List of Sephardic Jews

• Isaac Abravanel (1437-1508), Portuguese-born Spanish philosopher, rabbi, economist and Orthodox Jewish theologist. • José Aboulker (1920-2009), French resistance fighter and neurosurgeon. • Senor Abravanel (1930-2024), Brazilian businessman, media tycoon and television host. Direct descendant of Isaac Abravanel. • Abraham Amigo (1610-1683), Israeli rabbi of Sepharadi descent • Benjamin Artom (1835-1879), Haham of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews of Great Britain • Lior Ashkenazi (1969-), Israeli actor • Ben Ashkenazy (1968/69-), American billionaire real estate developer • Moran Atias (1981-), Israeli-American actress • Jacques Attali (1943-), Algerian-born French economist, advisor to President François Mitterrand from 1981 to 1991 • Hank Azaria (1964-) American actor, known for voicing many characters in the long-running animated series The Simpsons • Max Azria (1949-2019) Tunisian-born American fashion designer == B ==

• Pini Balili (1979), Israeli former footballer • Yossi Benayoun (1980-), Israeli former footballer • Fabrice Benichou (1965-), French world champion boxer • Judah P. Benjamin (1811-1884), American politician and statesman • Aldo Bensadoun (1939-), Canadian businessman, founder of the ALDO Group • Georges Bensoussan (1952-), French historian • Maurice Berger, cultural historian, art critic, curator (Sephardic mother; father Ashkenazi Jew) • John Berman (1972-), news anchor for CNN. • Miri Bohadana (1977-), Israeli actress, model, and presenter • Can Bonomo (1987-), Turkish singer • Alain de Botton (1969-), Swiss writer and philosopher (Sephardi father, Ashkenazi mother) • Alain Boublil (1941-), Tunisian-born French lyricist of the musical Les Misérables • Michel Boujenah (1952-), French comedian and actor • Albert Bourla (1961-), Greek-born CEO of Pfizer • Caryl Brahms (1901-1982), British writer • Dany Brillant (1965-), Tunisian-born French singer and actor • June Brown (1927-2022), British actress • Patrick Bruel (1959-), French singer and actor • Tony Bullimore (1939-2018), British yachtsman == C ==

• Neve Campbell (1973-), Canadian film and television actress (Scream) • David Samuel Carasso, 19th-century traveler and writer • Isaac (1874-1939) and Daniel Carasso (1905-2009), founders of Danone • Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870-1938), Supreme Court Justice • Gabrielle Carteris (1961-), American actress best known for her role in the TV series 90210 • Omri Casspi (1988-), Israeli NBA player • Jacob Castello, 17th-century poet • Joseph Cayre (1941-), co-founder of record label Salsoul Records, video tape distributor and producer GoodTimes Entertainment, and video game publisher GT Interactive • Stanley Chera (1942-2020), American real estate developer • Joseph Chetrit (1957-), American real estate investor and developer and founder of the Chetrit Group • Élie Chouraqui (1957-), French Israeli film director • Emmanuelle Chriqui (1975-), Canadian actress • Hélène Cixous (1937-), Algerian-born French feminist critic • Maurice Abraham Cohen (1851-1923), educator • Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (1933-), French physicist. He shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics • Jean-François Copé (1964-), French politician; former President of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) Group in the French National Assembly; Sephardic mother • Oliver Jackson-Cohen (1986-), English actor, notably played Luke Crain in The Haunting of Hill House • Uriel da Costa (1585-1640), Portuguese philosopher and Orthodox-Jew theologist == D ==

• Jean Daniel (1920-2020), French journalist and author, founder of Le Nouvel Observateur • Pierre Darmon (1934-), French tennis player • Jacques Derrida (1930-2004), Algerian-born French philosopher • Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom • Patrick Drahi (1963-), billionaire founder of international news channel i24news • Victor Drai (1947-), nightclub owner, entrepreneur and film producer. • Julien Dray (1955-), Algerian-born French politician, member of the National Assembly for the Socialist Party (PS) • Pierre Dukan (1941-), French physician, inventor of the Dukan Diet • Solomon Dwek (1973-) former American real estate investor and convicted felon == F ==

• Predrag Finci(1946-), Bosnian-British philosopher, author, and essayist • Jacque Fresco (1916-2017), American futurist, industrial engineer, social designer and the founder of The Venus Project == G ==

• Meir Shmuel Gabay (1933-2010), first and only Israeli to be elected to the United Nations General Assembly for any office • Yakir Gabay (1966-), Israeli-born billionaire who founded Aroundtown; son of Meir Shmuel Gabay • David Galula (1919-1967), French military officer and counterinsurgency theoretician • Sonia Gardner (1962-), co-founder of hedge fund Avenue Capital Management • Sonny Gindi (1924-2012), co-founder of the Century 21department store • Eyal Golan (1971-), Israeli singer (Sephardic and Yemenite descent) • Lewis Goldsmith (1763-1846), Anglo-French journalist and political writer • Eydie Gormé (born Edith Gormezano, 1928–2013), American singer • Eva Green (1980-), French actress and model • Philip Guedalla (1889-1944), biographer • Denis Guedj (1940-2010), French mathematician and writer • David Guetta (1967-), French DJ (Sephardic father) == H ==

• Joseph Hackmey Israeli businessman and art collector • Tzachi Halevy (1975-), Israeli actor best known for the TV series Fauda • Alphonse Halimi (1932-2006), French world champion boxer • Gisèle Halimi (1927-2020), French civil rights advocate and feminist • Serge Halimi (1955-), French journalist and newspaper editor • Eli Harari, founder of SanDisk • Serge Haroche (1944-), French physicist • Sir Joshua Hassan (1915-1997), Gibraltarian politician, and first Mayor and Chief Minister of Gibraltar • Jacob Hassan (1936-2006), Spanish academic, writer, and university professor • Daniel G. Hedaya (1940-), American actor • Sir Basil Henriques (1890-1961), philanthropist • Jack Hidary, technology entrepreneur and researcher • Murray Hidary (1971-), composer, fine art photographer and entrepreneur == J ==

• Agnès Jaoui (1964-), French actress • Juanito (1936), French singer • Mitchell R. Julis (1955-), co-founding partner of Los Angeles hedge fund Canyon Capital Advisors == K ==

• Paul Kodish (1965-), British professional drummer == L ==

• Albert Laboz, New York City real estate developer • Marc Lasry (1959-), American billionaire financier • Mélanie Laurent (1983-), French actress, singer, pianist, director, and screenwriter • Emma Lazarus (1849-1887), U.S. poet, best remembered for her sonnet engraved on the Statue of Liberty • Delia de Leon (1901-1993), British actress and disciple of Meher Baba • Jack de Leon (1902-1956), British theatre manager, impresario and playwright • Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909-2012), Italian physician and neurobiologist • Bernard-Henri Lévy (1948-), French philosopher • David Levy (1937-2024), Israeli politician, former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Immigrant Absorption, Minister of Housing and Construction and as a Minister without Portfolio • Eugene Levy (1946-) Canadian actor • Jackie Levy (1960-), Israeli politician and former mayor of Beit She'an • Orly Levy (1973-), Israeli politician and former member of Yisrael Beiteinu == M ==

• Enrico Macias (1938-), Algerian-born French singer (born Gaston Ghrenassia) • Mickaël Madar (1968-), French football player • Moishe Mana (1956-), Israeli-born American billionaire, real estate developer • Shiri Maimon (1981-), Israeli singer, actress, and television personality • Maimonides (1138-1204), Mediaeval rabbi and philosopher • Paul Marciano (1952-), co-founder of Guess? Inc. • Phil Margo (1942-2021), American musician, member of The Tokens • David Mazouz (2001-), American actor best known for Gotham (TV series) • Lea Michele (1986-), American actress best known for Glee (TV series) • Fred Melamed (1956-), American actor and writer • Raphael Meldola (1849-1915), British chemist and first president of the Maccabaeans • Raphael Meldola (1754-1828), English rabbi • Pierre Mendès France (1907-1982), French politician, Prime Minister 1954-55 • Daniel Mendoza (1764-1836), 19th-century English pugilist, prizefighter • David Mimran, film producer and director; married to former Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Julie Ordon; son of Jean-Claude Mimran. • Jean Claude Mimran (1945-), French businessman & former owner of Lamborghini; father of David Mimran; brother of Patrick Mimran • Patrick Mimran (1956-), former owner & CEO of Lamborghini; brother of Jean Claude Mimran & uncle of David Mimran • Yosef Mizrachi (1968-), Israeli-born haredi rabbi based in Monsey, New York • Ken Moelis (1958-), American businessman and billionaire, founder of Moelis & Company • Frederic Mocatta (1828-1905), English philanthropist • Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), Italian painter • Moses Montefiore (1784-1885), British financier and banker, activist, philanthropist and Sheriff of London • Edgar Morin (1921-), French sociologist and philosopher (born Edgar Nahoum) • Shelley Morrison (1936-2019), American actress best known for her roles Sr Sixto on The Flying Nun and Rosario Salazar on Will & Grace • Georges Moustaki (1934-2013), French singer-songwriter == N ==

• David Nahmad (1947-), billionaire fine art dealer • Ezra Nahmad (1945-), billionaire art collector and dealer • Helly Nahmad (London) (1978-), owner of Helly Nahmad London, and son of Ezra Nahmad • Helly Nahmad (New York art collector) (1976-), owner of Helly Nahmad Gallery in New York, and son of Ezra's brother David Nahmad • Moses ben Nahman (1194-1270), medieval Jewish scholar and rabbi • Géraldine Nakache (1980-), French actress, director, and screenwriter == O ==

• Jerry Orbach (1935-2004), actor best known for roles in Dirty Dancing, Beauty and the Beast, and Law & Order == P ==

• Abraham Palacci (1809/10-1898), grand rabbi of Izmir • Rahamim Nissim Palacci (1813-1907), grand rabbi of Izmir • Joseph Palacci (1815-1896), rabbi of Izmir • Charles Palache (1869-1954), American mineralogist • Haim Palachi (1788-1868), grand rabbi of Izmir • Samuel Pallache (1550-1616), Moroccan-Dutch envoy, corsair • Joseph De la Penha (fl.1697), Dutch trader • Murray Perahia (1947-), American concert pianist • Rafi Peretz (1956-), Israeli Minister of Education • Victor Perez (1911-1945), Tunisian boxer • Abraham Cohen Pimentel (?-1697), Head Rabbi of the Portuguese / Spanish Synagogue of Amsterdam • Azaria Piccio (1579-1647), Venetian • Daniel Pinto (financier) (1966-), British-French financier • Inês Pires, mistress of King John I of Portugal; ancestor of Dukes and Portuguese Kings of the House of Braganza and many of European royalty and nobility Principe/Prince family == R ==

• Lior Raz (1971-), Israeli screenwriter and actor best known for starring in Fauda • Miri Regev (1965-), Israeli MK of Likud • Haim Revivo (1972-), Israeli former footballer • David Ricardo (1772-1823), British political economist • Dani Rodrik (1957-), Turkish economist • Daniela Ruah (1983-), Portuguese-American actress • Rudy Rochman (1993-), Israeli Zionist activist == S ==

• Elvio Sadun (1918-1974), Italian-American scientist and WWII Italian partisan • Safdie brothers, American independent film directors • Fortuna Safdié (1958-), Brazilian singer, composer and Ladino-Revivalist. • Haym Salomon (1740-1785), Polish-born American businessman who helped finance the American Revolutionary War • Roberto Saviano (1979-), Italian writer • Hugh Sebag Montefiore (1955-), British Historian and Lawyer • Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965-), British historian • Jerry Seinfeld (1954-), American stand-up comedian known for playing titular character in TV series Seinfeld • Vic Seixas (1923-2024), American Hall of Fame former top-10 tennis player • Peter Sellers (1925-1980), British comedian and actor; Knight of the Realm (Richard Henry Sellers) • David Serero (1974-), French architect; sephardi ancestors from Morocco • David Serero (1981-), French opera singer and actor; Sephardi ancestors from Morocco • Silvan Shalom (1958-), former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in Israel • Jamie-Lynn Sigler (1981-), American actress and singer • Joseph Sitt (1964-), founder of global real estate company Thor Equities • Raphael Soriano (1904-1988), Rhodes-born California mid-century modern architect • Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677), Dutch philosopher of Sephardic Portuguese origin • Henry Stern (California politician) (1982-), California State Senator • Dominique Strauss-Kahn (1949-), French politician; Finance Minister, 1997–99; President of the International Monetary Fund, 2007–11; Sephardic mother • Jeff Sutton (real estate developer) (1960-), American real estate developer and billionaire == T ==

• Alona Tal (1983-), Israeli singer and actress • Rachamim Talbi (1943-), Israeli former footballer • Shaun Toub (1963-), Iranian-American actor • Isaac Touro (1738-1783), Touro College named in his honor. Touro Syn Father of Judah Touro. • Judah Touro (1775-1854), American businessmen & philanthropist. Touro College & Touro Synagogue are named in his honor. • Gilbert Trigano (1920-2001), French businessman, developer of Club Med == U ==

• Uriel da Costa ( – April 1640), Portuguese Sephardi philosopher == V ==

• (1982-), Israeli-Portuguese Singer, Trombonist and Composer and CEO of Why DIY Music == W ==

• Len Wein (1948-2017), American comic book writer & co-creator of DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine == Y ==