- Y. I. Aikhenvaldמבקר ספרות ותיאטרון
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- Yael Folmanשחקנית ישראלית.
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- Yael Goldman1978שחקנית ישראלית and model.
- Yael Grobglas1984שחקנית ישראלית known internationally for her dual role on Jane the Virgin.
- Yael Hollenberg2015Enseignante et officiante, autrice d'une dizaine d'ouvrages pédagogiques sur le judaïsme…
- Yael Stone1985שחקנית אוסטרלית who played Lorna Morello in Orange Is the New Black.
- Yaffa YarkoniYaffa Yarkoni was a talented and influential Israeli singer who recorded over 1,400 songs…
- Yair Lapid2022Fourteenth Prime Minister of Israel (2022)
- Yakir Aharonov1932פיזיקאי
- Yakov Eliashberg1946Symplectic and contact geometry
- Yakov Flier1912פסנתרן קלאסי
- Yakov Frenkel1894פיזיקאי
- Yakov Kreizberg1959מנצח
- Yakov Malkiel1914Romance philologist and leading scholar of etymology.
- Yakov Sinai1935Dynamical systems and statistical mechanics (Abel Prize)
- Yakov Smirnoff1951Soviet-born comedian who became an American stand-up star built on immigrant-perspective…
- Yakov Uflyandמכניקת הרצף
- Yakov Zak1913פסנתרן קלאסי
- Yakov Zeldovich1914פיזיקאי
- Yale Mintz1916מטאורולוג, a pioneer of general circulation modeling of the atmosphere
- Yan Feldmanשחקן ישראלי הידוע בזכות television and film work.
- Yana Yosef1988שחקנית ישראלית and model (Jewish by conversion) הידוע בזכות 'Harmonia.'
- Yannaic. 550Early Palestinian liturgical poet, a pioneer of the 'kerovah' form of piyyut.
- Yaqub Sanu1878Père du théâtre populaire égyptien et de la caricature politique arabe, fondateur d'Abou…
- Yara Bernette1920Raised in Brazil, world-renowned pianist Yara Bernette began studying piano with her…
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- Yardena Arazi1951זמר ישראלי and Eurovision performer.
- Yardena Cohen1910Incorporating biblical themes and Sephardic music into her dances, Yardena Cohen helped…
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- Yasmina Reza1959מחזאי צרפתי ('Art', 'God of Carnage')
- Yasmine Bleeth1968שחקנית הידוע בזכות Baywatch
- Yechezkel Barenholz1995המציא בשותפות את Doxil (PEGylated liposomal doxorubicin), the first FDA-approved nano-drug…
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- Yefim Bronfman1958Uzbekistan-born pianist who emigrated to Israel, acclaimed for his powerful performances…
- Yefim Dinitzמדען מחשב ומידע
- Yegor Gaidar1992כלכלן and acting prime minister who freed prices in January 1992 and led Russia's…
- Yehonatan Indursky1984תסריטאי ובמאי ישראלי שיצר בשותפות את the internationally beloved series…
- Yehoram Gaon1939Iconic Israeli singer, שחקן, and cultural figure who preserved Ladino song and starred…
- Yehoshua Bar-Hillel1915בלשן ישראלי and philosopher, חלוץ machine translation and formal semantics.
- Yehuda Amichai1924Israel's foremost modern Hebrew poet
- Yehuda Barkan1945Beloved Israeli actor, במאי ומפיק central to popular Israeli comedy cinema.
- Yehudi Menuhin1916כנר and humanitarian שייסד את a renowned music school
- Yehudit ArnonAfter surviving the Holocaust and immigrating to Palestine, Yehudit Arnon played an…
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- Yehudit KarpYehudit Karp is widely acknowledged for her determined pursuit of truth and justice.
- Yehudit Ornstein1911רקדן and choreographer Yehudit Ornstein followed her mother, Israeli dance pioneer…
- Yehudit Ravitz1956Influential Israeli singer-songwriter and one of the country's leading female musicians.
- Yehudith Birk1926In 1977, ביוכימאי Yehudith Birk became the first woman to serve as a dean at the Hebrew…
- Yelena Bonner1976Soviet dissident and founder of the Moscow Helsinki Group
- Yemima Tchernovitz-AvidarYemima Tchernovitz-Avidar was a passionate educator and author of Hebrew literature.
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- Yeshayahu Leibowitzפילוסוף ישראלי, scientist and public intellectual.
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- Yigal Allon1948Palmach commander-in-chief and leading general of the 1948 War of Independence
- Yigal Azrouël1998מעצב אופנה, מייסד the Yigal Azrouël label
- Yinon Costicaממייסדי ישראלי Wiz and its head of product.
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- Yisrael DubovChabad figure featured in independent documentary film.
- Yisrael Meir LauHolocaust survivor who served as Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel.
- Yitzhak 'Antek' Zuckerman1943Deputy commander of the ZOB who armed the Warsaw Ghetto fighters and organised the sewer…
- Yitzhak Ben-Zvi19522nd President of Israel (1952-63, died in office)
- Yitzhak Halevi Herzog1888Distinguished rabbinic scholar who served as first Chief Rabbi of Ireland and later…
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- Yitzhak Navon19785th President of Israel (1978-83), the first Sephardi Jew and first Jerusalem-born…
- Yitzhak Rabin1974Prime Minister of Israel (1974–1977 and 1992–1995) and IDF Chief of Staff in 1967
- Yitzhak Sadeh1941Founder and first commander of the Palmach
- Yitzhak Shamir1983Seventh Prime Minister of Israel and veteran of the pre-state underground
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- Yoav Freund2003Israeli co-inventor of AdaBoost, a cornerstone of machine learning
- Yoav Gallant2022Naval commando and commander of Shayetet 13, head of the IDF Southern Command…
- Yoav PazIsraeli filmmaker who co-directed the genre films Jeruzalem and Plan A.
- Yoav Talmi1943מנצח ומלחין
- Yocheved (Judith) Herschlag Muffs1927After living in Palestine briefly and serving in the War of Independence, Yocheved…
- Yoel Har-Even2022במאי of Sheba Global who led the Israeli 'Shining Star' field hospital for Ukrainian…
- Yoel Levi1950מנצח
- Yohanan bar Nappahac. 250Amoraic sage traditionally credited with compiling the Jerusalem Talmud
- Yohanan ben Zakkaic. 70ייסד את the academy at Yavneh, preserving Judaism after the destruction of the Temple
- Yokheved Bat-Miriam (Zhelezhniak)Yokheved Bat-Miriam was part of a group of pioneering Hebrew women poets in the 1920s.
- Yon Tumarkin1989שחקן ישראלי הידוע בזכות leading roles in Israeli youth and drama series.
- Yona Metzgerרב who served as Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel.
- Yona Wallach1944Regarded by many of her friends and colleagues as the most important among the young…
- Yonatan Netanyahu1976Sayeret Matkal commander killed leading the Entebbe hostage rescue (1976)
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- Yoni RechterCelebrated Israeli composer and pianist central to Israeli pop and art music.
- Yonit Levi1977Leading Israeli television news anchor.
- Yoram Hazony1995פילוסוף ישראלי
- Yoram Kaniuk1930Award-winning Israeli novelist regarded as one of the country's foremost writers.
- Yoram Moses1997מדען מחשב ישראלי
- Yosef Imry2016Israeli father of mesoscopic physics
- Yosef Trumpeldor1920Soldier killed defending Tel Hai (1920)
- Yoshua Bengio1964חלוץ deep learning and פרס טיורינג laureate.
- Yossi Azar2020Israeli theorist of online algorithms (Tel Aviv University)
- Yossi Benayoun2007Israel's most-capped football captain
- Yossi Matias2005שותף ליצירת ישראלי streaming algorithms
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- Yulian Semyonov1969Romancier d'espionnage, créateur de Stirlitz et des Dix-Sept Moments du printemps
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- Yuri Averbakh1922רב-אמן שחמט סובייטי and preeminent endgame theorist
- Yuri Bashmet1953Violist and conductor
- Yuri Golfand1922פיזיקאי
- Yuri Linnik1915תורת המספרים and probability
- Yuri Lotman1922מבקר ספרות ותיאטרון
- Yuri Manin1937גאומטריה אלגברית and number theory
- Yuri TrifonovAuthor
- Yuri Tynyanovמבקר ספרות ותיאטרון
- Yuval Banai1962Israeli rock musician and frontman of the band Mashina.
- Yuval Ne'eman1925פיזיקאי
- Yuval Noah Harari1976היסטוריון ישראלי and author of the global bestseller Sapiens, shaping public…
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