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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×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Haifa during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 93 notable births.

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 scientist14.4× the global rate.

Haifa under-produces politician — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Football41
  2. Politician35
  3. Actor32
  4. Film17
  5. Writer14
  6. Music12
  7. Mathematician11
  8. Basket10
  1. Computer Scientist914.4×
  2. Psychologist89.6×
  3. Mathematician114.9×
  4. Model54.3×
  5. Physicist63.2×
  6. Film173.1×
  7. Diplomat83.1×
  8. Architect92.3×
  1. Politician350.7×

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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  • Film & TV
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
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Showing 35 of 448 notable people

0012 SINGER

Shiri Maimon

Born 1981

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0015 ACTOR

Moran Atias

Born 1981

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0082 FOOTBALL

Hanan Maman

Born 1989

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0083 SINGER

Rinat Shaham

Born 1980

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0107 CHESS

Thal Abergel

Born 1982

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0113 FOOTBALL

Haim Megrelashvili

Born 1982

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0116 FOOTBALL

Shai Maimon

Born 1986

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0141 MUSIC

Kobi Arad

Born 1981

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0194 FILM

Navot Papushado

Born 1980

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0210 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Tamar Ziskind

Born 1985

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0233 MODEL

Yael Markovich

Born 1989

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0243 ACTOR

Ori Yaniv

Born 1982

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0245 MILITAR

Avichay Adraee

Born 1982

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0251 FOOTBALL

Mahmoud Abbas (footballer)

Born 1988

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0258 SWIMMER

Shai Livnat

Born 1984

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0259 FOOTBALL

Michal Ravitz

Born 1986

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0260 POLITICIAN

Imri Kalmann

Born 1986

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0271 FOOTBALL

Ben Malka

Born 1989

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0280 BASKET

Liad Suez

Born 1981

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0287 SWIMMER

Yoav Gath

Born 1980

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0294 FILM

Adam Bizanski

Born 1983

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0302 ATHLETE

Maya Arusi

Born 1982

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0306 ACTOR

Jeff Wilbusch

Born 1987

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0315 FOOTBALL

Islam Cana'an

Born 1983

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0325 ENGINEER

Chaim Gingold

Born 1980

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0362 OLYMPIC

Eyal Levin

Born 1986

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0368 ACTOR

Yoni Tabac

Born 1980

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0382 FOOTBALL

Mor Shushan

Born 1988

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0387 FOOTBALL

Tal Ma'abi

Born 1985

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0392 SPORT

Elnathan Heizmann

Born 1982

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0407 BUSINESS

Tomer Kagan

Born 1983

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0421 FOOTBALL

Eliran Hudeda

Born 1981

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0427 FOOTBALL

Maor Janah

Born 1984

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0428 FOOTBALL

Shlomi Hanuka

Born 1985

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0441 FOOTBALL

Shay Sibony

Born 1983

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