• N. David Mermin1935Physicist
• N. May KarffMay Karff, the “queen of American chess,” was a dominant force in American women’s chess…
• Naamah Kelman1955Rabbi Naamah Kelman was the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi in Israel and the first…
• Nacha Rivkin1900Orthodox Jewish education for women in America began with the work of Nacha Rivkin, a…
• Nachman Aronszajn1907Theory of reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces
• NachmanadiesPhilosopher
• Nachmanides1194Medieval Jewish scholar, philosopher, and kabbalist
• Nadav Lapid1975Israeli auteur director whose film Synonyms won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film…
• Nadezhda MandelstamAuthor
• Nadia Reisenberg1904Classical pianist
• Nadine Gordimer1923Nobel Prize-winning South African novelist and anti-apartheid voice
• Nadrian Seeman1945Chemist regarded as the founder of DNA nanotechnology
• Naftali Bennett2021Thirteenth Prime Minister of Israel
• Nahmanides1194 CEScholar, philosopher and physician
• Nahum Sonenberg1946Biochemist who elucidated the control of protein synthesis (translation) initiation
• Nan Goldin1953Starting in the 1970s, Nan Goldin used her camera to document her own life and that of…
• Nan HalperinNan Halperin was known as “The Wonder Girl” for her comic performances and rapid quick…
• Nancy Florence Keesing1923Nancy Keesing was an influential figure on the Australian literary scene, not only as an…
• Nancy Lieberman1976Basketball Hall of Famer
• Nancy Lieberman-Cline1958Hailed as one of the greats of women’s basketball, Nancy Lieberman set a record as the…
• Nancy Meyers1949Writer-director of hit romantic comedies like Something's Gotta Give.
• Nancy Spero1926Nancy Spero was a figurative artist concerned with difference and the representation of…
• Naomi AldermanBritish novelist and author of the award-winning novel The Power.
• Naomi Amir1931Naomi Kassan Amir was a pioneer in pediatric neurology, bringing her training from the…
• Naomi Deutsch1890A leader in the field of public health nursing, Naomi Deutsch spearheaded health and…
• Naomi Feinbrun-DothanNaomi Feinbrun-Dothan helped pioneer the scientific analysis of native Israeli flora and…
• Naomi GrossmanActress known for her roles in American Horror Story.
• Naomi Klein1970Author and activist whose books 'No Logo' and 'This Changes Everything' shaped global…
• Naomi Levov1986Israeli actress featured in the series On the Spectrum.
• Naomi LevyRabbi and bestselling author of books on spirituality.
• Naomi Novik2015Novelist (Temeraire, Uprooted), Nebula Award winner and co-founder of the Archive of Our…
• Naomi Shemer1930Israeli songwriter of Jerusalem of Gold, a beloved national song
• Naomi W. Cohen1927One of the first women scholars in the new field of Jewish studies, Naomi W. Cohen earned…
• Naomi WadlerYouth gun-control activist known for her March for Our Lives speech.
• Naomi Wolf1962Author of 'The Beauty Myth' (1990), a defining third-wave feminist work on beauty…
• Naor MeningherIsraeli actor working across television and film.
• Naphtali Herz Wessely1725Hebrew grammarian and poet of the Jewish Enlightenment (Haskalah).
• Nat Holman1950Basketball pioneer ('Mr. Basketball')
• Nat Wolff1994Actor and musician known for The Fault in Our Stars (Jewish father)
• Natalia GinzburgAuthor
• Natalia Gutman1942Classical cellist
• Natalie Appleton1973Singer of All Saints
• Natalie Clein1977Classical cellist
• Natalie Cohen1912Natalie Cohen was a twentieth-century athlete, umpire, journalist, and civil servant who…
• Natalie Portman1994Actress
• Natalie Zemon Davis1928Natalie Zemon Davis was a pioneering historian of early modern Europe, gender, and…
• Natan Andrei2017Solved the Kondo problem exactly via the Bethe ansatz
• Natan Sharansky1948Soviet refusenik and dissident whose imprisonment and campaign became a landmark case for…
• Natasha Lyonne1979American actress known for Orange Is the New Black and Russian Doll.
• Nate Berkus1971American interior designer and television host.
• Nathalie Sarraute1900French novelist and pioneer of the nouveau roman ('Tropisms')
• Nathan Ackerman1908Founding figure of family therapy
• Nathan ben Jehiel1035Italian lexicographer, author of the 'Arukh,' the foundational talmudic dictionary.
• Nathan E. DouglasAcademy Award — Best Original Screenplay
• Nathan Englander1970American author known for acclaimed short fiction and novels exploring Jewish life.
• Nathan Glazer1923Sociologist of ethnicity
• Nathan Handwerker1916Founded Nathan's Famous (1916), popularizing the nickel Coney Island hot dog.
• Nathan Isaacs1886Legal scholar of commercial and business law and of the influence of Jewish law
• Nathan Jacobson1910Abstract algebra
• Nathan Keyfitz1913Pioneer of mathematical demography
• Nathan Kline1916Psychiatrist who pioneered the use of drugs to treat depression and psychosis.
• Nathan Mayer Rothschild1777Founder of the British branch N M Rothschild & Sons in London
• Nathan Milstein1903Violinist celebrated for his Bach and his long virtuoso career
• Nathan Newmark1910Structural engineer regarded as a founder of the field of earthquake engineering
• Nathan Rosen1909Physicist
• Nathan RosenbergEconomist
• Nathan Seiberg1956Physicist
• Nathan ThrallPulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction
• Nathan Zuntz1847Physiologist who pioneered the study of respiration and high-altitude physiology
• Nathanael West1903American novelist ('The Day of the Locust', 'Miss Lonelyhearts')
• Nathaniel Pringsheim1823Botanist and a founder of the study of algae
• Nathaniel Rosen1948Classical cellist
• Nathaniel Rothschild1971Financier, member of the Rothschild banking dynasty
• Nati Linial2013Israeli theorist of locality in distributed graph algorithms
• Naum Akhiezer1901Approximation theory and the classical moment problem
• Naum KorzhavinPoet / lyricist
• Naum Shor1937Co-developed the ellipsoid method for convex optimization.
• Naum Vilenkin1920Special functions, group representations, and combinatorics
• Neal Koblitz1948Co-invented elliptic-curve cryptography.
• Nechama Hendel1936Nechama Hendel is considered one of the foremost singers Israel has ever produced, known…
• Nechama LeibowitzAlthough Nehama Leibowitz refused to acknowledge that she was a revolutionary in any way…
• Nechama Tec1931Nechama Tec's sociological work, informed by her experience as a Holocaust survivor…
• Necro1976Underground hip-hop artist and producer, pioneer of the 'death rap' style.
• Ned Block1942American philosopher of mind, theories of consciousness
• Nedrick Young1958Blacklisted co-writer of The Defiant Ones (Academy Award 1958, under the pseudonym Nathan…
• Nehamah Pukhachewsky1869Nehamah Pukhachewsky’s writings advocated for Jewish women with a feminist confidence…
• Nehemiahc. 445 BCEGovernor of Judea who rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem and reformed the community
• Neil Blumenthal2010Eyewear entrepreneur, co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker
• Neil Diamond1969Singer-songwriter, one of the best-selling artists of all time ('Sweet Caroline').
• Neil DruckmannIsraeli-American writer and director of The Last of Us video games.
• Neil Immerman1995Proved the Immerman-Szelepcsényi theorem
• Neil Lane1980sCelebrity jewelry designer known for vintage-style engagement rings
• Neil Sedaka1939Pop singer-songwriter of hits such as Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
• Neil Simon1968Prolific playwright and screenwriter (The Odd Couple, Brighton Beach Memoirs)
• Neil Smelser1930Sociologist of collective behavior and economic sociology
• Nell Carter1948Tony- and Emmy-winning singer and actress of 'Gimme a Break!' who converted to Judaism.
• Nelly NeumannNelly Neumann completed her doctorate in synthetic geometry in 1909 at Breslau…
• Nelly Sachs1966German-Swedish poet, Nobel Prize in Literature 1966
• Nelly Wolffheim1879Nelly Wolffheim spent her career developing and teaching a kindergarten curriculum based…
• Nelson Algren1950Novelist of The Man with the Golden Arm, the first winner of the National Book Award for…
• Nelson Goodman1906American philosopher, the 'new riddle of induction' and nominalism
• Nelson Peltz1942Co-founder of Trian Partners, a prominent activist investment fund (Procter & Gamble…
• Neta Riskin1976Israeli actress known for her role as Giti Weiss in the acclaimed series Shtisel.
• Nets Katz1972Harmonic analysis and additive combinatorics
• Netta Barzilai1993Israeli singer who won the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with 'Toy'.
• Nettie Rosenstein1921American fashion designer renowned for her little black dresses and costume jewelry
• Nettie Sutro-KatzensteinDr. Nettie Sutro-Katzenstein founded SHEK (Schweizer Hilfswerk fur Emigrantenkinder), a…
• Nev Schulman1984American producer and host who created the Catfish franchise exploring online deception…
• Nicholas J. Hoff1906Pioneer of aerospace structures
• Nicholas Kaldor1908Post-Keynesian economist known for his laws of economic growth and theory of distribution
• Nicholas Katz1943Arithmetic algebraic geometry
• Nicholas Kurti1908Physicist
• Nicholas Meyer1976Novelist-screenwriter
• Nicholas RottFluid mechanics
• Nick Kroll1978Comedian and actor who created and starred in the sketch series 'Kroll Show' and…
• Nick Valensi1981Lead guitarist of The Strokes.
• Nicole Appleton1974Singer of All Saints
• Nicole Farhi1983Fashion designer, founder of the Nicole Farhi label
• Nicole Guedj1955Lawyer, Secretary of State
• Nicole Holofcener1960Writer-director ('Enough Said', 'You Hurt My Feelings')
• Nicole Krauss2005Novelist of The History of Love, translated into 35 languages
• Niels Bohr1913Atomic Structure
• Nik Cohn1969British writer of a Jewish family and pioneering rock music journalist
• Niki Russ Federman1977Niki Russ Federman is the fourth-generation co-owner of Russ & Daughters, the iconic…
• Nikita Nekrasov2023Mathematical physicist of the Nekrasov partition function
• Nikki Reed1988Actress and screenwriter who co-wrote 'Thirteen' at fifteen and starred in the 'Twilight'…
• Nikodem Caro1871Chemist known for the calcium cyanamide (Frank–Caro) process
• Nikolai Petrov1943Classical pianist
• Nikolai Rubinstein1835Pianist and conductor
• Nikolaj Znaider1975Violinist and conductor
• Nili Lotan2003Fashion designer, founder of the Nili Lotan womenswear label
• Nima Adlerblum1881Nima Adlerblum was a writer, educator, and early Zionist activist in New York, whose life…
• Nimrod Megiddo2014Israeli inventor of linear-time algorithms for low-dimensional linear programming
• Nina Morais Cohen1855Nina Morais Cohen organized the Jewish women’s community of Minneapolis, where she was a…
• Nina Paley1968American animator and cartoonist who wrote, directed, and produced the acclaimed…
• Nina Ruth Davis Salaman1877Nina Salaman was a well-regarded Hebraist, known especially for her translations of…
• Nina Totenberg1944Nina Totenberg has broken important stories on the United States Supreme Court during…
• Nini HessIn the years between 1914 and 1933, numerous significant personalities in art, culture…
• Nir Shavit2004Israeli expert in multiprocessor computing
• Nissim BlackAmerican rapper who converted to Orthodox Judaism.
• Nissim EzekielPoet / lyricist
• Nissim of Geronac. 1310 CETalmudist, philosopher and physician
• Nita M. Lowey1937Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey used her position to fight for women’s health, public…
• Noa1994Israeli (Yemenite-Jewish) singer-songwriter Achinoam Nini, internationally acclaimed…
• Noa Kirel2023Israeli singer and actress
• Noa Tishby1975Israeli actress, producer and author, and a prominent advocate against antisemitism.
• Noah Baumbach1969American filmmaker known for Marriage Story and The Squid and the Whale.
• Noah Schnapp2004American actor known for playing Will Byers on Stranger Things.
• Noam Chomsky1957Linguistics Theory
• Noam Elkies1966Number theory
• Noam Nisan2012Israeli pioneer of algorithmic game theory and complexity
• Noam Shazeer1976Co-invented the Transformer neural-network architecture.
• Noam Tibon2023Retired major general who drove into the 7 October 2023 attack and rescued civilians and…
• Noga Alon2005Israeli combinatorialist
• Nora BayesNora Bayes was a star in vaudeville and musical comedy in the early twentieth century.
• Nora Ephron1941Writer-director ('When Harry Met Sally...', 'Sleepless in Seattle', 'You've Got Mail')
• Nora Glickman1944Argentine-born Nora Glickman is a prolific dramatist and short story and non-fiction…
• Nora Levin1916Research librarian and educator Nora Levin’s books sparked controversy among historians…
• Nora Newcombe1951Developmental psychologist known for research on spatial cognition
• Nora Platiel1896The Russian Revolution of 1917 made a convinced socialist of Nora Block and inspired her…
• Norbert Brainin1923Classical violinist (Amadeus Quartet)
• Norbert Elias1897Founder of figurational sociology
• Norbert Hirschhorn1938Physician who helped develop oral rehydration therapy for diarrheal disease
• Norbert Wiener1894Founded cybernetics and statistical communication theory.
• Norma Baumel Joseph1944Orthodox feminist Norma Baumel Joseph has published widely on Jewish women and on…
• Norma Fields Furst1931Higher education was not merely a family priority for Norma Fields Furst
• Norma Levy Shapiro1928Norma Levy Shapiro’s Jewish background gave her a greater understanding of the evils of…
• Norma Rosen1925Born in Brooklyn in 1925 to secular and assimilated parents, Norma Rosen was an…
• Norman Abramson1971Created ALOHAnet, the first wireless packet-switched network and the ancestor of Ethernet…
• Norman Corwin1956Poet laureate of American radio drama
• Norman Davidson1916Chemist and molecular biologist who advanced nucleic acid hybridization methods
• Norman Geschwind1926Neurologist regarded as a founder of the field of behavioral neurology.
• Norman Gimbel1927Song lyricist
• Norman Hackerman1912Physical chemist known for corrosion science and surface chemistry
• Norman Krasna1943Screenwriter of Princess O'Rourke (Academy Award 1943)
• Norman Lear1922Creator of 'All in the Family', 'The Jeffersons' and 'Maude' — reinvented American…
• Norman Levinson1912Analysis, number theory, and differential equations
• Norman Luboff1917Choral conductor and arranger
• Norman Mailer1923Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist ('The Naked and the Dead', 'The Executioner's…
• Norman ManeaAuthor
• Norman MargolisComputer & information scientist
• Norman Norell1941Pioneering American couturier (Traina-Norell and Norell houses)
• Norman Panama1954Co-writer of White Christmas and Road to Utopia
• Norman Pearlstine1942Editor-in-chief of Time Inc.
• Norman RostockerPhysicist
• Norman Rostoker1925Physicist
• Norman Taurog1931Won the Academy Award for Best Director for Skippy at thirty-two, and directed Boys Town…
• Norman Zabusky1929Co-discoverer of the soliton
• Norton Zinder1928Geneticist who discovered genetic transduction, the transfer of genes between bacteria by…
• Nouriel RoubiniEconomist
• Nurit Hirsch1948Nurit Hirsch is one of the most prolific and varied writers of contemporary Israeli songs.
• Nurith Aviv1945Israeli cinematographer and documentary filmmaker.

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