Noam ( he, נועם) is a Hebrew name which means "pleasantness", and although it started as the male version of the female ''Na'omi'' (English: " Naomi" or "

Noémie Noémie (or Noemie) is a female name of French language, French origin. Retrieved 21 June 2018 Uncommon variant spellings in French include Noémi and Noëmie (same pronunciation). It is the French variation of the biblical Hebrew name Naomi (give ...

"), today, it is a very common Hebrew name for both males and females alike. The common name day for both genders is often 7 December.

People with the given name Noam

Political activism

Noam Chomsky Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American public intellectual: a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is ...

, American political activist, linguist, and philosopher. * Noam Federman, Israeli right-wing political activist. *

Noam Bramson Noam Bramson (born December 13, 1969) is an American politician from the state of New York. He is the mayor of New Rochelle, New York, and has served since being appointed in January 2006 to complete the unexpired term of Mayor Timothy C. Idon ...

(born 1969), Mayor of New Rochelle.

Television and film

* Noam Steinerman, American Film director and visual artist. *

Noam Murro Noam Murro ( he, נועם מורו; born ) is an Israeli film director and film producer. He is best known for directing the films ''Smart People'', '' 300: Rise of an Empire'', and the BBC miniseries ''Watership Down''. Early and personal life M ...

, Israeli American director. *

Noam Gonick Noam Gonick, (born March 20, 1973) is a Canadian filmmaker and artist.Ingrid Randoja"Gonzo Gonick" ''Now'', May 31, 2021. His films include ''Hey, Happy!'', ''Stryker'', ''Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight'' and '' To Russia with Love''. His work ...

, Canadian film director. *

Noam Pitlik Noam Pitlik (November 4, 1932February 18, 1999) was an American television director and actor. In 1979, Pitlik won an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for his work on the ABC sitcom ''Barney Miller''. Early life The son of Dr. ...

, American television director and character actor. * Noam Zylberman, Israeli-born voice actor, best known for the voice of Split Kit from the ''Garbage Pail Kids''. *

Noam Jenkins Noam Jenkins is a Canadian actor, voice actor, and television director. He is best known for his portrayal as Aiden Pearce in the 2014 video game ''Watch Dogs'', and Detective Jerry Barber on Global's ''Rookie Blue ''Rookie Blue'' is a Canad ...

, Canadian actor.

Music

* Noam Pikelny, American banjoist. *

Noam Kaniel Noam Kaniel, also known as Noam, ( he, נועם קניאל; born August 18, 1962) is an Israeli musician, singer and composer, who has sold over 8 million records, and is known for composing or performing the theme songs of many animated series ...

, Israeli singer, best known for performing the theme song to ''Code Lyoko''. *

Noam Jacobson Noam Jacobson ( he, נעם יעקובסון; born 1975) is a musician, singer, songwriter, and bandleader from Ramat Gan Ramat Gan ( he, רָמַת גַּן or , ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipal ...

, Israeli singer, songwriter, and actor, member of group Latma.

Sports

Noam Dar Noam Dar (; born 28 July 1993) is an Israeli-Scottish professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, and is a record setting two-time NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion. He also wrestles for Scottish promotion Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW ...

(born 1993), Israeli-Scottish professional wrestler. * Noam Behr (born 1975), Israeli tennis player. * Noam Dovrat (born 2002), Israeli basketball player. *

Noam Mills Noam Mills ( he, נעם מילס; born May 27, 1986) is an Israeli fencer, who competed in the individual women's épée event for Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She is a three-time junior Israeli champion in épée, and a four-t ...

(born 1986), female Israeli Olympic fencer. * Noam Okun (born 1978), Israeli professional tennis player.

Other fields

Noam D. Elkies Noam David Elkies (born August 25, 1966) is a professor of mathematics at Harvard University. At the age of 26, he became the youngest professor to receive tenure at Harvard. He is also a pianist, chess national master and a chess composer. Ear ...

, American mathematician. * Noam Gottesman, wealthy businessman living in the United Kingdom. * Noam Friedlander, author and journalist. * Noam Lanir, Israeli entrepreneur. * Noam Nisan, Israeli computer scientist. * Noam Sienna, author and Jewish educator. *

Noam T. Wasserman Noam T. Wasserman is an American academic. He is currently the dean of the Yeshiva University Sy Syms School of Business. Previously, he held the position of professor of clinical entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California and the d ...

, American academic.

People with the surname Noam

Eli Noam Eli M. Noam (born August 22, 1946 in Jerusalem) is a professor of Finance and Economics at the Columbia Business School, and holds the Paul Garrett Chair in Public Policy and Business Responsibility. He is the director of the Columbia Institute fo ...

, professor at Columbia University. * Vered Noam, professor of Talmud at Tel Aviv University.

Political organizations

*Noam Masorti Youth, part of Masorti Olami, is a Jewish youth movement with a democratically decided ideology and statement of purpose, reflecting the values of its participants. Noam offers annual summer camps for children aged 10–16, as well as year-round events and camps led by madrichim who look after the children and plan the Noam-based activities. *

Noam (political party) Noam ( he, נעם, lit=Pleasantness; officially known as Lazuz) is a far-right Orthodox Jewish political party in Israel, officially established in July 2019 by a very conservative faction in the Religious Zionist community inspired by Rabbi Zvi ...

, an Israeli political party.

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