Banai ( he, בנאי) is an Israeli and
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In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
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Banai family of actors and musicians:
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Ehud Banai
Ehud Banai ( he, אֵהוּד בַּנַּאי; born March 31, 1953) is an Israeli singer and songwriter.
Biography
Ehud Banai was born in Jerusalem. His father was the actor Yaakov Banai, one of the Banai siblings. The family moved to Givatayim ...
(born 1953), Israeli singer and songwriter
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Elisha Banai (born 1988), Israeli singer, musician, songwriter, composer, music producer, and actor
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Eviatar Banai
Eviatar Banai (also spelled Evyatar or (incorrectly) Evitar; he, אביתר בנאי; born February 8, 1973) is an Israeli musician, singer and songwriter.
Biography
Early life
Banai was born in 1973 in Beersheba. The extended Banai family is ...
(born 1973), Israeli musician, singer and songwriter
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Meir Banai
Meir Banai ( he, מאיר בנאי; 5 July 1961 – 12 January 2017) was an Israeli musician, singer, and songwriter.
Biography
Meir Banai was born in Beersheba in 1961, the son of Yitzhak Banai, to a traditional Jewish family which has pr ...
(1960-2017), Israeli musician, singer, and songwriter
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Orna Banai
Orna Banai ( he, אורנה בנאי; born November 25, 1966) is an Israeli actress, comedian, entertainer and past member of the Tel Aviv-Yafo city Council.
Biography
Banai was born in Beersheba and raised in Omer. Her father was a judge in B ...
(born 1966), Israeli actress, comedian, entertainer and past member of the Tel Aviv-Yafo city Council
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Yossi Banai
Yosef "Yossi" Banai ( he, יֹוסֶף "יֹוסִי" בַנָאי; April 13, 1932 – May 11, 2006) was an Israeli performer, singer, actor, and dramatist.
Biography
Banai was born in Jerusalem during the Mandate era, and grew up in the neighbor ...
(1932-2006), Israeli performer, singer, actor, and dramatist
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Yuval Banai
Yuval Banay ( he, יוּבַל בַּנַאי; born June 9, 1962) is an Israeli musician, best known as the lead singer of the influential Israeli pop rock band Mashina.
Personal life
Yuval was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Ilana and Yossi Ba ...
(born 1962), Israeli musician
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Ya’akov Banai (1920-2009), Israeli military leader
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Hossein Banai, a director of Iran Scouting
See also
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Banai, Bangladesh
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Banai (goddess)
Banai ( mr, बाणाई , sometimes बानाई), also known as Banu (Bāṇu, बानू) and Banu- bai (Bāṇu-bāī, बानू-बाई), is a Hindu goddess and the second wife of Khandoba, a form of the god Shiva worshipped in ...
, Hindu goddess
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Banai (tribe), a sub-tribe of
Koch,
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