Israel (name)
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Israel is also a unique sounding, Biblical, common given name.
- In Israel the name "Israel Israeli" is sometimes used to mean someone whose name is unknown or unspecified.
Famous people named Israel include:
- Israel of Axum, Emperor of Ethiopia in the 6th century CE
- Israel (Bishop of Caucasian Albania), in the seventh century CE
- Israel (singer), Australian singer
- Israel Isidore Baline, Belarus-origin Russian-American Jewish composer
- Israel ben Eliezer, Polish rabbi
- Israel Folau, Australian rugby league footballer
- Israel Houghton, Christian worship leader
- Israel Izzy Asper, Jewish Canadian media magnate
- Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Hawaiian singer
- Israel Kirzner, American Jewish economist
- Israel of Krems
- Israel Machado, Brazilian basketball player
- Israel Putnam, American general
- Israel Regardie, British occultist
- Israel Shahak, Israeli author
- Israel Shamir, Swedish anti-Zionist author and journalist
- Israel Vázquez, Mexican boxer
- As a surname
- Dan Israel, American Songwriter and Musician
- Edward Israel, American astronomer and polar explorer
- Elizabeth Israel
- Jonathan Israel, a British historian
- Rinus Israël, Dutch football (soccer) manager and former player
- Steve Israel, United States congressman from New York