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HAIFA
Most Famous People Born in Haifa, Israel
- Notable people
- 448
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1954
- Most distinctive
- Computer Scientist 14.4×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Haifa during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Haifa Is Known For
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Football is Haifa's biggest profession — 9% of all notables (41).
Haifa over-indexes on computer scientist — 14.4× the global rate.
Haifa under-produces politician — only 0.7× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Haifa's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Leila Khaled
Born 1944
Aaron Ciechanover
Born 1947
Avi Lerner
Born 1947
Dudu Topaz
1946 - 2009
Gideon Toury
1942 - 2016
Elias Sanbar
Born 1947
Oscar Bronner
Born 1943
Tanya Reinhart
1943 - 2007
Yona Yahav
Born 1944
Amihai Mazar
Born 1942
Kobi Oshrat
Born 1944
Dani Litani
Born 1943
Salim Joubran
Born 1947
Uzi Landau
Born 1943
Ya'acov Dorchin
Born 1946
Misha Segal
Born 1943
Jehuda Reinharz
Born 1944
Abed Abdi
Born 1942
Galila Ron-Feder Amit
Born 1949
Moti Giladi
Born 1946
Yael German
Born 1947
Benjamin Rawitz-Castel
1946 - 2006
David Tartakover
Born 1944
Reuven Gal
Born 1942
David Zucker (politician)
Born 1948
Akiva Eldar
Born 1945
Roby Young
Born 1942
Uzi Even
Born 1940
Yaakov Rotblit
Born 1945
Rachel Adato
Born 1947
Yossi Goldstein
Born 1947
Joseph Yahalom
Born 1941
Tsippi Fleischer
Born 1946
Salman Natour
1949 - 2016
Haider Mahmoud
Born 1942
Leah Tsemel
Born 1945
Athalya Brenner
Born 1943
Motti Ashkenazi
Born 1940
Ron Sommer
Born 1949
Ronit Lentin
Born 1944
David Palterer
Born 1949
Adiva Geffen
Born 1946
Mordechai Omer
1941 - 2011
Ali Kazak
Born 1947
Yehiel Leket
Born 1941
Michael Federmann
Born 1943
Ronnith Neumann
Born 1948
Aviem Sella
Born 1946
Zeev Drori
Born 1946
Sabi Dorr
Born 1943
Ilana Herrnstadt
Born 1940
Yossi Katz
Born 1949
Norbert Beilharz
1941 - 2019
Ruth Abeles
Born 1942
Giangos Simantiris
1940 - 2007
Danny Ben-Israel
1944 - 2019
Shamuel Avishar
Born 1947
Issak Tavior
Born 1943
Shraga Elam
Born 1947
Ilana Hammerman
Born 1944
Lydia Böhmer
Born 1943
Aharon Gershgoren
Born 1948
I. M. Ibrahim
1941 - 2008
Chadia Clot
Born 1947
Insaf Qal'aji
Born 1946
Ali Kamal Al-Issawi
Born 1943
Jacob Hornik
Born 1942