These are lists of prominent
American Jews
American Jews or Jewish Americans are American citizens who are Jewish, whether by religion, ethnicity, culture, or nationality. Today the Jewish community in the United States consists primarily of Ashkenazi Jews, who descend from diaspora J ...
, arranged by field of activity.
Academics
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Biologists and physicians
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Chemists
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Computer scientists
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Economists
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Historians
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Linguists
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Mathematicians
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Philosophers
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Physicists
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Psychologists
Activists
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Activists
Artists
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Architects
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Cartoonists
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Composers
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Photographers
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Visual artists
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Business
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Businesspeople
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in finance
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in media
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in real estate
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in retail
Entertainers
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Composers
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Entertainers (actors and musicians)
Legal system
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Jurists
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Supreme Court Justices
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Military
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Military
Politicians
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Politicians
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Sportspeople
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Sportspeople
Writers
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Authors
An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states:
"''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...
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Journalists
A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...
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Playwrights
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Poets
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...
References
* ''The Jewish Phenomenon: The 7 Keys to the Wealth of a People'', by
Steven Silbiger, 2010, Evans Publishing.
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