Noam () is a Hebrew name that means, "gentleness", "pleasantness" or "peacefulness". It started as the male version of ''Na'omi'' (English: " Naomi" or " Noémie"), but today is a very common Hebrew name for people of any gender. The common

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is 7 December.

People with the given name Noam

Political activism

Noam Chomsky Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a ...

(born 1928), American political activist, linguist, and philosopher. * Noam Federman (born 1969), Israeli right-wing political activist. *

Noam Bramson Noam Bramson (born December 13, 1969) is an American politician from the state of New York (state), New York. He was the List of mayors of New Rochelle, New York, mayor of New Rochelle, New York, and has served since being appointed in January 20 ...

(born 1969), Mayor of

New Rochelle New Rochelle ( ; in ) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located approximately from Midtown Manhattan. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the 7th-largest city and 2 ...

Television and film

* Noam Murro (born 1961), Israeli American director. * Noam Gonick (born 1973), Canadian film director. * Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born 1971), British comedian, actor, writer and producer. *

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 ...

(1932-1999), American television director and character actor. *

Noam Zylberman Noam Zylberman (; born June 30, 1973) is an Israeli-born Canadian voice actor. Early life Zylberman was born in Haifa, Israel to Jewish parents. His family relocated to Canada when he was two years old. He attended Arlington Middle School and ...

(born 1973), Israeli-born voice actor. * Noam Jenkins, Canadian actor. * Noam Shuster-Eliassi (born 1986/87), Israeli comedian and activist.

Music

* Noam Pikelny (born 1981), American banjoist. *

Noam Kaniel Noam Kaniel, also known as Noam, (; 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 television series including ''X-Men'', ' ...

(born 1962), Israeli musician, singer, and composer. *

Noam Jacobson Noam Jacobson (; born April 27, 1975) is a musician, singer, songwriter, and bandleader from Ramat Gan, Israel. Jacobson was born and raised in Petah Tikva. He studied at the Nehalim, Nachalim Yeshiva, Amit Gush Dan, Yeshivat Har Etzion, and Yesh ...

(born 1975), Israeli singer, songwriter, and actor, member of group Latma.

Sports

* Noam Dar (born 1993), Israeli-Scottish professional wrestler. *

Noam Behr Noam Behr (; born 13 October 1975) is an Israeli professional tennis player who turned pro in 1994. His career-high singles ranking was No. 127 (October 2001), and his career-high doubles ranking was No. 109 (October 1999). Tennis career Most ...

(born 1975), Israeli tennis player. * Noam Dovrat (born 2002), Israeli basketball player. * Noam Mills (born 1986), Israeli female Olympic fencer. *

Noam Okun Noam Okun (; born 16 April 1978) is an Israeli retired professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 95 in April 2002. Okun won several challenger tournaments in his career, and was a consistent competitor o ...

(born 1978), Israeli professional tennis player. * Noam Yaacov (born 2004), Israeli–Danish player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

* Noam Emeran (born 2002), French football player who plays for

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Other fields

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

(born 1966), American mathematician. * Noam Gottesman (born 1961), wealthy businessman living in the United Kingdom. * Noam Lanir (born 1967), Israeli entrepreneur. *

Noam Nisan Noam Nisan (; born June 20, 1961) is an Israeli computer scientist and professor of computer science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is known for his research in computational complexity theory and algorithmic game theory. Biography Ni ...

(born 1961), Israeli computer scientist. *

Noam Sienna Noam Sienna is a sofer, author, and Jewish educator in Minneapolis. Education Sienna graduated Brandeis University in 2011. In May 2020, he graduated from the University of Minnesota with a PhD in Jewish history. Henna The topic of Sienna's ...

, author and Jewish educator. *

Noam Sohlberg Noam Sohlberg (born 22 January 1962, ) is an Israeli jurist who has served as a Deputy President of the Israeli Supreme Court since 2025. He also serves as the Chairman of the Central Elections Committee for the elections to the 26th Knesset and ...

(born 1962), Israeli jurist. *

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 (born 1946), professor at Columbia University. * Vered Noam (born 1960), 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), an Israeli political party.

References

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