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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 scientist — 14.4× 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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0034 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Moshe Vardi

Born 1954

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0075 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Abraham Silberschatz

Born 1976

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0105 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Amos Fiat

Born 1956

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0147 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Danny Cohen (engineer)

Died 2019

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0161 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Hava Siegelmann

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0279 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Dan Roth

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0297 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Opher Etzion

Born 1957

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0304 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Ron Pinter

Born 1953

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0377 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Ron Kimmel

Born 1963

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