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Famous Sephardic Jews

Sages, statesmen, scientists and artists who shaped our people and the world

From the poets of al-Andalus to Nobel laureates of our own day, Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews have shaped Jewish life and world history. This directory gathers 460 of them, each with a documented connection to the Sephardic world and a source you can check.

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Baruj Benacerraf

Baruj BenacerrafImmunologist, physician-scientist, research director, and educator1920–2011 · Caribbean & Latin AmericaSephardi

Claude Cohen-Tannoudji

Claude Cohen-TannoudjiPhysicist; Nobel Prize in Physics 19971933–2026 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Elias Canetti

Elias CanettiWriter; Nobel Prize in Literature 19811905–1994 · BalkansSephardi

Patrick Modiano

Patrick ModianoNovelist; Nobel Prize in Literature 2014b. 1945 · FranceOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

René CassinJurist; Nobel Peace Prize 19681887–1976 · FranceSephardi

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Rita Levi-MontalciniNeurologist; Nobel Prize in Medicine 19861909–2012 · ItalyItalian Jewish

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A. B. YehoshuaNovelist1936–2022 · Land of IsraelSephardi

Aaron LopezMerchant1731–1782 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Converso descent

Abigail Levy Franks

Abigail Levy FranksLetter writer, household manager, and merchant-family matriarch1696–1756 · North AmericaSephardic-rite congregation

Abraham AbulafiaKabbalist1240–after 1291 · Catalonia & AragonSephardi Abraham bar HiyyaMathematician, astronomer and philosopherc. 1065–c. 1136 · Catalonia & AragonSephardi Abraham CresquesCartographer1325–1387 · Catalonia & AragonSephardi

Abraham Furtado

Abraham FurtadoPolitician1756–1817 · FranceSephardi Abraham ibn DaudHistorian, philosopher and astronomerc. 1110–c. 1180 · CastileSephardi

Abraham Salomon Camondo

Abraham Salomon CamondoBanker and philanthropist1781–1873 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi Abraham SeneorCrown rabbi of Castile, royal treasurerc. 1412–1493 · CastileSephardi

Abraham Serfaty

Abraham SerfatyEngineer and dissident1926–2010 · MoroccoSephardi

Achinoam NiniSinger and songwriterb. 1969 · YemenMizrahi Alain BoublilLyricist and librettistb. 1941 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Alain de Botton

Alain de BottonPhilosopher and writerb. 1969 · EgyptOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

Albert BourlaCEO of Pfizerb. 1961 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi

Albert CohenNovelist1895–1981 · BalkansRomaniote Albert LabozReal estate developerSyria & LebanonMizrahi

Albert MemmiWriter and essayist1920–2020 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Albert Samama Chikly

Albert Samama ChiklyFilmmaker, photographer and inventor1872–1934 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Alberto HemsiComposer, ethnomusicologist, conductor, teacher, and music publisher1896–1975 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi

Aldo BensadounFounder of the Aldo Groupb. 1939 · MoroccoSephardi

Alexandre Arcady

Alexandre ArcadyFilm director and producerb. 1947 · Algeria & TunisiaOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

Alfred AkirovBusinessmanb. 1941 · IraqMizrahi Alfred NakacheSwimmer1915–1983 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Alona TalActress and singerb. 1983 · IsraelSephardi

Amanda SettonActressb. 1985 · Syria & LebanonOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent Amatus LusitanusPhysician1511–1568 · Ottoman EmpireConverso descent

Amedeo Modigliani

Amedeo ModiglianiPainter and sculptor1884–1920 · ItalySephardi

Amir PeretzPoliticianb. 1952 · MoroccoMizrahi

André AcimanNovelistb. 1951 · EgyptSephardi

André AzoulayRoyal adviserb. 1941 · MoroccoSephardi

André Chouraqui

André ChouraquiScholar and translator1917–2007 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Annie Nathan Meyer

Annie Nathan MeyerFounder of Barnard College1867–1951 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Anwar ShaulPoet, journalist and publisher1904–1984 · IraqMizrahi Aron RodrigueHistorianb. 1957 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi

Ary AbittanComedian and actorb. 1974 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Aryeh DeriPoliticianb. 1959 · MoroccoSephardi Asenath BarzaniHead of a yeshiva1590–1670 · IraqMizrahi

Avi GabbayBusinessman and politicianb. 1967 · MoroccoMizrahi

Avihu MedinaSinger and songwriterb. 1948 · YemenMizrahi

Avraam Benaroya

Avraam BenaroyaLabor leader1886–1979 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi

Avraham ibn Ezra

Avraham ibn EzraBiblical commentator, grammarian, poet and astronomerc. 1089–1092–c. 1164–1167 · Al-AndalusSephardi

Avram GalantéHistorian, linguist and parliamentarian1873–1961 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi

Baba Sali (Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira)

Baba Sali (Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira)Rabbi and kabbalist1889–1984 · MoroccoSephardi

Baruch Spinoza

Baruch SpinozaPhilosopher, biblical critic, and lens grinder1632–1677 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Converso descent

Baruj Benacerraf

Baruj BenacerrafImmunologist, physician-scientist, research director, and educator1920–2011 · Caribbean & Latin AmericaSephardi

Bea BenaderetActress and voice artist1906–1968 · Ottoman EmpireOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit

Bechor-Shalom SheetritPolitician1895–1967 · MoroccoSephardi

Benjamin Disraeli

Benjamin DisraeliPrime Minister of the United Kingdom1804–1881 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Benjamin N. Cardozo

Benjamin N. CardozoAssociate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court1870–1938 · North AmericaSephardi

Benjamin StoraHistorianb. 1950 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Bernard-Henri Lévy

Bernard-Henri LévyPhilosopher and public intellectualb. 1948 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Binyamin Ben-Eliezer

Binyamin Ben-EliezerSoldier and politician1936–2016 · IraqMizrahi

Boaz SharabiSinger and composerb. 1947 · YemenMizrahi

Bracha ZefiraSinger1910–1990 · YemenMizrahi

Bruno Pontecorvo

Bruno PontecorvoPhysicist1913–1993 · ItalyItalian Jewish

Camille Pissarro

Camille PissarroPainter, printmaker, mentor, and exhibition organizer1830–1903 · Caribbean & Latin AmericaSephardi

Can BonomoSingerb. 1987 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi

Caryl Brahms

Caryl BrahmsNovelist, critic and journalist1901–1982 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)One Sephardic or Mizrahi parent Charles SaatchiAdvertising executive and art collectorb. 1943 · IraqMizrahi

Cheikh RaymondSinger and oud player1912–1961 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Claude Cohen-Tannoudji

Claude Cohen-TannoudjiPhysicist; Nobel Prize in Physics 19971933–2026 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Claude LelouchFilm directorb. 1937 · Algeria & TunisiaOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

Claudia RodenFood writer and cultural anthropologistb. 1936 · EgyptMizrahi

Dan Hedaya

Dan HedayaActorb. 1940 · Syria & LebanonMizrahi

Dana International

Dana InternationalSingerb. 1969 · YemenMizrahi Daniel CarassoBusinessman1905–2009 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi

Daniel IfflaFinancier and philanthropist1825–1907 · FranceSephardi Daniel Levi de BarriosPoet and chronicler1635–1701 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Converso descent

Daniel MendozaBoxer1764–1836 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Daniela RuahActress and directorb. 1983 · PortugalSephardi

Dario MorenoSinger and actor1921–1968 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi David AmarIndustrialist and leader of the Moroccan Jewish community1920–2000 · MoroccoSephardi David BensoussanEngineer and historianb. 1947 · MoroccoSephardi David Cohen NassyColonial leader1612–1685 · Caribbean & Latin AmericaSephardi

David LevyPolitician1937–2024 · MoroccoMizrahi

David Levy Yulee

David Levy YuleeU.S. senator and railroad builder1810–1886 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

David RicardoEconomist1772–1823 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

David SassoonMerchant and community leader1792–1864 · IraqMizrahi

Don Yitzhak Abarbanel

Don Yitzhak AbarbanelStatesman, financier and biblical commentator1437–1508 · PortugalSephardi

Doña Gracia Nasi

Doña Gracia NasiMerchant, banker, philanthropist, and communal patron1510–1569 · PortugalConverso descent Dr. José NessimGynecologist; founder of the Sephardic Educational Centerd. c. 2016 · North AmericaSephardi

Dudu TassaRock musicianIraqMizrahi

Eden Ben ZakenSingerb. 1994 · MoroccoOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

Edgar MorinPhilosopher and sociologist1921–2026 · BalkansSephardi Edmond Amran El MalehWriter1917–2010 · MoroccoSephardi

Edmond JabèsPoet1912–1991 · EgyptSephardi Edmond SafraBanker and philanthropist1932–1999 · Syria & LebanonMizrahi

Eli AmirNovelistb. 1937 · IraqMizrahi

Eli CohenIntelligence agent1924–1965 · EgyptMizrahi

Eli YishaiPoliticianb. 1962 · IsraelSephardi

Elias Canetti

Elias CanettiWriter; Nobel Prize in Literature 19811905–1994 · BalkansSephardi Élie KakouComedian and actor1960–1999 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Élie SemounComedian and actorb. 1963 · MoroccoSephardi Elijah MontaltoPhysician1567–1616 · FranceConverso descent

Eliyahu SassonDiplomat and government minister1902–1978 · Syria & LebanonMizrahi

Ella ShohatScholarb. 1959 · IraqMizrahi

Émile and Isaac Pereire

Émile and Isaac PereireBankers and railway builders1800–1880 · FranceSephardi

Emilio SegrèPhysicist1905–1989 · ItalySephardi

Emma Lazarus

Emma LazarusPoet, essayist, translator, and refugee advocate1849–1887 · North AmericaSephardi

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Emmanuelle ChriquiActressb. 1975 · MoroccoSephardi

Enrico MaciasSingerb. 1938 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Erez BitonPoetb. 1942 · MoroccoSephardi

Eric Arturo Delvalle

Eric Arturo DelvallePresident of Panama1937–2015 · Caribbean & Latin AmericaSephardi

Éric ZemmourJournalist and politicianb. 1958 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Esther Benbassa

Esther BenbassaHistorian and politicianb. 1950 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi

Eugene LevyActor and comedianb. 1946 · North AmericaOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

Eva GreenActressb. 1980 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardic ancestry

Eyal GolanSingerb. 1971 · IsraelMizrahi

Eydie GorméSinger1928–2013 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi Ezra ZilkhaBanker and philanthropist1925–2019 · IraqMizrahi

Flora SassoonMerchant, Hebraist and philanthropist1856–1936 · IndiaMizrahi

Flory JagodaSinger, composer and keeper of Ladino song1923–2021 · BalkansSephardi FortunaSinger and researcher of Sephardic musicb. 1958 · Caribbean & Latin AmericaSephardi Francis SalvadorPlanter and patriot1747–1776 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi Francisco Maldonado da SilvaPhysician and martyr1592–1639 · Caribbean & Latin AmericaConverso descent

Frederic David Mocatta

Frederic David MocattaPhilanthropist and scholar1828–1905 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Gabi AshkenaziSoldier and politicianb. 1954 · BalkansSephardi

Gad ElmalehComedian and actorb. 1971 · MoroccoSephardi

Gadi EisenkotSoldier and politicianb. 1960 · MoroccoSephardi

Garcia de OrtaPhysician and naturalistc. 1500–1568 · PortugalConverso descent

George MaduroResistance fighter1916–1945 · Caribbean & Latin AmericaSephardi

Georges Moustaki

Georges MoustakiSinger-songwriter1934–2013 · EgyptRomaniote

Géraldine Nakache

Géraldine NakacheActress and directorb. 1980 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Gérard DarmonActor and singerb. 1948 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Gershom Mendes Seixas

Gershom Mendes SeixasHazzan of Shearith Israel1745–1816 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Giorgio Bassani

Giorgio BassaniNovelist1916–2000 · ItalyItalian Jewish

Gisèle HalimiLawyer, feminist organizer, author, legislator, and human-rights advocate1927–2020 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Grace AguilarNovelist, historian, poet, educator, and religious writer1816–1847 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Grace Seixas Nathan

Grace Seixas NathanPoet1752–1831 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Habib Elghanian

Habib ElghanianIndustrialist and community leader1912–1979 · IranMizrahi

Habiba MsikaSinger and actress1903–1930 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Haham David Nieto

Haham David NietoHaham of London1654–1728 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi Haham Isaac NietoHaham of London1702–1774 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Haham Moses Gaster

Haham Moses GasterHaham, scholar and folklorist1856–1939 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Led a Sephardic community

Haham Raphael Meldola

Haham Raphael MeldolaHaham of London1754–1828 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Haim MosheSingerb. 1955 · YemenMizrahi

Haim Nahum Effendi

Haim Nahum EffendiChief rabbi of the Ottoman Empire and of Egypt; senator1872–1960 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi

Haim RevivoFootballerb. 1972 · MoroccoSephardi

Haim SabanMedia investorb. 1944 · EgyptMizrahi

Haïm Vidal Séphiha

Haïm Vidal SéphihaLinguist of Ladino1923–2019 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi Haim ZafraniScholar1922–2004 · MoroccoSephardi

Hakham Abdallah Somekh

Hakham Abdallah SomekhRabbi and head of yeshiva1813–1889 · IraqMizrahi Hakham Avraham Cohen PimentelHakham of Hamburgd. 1697 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi Hakham Benjamin ArtomHaham of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews of Great Britain1835–1879 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Led a Sephardic community Hakham David SabbahChief rabbi of Marrakeshd. 1857 · MoroccoSephardi Hakham Isaac UzielRabbi of Amsterdamd. 1622 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Hakham Jacob Sasportas

Hakham Jacob SasportasRabbi1610–1698 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Hakham Ovadia Yosef

Hakham Ovadia YosefSephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel (Rishon LeZion)1920–2013 · IsraelMizrahi Hakham Pinchas ToledanoHakham Emeritus of the Portuguese Jewish community of AmsterdamWestern Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Hakham Saul Levi Morteira

Hakham Saul Levi MorteiraChief rabbi of Amsterdamc. 1596–1660 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Led a Sephardic community

Hakham Solomon Gaon

Hakham Solomon GaonHaham of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews of the British Commonwealth1912–1994 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Hakham Yitzhak Aboab da Fonseca

Hakham Yitzhak Aboab da FonsecaHakham of Amsterdam and first rabbi in the Americas1605–1693 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Converso descent

Hank AzariaActorb. 1964 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi

Hasdai ibn ShaprutPhysician, diplomat, administrator, and patronc. 915–c. 970 · Al-AndalusSephardi

Hazzan Isaac Touro

Hazzan Isaac TouroHazzan of Congregation Jeshuat Israel, Newport1738–1783 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Hélène CixousWriter, philosopher and playwrightb. 1937 · Algeria & TunisiaOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

Henri AtlanBiophysicist and philosopherb. 1931 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Hugh Sebag-Montefiore

Hugh Sebag-MontefioreHistorian and writerb. 1955 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Isaac Carasso

Isaac CarassoFounder of Danone1874–1939 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi Isaac CardosoPhysician and philosopher1604–1683 · ItalyConverso descent

Isaac D’Israeli

Isaac D’IsraeliWriter1766–1848 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi Isaac da CostaPoet1798–1860 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi Isaac de PintoEconomist and merchant1717–1787 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Isaac HarbyJournalist and reformer1788–1828 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Isaac LeeserHazzan and educator1806–1868 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Led a Sephardic community Isaac Mendes BelisarioArtist1795–1849 · Caribbean & Latin AmericaSephardi

Isaac MizrahiFashion designer and entertainerb. 1961 · Syria & LebanonMizrahi

Isaac Orobio de Castro

Isaac Orobio de CastroPhysician, philosopher, professor, and Jewish apologistc. 1617 or 1620–1687 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Converso descent Isaac Saba RaffoulIndustrialist1923–2008 · Caribbean & Latin AmericaMizrahi Isak SamokovlijaWriter and physician1889–1955 · BalkansSephardi

IshtarSingerb. 1968 · EgyptMizrahi

J. F. R. JacobIndian Army lieutenant general and governor1921–2016 · IndiaMizrahi

Jack Hidary

Jack HidaryTechnologist and entrepreneurSyria & LebanonMizrahi Jacob de Castro SarmentoPhysician and scientist1692–1762 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Converso descent

Jacob De CordovaNewspaper founder, land agent and Texas legislator1808–1868 · Caribbean & Latin AmericaSephardi

Jacob Judah Leon Templo

Jacob Judah Leon TemploScholar and model maker1602–1675 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Jacob Rodrigues Pereira

Jacob Rodrigues PereiraEducator of the deaf1715–1780 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi Jacob Rodrigues RiveraMerchant1717–1789 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi Jacqueline KahanoffEssayist and novelist1917–1979 · EgyptMizrahi

Jacques Attali

Jacques AttaliEconomist, writer and adviserb. 1943 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Jacques Derrida

Jacques DerridaPhilosopher1930–2004 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi Jacques HassounPsychoanalyst and writer1936–1999 · EgyptSephardi

Jean DanielJournalist and editor1920–2020 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Jean-François Copé

Jean-François CopéFrench politicianb. 1964 · Algeria & TunisiaOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

Jerry SeinfeldComedian and actorb. 1954 · Syria & LebanonOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent Jo AmarSinger and hazzan1930–2009 · MoroccoSephardi Joe CayreBusinessmanb. 1941 · Syria & LebanonMizrahi Joe, Ralph and Avi NakashFounders of JordacheSyria & LebanonMizrahi John BermanNews anchorb. 1972 · North AmericaSephardi Joseph ChetritReal estate developerb. 1957 · MoroccoSephardi

Joseph de la Vega

Joseph de la VegaMerchant and writer1650–1692 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Joseph Hackmey

Joseph HackmeyBusinessman and collectorb. 1945 · IsraelSephardi Joseph NasiStatesman, merchant, diplomat, and territorial administratorc. 1524–1579 · Ottoman EmpireConverso descent

Joseph NehamaHistorian and educator1881–1971 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi Joseph SafraBanker1938–2020 · Syria & LebanonMizrahi Joseph SittReal estate investorb. 1964 · Syria & LebanonMizrahi

Josh and Benny Safdie

Josh and Benny SafdieFilm directorsSyria & LebanonOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

Judah Abravanel (Leone Ebreo)Physician, philosopher and poetc. 1460–c. 1530 · PortugalSephardi

Judah P. Benjamin

Judah P. BenjaminU.S. senator and lawyer1811–1884 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Judah Touro

Judah TouroMerchant and philanthropist1775–1854 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Jules PascinPainter1885–1930 · BalkansOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

June BrownActress1927–2022 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardic ancestry

Kalmi BaruhScholar of Ladino1896–1945 · BalkansSephardi

Kev AdamsComedian and actorb. 1991 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Laura Papo Bohoreta

Laura Papo BohoretaPlaywright, essayist, folklorist, translator, and women's advocate1891–1942 · BalkansSephardi Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron KadoorieIndustrialist and philanthropist1899–1993 · IraqMizrahi

Leslie Hore-Belisha

Leslie Hore-BelishaBritish Cabinet minister1893–1957 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Lev LevievDiamond industrialist and philanthropistb. 1956 · Bukhara & Central AsiaMizrahi

Lili BonicheSinger and oud player1921–2008 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Lior AshkenaziActorb. 1968 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi

Lior RazActor and screenwriterb. 1971 · IsraelMizrahi

Liraz CharhiSinger and actressb. 1978 · IranMizrahi Luis de Carvajal the YoungerCrypto-Jewish writer and martyr1566–1596 · Caribbean & Latin AmericaConverso descent

Luis de Carvajal y de la Cueva

Luis de Carvajal y de la CuevaGovernor of New León1539–1590 · Caribbean & Latin AmericaConverso descent

Maimonides (Rambam)

Maimonides (Rambam)Jurist, philosopher, physician and communal leader1138–1204 · Al-AndalusSephardi Marc LasryInvestorb. 1961 · MoroccoSephardi

Maud NathanSuffragist and reformer1862–1946 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Maurice Saatchi

Maurice SaatchiAdvertising executive and politicianb. 1946 · IraqMizrahi

Max AzriaFashion designer1949–2019 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Menasseh ben Israel

Menasseh ben IsraelRabbi, printer, author and diplomat1604–1657 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Converso descent

Michel Boujenah

Michel BoujenahActor, comedian and directorb. 1952 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Mir Basri

Mir BasriWriter, economist and community leader1911–2006 · IraqMizrahi

Miri Bohadana

Miri BohadanaActress and modelb. 1977 · MoroccoSephardi

Miri RegevIsraeli politicianb. 1965 · MoroccoSephardi

Moïse de Camondo

Moïse de CamondoBanker and art collector1860–1935 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi

Moran AtiasActress and modelb. 1981 · MoroccoSephardi

Mordecai Manuel Noah

Mordecai Manuel NoahJournalist, diplomat and playwright1785–1851 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Mordechai Ben-Porat

Mordechai Ben-PoratPolitician and community founder1923–2022 · IraqMizrahi

Mordechai Frizis

Mordechai FrizisArmy officer1893–1940 · BalkansRomaniote

Moša PijadeRevolutionary, painter and statesman1890–1957 · BalkansSephardi Moses LindoMerchantd. 1774 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi Moses SeixasWarden of the Newport congregation1744–1809 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Moshe de LeónKabbalist and authorc. 1240–1305 · CastileSephardi Moshe ibn EzraPoet and literary theoristc. 1055–1060–after 1138 · Al-AndalusSephardi Moshe IvgyActor and directorb. 1953 · MoroccoSephardi

Moshe KahlonIsraeli politicianb. 1960 · LibyaSephardi Moshe NissimPoliticianb. 1935 · IraqMizrahi

Moshe SafdieArchitectb. 1938 · Syria & LebanonMizrahi

Murray PerahiaPianist and conductorb. 1947 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi

Nadira (Florence Ezekiel)

Nadira (Florence Ezekiel)Actress1932–2006 · IndiaMizrahi

Nahmanides (Ramban)

Nahmanides (Ramban)Rabbi, physician, commentator and kabbalist1194–1270 · Catalonia & AragonSephardi

Naïm KattanWriter1928–2021 · IraqMizrahi

Neil Sedaka

Neil SedakaSinger, pianist and songwriterb. 1939 · Ottoman EmpireOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent Nissim AloniPlaywright1926–1998 · BalkansSephardi

Ofra HazaSinger1957–2000 · YemenMizrahi

Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Oliver Jackson-CohenActorb. 1986 · EgyptSephardic ancestry

Omer AdamSingerb. 1993 · IsraelMizrahi

Omri CasspiBasketball playerb. 1988 · MoroccoSephardi

Orly Levy-Abekasis

Orly Levy-AbekasisIsraeli politicianb. 1973 · MoroccoSephardi

Oskar DavičoPoet and novelist1909–1989 · BalkansSephardi

Patrick BruelSinger and actorb. 1959 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Patrick DrahiTelecommunications investorb. 1963 · MoroccoSephardi

Patrick Modiano

Patrick ModianoNovelist; Nobel Prize in Literature 2014b. 1945 · FranceOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

Patrick TimsitComedian and actorb. 1959 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi Paul MarcianoCo-founder of Guessb. 1952 · MoroccoSephardi Paul SebagHistorian and sociologist1919–2004 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Paula AbdulSinger, dancer and choreographerb. 1962 · Syria & LebanonOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

Philip Guedalla

Philip GuedallaHistorian and biographer1889–1944 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Pierre Mendès France

Pierre Mendès FrancePrime Minister of France1907–1982 · FranceSephardi

Pramila (Esther Victoria Abraham)

Pramila (Esther Victoria Abraham)Actress and producer1916–2006 · IndiaMizrahi

Primo LeviWriter and chemist1919–1987 · ItalySephardic ancestry Profiat Duran (Efodi)Grammarian, philosopher and physicianc. 1350–c. 1415 · Catalonia & AragonConverso descent

Rabbenu Bahya ben AsherDarshan and Torah commentatorc. 1255–1340 · Catalonia & AragonSephardi

Rabbenu Bahya ibn Paquda

Rabbenu Bahya ibn PaqudaDayyan and moral philosopher11th century–11th century · Al-AndalusSephardi

Rabbenu Yonah of GironaTalmudist and teacher of ethicsc. 1200–1263 · Catalonia & AragonSephardi Rabbi Abraham LevySpiritual head of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews1939–2022 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Rabbi Amram Aburbeh

Rabbi Amram AburbehChief Sephardi rabbi of Petah Tikva1892–1966 · MoroccoSephardi

Rabbi Avraham AzulaiKabbalistc. 1570–1643 · MoroccoSephardi Rabbi Avraham SabaKabbalist and commentatorc. 1440–c. 1508 · PortugalSephardi

Rabbi Avraham Zacuto

Rabbi Avraham ZacutoAstronomer, historian and rabbi1452–c. 1515 · CastileSephardi Rabbi Azaria FigoRabbi, preacher and scribe1579–1647 · ItalyItalian Jewish Rabbi Ben Zion Abba ShaulRosh yeshiva of Porat Yosef1924–1998 · IsraelMizrahi

Rabbi Ben Zion Meir Hai Uziel

Rabbi Ben Zion Meir Hai UzielSephardi Chief Rabbi (Rishon LeZion)1880–1953 · Land of IsraelSephardi Rabbi Bezalel AshkenaziTalmudist and communal leaderc. 1520–c. 1592 · EgyptLed a Sephardic community Rabbi Daniel BouskilaRabbi, educator and writerNorth AmericaSephardi

Rabbi David AbudarhamLiturgical commentatorb. fl. 1340 · CastileSephardi Rabbi David Ben HassinePaytan (liturgical poet)c. 1727–1792 · MoroccoSephardi

Rabbi David de Sola Pool

Rabbi David de Sola PoolRabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel1885–1970 · North AmericaSephardi Rabbi David PardoRabbi, teacher and liturgical poet1718 or 1719–1792 · BalkansSephardi

Rabbi David Yosef

Rabbi David YosefSephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel (Rishon LeZion)b. 1957 · IsraelMizrahi Rabbi Elie AbadieSenior Rabbi of the Jewish Council of the Emiratesb. 1960 · Syria & LebanonMizrahi

Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron

Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-DoronSephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel1941–2020 · IsraelSephardi

Rabbi Eliyahu Benamozegh

Rabbi Eliyahu BenamozeghRabbi and theologian1823–1900 · ItalySephardi Rabbi Eliyahu HaKohen of IzmirPreacher and dayan of Izmird. 1729 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi Rabbi Eliyahu Mizrahi (the Re’em)Chief rabbi of the Ottoman Empirec. 1455–1526 · Ottoman EmpireRomaniote Rabbi Ezra AttiyaHead of the Porat Yosef yeshiva1881–1970 · Syria & LebanonMizrahi

Rabbi Haim Avraham Gagin

Rabbi Haim Avraham GaginFirst Hakham Bashi of Jerusalem1787–1848 · Land of IsraelSephardi Rabbi Haim David HaLeviChief rabbi of Tel Aviv-Jaffa1924–1998 · IsraelSephardi

Rabbi Haïm Korsia

Rabbi Haïm KorsiaChief rabbi of Franceb. 1963 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi Rabbi Haim PalachiChief rabbi of Izmir1788–1868 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi Rabbi Hasdai CrescasPhilosopher and communal leaderc. 1340–1410 or 1411 · Catalonia & AragonSephardi

Rabbi Hayim Pinto (HaGadol)Rabbi and dayyan of Mogador1749–1845 · MoroccoSephardi

Rabbi Hayyim Hizkiyahu Medini

Rabbi Hayyim Hizkiyahu MediniRabbi and encyclopedist1832–1904 · Land of IsraelSephardi Rabbi Hayyim VitalKabbalist1542 or 1543–1620 · Land of IsraelItalian Jewish

Rabbi Henry Pereira Mendes

Rabbi Henry Pereira MendesMinister of Shearith Israel1852–1937 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Rabbi Jacob Meir

Rabbi Jacob MeirChief Rabbi1856–1939 · Land of IsraelSephardi

Rabbi Jacob S. KassinChief Rabbi of the Syrian community of Brooklyn1900–1994 · Syria & LebanonMizrahi

Rabbi Joseph Dweck

Rabbi Joseph DweckSenior Rabbi of the S&P Sephardi Community, UKb. 1975 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Mizrahi

Rabbi Joseph Sitruk

Rabbi Joseph SitrukChief rabbi of France1944–2016 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Rabbi Marc D. Angel

Rabbi Marc D. AngelRabbi and authorb. 1945 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Rabbi Mas’ud Hai RakkahRabbi and emissary1690–1768 · LibyaSephardi

Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu

Rabbi Mordechai EliyahuSephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel (Rishon LeZion)1929–2010 · IsraelMizrahi Rabbi Moshe CapsaliChief rabbi of Constantinoplec. 1420–1495 · Ottoman EmpireRomaniote

Rabbi Moshe Cordovero (the Ramak)Kabbalist and teacher1522–1570 · Land of IsraelSephardi Rabbi Moshe HagizRabbi and polemicist1671–c. 1750 · Land of IsraelSephardi Rabbi Ovadia HedayaKabbalist and halakhic authority1890–1969 · Syria & LebanonMizrahi

Rabbi Rafi Peretz

Rabbi Rafi PeretzChief Rabbi of the IDF; Israeli politicianb. 1956 · MoroccoSephardi Rabbi Raphael BerdugoRabbi of Meknes1747–1821 · MoroccoSephardi

Rabbi Sabato Morais

Rabbi Sabato MoraisHazzan of Mikveh Israel1823–1897 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Rabbi Saul KassinRabbi of the Syrian community of Brooklyn1920–2018 · Syria & LebanonMizrahi

Rabbi Shalom Cohen

Rabbi Shalom CohenRosh yeshiva1930–2022 · IsraelSephardi

Rabbi Shalom Messas

Rabbi Shalom MessasChief rabbi of Morocco, then of Jerusalem1909–2003 · MoroccoSephardi

Rabbi Shalom Shabazi

Rabbi Shalom ShabaziPoet and kabbalist1619–c. 1720 · YemenMizrahi

Rabbi Shem Tob Gaguine

Rabbi Shem Tob GaguineAv Beth Din and Haham's deputy1884–1953 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi Rabbi Shem Tov ibn Shem TovKabbalistc. 1380–c. 1441 · CastileSephardi Rabbi Shimon LaviKabbalist and poetb. 1486 · LibyaSephardi

Rabbi Shlomo AlkabetzKabbalist and poetc. 1500–c. 1580 · Land of IsraelSephardi

Rabbi Shlomo Amar

Rabbi Shlomo AmarSephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel (2003–2013); Chief Rabbi of Jerusalemb. 1948 · MoroccoSephardi Rabbi Shlomo Nissim AlgaziRabbi in Smyrna and Jerusalemc. 1610–c. 1683 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi Rabbi Shmuel de Medina (Maharashdam)Rabbi and halakhic authority1505–1589 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi Rabbi Vidal of Tolosa (Maggid Mishneh)Commentator on the Mishneh Torahb. fl. second half of the 14th century · Catalonia & AragonSephardi Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira (Abir Yaakov)Rabbi and kabbalist1806–1880 · MoroccoSephardi

Rabbi Yaakov BerabRabbi and head of an academy1474–1546 · Land of IsraelSephardi

Rabbi Yaakov Chaim Sofer

Rabbi Yaakov Chaim SoferHalakhic authority and kabbalist1870–1939 · IraqMizrahi Rabbi Yaakov Culi (Me’am Lo’ez)Rabbi and author in Ladinoc. 1689–1732 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi Rabbi Yaakov de Castro (Maharikas)Rabbinical judge1525–1610 · EgyptSephardi Rabbi Yaakov ibn HabibRabbi and anthologistc. 1445–1516 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi Rabbi Yaakov RakkahRosh yeshiva and halakhic decisor1800–1891 · LibyaSephardi Rabbi Yehuda ben Barzillai (Albargeloni)Talmudist and codifierlate 11th century–early 12th century · Catalonia & AragonSephardi Rabbi Yehuda FatiyahKabbalist1859–1942 · IraqMizrahi

Rabbi Yehuda Tzadka

Rabbi Yehuda TzadkaHead of the Porat Yosef yeshiva1910–1991 · Land of IsraelSephardi Rabbi Yisrael NajaraPoet and rabbi of Gazac. 1555–c. 1625 · Land of IsraelSephardi

Rabbi Yitzchak Abadi

Rabbi Yitzchak AbadiPosek and rosh kollel1933–2025 · Syria & LebanonMizrahi Rabbi Yitzhak Aboab IPreacher and ethicistb. fl. late 14th century · CastileSephardi Rabbi Yitzhak Aboab IIRabbi and head of the Toledo academy1433–1493 · CastileSephardi Rabbi Yitzhak AramaPreacher and philosopherc. 1420–1494 · Catalonia & AragonSephardi Rabbi Yitzhak CanpantonRabbi and head of an academy1360–1463 · CastileSephardi

Rabbi Yitzhak ibn Ghiyyat

Rabbi Yitzhak ibn GhiyyatRabbi, head of the Lucena academy, liturgical poet1038–1089 · Al-AndalusSephardi

Rabbi Yitzhak Kaduri

Rabbi Yitzhak KaduriKabbalistc. 1898–2006 · IraqMizrahi

Rabbi Yitzhak Luria (the Arizal)Kabbalist1534–1572 · Land of IsraelOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

Rabbi Yitzhak Nissim

Rabbi Yitzhak NissimSephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel1896–1981 · IraqMizrahi

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef

Rabbi Yitzhak YosefSephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel (Rishon LeZion) 2013–2024b. 1952 · IsraelMizrahi Rabbi Yom Tov AlgaziRishon LeZion1727–1802 · Land of IsraelSephardi

Rabbi Yosef AlboPhilosopher and preacherc. 1380–c. 1444 · Catalonia & AragonSephardi Rabbi Yosef di Trani (Maharit)Rabbi of Constantinople1568–1639 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi Rabbi Yosef EscapaChief rabbi of Izmir1572–1662 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi Rabbi Yosef GikatillaKabbalist1248–c. 1305 · CastileSephardi

Rabbi Yosef Karo (Maran)

Rabbi Yosef Karo (Maran)Rabbi, codifier and judge1488–1575 · Land of IsraelSephardi Rabbi Yosef MesasRabbi of Tlemcen and chief rabbi of Haifa1892–1974 · MoroccoSephardi

Rabbi Yosef Qafih

Rabbi Yosef QafihRabbi, scholar and translator1917–2000 · YemenMizrahi Rabbi Yosef TaitazakRabbi and teacherc. 1465–c. 1546 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi

Rachel BeerNewspaper editor1858–1927 · IraqMizrahi

Rachel Morpurgo

Rachel MorpurgoHebrew poet, Hebraist, and letter writer1790–1871 · ItalyItalian Jewish Ralph BernalPolitician and collector1784–1854 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardic ancestry

Raphael Mechoulam

Raphael MechoulamChemist1930–2023 · BalkansSephardi

Raphael Meldola

Raphael MeldolaChemist and entomologist1849–1915 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi Raphael SorianoArchitect1904–1988 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi

Reinette l’Oranaise

Reinette l’OranaiseSinger and oud player1915–1998 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

René CassinJurist; Nobel Peace Prize 19681887–1976 · FranceSephardi

RitaSingerb. 1962 · IranMizrahi

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Rita Levi-MontalciniNeurologist; Nobel Prize in Medicine 19861909–2012 · ItalyItalian Jewish

Robert MisrahiPhilosopher1926–2023 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi

Robert NathanNovelist1894–1985 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Roger HaninActor and director1925–2015 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi Ronit MatalonNovelist1959–2017 · EgyptMizrahi

Ruth BeharAnthropologist and writerb. 1956 · Caribbean & Latin AmericaOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent Saleh and Daoud Al-KuwaityComposers and musiciansIraqMizrahi

Salim HalaliSinger1920–2005 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Salvador LuriaMicrobiologist; Nobel Prize in Medicine 19691912–1991 · ItalySephardi

Sami MichaelNovelist1926–2024 · IraqMizrahi

Sampson Gideon

Sampson GideonFinancier1699–1762 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Samuel Benchetrit

Samuel BenchetritWriter and film directorb. 1973 · FranceSephardic ancestry

Samuel David Luzzatto (Shadal)

Samuel David Luzzatto (Shadal)Scholar, poet and commentator1800–1865 · ItalyItalian Jewish

Samuel Pallache

Samuel PallacheDiplomat, merchant, interpreter, broker, and privateerc. 1550–1616 · MoroccoSephardi

Samuel Sarphati

Samuel SarphatiPhysician and city planner1813–1866 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi Samy ElmaghribiSinger and composer1922–2008 · MoroccoSephardi

Sarit HadadSingerb. 1978 · CaucasusMizrahi

Sarra Copia Sullam

Sarra Copia SullamPoet, salon host, polemicist, musician, and intellectualc. 1592–1641 · ItalyItalian Jewish

Sasson GabaiActorb. 1947 · IraqMizrahi

Sasson SomekhScholar of Arabic literature1933–2019 · IraqMizrahi

Sassoon EskellIraq's first Minister of Finance1860–1932 · IraqMizrahi Selim ZilkhaRetailer, energy investor and philanthropist1927–2022 · IraqMizrahi

Serge HalimiJournalistb. 1955 · Algeria & TunisiaOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

Serge HarochePhysicist; Nobel Prize in Physics 2012b. 1944 · MoroccoOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

Shaul MofazSoldier and politicianb. 1948 · IranMizrahi

Shaun ToubActorb. 1963 · IranMizrahi

Shelley Morrison

Shelley MorrisonActress1936–2019 · North AmericaSephardi Shimon BallasNovelist and scholar1930–2019 · IraqMizrahi

Shiri MaimonSingerb. 1981 · IsraelSephardi

Shlomo BarMusicianb. 1943 · MoroccoSephardi

Shlomo Ben-AmiHistorian, diplomat and politicianb. 1943 · MoroccoSephardi

Shlomo HillelPolitician and diplomat1923–2021 · IraqMizrahi

Shlomo ibn Gabirol

Shlomo ibn GabirolPoet and philosopherc. 1021–c. 1058 · Al-AndalusSephardi

Shmuel HaNagid (Samuel ibn Naghrela)

Shmuel HaNagid (Samuel ibn Naghrela)Vizier, military commander, nagid, poet and halakhist993–1055 or 1056 · Al-AndalusSephardi

Shmuel TriganoSociologist and philosopherb. 1948 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Shoshana Arbeli-Almozlino

Shoshana Arbeli-AlmozlinoPolitician1926–2015 · IraqMizrahi

Shoshana Damari

Shoshana DamariSinger1923–2006 · YemenMizrahi

Siegfried Sassoon

Siegfried SassoonWar poet and memoirist1886–1967 · IraqOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

Silas Aaron Hardoon

Silas Aaron HardoonReal-estate magnate1851–1931 · IraqMizrahi

Silvan Shalom

Silvan ShalomIsraeli politicianb. 1958 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Silvio SantosTelevision host and media entrepreneur1930–2024 · Ottoman EmpireSephardi

Simon LévyLinguist, activist and museum director1934–2011 · MoroccoSephardi

Sir Albert Sassoon

Sir Albert SassoonMerchant and philanthropist1818–1896 · IraqMizrahi Sir Arthur Wing PineroPlaywright1855–1934 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardic ancestry Sir Basil HenriquesPhilanthropist and magistrate1890–1961 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Sir David Khalili

Sir David KhaliliCollector, scholar and philanthropistb. 1945 · IranMizrahi

Sir Ellis Kadoorie

Sir Ellis KadoorieBusinessman and philanthropist1865–1922 · IraqMizrahi Sir Elly KadoorieBusinessman and philanthropist1867–1944 · IraqMizrahi

Sir Joshua Hassan

Sir Joshua HassanChief Minister of Gibraltar1915–1997 · MoroccoSephardi

Sir Michael Kadoorie

Sir Michael KadoorieBusinessman and philanthropistb. 1941 · IraqMizrahi

Sir Moses Montefiore

Sir Moses MontefioreFinancier and philanthropist1784–1885 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Sir Naim Dangoor

Sir Naim DangoorBusinessman, publisher and philanthropist1914–2015 · IraqMizrahi

Sir Philip Sassoon

Sir Philip SassoonPolitician and art collector1888–1939 · IraqOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

Sir Ronald Cohen

Sir Ronald CohenVenture capitalist and social investment pioneerb. 1945 · EgyptMizrahi Sir Solomon de MedinaArmy contractor and financierc. 1650–1730 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Sir Victor Sassoon

Sir Victor SassoonBusinessman and hotelier1881–1961 · IraqMizrahi

Solomon Nunes Carvalho

Solomon Nunes CarvalhoPainter and photographer1815–1897 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Sonia GardnerInvestorb. 1962 · MoroccoSephardi Sonny GindiRetailer1924–2012 · Syria & LebanonMizrahi Stanley CheraReal estate developer1942–2020 · Syria & LebanonMizrahi

Sulochana (Ruby Myers)

Sulochana (Ruby Myers)Actress1907–1983 · IndiaMizrahi

The Alshikh (Rabbi Moshe Alshikh)Preacher and commentator1508–c. 1593 · Land of IsraelSephardi

The Baal HaTurim (Rabbi Yaakov ben Asher)

The Baal HaTurim (Rabbi Yaakov ben Asher)Codifierc. 1269–c. 1343 · CastileLed a Sephardic community

The Ben Ish Hai (Rabbi Yosef Hayyim)

The Ben Ish Hai (Rabbi Yosef Hayyim)Hakham, preacher and halakhic authority1835–1909 · IraqMizrahi

The Hida (Rabbi Haim Yosef David Azulai)

The Hida (Rabbi Haim Yosef David Azulai)Rabbi, emissary and bibliographer1724–1806 · Land of IsraelSephardi The Mabit (Rabbi Moshe di Trani)Rabbi of Safed1500–1580 · Land of IsraelSephardi The Ohr HaHaim (Rabbi Hayyim ben Attar)Rabbi, commentator and head of a yeshiva1696–1743 · MoroccoSephardi

The Radbaz (Rabbi David ibn Abi Zimra)Chief rabbi of Egypt and halakhic decisor1479–1573 · EgyptSephardi The Ralbah (Rabbi Levi ibn Habib)Chief rabbi of Jerusalemc. 1480–c. 1545 · Land of IsraelSephardi

The Ran (Rabbenu Nissim of Girona)Rabbi, judge and physicianc. 1320–c. 1376 · Catalonia & AragonSephardi

The Rashash (Rabbi Shalom Sharabi)Kabbalist and head of Beit El1720–1777 · YemenMizrahi

The Rashba (Rabbi Shlomo ibn Aderet)Rabbi of Barcelona and halakhic decisor1235–1310 · Catalonia & AragonSephardi The Rashbatz (Rabbi Shimon ben Tzemah Duran)Rabbi, physician and philosopher1361–1444 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

The Ri Migash (Rabbi Yosef ibn Migash)

The Ri Migash (Rabbi Yosef ibn Migash)Rabbi and head of the Lucena academy1077–1141 · Al-AndalusSephardi

The Rif (Rabbi Yitzhak Alfasi)

The Rif (Rabbi Yitzhak Alfasi)Talmudist and halakhic decisor1013–1103 · Al-AndalusSephardi The Ritva (Rabbi Yom Tov Asevilli)Talmudistc. 1260–c. 1320 · CastileSephardi

The Rivash (Rabbi Yitzhak bar Sheshet)Rabbi and halakhic decisor1326–1408 · Catalonia & AragonSephardi

The Rosh (Rabbenu Asher ben Yehiel)

The Rosh (Rabbenu Asher ben Yehiel)Chief rabbi of Toledo and halakhic decisorc. 1250–1327 · CastileLed a Sephardic community

Togo MizrahiFilm director and producer1901–1986 · EgyptMizrahi

Tullio Levi-Civita

Tullio Levi-CivitaMathematician1873–1941 · ItalyItalian Jewish

Tzachi HalevyActor and musicianb. 1975 · IsraelSephardi

Uriah P. LevyUS Navy commodore1792–1862 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi

Uriel da Costa

Uriel da CostaPhilosopher1585–1640 · PortugalConverso descent Victor DraiEntrepreneur and film producerb. 1947 · MoroccoSephardi

Vidal SassoonHairstylist and entrepreneur1928–2012 · BalkansOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

Yair DalalOud player and composerb. 1955 · IraqMizrahi

Yehoram GaonSinger, actor and public figureb. 1939 · BalkansSephardi

Yehuda HaLevi

Yehuda HaLeviPoet, philosopher and physicianc. 1075–1141 · Al-AndalusSephardi

Yisrael Yeshayahu

Yisrael YeshayahuSpeaker of the Knessetd. 1979 · YemenMizrahi

Yitzhak Mordechai

Yitzhak MordechaiSoldier and politicianb. 1944 · IraqMizrahi

Yitzhak NavonFifth President of Israel1921–2015 · IsraelSephardi

Yitzhak TshuvaBusinessmanb. 1948 · LibyaSephardi

Yossi BanaiActor and singer1932–2006 · IranMizrahi

Yossi BenayounFootballerb. 1980 · MoroccoSephardi

Young Perez

Young PerezBoxer1911–1945 · Algeria & TunisiaSephardi

Yves BéharIndustrial designerb. 1967 · Ottoman EmpireOne Sephardic or Mizrahi parent

Ze’ev RevachActor, comedian and director1940–2025 · MoroccoSephardi

Zehava BenSingerb. 1968 · MoroccoMizrahi

Zohar ArgovSinger1955–1987 · YemenMizrahi