Noam
Noam (Hebrew: נעם) is a Hebrew name that means "pleasantness". 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 name day is 7 December.
People with the given name Noam
[edit]Political activism
[edit]- Noam Chomsky, American political activist, linguist, and philosopher.
- Noam Federman, Israeli right-wing political activist.
- Noam Bramson (born 1969), Mayor of New Rochelle.
Television and film
[edit]- Noam Murro, Israeli American director.
- Noam Gonick, Canadian film director.
- Sacha Noam Baron Cohen, British comedian, actor, writer and producer.
- Noam Pitlik, American television director and character actor.
- Noam Zylberman, Israeli-born voice actor.
- Noam Jenkins, Canadian actor.
- Noam Shuster-Eliassi, Israeli comedian and activist.
Music
[edit]- Noam Pikelny, American banjoist.
- Noam Kaniel, Israeli musician, singer, and composer.
- Noam Jacobson, Israeli singer, songwriter, and actor, member of group Latma.
Sports
[edit]- Noam Dar (born 1993), Israeli-Scottish professional wrestler.
- Noam Behr (born 1975), Israeli tennis player.
- Noam Dovrat (born 2002), Israeli basketball player.
- Noam Mills (born 1986), Israeli female Olympic fencer.
- Noam Okun (born 1978), Israeli professional tennis player.
- Noam Yaacov (born 2004), Israeli–Danish player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Noam Emeran French football player who plays for Manchester United.
Other fields
[edit]- Noam D. Elkies, American mathematician.
- Noam Gottesman, wealthy businessman living in the United Kingdom.
- Noam Lanir, Israeli entrepreneur.
- Noam Nisan, Israeli computer scientist.
- Noam Sienna, author and Jewish educator.
- Noam Sohlberg, Israeli jurist.
- Noam T. Wasserman, American academic.
People with the surname Noam
[edit]- Eli Noam, professor at Columbia University.
- Vered Noam, professor of Talmud at Tel Aviv University.
Political organizations
[edit]- 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.[1] Noam offers annual summer camps for children aged 10–16, as well as year-round events and camps[2] led by madrichim who look after the children and plan the Noam-based activities.
- Noam (political party), an Israeli political party.