Ilan ( in Hebrew) is an Israeli masculine given name and a surname which means "tree" in the Hebrew language. Variants of the name include

Alon Alon or ALON may refer to: * Alon (name), an Israeli given name and surname * Alon, Mateh Binyamin, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank * Alon Inc, an American airplane builder, known for the Alon A-4 * Alon USA, an American energy company * Alu ...

and Elon. Notable people with the name include:

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Ilan Averbuch Ilan Averbuch (born 1953, Israel) is a sculptor living and working in Long Island City, New York. Averbuch creates large-scale monumental artworks and installations for gallery and museum exhibitions in addition to outdoor public spaces. Biogra ...

(born 1953), Israeli sculptor * Ilan Bakhar (born 1975), Israeli football player *

Ilan Ben-Dov Ilan Ben-Dov ( he, אילן בן-דב; born 16 January 1957, in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli businessman and investor. Business career Ilan Ben-Dov started in business at the age of 17, working as a games operator at a swimming pool. He began ...

(born 1957), Israeli businessman *

Ilan Berman Ilan I. Berman (born December 23, 1975) is an American lawyer and educator. He is the Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council, a non-profit U.S. foreign policy think tank in Washington, DC. He focuses on regional security in the M ...

(born 1975), American political scientist *

Ilan Chester Ilan Chester (born Ilan Czenstochowski) is a celebrated Venezuelan musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel in 1952, to Ashkenazi parents, Ilan emigrated to Venezuela in 1953. Biography 2010 award winnin ...

(born 1952), Venezuelan singer *

Ilan Chet Ilan Chet (Hebrew: אילן חת) (born April 12, 1939) is an Israelis, Israeli microbiologist and a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot. He was appointed Deputy Secretary General of the Union of the ...

(born 1939), Israeli microbiologist, President of the

Weizmann Institute of Science The Weizmann Institute of Science ( he, מכון ויצמן למדע ''Machon Vaitzman LeMada'') is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel, established in 1934, 14 years before the State of Israel. It differs from other Israeli unive ...

* Ilan Davis, Professor of Cell Biology at the University of Oxford *

Ilan Eshkeri Ilan Eshkeri (born 7 April 1977) is a British neoclassical composer known for his concert music, films scores and artist collaborations. Early life Eshkeri was born to a Jewish family in London. During his childhood, he learned to play the ...

(born 1977), British composer *

Ilan Gilon Ilan Gilon (; 12 May 1956 – 1 May 2022) was an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Meretz and the Democratic Union alliance in three spells between 1999 and 2021. Biography Born in Galați, Romania, the son of ...

(born 1956), Israeli politician *

Ilan Goldfajn Ilan Goldfajn (born 12 March 1966) is an Israeli-born Brazilian economist, former governor of the Central Bank of Brazil and former director of the International Monetary Fund's Western Hemisphere Department. In December 2022, he became president o ...

(born 1966), Brazilian-Israeli economist and President of the

Central Bank of Brazil The Central Bank of Brazil ( pt, Banco Central do Brasil) is Brazil's central bank. It was established on Thursday, 31 December 1964, a New Year's Eve. The bank is not linked to any ministry, currently being autonomous. Like other central banks, ...

Ilan Halevi Ilan Halevi ar, إيلان هاليفي; he, אִילָן הַלֵּוִי; born Georges Alain Albert in France; 12 October 1943 – 10 July 2013) was a French-Israeli Jewish pro-Palestinian journalist and politician, and one of the very few high ...

(1943–2013), Palestinian writer *

Ilan Hall Ilan D. Hall is an American chef, television personality, and restaurateur. He won second season of ''Top Chef,'' and is owner-chef of Ramen Hood in Los Angeles. Early life and education Hall is a native of Great Neck, New York. His parents wer ...

(born 1982), American chef *

Ilan Kidron Ilan Kidron (born 22 April 1976), also known as iKid, is a Sydney-based singer songwriter with over one billion combined streams, best known as the lead singer for Australia's multi-platinum selling dance music act The Potbelleez. As a writer ...

(born 1976), Australian musician *

Ilan Meyer Ilan may refer to: Organization *ILAN, Israeli umbrella organization for the treatment of disabled children Given name *Ilan (name), a Hebrew/Israeli name *Ilan Bakhar, a retired Israeli footballer *Ilan Araújo Dall'Igna, a Brazilian footballer ...

(born 1956), American epidemiologist *

Ilan Mitchell-Smith Ilan Mitchell-Smith (born June 29, 1969) is an American academic and former actor, best known as a co-star of the film '' Weird Science'' (1985). Acting career Mitchell-Smith's very first passion was ballet. He studied as a child and even won a s ...

(born 1969), American actor * Ilan Moskovitch (born 1966), Israeli filmmaker *

Ilan Pappé Ilan Pappé ( he, אילן פפה, ; born 1954) is an expatriate Israeli historian and socialist activist. He is a professor with the College of Social Sciences and International Studies at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, direc ...

(born 1954), Israeli historian *

Ilan Ramon Ilan Ramon ( he, אילן רמון; , born Ilan Wolfferman ; June 20, 1954 – February 1, 2003) was an Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut. Ramon was a Space Shuttle payload specialist of STS-107, the fatal mission of ...

(1954–2003), Israeli pilot and astronaut * Ilan Rechtman (born 1963), Israeli musician *

Ilan Rubin Ilan Rubin (born July 7, 1988) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He is known primarily for playing drums with bands such as Nine Inch Nails, Paramore, and Angels & Airwaves. In 2008 he formed The New Regime, in which he sings and ...

(born 1988), American drummer *

Ilan Shalgi Ilan Shalgi ( he, אילן שלגי, born 13 July 1945) is an Israeli lawyer, politician and a former member of the Knesset. Background After his national service in the IDF, in which he served as a lieutenant-colonel, Shalgi gained an LLB and a ...

(born 1945), Israeli politician *

Ilan Shiloah Ilan Shiloah (also anglicised as Shiloach) is an Israeli businessman. He is the former CEO and chairman of McCann Erickson-Kesher-Barel, Israel's largest advertising firm. He is the chairman of The Time; a technology startups investment company. ...

(born 1957), Israeli businessman * Ilan Shohat (born 1974), Israeli politician *

Ilan Shor Ilan Shor (or Șor; he, אילן שור; born 6 March 1987) is a Moldovan hideaway businessman, oligarch and politician. From July 2015 to April 2019, he served as mayor of the Moldovan city of Orhei. He owns several Moldovan businesses, includi ...

(born 1987), Moldovan hideaway businessman and politician. *

Ilan Stavans Ilan Stavans (born Ilan Stavchansky on April 7, 1961) is a Mexican-American author and academic. He writes and speaks on American, Hispanic, and Jewish cultures. He is the author of ''Quixote'' (2015) and a contributor to the ''Norton Anthology ...

(born 1961) Mexican writer *

Ilan Volkov Ilan Volkov ( he, אילן וולקוב; born September 8, 1976, Tel Aviv) is an Israeli orchestral conductor. Biography Volkov's father, Alexander Volkov, was a concert pianist. He studied with the conductor Mendi Rodan at the Rubin Academy in ...

(born 1976), Israeli conductor

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* Eli Ilan (1928–1982), Israeli sculptor *

Meir Bar-Ilan Meir Bar-Ilan (; – ) was an Orthodox rabbi, author, and Religious Zionist activist, who served as leader of the Mizrachi movement in the United States and Mandatory Palestine. Bar-Ilan University, founded in 1955, was named in his honour. ...

(1880–1949), Israeli rabbi *

Tal Ilan Tal Ilan (born 1956) is an Israeli-born historian, notably of women's history in Judaism, and lexicographer. She is known for her work in rabbinic literature, the history of ancient Judaism, the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient Jewish historiography, Jew ...

(born 1956), Israeli historian * Tova Ilan (born 1929), Israeli educator *

Uri Ilan Uri Ilan ( he, אורי אילן, 17 February 1935 – 13 January 1955) was an Israeli soldier who committed suicide in a Syrian prison, after being captured in a covert operation on the Golan Heights. He became a symbol of courage and patriot ...

(1935–1955), Israeli soldier

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