Jews in the sports
List of British
Jews in sports
Boxing
Chess
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Gerald Abrahams
[125], British chess player
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Harry Golombek
[126], British chess player
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Isidor Gunsberg
[127], Hungarian/British chess player
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William Hartston
[128], British chess player
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Bernhard Horwitz
[129], German/British chess player
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Johann Löwenthal
[130], Hungarian/British chess player
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Jonathan Mestel
[131], British chess player
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Jacques Mieses
[132], German/British chess player
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Jon Speelman
[133], British chess player
- Michael Stean
[134], British chess player
-
Johannes Zukertort
[135], Polish/German chess player
Other
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Harold Abrahams
[136], sprinter
- Sir
Sidney Abrahams,
[137] Olympic long-jumper, colonial judge.
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Tony Bullimore,[76]
yachtsman
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Ludwig Guttmann
[138], founder of the
Paralympics
- Sir
Stirling Moss, racing driver (Jewish father) (The Sunday Telegraph
(London); 20/03/05; Nicholas Bagnall; p. 012)
-
David Pleat,
former football manager
[139]
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Fred Trueman,
cricketer (Jewish ancestry) (Jewish
Chronicle July 7, 2006 p40: "T'fastest Jewish bowler ever")
-
Sheila van Damm,[77]
rally driver
-
Barry Silkman,
Footballer and Agent
Commissioners, managers, and owners
-
Roman Abramovich,
Russia, owner of
Chelsea Football Club
-
Leslie Alexander,
U.S., owner of
Houston Rockets &
Houston Comets
-
Micky Arison,
U.S., owner of the
Miami Heat
-
Red Auerbach,
U.S. 5' 10" guard,
NBA coach & GM, Hall of Fame[1]
-
Gary Bettman,
U.S.,
National Hockey League Commissioner
-
Arthur Blank,
U.S., owner of the
Atlanta Falcons; owner of the
Arena Football League
Georgia Force
-
Steve Bornstein,
U. S., president and CEO of the
NFL Network
-
Larry Brown,
U.S. basketball player & coach
-
Alan N. Cohen,
U.S., former co-owner of the
Boston Celtics and the
New Jersey Nets; Chairman & CEO of the
Madison Square Garden Corporation; former owner of the
New York Knicks and the
New York Rangers
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Mark Cohon,
Canada,
Canadian Football League Commissioner
-
Mark Cuban,
U.S., owner of
Dallas Mavericks
-
William Davidson,
U.S., Chairman of
Palace Sports and Entertainment, principal owner of the
Detroit Pistons of the
NBA, the
Detroit Shock of the
WNBA, and the
Tampa Bay Lightning of the
NHL
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Al Davis,
U.S. football owner/coach,
Oakland Raiders
-
Barney Dreyfuss,
U.S., owner of the
Pittsburgh Pirates
-
Steve Ellman,
U.S., owner of the
Phoenix Coyotes
-
Theo Epstein,
U.S., General Manager of the
Boston Red Sox
-
Lawrence Frank,
U.S. basketball coach, unique in that did not play on high school, college,
or professional level
-
Marty Friedman, U.S. basketball
player & coach
-
Don Garber,
U.S.,
Major League Soccer Commissioner
-
Arcadi Gaydamak,
Russia, owner of
Beitar Jerusalem F.C.
-
Alexandre Gaydamak,
France & Russia, co-owner & Chairman of
Portsmouth F.C.
-
Dan Gilbert,
U.S., owner of the
Cleveland Cavaliers
-
Sid Gillman,
U.S. football coach
-
Avram Glazer,
U.S., joint Chairman of the
Manchester United board
-
Joel Glazer,
U.S., Chairman of
Manchester United
-
Malcolm Glazer,
U.S., owner of the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, majority owner of Manchester United
-
Paul Godfrey,
Canada, CEO & President of the
Toronto Blue Jays
-
Eddie Gottlieb,
U.S. basketball coach, owner
Philadelphia Warriors,
NBA founder
-
Ernie Grunfeld,
U.S. basketball player & GM
-
Ludwig Guttmann
[25], founder of the
Paralympics
-
Sydney Halter,
the first commissioner of the
Canadian Football League
-
Cecil Hart,
Canadian hockey coach/manager Montreal Canadiens; original
Hart Trophy named after father David, & current one after him[2]
-
Paul Heyman,
U.S. professional wrestling manager
-
Melissa Hiatt,
U.S. professional wrestling manager
-
Nat Holman,
U.S. basketball player & coach
-
Red Holtzman,
U.S. basketball player & coach
-
Yoel Judah,
U.S. boxer & trainer
- Raanan Katz,
Israel, part owner of the
Miami Heat & owner of
Maccabi Tel Aviv
-
Herb Kohl,
U.S., owner of the
Milwaukee Bucks
-
Bob Kraft,
U.S., owner of the
New England Patriots &
New England Revolution
-
Jerry Krause,
U.S., former General Manager of the
Chicago Bulls
-
Kurt Landauer,
Germany, President of
Bayern Munich
- Manny Leibert,
boxing manager & coach, Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame[3]
-
Randy Lerner,
US, owner of the
Cleveland Browns, owner of
Aston Villa[4]
- Lerner family,
US, owners of the
Washington Nationals
-
Daniel Levy,
England, Chairman of
Premier League football club
Tottenham Hotspur
-
Marv Levy,
U.S., former football coach & current General Manager of
Buffalo Bills
- Jamie McCourt,
U.S., owner of the
Los Angeles Dodgers, only current female owner in major league baseball
(Jewish father, and therefore not considered Jewish under orthodox
Jewish law)
-
Art Modell,
U.S., former owner of the
Baltimore Ravens
-
Joe Pasternack,
U.S., Men's basketball coach of the
University of New Orleans
-
Gabe Paul,
U.S., long-time President & General Manager of the
Cleveland Indians
-
Bruce Pearl,
U.S., Men's basketball coach of the
University of Tennessee
-
David Pleat,
English football manager,
Tottenham Hotspur
[5]
-
Maurice Podoloff,
the first president of the
National Basketball Association
-
Abe Pollin,
U.S, owner of the
Washington Wizards, former owner of the
NHL's
Washington Capitals & the
WNBA's
Washington Mystics
-
Jaap van Praag,
Dutch, President of
Ajax Amsterdam 1964-78
- Michael van
Praag, Dutch, President of
Ajax Amsterdam, 1989-2002
-
Bruce Ratner,
U.S., owner of the
New Jersey Nets
-
Jerry Reinsdorf,
U.S., owner of the
Chicago Bulls & the
Chicago White Sox
-
Ernie Roth,
U.S. professional wrestling manager
-
Henry Samueli,
U.S. owner of the
Anaheim Ducks, founder of
Broadcom Corporation
-
Abe Saperstein,
U.S. founder & owner of
Harlem Globetrotters
-
Dolph Schayes,
U.S. basketball player & coach
- Irving Scholar,
English, owner of
Tottenham Hotspur
-
Howard Schultz,
U.S. owner of
Seattle Supersonics; founder of
Starbucks
-
Bud Selig,
U.S.,
Major League Baseball Commissioner
-
Mark Shapiro,
U.S., General Manager of the
Cleveland Indians
-
Allie Sherman,
U.S. football player & coach,
New York Giants
-
Ed Snider,
U.S., owner of the
Philadelphia Flyers
-
Daniel Snyder,
U.S., owner of
Washington Redskins
-
David Stern,
U.S.,
National Basketball Association Commissioner
-
Stuart Sternberg,
U.S., owner of the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
-
Grigory Surkis,
Ukraine, Chairman of
Football Federation of Ukraine
-
Alan Sugar,
English, Chairman of
Tottenham Hotspur
- Lawrence
Tanenbaum, Canada, owner of
the
Toronto Maple Leafs & the
Toronto Raptors
-
Preston Robert Tisch,
U.S., from 1991 until his death in 2005 Tisch owned 50% of the
New York Giants American football team
-
Zygi Wilf,
principal owner of the
Minnesota Vikings[6]
-
Fred Wilpon,
U.S., owner of the
New York Mets
-
Lewis Wolff,
U.S., owner of the
Oakland Athletics
-
Max Zaslofsky,
U.S. basketball player & coach
Sportscasters & promoters
-
Kenny Albert,
U.S.
sportscaster
-
Marv Albert,
U.S. sportscaster
-
Mel Allen,
U.S. sportscaster,
New York Yankees
play-by-play
announcer
- Eddie Andleman,
U.S.
WEEI sportscaster
-
Bob Arum,
U.S. boxing promoter
-
Chris Berman,
U.S.
ESPN
talk show host (father Jewish)
-
Len Berman,
U.S. sportscaster
-
Bonnie Bernstein,
U.S.
ESPN sportscaster
- Dave Cohen,
U.S.
Georgia State University radio announcer
-
Linda Cohn,
U.S. ESPN anchor
-
Myron Cope,
U.S.
Pittsburgh Steelers radio announcer
-
Howard Cosell,
U.S. sportscaster
-
Rich Eisen,
U.S. former ESPN,
NFL network anchor
- Josh Ellis,
U.S.
Ohio State Radio & Delaware Cows
broadcaster
- Eddie Epstein,
U.S. ESPN sportswriter
- Matt Friedman,
U.S. Ohio State Radio broadcaster
-
Joel Gertner,
U.S. professional wrestling promoter
-
Hank Goldberg,
U.S. football analyst
-
Mike Greenberg,
U.S. ESPN anchor
-
Paul Heyman,
U.S. professional wrestling manager & promoter
-
Joe Jacobs,
U.S. boxing promoter
-
Dana Jacobson,
U.S. co-host ESPN's
Cold Pizza
-
Billy Jaffe,
U.S.
New York Islanders sportscaster
- Jackie Kallan,
U.S. boxing promoter
-
Max Kellerman,
boxing broadcaster
-
Suzy Kolber,
U.S. ESPN
sportswriter
-
Tony Kornheiser,
U.S. radio show host, t.v. show host, author
-
Michael Landsberg,
Canadian
TSN anchor
-
Steve Levy,
U.S. ESPN anchor
-
Al Michaels,
U.S. sportscaster
-
Johnny Most,
U.S.
Boston Celtics sportscaster
-
Sam Muchnick
U.S. wrestling promoter
- Elliott Price,
Canadian
Montreal Expos radio play-by-play
-
Karl Ravech,
U.S. ESPN journalist
-
Scott Reiss,
U.S. ESPN anchor
-
Howie Rose,
U.S. New York Islanders sportscaster
-
Sam Rosen
U.S.
New York Rangers on TV,
NHL on OLN,
NFL on Fox sportscaster
-
Dick Schaap,
U.S. sportswriter & broadcaster
-
Jeremy Schaap,
U.S. sports commentator & broadcaster (son of Dick Schaap)
-
Charley Steiner,
U.S.
Los Angeles Dodgers radio-TV play-by-play announcer
-
Dick Stockton,
U.S.
TNT broadcaster
-
Steve Stone,
U.S.
WGN broadcaster
-
Suzyn Waldman,
U.S.
New York Yankees TV play-by-play announcer & current commentator/analyst
for NY Yankees radio; 1st woman to hold either position on regular basis for
Major League baseball team
-
Warner Wolf,
U.S. sportscaster, w/CBS
9 in
Washington DC &
CBS 2 in
New York City, now w/WABC
NewsTalkRadio 77 in
NYC
Sportsmen
Artistic gymnastics
Baseball
-
Cal Abrams,
U.S. outfielder
- Josh Appell,
U.S. pitcher
-
Morrie Arnovich,
U.S. outfielder,
All-Star
-
Brad Ausmus,
U.S. catcher, All-Star, 3-time
Gold Glove
-
Ross Baumgarten,
U.S. starting pitcher
-
José Bautista,
pitcher
-
Rod Beck,
pitcher
-
Bo Belinsky,
U.S. pitcher
-
Moe Berg,
U.S. catcher & shortstop
-
Ron Blomberg,
U.S. DH, first baseman, and outfielder, Major League Baseball's first
designated hitter[7]
-
Lou Boudreau,
U.S. shortstop, 8-time All-Star, Batting Title,
MVP,
Baseball Hall of Fame, manager
-
Ryan Braun,
U.S. third baseman
-
Craig Breslow,
U.S. relief pitcher
-
Harry Danning,
U.S. catcher, 4-time All-Star
-
Moe Drabowsky,
U.S. pitcher[8]
-
Mike Epstein,
U.S. first baseman
-
Harry Feldman,
U.S. pitcher
-
Scott Feldman,
U.S. relief pitcher
-
Gavin Fingleson,
South African-born
Australian player, silver medallist for Australia in 2004 Athens
Olympics.
-
Matt Ford,
U.S. pitcher
-
Sam Fuld,
U.S. outfielder
-
Sid Gordon,
U.S. outfielder & third baseman, 2-time All-Star
-
John Grabow,
U.S. relief pitcher
-
Shawn Green,
U.S. right fielder, 2-time All-Star, Gold Glove,
Silver Slugger
-
Adam Greenberg,
U.S. baseball player
-
Hank Greenberg,
U.S. first baseman & outfielder, 5-time All-Star, 2-time MVP, 4-time
Home Run Champion, 4-time
RBI Leader, Baseball Hall of Fame
-
Jason Hirsh,
U.S starting pitcher
-
Ken Holtzman,
U.S. starting pitcher, 2-time All-Star
-
Joe Horlen,
U.S. pitcher, All-Star,
ERA leader
-
Brian Horwitz,
U.S. outfielder
-
Gabe Kapler,
U.S. outfielder
-
Ian Kinsler,
U.S second baseman
-
Mike Koplove,
U.S. relief pitcher
-
Sandy Koufax,
U.S. starting pitcher, 6-time All-Star, MVP, 3-time
Cy Young Award, 5-time ERA leader, 3-time Wins leader, 2-time W-L%
leader, 4-time
strikeouts leader, Baseball Hall of Fame
- Nadav Krasner,
Israeli
Olympic baseball team
-
Alan Levine,
U.S relief pitcher
-
Mike Lieberthal,
U.S. catcher (father Jewish), Gold Glove
-
Elliott Maddox,
U.S outfielder & third baseman
-
Jason Marquis,
U.S. starting pitcher, Silver Slugger
-
Erskine Mayer,
U.S. pitcher
-
Buddy Myer,
U.S. second baseman, shortstop, and third baseman, 2-time All-Star,
Batting Average title,
Stolen Base title
-
David Newhan,
U.S. outfielder, DH, second baseman, & third baseman
-
Jeff Newman,
U.S. catcher & first baseman, All-Star, manager
-
Barney Pelty,
U.S. pitcher
-
Lipman Pike,
U.S. outfielder, second baseman, & manager, 4-time
Home Run champion, RBI leader
-
Jake Pitler,
U.S second baseman
-
Scott Radinsky,
U.S. relief pitcher
-
Jimmie Reese,
U.S. second baseman, coach
-
Aaron Rifkin,
U.S. first baseman
-
Dave Roberts,
U.S pitcher
-
Saul Rogovin,
U.S pitcher
-
Al (Flip) Rosen,
U.S. third baseman & first baseman, 4-time All-Star, MVP, 2-time Home Run
champion, 2-time RBIs leader
-
Goody Rosen,
Canadian outfielder, All-Star
-
Scott Schoeneweis,
U.S. pitcher
-
Art Shamsky,
U.S. outfielder & first baseman
-
Larry Sherry,
U.S. relief pitcher
-
Norm Sherry,
U.S. catcher
-
Moe Solomon,
U.S outfielder
-
Adam Stern,
Canadian outfielder
-
George Stone,
U.S. outfielder, 1-time batting title
-
Steve Stone,
U.S. starting pitcher, All-Star, Cy Young Award
-
Steve Wapnick,
U.S relief pitcher
-
Justin Wayne,
U.S. pitcher
-
Phil Weintraub,
U.S. first baseman & outfielder
-
Steve Yeager,
U.S. catcher
-
Kevin Youkilis,
U.S first baseman, third baseman, & left fielder
-
Ben Zeskind,
U.S. second baseman
-
Eddie Zosky,
U.S shortstop
Basketball
-
David Bluthenthal,
U.S.
Euroleague 6' 7" forward (Fortitudo
Bologna)[9]
-
Sam Balter,
U.S. guard, Olympic champion
-
Tal Brody,
U.S. &
Israeli
Euroleague 6' 2"
shooting guard (Maccabi
Tel Aviv)
-
Larry Brown,
U.S.
ABA 5' 9"
point guard, 3-time All-Star, 3-time assists leader, & NBA coach,
Olympic champion
-
Shay Doron,
Israeli & U.S.
WNBA 5' 9" guard (New
York Liberty)
-
Lior Eliyahu,
Israeli 6' 8" forward, NBA draft 2006 (Orlando
Magic; traded to
Houston Rockets), but completing mandatory
IDF service & playing in the
Euroleague (Maccabi
Tel Aviv)
-
Jordan Farmar,
U.S. NBA 6' 2" point guard (Los
Angeles Lakers)[10]
-
Marty Friedman,
U.S. 5' 7" guard & coach
-
Tamir Goodman,
U.S. & Israeli Israel Division II 6' 3" shooting guard (Maccabi Shoham)
-
Jerry Greenspan,
U.S. NBA 6' 5" forward
-
Ernie Grunfeld,
U.S. NBA 6' 6" guard/forward & GM, Olympic champion
-
Yotam Halperin,
Israeli 6' 5" point guard, NBA draft 2006 (Seattle
Supersonics)
-
Art Heyman,
U.S. NBA 6' 5" forward/guard
-
Nat Holman,
U.S.
ABL 5' 11" guard & coach, Hall of Fame
-
Red Holzman,
U.S.
BAA &
NBA 5' 10" guard, 2-time All-Star, & NBA coach, NBA Coach of the Year,
Hall of Fame
-
Louis Klotz,
U.S. NBA 5' 7" point guard
-
Rudy LaRusso,
U.S. NBA 6' 7" forward/center, 5-time All-Star
-
Nancy Lieberman,
U.S.
USBL 5' 10" point guard, Hall of Fame
-
Donna Orender
(Geils), U.S. WBA All-Star
-
Gary Plummer,
U.S. NBA 6' 9" forward/center
-
Lennie Rosenbluth,
U.S. NBA 6' 4" forward
-
Danny Schayes,
U.S. NBA 6' 11" center/forward (son of
Dolph Schayes)
-
Dolph Schayes,
U.S. NBA 6' 7" forward/center, 3-time FT% leader, 1-time rebound leader,
12-time All-Star, Hall of Fame, & coach
-
Ossie Schectman,
U.S. NBA 6' 0" guard
-
Jon Scheyer,
U.S.
Duke University 6' 5" shooting guard
-
Barney Sedran,
U.S. Hudson River League and
New York State League 5' 4" guard, Hall of Fame
-
Amit Tamir,
Israeli Euroleague 6' 10" forward/center (Spirou
Charleroi)
-
Neal Walk,
U.S. NBA 6' 10" center
-
Max Zaslofsky,
U.S. NBA 6' 2" guard/forward, 1-time FT % leader, 1-time points leader,
All-Star, & ABA coach
Boxing
-
Barney Aaron
(Young),
English-born U.S.
boxer, Hall of Fame
-
Abe Attell
("The Little Hebrew"), U.S. world champion
featherweight boxer, Hall of Fame
-
Monte Attell,
U.S. world champion
bantamweight boxer
-
Max Baer
("Madcap Maxie"), U.S. world champion
heavyweight boxer, ¼ Jewish, wore a big
Star of David on his trunks, Hall of Fame
-
Benny Bass
("Little Fish"), U.S. world champion featherweight & world champion
junior lightweight boxer, Hall of Fame
-
Fabrice Benichou,
French world champion
super bantamweight boxer
-
Jack Kid Berg
(Judah Bergman),
English world champion
junior welterweight boxer, Hall of Fame, wore a Star of David on his
trunks
-
Maxie Berger,
Canadian world champion junior welterweight, wore a Star of David on his
trunks
-
Samuel Berger,
U.S. Olympic champion heavyweight boxer
-
Jack Bernstein
(also "John Dodick," "Kid Murphy," and "Young Murphy"), U.S. world champion
junior lightweight boxer
-
Larry Boardman,[3]
U.S. # 2 ranked lightweight boxer
-
Mushy Callahan
(Vincente Sheer), U.S. world champion
light welterweight boxer
-
Joe Choynski,[3]
("Chrysanthemum Joe"), U.S. heavyweight boxer, Hall of Fame
-
Robert Cohen,
French &
Algerian world champion bantamweight boxer
-
Al Bummy Davis
(Abraham Davidoff), U.S. welterweight & lightweight boxer, wore a Star of
David on his trunks
-
Jackie Fields
(Jacob Finkelstein), U.S. world champion
welterweight & Olympic champion featherweight boxer, Hall of Fame
-
Yuri Foreman,
Belarusian-born Israeli U.S. undefeated middleweight boxer
-
György Gedó,
Hungarian Olympic champion
light flyweight boxer
-
Abe Goldstein,
U.S. world champion bantamweight boxer
-
Ruby Goldstein
("Ruby the Jewel of the Ghetto"), U.S. welterweight boxer, wore a Star of
David on his trunks
-
Roman Greenberg,
Israeli undefeated heavyweight boxer
-
Stéphane Haccoun,
French boxer
-
Alphonse Halimi
("La Petite Terreur"), French world champion bantamweight boxer
-
Harry Harris
("The Human Hairpin"), U.S. world champion bantamweight boxer
-
Ben Jeby
(Morris Jebaltowsky), U.S. world champion middleweight boxer
-
Daniel Judah,
U.S. light heavyweight boxer
-
Josiah Judah
("Gorilla"), U.S. boxer
-
Yoel Judah,
U.S. boxer & trainer
-
Zab Judah
("Super"), U.S. world champion junior welterweight & world champion
welterweight boxer
-
Louis Kaplan
("Kid Kaplan"),[3]
Russian-born U.S. world champion featherweight boxer, Hall of Fame
-
Julie Kogon,[3]
U.S. lightweight boxer
-
Solly Krieger
("Danny Auerbach"), U.S. world champion
middleweight boxer
-
Benny Leonard
(Benjamin Leiner; "The Ghetto Wizard"), U.S. world champion lightweight
boxer, Hall of Fame
-
Artie Levine,
U.S. middleweight & light heavyweight boxer
-
Battling Levinsky
(Barney Lebrowitz), U.S. world champion
light heavyweight boxer, Hall of Fame
-
Harry Lewis
("Harry Besterman"), U.S. world champion welterweight boxer
-
Ted 'Kid' Lewis (Gershon
Mendeloff), English world champion welterweight boxer, Hall of Fame
-
Sammy Luftspring,
Canadian welterweight boxing champion,
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
-
Saoul Mamby,
U.S. world champion junior welterweight boxer
-
Al McCoy
(Albert Rudolph), U.S. world champion middleweight boxer
-
Daniel Mendoza,
English boxer, Hall of Fame
-
Samuel Mosberg,
U.S. Olympic champion lightweight boxer
-
Bob Olin,
U.S. world champion light heavyweight boxer
-
Victor Perez
("Young"),
Tunisian world champion flyweight boxer
-
Charlie Phil Rosenberg
("Charles Green"), U.S. world champion bantamweight boxer
-
Dana Rosenblatt
("Dangerous"), U.S. world champion middleweight boxer
-
Maxie Rosenbloom
("Slapsie"), U.S. world champion light heavyweight boxer, Hall of Fame, wore
a Star of David on his trunks
-
Barney Ross
(Dov-Ber Rasofsky), U.S. world champion lightweight & junior welterweight
boxer, Hall of Fame
-
Mike Rossman
(Michael Albert DiPiano; "The Jewish Bomber"), U.S. world champion light
heavyweight boxer, wore Star of David on trunks
-
Shamil Sabirov,
Russian Olympic champion light flyweight boxer
-
Dmitry Salita
("Star of David"), U.S. junior welterweight undefeated boxer
-
Isadore “Corporal Izzy” Schwartz
("The Ghetto Midget"), U.S. world champion flyweight boxer
-
Al Singer
("The Bronx Beauty"), U.S. world champion lightweight boxer
-
"Lefty" Lew Tendler,
U.S. bantamweight, lightweight, and welterweight boxer, Hall of Fame, wore a
Star of David on his trunks
-
Sid Terris
("Ghost of the Ghetto"), U.S. lightweight boxer, wore a Star of David on his
trunks
- Sammy Waltz,[3]
U.S. boxer
-
Victor Zilberman,
Rumanian Olympic welterweight bronze medal winner
Canoeing
Chess
-
Aaron Alexandre,
German-born
French-English
-
Evgeny Agrest,
Belarusian-born
Swedish grandmaster, Highest Rating through April 2007=2561
-
Simon Alapin,
Lithuanian
-
Boris Alterman,
Ukrainian-born
Israeli
grandmaster, 2615
-
Yuri Averbakh,
Russian grandmaster, 2445
-
Boris Avrukh,
Israeli grandmaster & world U-12 champion, 2652
-
Abraham Baratz,
Romanian-born French
-
Liudmila Belavenets,
Russian woman grandmaster
-
Alexander Beliavsky,
Ukrainian-born
Slovenian grandmaster & world junior champion, 2710
-
Joel Benjamin,
U.S. grandmaster, 2662
-
Hans Berliner,
German-born U.S. world correspondence chess champion
-
Ossip Bernstein,
Ukrainian-born
French grandmaster
-
Arthur Bisguier,
U.S. grandmaster, 2455
-
Benjamin Blumenfeld,
Belarusian-born Russian
-
Mark Bluvshtein,
Russian-born
Canadian grandmaster, 2544
-
Jacobo Bolbochan,
Argentinian
-
Julio Bolbochan,
Argentinian grandmaster, 2485
-
Isaac Boleslavsky,
Ukrainian-born Soviet grandmaster
-
Mikhail Botvinnik,
Russian/Soviet
grandmaster & world champion
-
Gyula Breyer,
Hungarian
-
David Bronstein,
Ukrainian-born Soviet grandmaster, 2590
-
Agnieszka Brustman,
Polish woman grandmaster, 2383
-
Oscar Chajes,
Ukrainian/Polish/Austrian-born
U.S.
-
Rudolph Charousek,
Hungarian
-
Erich Cohn,
German
-
Wilhelm Cohn,
German
-
Josef Cukierman,
Polish-born French, committed suicide during Holocaust
-
Moshe Czerniak,
Polish-born Palestinian/Israeli
-
Arnold Denker,
U.S. grandmaster, 2293
-
Maxim Dlugy,
Russian-born U.S. grandmaster, 2531
-
Josif Dorfman,
Ukrainian-born French grandmaster, 2610
-
Arthur Dunkelblum,
Polish-born
Belgian
-
Roman Dzindzichashvili,
Georgian-born Israeli American grandmaster
-
Berthold Englisch,
Austrian
-
Yakov Estrin,
Russian grandmaster, CC WC 1972-76
-
Larry Evans,
U.S. grandmaster, 2530
-
Samuel Factor,
Polish-born U.S.
-
Ernst Falkbeer,
Austrian
-
Movsas Feigins,
Latvian-born Argentinian
-
Ruben Felgaer,
Argentine grandmaster, 2624
-
Reuben Fine,
U.S. grandmaster
-
Robert Fischer,
U.S. grandmaster & world champion, 2785
-
Alexander Flamberg,
Polish
-
Salo Flohr,
Ukrainian-born
Czech & Soviet grandmaster
-
Maurice Fox,
Ukrainian-born Canadian
-
Gunnar Friedemann,
Estonian
-
Paulino Frydman,
Polish-born Argentinian
-
Semen Furman,
Belarusian-born Russian grandmaster
-
Boris Gelfand,
Belarusian-born Israeli grandmaster
-
Efim Geller,
Ukrainian-born Soviet grandmaster
-
Vitali Golod,
Ukrainian-born Israeli grandmaster
-
Harry Golombek,
English
-
Alon Greenfeld,
U.S.-born Israeli grandmaster
-
Gisela Kahn Gresser,
U.S. woman master
-
Yehuda Gruenfeld,
Polish-born Israeli grandmaster, 2550
-
Eduard Gufeld,
Ukrainian grandmaster, 2565
-
Boris Gulko,
German-born Russian U.S. grandmaster, 2643
-
Isidor Gunsberg,
Hungarian-born English
-
Ilya Gurevich,
Russian-born U.S. grandmaster & junior world champion, 2575
-
Mikhail Gurevich,
Ukrainian-born Russian
Turkish grandmaster, 2694
-
Lev Gutman,
Latvian-born Israeli German grandmaster, 2530
-
Daniel Harrwitz,
Prussian/Polish/German-born English French
-
Israel Horowitz,
U.S.
-
Bernhard Horwitz,
German-born English
-
Alexander Huzman,
Ukrainian-born Israeli grandmaster
-
Dawid Janowski,
Belarusian/Polish-born French grandmaster
-
Gregory Kaidanov,
Ukrainian-born Russian U.S. grandmaster, 2695
-
Julio Kaplan,
Argentine-born
Puerto Rican U.S. grandmaster & world junior champion
-
Mona May Karff,
Moldovan-born U.S. woman master
-
Isaac Kashdan,
U.S. grandmaster
-
Garry Kasparov,
Azerbaijani-born Soviet/Russian grandmaster & world champion, 2851
-
Alexander Khalifman,
Russian grandmaster & world champion, 2702
-
Alexander Koblencs,
Latvian
-
Artur Kogan,
Ukrainian-born Israeli grandmaster, 2580
-
Alexander Konstantinopolsky,
Ukrainian-born Soviet grandmaster
-
Ignatz von Kolisch,
Hungarian/Slovakian-born
Austrian grandmaster
-
George Koltanowski,
Belgian-born U.S. grandmaster
-
Viktor Korchnoi,
Russian-born
Dutch
Swiss grandmaster, 2695
-
Yona Kosashvili,
Georgian-born Israeli grandmaster, 2580
-
Borislav Kostić,
Austrian-born
Serbian grandmaster
-
Yair Kraidman,
Israeli grandmaster, 2455
-
Ljuba Kristol,
Russian-born Israeli woman grandmaster, 2415
-
Abraham Kupchik,
Belarusian/Polish-born U.S.
-
Alla Kushnir,
Russian Israeli woman grandmaster
-
Salo Landau,
Polish-born Dutch, killed by the
Nazis
-
Edward Lasker,
Polish/German-born U.S.
-
Emanuel Lasker,
Prussian/German/Polish-born U.S. grandmaster & world champion
-
Anatoly Lein,
Russian-born U.S. grandmaster, 2555
-
Konstantin Lerner,
Ukrainian grandmaster, 2575
-
Grigory Levenfish,
Polish/Russian-born grandmaster
-
Irina Levitina,
Russian-born U.S. woman grandmaster
-
Vladimir Liberzon,
Russian-born Israeli grandmaster
-
Andor Lilienthal,
Russian-born Hungarian/Soviet grandmaster
-
Johann Löwenthal,
Hungarian-born U.S. English
-
Moishe Lowtzky,
Ukrainian-born Polish, killed by Nazis
-
Jonathan Mestel,
British grandmaster & world U-16 champion, 2540
-
Jacques Mieses,
German-born English grandmaster
-
Victor Mikhalevski,
Belarusian-born Israeli grandmaster
-
Vadim Milov,
Russian-born Israeli Swiss grandmaster, 2683
-
Jacob Murey,
Russian-born Israeli grandmaster
-
Miguel Najdorf,
Polish-born Argentine grandmaster
-
Aron Nimzowitsch,
Latvian-born Danish
-
Menachem Oren,
Polish-born Palestinian/Israeli
-
Julius Perlis,
Polish-born Austrian
-
Isaias Pleci,
Argentinian
-
Judit Polgár,
Hungarian grandmaster, 2735
-
Susan Polgár,
Hungarian-born U.S. grandmaster & world champion, 2577
-
Zsófia Polgár,
Hungarian-born Israeli international master, 2500
-
Lev Polugaevsky,
Belarusian/Soviet grandmaster, 2640
-
Yosef Porath,
German-born Palestinian/Israeli
-
Lev Psakhis,
Russian-born Israeli grandmaster, 2625
-
Dawid Przepiórka,
Polish, killed by Nazis
-
Abram Rabinovich,
Lithuanian-born Russian
-
Ilya Rabinovich,
Russian
-
Vyacheslav Ragozin,
Russian grandmaster
-
Teymour Radjabov,
Azerbaijani grandmaster
-
Samuel Reshevsky,
Polish-born U.S. grandmaster
-
Richard Réti,
Slovakian/Hungarian-born Czech
-
Maxim Rodshtein,
Israeli U-16 world champion
-
Kenneth Rogoff,
U.S. grandmaster
-
Michael Rohde,
U.S. grandmaster, 2585
-
Michael Roiz,
Russian-born Israeli grandmaster, 2611
-
Samuel Rosenthal,
Polish-born French
-
Gersz Rotlewi,
Polish
-
Eduardas Rozentalis,
Lithuanian grandmaster, 2688
-
Akiba Rubinstein,
Polish grandmaster
-
Gersz Salwe,
Polish grandmaster
-
Emanuel Schiffers,
Russian
-
Adolf Schwarz,
Hungarian-born Austrian
-
Gregory Serper,
Uzbekistani-born Russian U.S. grandmaster
-
Leonid Shamkovich,
Russian Israeli U.S. grandmaster
-
Yury Shulman,
Belarusian-born U.S. grandmaster
-
Ilya Smirin,
Belarusian-born Israeli grandmaster, 2702
-
Vasily Smyslov,
Soviet/Russian grandmaster & world champion, 2620
-
Gennady Sosonko,
Russian-born Dutch grandmaster
-
Jon Speelman,
English grandmaster
-
Rudolf Spielmann,
Austrian-born
Swedish
-
Leonid Stein,
Ukrainian-born Russian grandmaster
-
Endre Steiner,
Hungarian
-
Herman Steiner,
Slovakian/Hungarian-born U.S.
-
Lajos Steiner,
Romanian/Hungarian-born
Australian
-
Wilhelm Steinitz,
Czech-born Austrian & U.S. grandmaster & world champion
-
Emil Sutovsky,
Israeli grandmaster, 2697
-
Peter Svidler,
Russian grandmaster
-
László Szabó,
Hungarian grandmaster
-
Mark Taimanov,
Ukrainian/Russian grandmaster
-
Mikhail Tal,
Soviet/Latvian grandmaster & world champion, 2645
-
Siegbert Tarrasch,
Polish/German grandmaster
-
Savielly Tartakower,
Russian-born Austrian/Polish/French grandmaster
-
Jean Taubenhaus,
Polish-born French
-
Mark Tseitlin,
Israeli grandmaster
-
Anatoly Vaisser,
Kazakhstani-born French grandmaster
-
Boris Verlinsky,
Ukrainian-born Soviet grandmaster
-
Vladimir Vuković,
Croatian
-
Max Weiss,
Slovakian/Hungarian-born Austrian
-
Michael Wilder,
U.S. grandmaster
-
Simon Winawer,
Polish
-
Heinrich Wolf,
Austrian, killed by Nazis
-
Daniel Yanofsky,
Polish/Ukrainian-born Canadian grandmaster
-
Leonid Yudasin,
Russian-born Israeli grandmaster, 2692
-
Tatiana Zatulovskaya,
Azeri-born Russian Israeli woman grandmaster
-
Johannes Zukertort,
Polish-born German English
Cricket
-
Ali Bacher,
South African batsman & administrator (several relatives were also
cricketers, including
Adam Bacher)
-
Dennis Gamsy,
South African Test wicket-keeper
-
Norman Gordon,
South African fast bowler
-
Michael Klinger,
Australian batsman
-
Jon Moss,
Australian allrounder for the Victoria Bushrangers
-
Fred Susskind,
South African Test batsman
-
Fred Trueman,
English fast bowler (Jewish maternal grandmother, and is happy to be
regarded as Jewish)
-
Julien Wiener,
Australia Test cricketer
Fencing
-
Henri Anspach,
Belgian fencer (épée
and
foil),
Olympic champion
-
Paul Anspach,
Belgian fencer (épée & foil), 2-time Olympic champion
-
Norman Armitage,
US fencer (sabre),
17-time US champion, bronze Olympic medal
-
Albert Axelrod,
US fencer (foil); 4-time U.S. champion, bronze Olympic medal
-
Cliff Bayer,
US fencer (foil) US fencer (foil); youngest US champion
-
Tamir Bloom,
US fencer (épée); 2-time US champion
-
Sergei Charikov,
Russian fencer (saber), 2-time Olympic champion
-
Yves Dreyfus,
French fencer (épée), French champion
-
Ilona Elek,
Hungarian fencer (saber), 2-time Olympic champion
-
Boaz Ellis,
Israeli fencer (foil), 5-time Israeli champion
-
Sándor Erdös,
Hungarian fencer (épée), Olympic champion
-
Siegfried Flesch,
Austrian fencer (sabre)
-
Dezsö Földes,
Hungarian fencer (saber), 2-time Olympic champion
-
Jenö Fuchs,
Hungarian fencer (saber), 4-time Olympic champion
-
Támas Gábor,
Hungarian fencer (épée), Olympic champion
-
Sándor Gombos,
Hungarian fencer (saber), Olympic champion
-
János Garay,
Hungarian fencer (saber), Olympic champion
-
Oskar Gerde,
Hungarian fencer (saber), 2-time Olympic champion
-
Vadim Gutzeit,
Ukranian fencer (saber), Olympic champion
-
Johan Harmenberg,
Swedish fencer (épée), Olympic champion
-
Lydia Hatoel-Zuckerman,
Israeli fencer (foil), 6-time Israeli champion
-
Otto Herschmann,
Austrian fencer (saber)
-
Emily Jacobson,
US fencer (saber),
NCAA champion
-
Sada Jacobson,
US fencer (saber), ranked # 1 in the world
-
Allan Jay,
British fencer (épée and foil), world champion
-
Endre Kabos,
Hungarian fencer (saber), 3-time Olympic champion
-
Roman Kantor,
Polish fencer (épée),
Nordic champion & Soviet champion
-
Dan Kellner,
US fencer (foil), US champion
-
Grigory Kriss,
Soviet fencer (épée), Olympic champion
-
Allan Kwartler,
US fencer (saber), 3-time
Pan American Games champion
-
Alexandre Lippmann,
French fencer (épée), 2-time Olympic champion
-
Helene Mayer,
German & US fencer (foil), Olympic champion
-
Maria Mazina,
Russian fencer (épée), Olympic champion
-
Mark Midler,
Soviet fencer (foil), 2-time Olympic champion
-
Armand Mouyal,
French fencer (épée), world champion
-
Claude Netter,
French fencer (foil), Olympic champion
-
Jacques Ochs,
Belgian fencer (épée), Olympic champion
-
Ayelet Ohayon,
Israeli fencer (foil), European champion
-
Ellen Osiier,Danish
fencer (foil), Olympic champion
-
Ivan Osier,
Danish fencer (épée, foil, and sabre), 25-time Danish champion
-
Attila Petschauer,
Hungarian fencer (saber), 2-time Olympic champion
-
Ellen Preis,
Austrian fencer (foil), Olympic champion
-
Mark Rakita,
Soviet fencer (saber), 2-time Olympic champion
-
Yakov Rylsky,
Soviet fencer (saber), Olympic champion
-
Gaston Salmon,
Belgian fencer (épée), Olympic champion
-
Zoltan Ozoray Schenker,
Hungarian fencer (saber), Olympic champion
-
Edgar Seligman,
British fencer (épée, foil, and sabre), 2-time British champion in each
weapon
-
Andre Spitzer,
Israeli fencer
-
Jean Stern,
French fencer (épée), Olympic champion
-
Soren Thompson,
US fencer (épée), NCAA champion
-
Jonathan Tiomkin,
US fencer (foil), 2-time US champion
-
David Tyshler,
Soviet fencer (saber)
-
Ildiko Uslaky-Rejtoe,
Hungarian fencer (foil), 2-time Olympic champion
-
Eduard Vinokurov,
Russian fencer (saber), 2-time Olympic champion
-
Iosif Vitebskiy,
Soviet fencer (épée), 10-time national champion
-
Lajos Werkner,
Hungarian fencer (saber), 2-time Olympic champion
-
George Worth,
US fencer (saber), US champion, 3-time
Pan American Games champion
Field
Hockey
Figure
skating
-
Sarah Abitbol,
French figure skater,
World Figure Skating Championship bronze
-
Benjamin Agosto,
U.S. ice dancer (Jewish mother),
Olympic silver, World Championship silver, bronze
-
Ilya Averbukh,
Russian ice dancer, Olympic silver
-
Oksana Baiul,
Ukrainian figure skater, (Jewish father & grandmother), Olympic gold,
World Championship gold
-
Alexei Beletski,
Israeli Ukrainian-born figure skater, Olympian
-
Judy Blumberg,
U.S. ice dancer, World Championship 3-time bronze
-
Cindy Bortz,
U.S. figure skater, World Junior Champion
-
Fritzi Burger,
Austrian figure skater, Olympic 2-time silver, World Championship 2-time
silver
-
Alain Calmat,
French figure skater, Olympic silver, World Championship gold, silver,
2-time bronze[26]
-
Galit Chait,
Israeli ice dancer, World Championship bronze
-
Sasha Cohen,
U.S. figure skater, reigning U.S. Figure Skating National Champion & Olympic
silver[11]
-
Amber Corwin,
U.S. figure skater
-
Lily Kronberger,
Hungarian figure skater, world champion
-
Loren Galler-Rabinowitz,
U.S. figure skater, competes w/partner
David Mitchell; U.S. Championships bronze[12]
-
Aleksandr Gorelik,
Soviet figure skater, Olympic silver, World Championship 2-time silver,
bronze
-
Melissa Gregory,
U.S. figure skater, ice dancer w/Denis
Petukhov, U.S. Championships 3 silvers, 2 bronze[13]
-
Natalia Gudina,
Israeli Ukrainian-born figure skater, Olympian
-
Emily Hughes,
U.S. figure skater, World Junior Figure Skating Championships bronze,
National Championships bronze, silver[14]
-
Sarah Hughes,
U.S. figure skater, Olympic gold, World Championship bronze[15]
-
Ronald Joseph,
U.S. figure skater, U.S. Junior National Champion, U.S. Championships gold,
2-time silver, and bronze, World Championship silver, bronze
-
Vivian Joseph,
U.S. figure skater, U.S. Junior National Champion, U.S. Championships gold,
2-time silver, and bronze, World Championship silver, bronze
-
Gennadi Karponossov,
Russian ice dancer, coach Olympic gold, World Championship 2-time gold,
silver, 2-time bronze
-
Tamar Katz,
Israeli U.S.-born figure skater
-
Lily Kronberger,
Hungarian figure skater, World Championship 4-time gold, 2-time bronze,
World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
-
Irina Rodnina,
Soviet figure skater, Olympic 3-time gold, World Championship 10-time gold,
World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
-
Emilia Rotter,
Hungarian pair skater, World Championship 4-time gold, silver, Olympic
2-time bronze
-
Louis Rubenstein,
Canadian figure skater, (pre-Olympic) World Championship gold, World
Figure Skating Hall of Fame
-
Sergei Sakhnovsky,
Israeli ice dancer, World Championship bronze
-
Michael Seibert,
U.S. figure skater
-
Julia Shapiro,
Israeli Russian-born pair skater, World Junior bronze
-
Michael Shmerkin,
Israeli figure skater
-
Jamie Silverstein,
U.S. figure skater, ice dancer w/Ryan
O'Meara, United States Championships bronze[16]
-
Irina Slutskaya,
Russian figure skater, Olympic silver, bronze, World Championship 2-time
gold, 3-time silver, bronze
-
Maxim Staviski,
Bulgarian ice dancer, World Championship gold, silver, bronze
-
László Szollás,
Hungarian pair skater, World Championship 4-time gold, silver, Olympic
2-time bronze
-
Alexandra Zaretski,
Israeli
Belarusian-born ice dancer, Olympian
-
Roman Zaretski,
Israeli Belarusian-born ice dancer, Olympian
Football (American)
-
Joe Alexander,
G , U.S. football player
-
Lyle Alzado,
DE, U.S. football player
-
Harris Barton,
OL, U.S. football player
-
Alex Bernstein,
OL U.S. Football Player Baltimore Ravens, NY Jets, Cleveland Browns, Atlanta
Falcons
-
Jeremy Bloom,
WR, PR
Philadelphia Eagles
-
Noah Cantor,
DT, Toronto Argonauts,
Canadian Football League
-
Ben Davidson,
DE, U.S. football player
-
Jay Fiedler,
QB, U.S. football player, free agent
-
John Frank,
TE, U.S. football player
-
Benny Friedman,
QB, U.S. football player, Hall of Fame
-
Lennie Friedman,
OL,
Cleveland Browns
-
Antonio Garay,
DT, U.S. football player,
Chicago Bears
-
Adam Goldberg,
OG,
St. Louis Rams
-
Bill Goldberg,
DT, U.S. football player
-
Marshall Goldberg,
RB, U.S. football player
-
Charles Goldenberg,
G & RB, U.S. football player
- Sam Goldberg,
Nicolet
-
Randy Grossman,
TE, U.S. football player,
Pittsburgh Steelers
-
Sigmund Harris,
QB, U.S. football player.
-
Sid Luckman,
QB, U.S. football player, Hall of Fame
-
Sam McCullum,
WR, U.S. football player
-
Josh Miller,
P,
New England Patriots
-
Ron Mix,
OT, U.S. football player, Hall of Fame
-
Ed Newman,
G, U.S. football player
-
Harry Newman,
QB, U.S. football player
-
Igor Olshansky,
DL,
San Diego Chargers
-
Sage Rosenfels,
QB,
Houston Texans
-
Mike Rosenthal,
T,
Minnesota Vikings
-
Mike Seidman,
TE,
Indianapolis Colts
-
Allie Sherman,
U.S. football player & coach,
New York Giants
-
Alan Veingrad,
OL, U.S. football player
-
Gary Wood,
QB, New York Giants
Football (Australian)
Football (soccer)
-
Jeff Agoos,
U.S. defender
-
Dudu Aouate,
Israeli,
Deportivo de La Coruña
-
Dedi Ben Dayan,
Israeli,
Maccabi Netanya
-
Tal Ben-Haim,
Israeli,
Chelsea
-
Yossi Benayoun,
Israeli Captain,
Liverpool
-
Eyal Berkovic,
Israeli
-
Harald Bohr,
Danish
mathematician, younger brother of
physicist
Niels Bohr;
football player; won
silver medal at
1908 Summer Olympics w/Danish
national football team.
-
Niels Bohr,
Danish
physicist; soccer player; played for
AB as a
goalkeeper.
-
Jonathan Bornstein,
U.S. soccer defender, C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer[17]
-
Daniel Brailovski,
footballer born in
Uruguay, played for Uruguay, Argentina, and Israel's national football
teams
-
Benny Feilhaber,
U.S.,
Derby County in the
FA Premier League[18]
-
Dean Furman,
South African
Rangers F.C. Midfielder
-
Béla Guttmann,
Hungarian player & coach
-
Hogan Ephraim,
English,
West Ham United, currently on loan to
Queen's Park Rangers
-
Joe Jacobson,
Welsh
Cardiff City F.C.
-
Tvrtko Kale,
Croatian goalkeeper[19]
-
Yaniv Katan,
Israeli, plays for
Maccabi Haifa
-
Mark Lazarus,
English,
Queen's Park Rangers
-
Gyula Mandl,
Hungarian player & coach
-
Shep Messing,
U.S., former international goalkeeper, now sportscaster
-
Sacha Opinel,
French, Gravesend & Northfleet, England[citation
needed]
-
Haim Revivo,
Israeli
-
Daniël de Ridder,
Dutch/Israeli
Birmingham City footballer[20]
-
Ronnie Rosenthal,
Israeli,
Liverpool
-
Sebastian Rozental,
Chilean forward
-
Ben Sahar,
Israeli,
Chelsea F.C., currently ón loan to
Queen's Park Rangers
-
Walter Samuel,
Argentinian international
-
Juan Pablo Sorín,
Argentinian international
-
Idan Tal,
Israeli,
Bolton Wanderers
-
Yochanan Vollach,
Israeli football player, President of Maccabi Haifa Association
-
Itzik Zohar,
Israeli football player
-
Gai Assulin,
Israeli, plays for Barcelona youth
Golf
-
Amy Alcott,
U.S.
LPGA professional golfer
-
Herman Barron,
U.S.
PGA Tour professional golfer
-
Bruce Fleisher,
U.S. PGA Tour professional golfer
-
Jonathan Kaye,
U.S. PGA Tour professional golfer
-
Cristie Kerr,
U.S. LPGA professional golfer
-
David Merkow,
U.S. golfer,
Northwestern University, 2006
Big Ten Golfer of the Year
-
Rob Oppenheim,
Canadian professional golfer
-
Corey Pavin,
U.S. PGA Tour professional golfer
-
Morgan Pressel,
U.S. LPGA professional golfer
- Monte
Scheinblum, National and World
Long Drive Champion, 1992
Gymnastics
-
Alyssa Beckerman,
U.S.
gymnast
-
Valery Belenky,
Azerbaijani gymnast, Olympic champion
-
David Mark Berger
- Timothy Edgeler,
Scottish gymnast, competitor on the beam
-
Alfred Flatow,
German gymnast, 3-time Olympic champion
-
Gustav Flatow,
German gymnast, 2-time Olympic champion
-
Samu Fóti,Hungarian
gymnast, Silver Olympic medalist
-
Mitch Gaylord,
U.S. gymnast, Olympic champion
-
Imre Gellért,Hungarian
gymnast, Silver Olympic medalist.
-
Maria Gorokhovskaya,
USSR gymnast, Olympic champion
-
Abie Grossfeld,
U.S. gymnast, 8-time Pan American champion, 7-time Maccabiah
champion,Olympic champion , coach
-
Ágnes Keleti,
Hungarian gymnast, 5-time Olympic champion
-
Tatiana Lysenko,
Soviet/Ukrainian
gymnast, 2-time Olympic champion
-
Yelena Shushunova,
USSR gymnast, Olympic champion
-
Kerri Strug,
U.S. gymnast, Olympic champion
Hockey
- Evgeny (or
Yevgeny) Babich,
Soviet hockey player, Olympic champion 1956, World & European champion
1954, runner-up 1955, 1957
-
Rudi Ball,
German hockey player Olympic bronze, 1932, World runner-up 1930, bronze
1934
[27]
-
Max Birbraer,
Russian from Kazakhstan; lived & played in Israel. First Israeli to be
drafted by an NHL team (The New Jersey Devils).
-
Hy Buller,
Canadian-born U.S.
hockey player
-
Michael Cammalleri,
Canadian hockey player
-
Vitaly Davydov,
Soviet hockey player, Olympic champion 1964, 1968, 1972, World & European
champion 1963-1971, runner-up 1972
-
Steve Dubinsky,
U.S. hockey player
-
Jeff Halpern,
U.S. hockey player
- Adam Henrich,
Canadian hockey player
-
Michael Henrich,
Canadian hockey player, highest-drafted Jewish player ever - by the
Edmonton Oilers
-
Corey Hirsch,
NHL goalie
-
Alfred Kuchevsky
Soviet hockey player, Olympic champion 1956, bronze 1960
-
Alex Levinsky
Canadian hockey player (NHL) circa 1930s, 1940s
- Yuri Liapkin,
Soviet hockey player, Olympic champion 1976, World & European champion 1971,
1973-75
- Yuri Moiseev,
Soviet hockey player, Olympic champion 1968, World & European champion 1968
-
Vladimir Myshkin,
Soviet hockey player, Olympic champion 1984, bronze 1983
-
David Nemirovsky,
Canadian hockey player
-
Bob Nystrom,
Swedish-born Canadian hockey player (converted to Judaism)
-
Eric Nystrom,
American hockey left winger & son of former
National Hockey League player
Bob Nyström[21]
-
Cory Pecker,
Canadian hockey player, in the AHL, drafted 6th round by the
Calgary Flames in 1999[22]
- François
Rozenthal,
French hockey player
- Maurice
Rozenthal, French hockey
player
- Noah Ruden,
American Hockey Goalie, Port Huron Flags, University of Michigan.
-
Mathieu Schneider,
U.S. hockey player
-
Ronnie Stern,
Canadian hockey player
-
Larry Zeidel
Canadian hockey player, 1950s & 1960s
- Yevgeny Zimin,
Soviet hockey player, Olympic champion 1968-72, World & European champion
1968, 1969, 1971
- Viktor Zinger,
Soviet hockey player, Olympic champion 1968, World & European champion
1965-69
Judo
-
Yael Arad,
Israeli
judoka half-middleweight,
Olympic
silver medal
-
Mark Berger,
Canadian judoka
heavyweight, Olympic silver medal
-
James Bregman,
American judoka
middleweight, Olympic
bronze medal
-
Oren Smadja,
Israeli judoka light-middleweight, Olympic bronze medal
-
Ehud Vaks,
Israeli half-lightweight judoka
-
Arik Zeevi,
Israeli judoka half-heavyweight, Olympic bronze medal
Mixed
martial arts
Motorsport
-
Woolf Barnato
-
Kenny Bernstein
-
Jo Bonnier,
Swedish Formula One driver
-
Bobby Brown
-
François Cevert,
French Formula One driver
- Tim Coronel,
Dutch driver
-
Tom Coronel,
Dutch driver
- Sheila Van Damm
-
Bernie Ecclestone,
British Formula One driver & Formula One supremo
- Erwin
Goldschmidt
-
Robert Grossman
-
Mario Haberfeld,
Brazilian Grand-Am driver
-
Steve Krisiloff
-
Jeff Krosnoff,
U.S. Formula Indy driver
-
Stirling Moss,
British Formula One driver[23]
-
Paul Newman,
U.S. actor, motorsport team owner & driver
-
Chanoch Nissany,
Israeli Formula One test-driver
-
Carlos Reutemann,
Argentinian Formula One driver
-
Peter Revson,
U.S. Formula One driver
-
Mauri Rose,
U.S. Indy driver, Indy 500 winner
- Adolf
Rosenberger
-
Ricardo Rosset,
Brazilian Formula One ex-driver
-
Ian Scheckter,
South African Formula One ex-driver
-
Jody Scheckter,
South African Formula One ex-driver
-
Tomas Scheckter,
South African Indy Racing League driver
-
Sheila van Damm,
British rally driver[24]
Rugby
(league and union)
Sailing
Speed
Skating
-
Irving Jaffee.
U.S. Speed Skater, Olympic champion
- Grach, Rafael,
USSR Speed Skater, 2 Olympic medals.
Swimming
-
Vadim Alexeev,
Kazakhstan-born
Israeli swimmer
-
Adi Bichman,
Israeli swimmer
-
Yoav Bruck,
Israeli swimmer
-
Tiffany Cohen,
U.S. swimmer, 2-time Olympic champion
-
Anthony Ervin,
U.S. swimmer, Olympic champion
-
Yoav Gath,
Israeli swimmer
-
Scott Goldblatt,
US swimmer, Olympic champion
-
Eran Groumi,
Israeli swimmer
-
Andrea Gyarmati,
Hungarian swimmer
-
Alfréd Hajós,
Hungarian swimmer, Olympic champion
-
Michael Halika,
Israeli swimmer
-
Judith Haspel,
Austrian-born Israeli swimmer
-
Otto Herschmann,
Austrian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist
-
Lenny Krayzelburg,
Ukrainian-born U.S. swimmer, Olympic champion
-
Dan Kutler,
U.S.-born Israeli swimmer
-
Jason Lezak,
U.S. swimmer, Olympic champion
-
Alexei Manziola,
Russian-born Israeli swimmer
-
Yoav Meiri,
Israeli swimmer, 26-time national champion
-
Alfred Nakache,
French swimmer, world record holder
-
Paul Neumann,
Austrian swimmer, Olympic champion
-
Marilyn Ramenofsky,
U.S. swimmer, Olympic silver medalist
-
Keena Rothhammer,
U.S. swimmer, Olympic champion
-
Mark Spitz,
US Olympic champion (9 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze ), tied for most
gold medals won in a single Olympic Games (7)[26]
-
Tal Stricker,
Israeli swimmer
-
Éva Székely,
Hungarian swimmer, Olympic champion
-
Dara Torres,
U.S. swimmer (Jewish father), Olympic champion
-
Eithan Urbach,
Israeli swimmer
Table
tennis
-
Viktor Barna,
Hungarian 23-time world champion
-
Laszlo Bellak,
Hungarian/U.S.
7-time world champion
-
Richard Bergmann,
Australian/British
7-time world champion
-
Marina Kravchenko,
Ukrainian-born Israeli table tennis player
-
Ivor Montagu,
British table tennis player
-
Leah Neuberger,
U.S., 29-time national champion
-
Angelica Rozeanu,
Romanian/Israeli
17-time world champion
-
Anna Sipos,
Hungarian 21-time world champion
-
Miklos Szabados,
Hungarian/Australian 15-time world champion
-
David Zalcberg,
Australian table tennis player
- Leon
Wajchenberg, Polish table
tennis champion 1940, Egyptian table tennis champion 1945
Tennis
-
Noam Behr,
Israeli tennis player
-
Boris Becker,
German tennis player, won 6 Grand Slams, highest world ranking # 1
(Jewish mother)[28]
-
Ilana Berger,
Israeli tennis player
-
Jay Berger,
U.S. tennis player, USTA boys 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #
7
-
Gilad Bloom,
Israeli tennis player
-
Angela Buxton,
English tennis player, highest world ranking # 9
-
Audra Cohen,
U.S. tennis player,
2007
NCAA Women's Tennis Singles Champion
-
Julia Cohen,
U.S. tennis player, USTA girls 12s & 18s singles champion
-
Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro,
French tennis player
-
Pierre Darmon,
French tennis player, highest world ranking # 8
-
Umberto De Morpurgo,
Italian tennis player, highest world ranking # 8
-
Jonathan Erlich,
Israeli tennis player, highest world doubles ranking # 10
-
Gaston Etlis,
Argentinean tennis player
-
Sharon Fichman,
Canadian tennis player
-
Herbert Flam,
U.S. tennis player, 2-time USTA boys 18s singles champion, highest world
ranking # 5
-
Zack Fleishman,
U.S. tennis player
-
Allen Fox,
U.S. tennis player
-
Mike Franks,
U.S. tennis player
-
Brad Gilbert,
U.S. tennis player, highest world ranking # 4
-
Justin Gimelstob,
U.S. tennis player, USTA boys 16s & 18s singles champion
-
Shlomo Glickstein,
Israeli tennis player
-
Julia Glushko,
Israeli tennis player
-
Grant Golden,
U.S. tennis player
-
Paul Goldstein,
U.S. tennis player, USTA boys 16s & 2-time 18s singles champion[27]
-
Brian Gottfried,
U.S tennis player, USTA boys 12s & 2-time 18s singles champion, highest
world ranking # 3
-
Jim Grabb,
U.S. tennis player, highest world doubles ranking # 1
-
Seymour Greenberg,
U.S. tennis player
-
Amir Hadad,
Israeli tennis player
-
Julie Heldman,
U.S. tennis player, US girls 15s & 18s singles champion, highest world
ranking # 5
- Ryan Heller,
U.S. rennis player, Macabbiah Doubles Gold Medal 2005
-
Martin Jaite,
Argentina tennis player, highest world ranking # 10
-
Anita Kanter,
U.S. tennis player, US girls 18s singles champion
-
Ilana Kloss,
South African tennis player, highest world doubles ranking # 1
-
Aaron Krickstein,
U.S. tennis player, USTA boys 16s & 18s singles champion, highest world
ranking # 6
-
Jesse Levine,
Canadian & U.S. tennis player
-
Harel Levy,
Israeli tennis player
-
Amos Mansdorf,
Israeli tennis player
-
Sam Match,
U.S. tennis player
-
Nicolás Massú,
Chilean tennis player, highest world ranking # 9
-
Tzipora Obziler,
Israeli tennis player
-
Tom Okker,
Dutch tennis player, highest world ranking # 3 in singles, and # 1 in
doubles
-
Noam Okun,
Israeli tennis player
-
Shahar Pe'er,
Israeli tennis player, highest world ranking # 15
-
Shahar Perkiss,
Israeli tennis player
-
Daniel Prenn,
German & British tennis player, highest world ranking # 6
-
Henry Prusoff,
U.S. tennis player
-
Andy Ram,
Israeli tennis player, highest world doubles ranking # 9
-
Eyal Ran,
Israeli tennis player
-
Renee Richards,
U.S. tennis player
-
Pete Sampras,
tennis player[28],
highest world ranking # 1
-
Dick Savitt,
U.S. tennis player, highest world ranking # 2
-
Dudi Sela,
Israeli tennis player
-
Julius Seligson,
U.S. tennis player, 2-time boys 18s singles champion
-
Anna Smashnova,
Israeli tennis player, highest world ranking # 15
-
Harold Solomon,
U.S. tennis player, US boys 18s singles champion, highest world ranking # 5
-
Andrew Sznajder,
Canadian tennis player
-
Brian Teacher,
U.S. tennis player, US boys 18s singles champion, highest world ranking # 7
-
Eliot Teltscher,
U.S. tennis player, highest world ranking # 6
Track
and field
-
Harold Abrahams
[29], sprinter, Olympic champion
- Sir
Sidney Abrahams, Olympic champion[30]
Olympic long-jumper
-
Jo Ankier,
British[31]
-
Gerald Ashworth,
Olympic champion
-
Aleksandr Averbukh,
Israeli,
Pole vault, Gold, 2002, 2006 European Championships
- Michael Azouri,
Distance runner
-
Fanny Blankers-Koen,
Dutch athlete, 4-time Olympic champion, 1948, 12-time world record
-
Lillian Copeland,
U.S. athlete, Olympic champion
-
Marty Glickman,
Sprinter & broadcaster
-
Milton Green,
U.S. athlete
-
Deena (Drossin) Kastor,
U.S. long-distance & marathon runner
-
Elias Katz,
Finnish runner, Olympic champion
-
Abel Kiviat,U.S.
runner, Olympic champion
-
Janet Kohan-Sedq,
Iranian runner
-
Faina Melnik,
USSR, Olympic champion
-
Zhanna Pintusevich-Block,
Ukraine, Gold, 2001 Edmonton, 100m
-
Irina Press,
USSR, Olympic champion
-
Tamara Press,
USSR, Olympic champion
-
Myer Prinstein
- U.S. athlete, Olympic champion
-
Gabriel Abraham Rojas,
Catalonia, Spain, Distance runner and cross country runner
-
Fanny Rosenfeld,
Canadian runner, Olympic champion
- Daniel Suher,
U.S. cross country runner
-
Irena Szewińska,
Polish sprinter & long jumper, Olympic champion
Volleyball
Water
Polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Professional wrestling
-
Tex Benedict,
UK professional wrestler
-
Steve Blackman
("The Lethal Weapon"), U.S.
professional wrestler
-
Matthew Bloom,
("Giant Bernard," "Rusher Road," "Prince Albert," "Albert," and "A-Train"),
U.S. professional wrestler
-
Abe Coleman
("Hebrew Hercules"), U.S. professional wrestler
-
Bill Goldberg,
U.S. professional wrestler, NFL player
-
Pete Gruner
("Billy Kidman"), U.S. professional wrestler
-
Barry Horowitz,
U.S. professional wrestler
-
William M. Kucmierowski,
("Brimstone" and "Will Kaye"), U.S. professional wrestler
-
Larry Booker
("Larry Latham" and "Moondog Spot"), U.S. professional wrestler
-
Scott Levy
("Raven"), U.S. professional wrestler
-
Aviv Maayan,
Welsh professional wrestler
-
Marc Mero
("Johnny B. Badd"), U.S. professional wrestler
-
Brian Pillman
("Yellow Dog"), U.S. professional wrestler, NFL player
-
Lanny Poffo
("The Genius"), U.S. professional wrestler (Jewish mother)[32]
-
Jerome Saganovich
("Jerry Sags"), U.S. professional wrestler
-
Randy Savage
("Macho Man"), U.S. professional wrestler[33]
-
Michael Seitz
("'P.S.' ("Purely Sexy") Hayes" and "Dok Hendrix"), U.S. professional
wrestler & manager
- Morris Shapiro
("Mighty Atlas"), U.S. professional wrestler
-
Dean Simon
("Dean Malenko"), U.S. professional wrestler
-
Larry Simon
("Boris Malenko"), U.S. professional wrestler
-
Brian Yandrisovitz
("Brian Knobbs" and "Terrorist"), U.S. professional wrestler
-
Barbie Blank
("Kelly Kelly"), U.S. professional wrestler
