wildman-Tobriner, Olympic swimmer (1g)

## Tennis

* Jay Berger, tennis player; USTA boys' 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #7; coach
* Madison Brengle
* Audra Cohen, 2007 NCAA Women's Singles Champion
* Julia Cohen, USTA girls' 12s and 18s singles champion
* Mark Ein, doubles tennis player and businessman
* Herbert Flam, two-time USTA boys' 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #5
* Zack Fleishman, tennis player
* Brad Gilbert, tennis player; highest world ranking #4, Olympic bronze (singles); coach<
* Justin Gimelstob, tennis player; USTA boys' 16s and 18s singles champion, won 1998 Australian Open Mixed Doubles (with Venus Williams) and 1998 French Open Mixed Doubles (with Venus Williams)
* Paul Goldstein, tennis player; USTA boys' 16s and two-time 18s singles champion
* Brian Gottfried, tennis player; USTA boys' 12s and two-time 18s singles champion, won 1975 and 1977 French Open Men's Doubles (with Raúl Ramírez), and 1976 Wimbledon Men's Doubles (with Ramirez), highest world ranking #3
* Jim Grabb, doubles tennis player; won 1989 French Open Men's Doubles (with Richey Reneberg) and 1992 US Open Men's Doubles (with Patrick McEnroe), highest world doubles ranking #1
* Julie Heldman, US girls' 15s and 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #5
* Anita Kanter, US girls' 18s singles champion
* Sofia Kenin, 2020 Australia Open women's singles champion.
* Aaron Krickstein, tennis player; USTA boys' 16s and 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #6
* Steve Krulevitz, tennis player; Maccabbi Champion
* Jesse Levine, tennis player
* Wayne Odesnik
* Richard Savitt, tennis player
* Julius Seligson, two-time boys' 18s singles champion
* Harold Solomon, tennis player; US boys' 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #5
* Brian Teacher, US boys' 18s singles champion, won 1980 Australian Open Singles, highest world ranking #7
* Eliot Teltscher, won 1983 French Open Mixed Doubles (with Barbara Jordan), highest world ranking #6

## Track and field

* Gerry Ashworth, world record holder in 100 yards, 100 meters; 1964 Olympic track athlete-gold medal
* Louis Clarke, Olympic gold medal, 4X100-meter relay
* Lillian Copeland, world records (javelin, discus throw, and shot put); Olympic champion & silver {discus}
* Daniel Frank, long jump, Olympic silver medal
* Hugo Friend, long jump, Olympic bronze medal
* James Fuchs, shot put & discus, 2x Olympic bronze (shot put); 4x shot put world record holder, 2x Pan American champions (shot put & discus)
* Marty Glickman, sprinter, US Olympic team; All American (football) and sportscaster.
* Milton Green, world record holder in the 45-yard & 60-m high hurdles in the 1930s; was considered sure to make the Olympic team in 1936, but chose not to participate in protest of the event being held in Nazi Germany
* Gary Gubner, world shot put records, weightlifter
* Clare Jacobs, bronze medal, Olympic pole vault, world indoor record
* Deena Kastor, Olympic bronze medalist in marathon 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens; long-distance runner, US records (marathon & half-marathon)
* Abel Kiviat, middle-distance runner
* Margaret Bergmann Lambert, US Champion in high jump, 1937–38, and shot put, 1938; subject of HBO documentary Hitler's Pawn
* Henry Laskau, German-born US racewalker, won 42 national titles; Pan American champion; 4x Maccabiah champion
* Alvah Meyer, silver medal, 100 meter dash, 1912 Olympics, 2 world records (60 y & 300 y).
* Lon Myers, US, sprinter, world records (quarter-mile, 100-yard, 440-yard (400 m), and 880-yard)
* Myer Prinstein, Olympic jumper, world record (long jump); 3x Olympic champion (2x triple jump & long jump) and silver (long jump) (4g1s)
* Steve Seymour, javelin throw, Olympic silver medal
* Sam Stoller, US, world indoor record (60-yard dash)
* Dwight Stones, world record (high jump); 2x Olympic bronze

## Horse racing

* Walter Blum, Hall of Fame jockey
* Robert J. Frankel, Hall of Fame trainer
* Willie Harmatz, jockey
* John Hertz, owner and breeder
* Max Hirsch, Hall of Fame trainer
* William J. Hirsch, Hall of Fame trainer
* David Hofmans, trainer
* Hirsch Jacobs, Hall of Fame trainer
* Bruce N. Levine, trainer
* Walter Miller, Hall of Fame jockey
* Howard M. Tesher, trainer
* Martin D. Wolfson, trainer

## Miscellaneous sports

* Marv Albert, NBA announcer, New York Knicks, NBA on NBC, NBA on TNT, New Jersey Nets
* Jeremy Bloom, Olympic freestyle skier; model; NFL player
* Walter Blum, jockey
* Lindsey Durlacher, wrestler
* Sidney Franklin, bullfighter
* Alan Gelfand, skateboarder, inventor of the ollie
* Vic Hershkowitz, handball champion
* Marty Hogan, racquetball player
* Marshall Holman, bowling champion
* Jordan Levine, lacrosse player
* Johnny Most, NBA announcer, Boston Celtics
* Sam Munchnick, wrestling promoter and executive
* Victor Niederhoffer, squash player; won 1951 Wimbledon Men's Singles, highest world ranking #2
* Marty Nothstein, cyclist
* Adam Duvendeck, Olympic cyclist
* Bruce Pasternack, former president and CEO of Special Olympics International.
* Mark Roth, bowling champion
* Louis O. Schwartz, President, American Sportscasters Association (ASA); founder, ASA Hall of Fame; Editor, ASA Insiders Sportsletter; former president, Finger Lakes Broadcasting Corp.
* Tamara Statman, softball player and Israeli National Softball Team Member.
* Shaun Tomson, surfer
* Jewish Roller Derby is a diaspora team that competes in international tournaments.