







The Most Famous
Actors from Israel
Trending Actors from Israel This Week
The top 10 Actors from Israel trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1

Gal Gadot
b. 1985
Trending in German (#34) and Dutch (#166) Wikipedia (5,056 views, on Apr 6).
- #2

Natalie Portman
b. 1981
Trending in German (#119), Russian (#260), French (#267), and Spanish (#322) Wikipedia (2,245 views, on Apr 6).
- #3

Haya Harareet
1931 - 2021
Trending in Spanish (#152), Italian (#191), and English (#281) Wikipedia (1,651 views, on Apr 6).
- #4

Oded Fehr
b. 1970
Trending in German (#198) Wikipedia (1,418 views, on Apr 10).
This page contains a list of the greatest Israeli Actors. The pantheon dataset contains 13,578 Actors, 32 of which were born in Israel. This makes Israel the birth place of the 35th most number of Actors behind Hungary and Netherlands.
Top 10 Israeli Actors
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Israeli Actors of all time. This list of famous Israeli Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Israeli Actors.
- #1

Natalie Portman
b. 1981
HPI 68.99114 langsNatalie Portman is most famous for being an actress and a director. She has starred in many films such as the Star Wars prequels, Black...Read moreShow less
Natalie Portman is most famous for being an actress and a director. She has starred in many films such as the Star Wars prequels, Black Swan, and V for Vendetta.
- #2

Gal Gadot
b. 1985
HPI 65.4386 langsIsraeli actress and producer
- #3

Haya Harareet
1931 - 2021
HPI 63.4227 langsIsraeli actress
- #4

Chaim Topol
1935 - 2023
HPI 62.8337 langsIsraeli performer, actor, writer and producer
- #5

Daliah Lavi
1942 - 2017
HPI 61.6023 langsIsraeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)
- #6

Hiam Abbass
b. 1960
HPI 58.7525 langsPalestinian actress and film director
- #7

Nehemiah Persoff
1919 - 2022
HPI 58.6526 langsAmerican actor and artist
- #8

Gila Almagor
b. 1939
HPI 58.1420 langsIsraeli writer and actress
- #9

Yvan Attal
b. 1965
HPI 58.0927 langsIsraeli-French actor and director
- #10

Alon Abutbul
1965 - 2025
HPI 58.0716 langsAlon Abutbul was an Israeli actor known for his roles in films such as "The Debt" and "The Band's Visit." He gained recognition for his...Read moreShow less
Alon Abutbul was an Israeli actor known for his roles in films such as "The Debt" and "The Band's Visit." He gained recognition for his performances in both Israeli cinema and international productions.
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Israeli Actors grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
1940s(1)
1910s(1)
Overlapping Lives
Which Actors were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 7 most globally memorable Actors since 1700.





















