Jewish Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Was one of the iconic Hollywood producers of the Golden Age.David O. Selznick's real name was simply

Was one of the iconic Hollywood producers of the Golden Age.David O. Selznick's real name was simply David Selznick. It is sometimes claimed that the "O" stands for Oliver, but, in fact, the initial was an invention of his. The book Memo from David O. Selznick starts with this autobiographical memoir:

Was one of the iconic Hollywood producers of the Golden Age. He is best known for producing the epic

Was one of the iconic Hollywood producers of the Golden Age. He is best known for producing the epic blockbuster Gone with the Wind (1939) which earned him an Oscar for Best Picture. Not only did Gone with the Wind gross the highest amount of money at the box office of any film ever (adjusted for inflation), but it also won seven additional Oscars and two special awards. Selznick also won the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award that same year.

Is an actor, director, producer, and son of famed bandleader/TV actor Ozzie Nelson and singer Harrie

Is an actor, director, producer, and son of famed bandleader/TV actor Ozzie Nelson and singer Harriet Hilliard. David is the brother of late singer Ricky Nelson and they both appeared on the family TV show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet in the 1950s and 1960s; he is currently the last surviving original cast member of the series.

A former Israeli international footballer who was part of the squad that competed at the 1970 World

A former Israeli international footballer who was part of the squad that competed at the 1970 World Cup, Israel's only world cup appearance.

Was a goalkeeper at the Israeli football club Maccabi Haifa. Widely considered one of the greatest f

Was a goalkeeper at the Israeli football club Maccabi Haifa. Widely considered one of the greatest football players in Israel, he had a promising future which was cut short by a fatal accident.

Was an Israeli politician, the country's first Minister of Transportation, and a signatory of the Is

Was an Israeli politician, the country's first Minister of Transportation, and a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence.

An Israeli footballer who currently plays for F.C. Ashdod in Israel's Ligat ha'Al (Premier League).T

An Israeli footballer who currently plays for F.C. Ashdod in Israel's Ligat ha'Al (Premier League).The younger brother of Haim Revivo, he too was recognized early in his youth for having a great footballing potential and joined the youth system of Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Later he transferred to his hometown of Ashdod. After six seasons in Ashdod, Revivo finished his contract and went on trial at Los Angeles GaLAxy in the American Major League. According to media reports in Israel, Revivo impressed manager Steve Sampson but was not offered a contract because Sampson was sacked shortly after Revivo had returned back to Israel. Subsequently, Revivo signed a new deal with Ashdod.

An Israeli fiction writer.His first book "The Grass and the Sand" (Hebrew: ???? ??????) was publishe

An Israeli fiction writer.His first book "The Grass and the Sand" (Hebrew: ???? ??????) was published in 1978. The book was translated into French (L'herbe et le sable : roman) and into German (Gras und Sand : roman ).

A Croatian aviation pioneer of Jewish ancestry.[citation needed][4][5][6] Schwarz created the first

A Croatian aviation pioneer of Jewish ancestry.[citation needed][4][5][6] Schwarz created the first flyable rigid airship. It was also the first airship with an external hull made entirely of metal. He died before he could see it finally fly. Sources[who?] claimed that Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin purchased the patent from his widow,[4] but Hugo Eckener disputed this.[7]Schwarz first interested himself with airships in the 1880s. This occurred as he stayed in a Croatian log cabin at the start of winter to supervise the treefelling in a newly purchased forest. As the work took longer than planned he had his wife send him literature to while away the evenings. Because the works of Charles Dickens and Victor Hugo did not appeal to him, an assumption arising from one of his wife's letters, she sent him a work from Aristotle and a Mechanics textbook. Although Schwarz became excited, it is not altogether clear this inspired him to build his own airship. The wood business suffered due to his obsession and, like other airflight pioneers,

Is an Israeli graphic designer, political activist, artist and design educator.

Is an Israeli graphic designer, political activist, artist and design educator.

Is an Israeli Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is an Israeli Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was the first woman to run a major Hollywood film studio. She was born as Dawn Spielberg (no relatio

Was the first woman to run a major Hollywood film studio. She was born as Dawn Spielberg (no relation to Steven Spielberg) in New York City and raised in the suburb Great Neck, Long Island. Her father changed the family name.

Is one of pop music's most sought-after stickmen. With a list of session dates and live gigs that re

Is one of pop music's most sought-after stickmen. With a list of session dates and live gigs that reads like a “who’s who” in the AOR rock and Top 40 genres, Ogden has kept time on several popular albums of the last decade, including recordings by Sheryl Crow, Seal, Dido, Jessica Simpson, Mandy Moore, Hall & Oates, Usher, Michelle Branch, Rihanna, Joss Stone, Corinne Bailey Rae, Eve, Al Green, and Jewel, just to name a few.

An Israeli footballer currently plying his trade at Maccabi Haifa.Keinan is considered one of the be

An Israeli footballer currently plying his trade at Maccabi Haifa.Keinan is considered one of the best young defenders in Israel, showcasing his talents for the Israel U-21 squad that advanced to the 2007 European U-21 Championships. Keinan reportedly drew interest from English Premiership side Bolton Wanderers in January 2007, but those talks quickly dissolved after it was discovered that Keinan would be unable to obtain an English work permit.

An Israeli footballer currently plying his trade at Maccabi Tel Aviv FC.Yehiel grew in Gadna Yehuda

An Israeli footballer currently plying his trade at Maccabi Tel Aviv FC.Yehiel grew in Gadna Yehuda junior team and won with it in the youth national championship. In 1997/1998 went to Hapoel Petah Tikva and played for the first time against Hapoel Tel Aviv FC. Yehiel played in Hapoel Petah Tikva for eight seasons and won the Toto Cup in 2004/2005. In season 2005/2006 went to Maccabi Tel Aviv FC, and scored the equiliser in his first game.

Is an American-Israeli professional basketball player. Sharp was born in Orlando, Florida. He went t

Is an American-Israeli professional basketball player. Sharp was born in Orlando, Florida. He went to Israel in 1993 after playing college basketball with the University of South Florida. Sharp is a naturalized Israeli citizen, and has played for the Isra

Is an adult model, pornographic actress, writer, director and producer. She is sometimes credited as

Is an adult model, pornographic actress, writer, director and producer. She is sometimes credited as Devin Lane or Devon Lane. She was chosen Penthouse Pet of the Month October 1999.

Was one of the most popular male vocalists of the 1940s and early 1950s.

Was one of the most popular male vocalists of the 1940s and early 1950s.

An Israeli pop and folk singer. After performing with Gaya and with the Idan Raichel Project, she re

An Israeli pop and folk singer. After performing with Gaya and with the Idan Raichel Project, she released a successful debut album, Sodotay (My Secrets) in 2006. The three singles of the album all reached the top three in the Israeli Singles Chart.She was named Dina on birth but her parents changed her name after a few days to Din Din.[1] Her parents are both artists; her mother, Aliza Aviv, is a performing singer in a wide range of styles, her father was a jazz musician, and as a child she recorded an album, Alidin,[2] with her mother and accompanied her father when he performed.[1]

Better known by his stage name Dirk Bogarde, was an actor and author.

Better known by his stage name Dirk Bogarde, was an actor and author.

Dolly Haas was a singer and an entertainer who often appeared on Broadway.

Dolly Haas was a singer and an entertainer who often appeared on Broadway.

Is an Israeli-born American historian and playwright. He is head of the History Department at Fordha

Is an Israeli-born American historian and playwright. He is head of the History Department at Fordham University in New York.

Is a full professor in the history department of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.This work was Me

Is a full professor in the history department of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.This work was Mendels' first published book, issued in 1987 in Germany by Mohr-Siebeck, Tuebingen, Germany. The book deals with the pseudepigrapha, apocrypha and Jewish Hellenistic literature of the Hasmonean era, works which have not usually been seen in their historical-political context.

Is an Israeli professional basketball player formerly with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Is an Israeli professional basketball player formerly with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Was an Israeli politician and statesman. Yosef served in a variety of ministerial positions during t

Was an Israeli politician and statesman. Yosef served in a variety of ministerial positions during the first two Knessets and was the country's second Minister of Justice, serving twice (1951-52 and 1961-66).In 1933 Yosef joined David Ben-Gurion's Mapai party, and was elected to the first Knesset in January 1949. He was initially appointed Minister of Rationing and Supply in the first government, a key position during the austerity period. In June 1949 he was also appointed Agriculture Minister.