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Most Famous Israeli Writers

Writing 79
Israel 502
939 EW Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel Israeli Writer 1928–2016
7,538 YN Yuval Noah Harari Yuval Noah Harari Israeli Historian b. 1976
10,600 UA Uri Avnery Uri Avnery Israeli Journalist 1923–2018
13,050 EK Etgar Keret Etgar Keret Israeli Writer b. 1967
17,747 AA Aharon Appelfeld Aharon Appelfeld Israeli Writer 1932–2018
22,459 ZS Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Israeli Author 1889–1974
28,179 BM Benny Morris Benny Morris Israeli Historian b. 1948
34,931 MO Michael Oren Michael Oren Israeli Author b. 1955
36,925 ZS Zeev Sternhell Zeev Sternhell Israeli Historian 1935–2020
42,697 AS Abraham Sutzkever Abraham Sutzkever Israeli Poet 1913–2010
46,535 SK Sayed Kashua Israeli Author b. 1975
52,909 JK Joseph Klausner Joseph Klausner Israeli Historian 1874–1958
56,348 YH Yosef Haim Brenner Yosef Haim Brenner Israeli Writer 1881–1921
84,810 JT Jacob Talmon Jacob Talmon Israeli Historian 1916–1980
86,685 RS Robert S. Wistrich Robert S. Wistrich Israeli Historian 1945–2015
101,944 RM Ronit Matalon Israeli Writer 1959–2017
127,886 UM Uri Milstein Uri Milstein Israeli Historian b. 1940
141,830 HH Haim Hazaz Haim Hazaz Israeli Writer 1898–1973
145,744 JK Jacob Katz Israeli Historian 1904–1998
149,873 EB Elisheva Bikhovski Elisheva Bikhovski Israeli Writer 1888–1949
152,260 YS Yehoshua Sobol Yehoshua Sobol Israeli Author b. 1939
164,542 YC Ya'akov Cahan Ya'akov Cahan Israeli Poet 1881–1960
176,992 DO Dvora Omer Dvora Omer Israeli Writer 1932–2013
182,764 NA Naim Araidi Israeli Poet 1950–2015
185,764 AS Anton Shammas Israeli Writer b. 1950
189,782 LK Levin Kipnis Levin Kipnis Israeli Writer 1894–1990
191,654 AH Avigdor Hameiri Avigdor Hameiri Israeli Poet 1890–1970
196,227 SA Shimon Adaf Israeli Writer b. 1972
203,809 MS Moshe Smilansky Israeli Writer 1874–1953
210,262 OZ Ouriel Zohar Ouriel Zohar Israeli Writer b. 1952
223,805 AG Assaf Gavron Israeli Writer b. 1968
226,752 YB Yocheved Bat-Miriam Yocheved Bat-Miriam Israeli Poet 1901–1980
227,268 GA Gershon Agron Gershon Agron Israeli Journalist 1893–1959
239,127 RM Reda Mansour Reda Mansour Israeli Poet b. 1965
244,595 SG Shira Gorshman Israeli Writer 1906–2001
245,788 YO Yitzhak Orpaz Israeli Poet 1923–2015
253,163 AP Alexander Penn Alexander Penn Israeli Poet 1906–1972
262,875 AB Asher Barash Asher Barash Israeli Writer 1889–1952
278,742 RK Rotem Kowner Rotem Kowner Israeli Historian b. 1960
281,074 AB Alex Bein Alex Bein Israeli Historian 1903–1988
290,842 IZ Idith Zertal Idith Zertal Israeli Historian b. 1945
293,708 AG Abba Gordin Abba Gordin Israeli Writer 1887–1964
299,948 DM Didi Menosi Didi Menosi Israeli Writer 1928–2013
324,083 YB Yitzhak Ben Ner Yitzhak Ben Ner Israeli Writer b. 1937
329,394 JA Juval Aviv Israeli Historian b. 1947
331,824 YL Yitzhak Lamdan Yitzhak Lamdan Israeli Poet 1899–1954
382,492 JB Jesaiah Ben-Aharon Jesaiah Ben-Aharon Israeli Philosopher b. 1955
386,737 YM Yigal Mossinson Yigal Mossinson Israeli Writer 1917–1994
401,823 AA Azaria Alon Azaria Alon Israeli Writer 1918–2014
407,017 AR Abraham Regelson Israeli Poet 1896–1981
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Inside Israel Writers

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Through the Decades

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Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Israel Writers peaked in the 1940s with 11 people.

What Israel Writers Are Known For

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Writer are Israel Writers's biggest group — 35% of all notables (28).

Israel Writers over-index on historian — 16.0× the global rate.

  1. Writer28
  2. Poet17
  3. Historian15
  4. Journalist8
  5. Author7
  6. Philosopher1
  7. Scholar1
  8. Orientalist1
  1. Historian1516.0×
  2. Poet1711.0×
  3. Journalist810.6×
  4. Author79.4×
  5. Writer288.6×