Noam

Noam () is a Hebrew name that means "gentleness", "pleasantness" or "peacefulness". It started as the male version of Na'omi (English: "Naomi" or "NoÃÂ©mie"), 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

Political activism

Noam Chomsky (born 1928), American political activist, linguist, and philosopher.
Noam Federman (born 1969), Israeli right-wing political activist.
Noam Bramson (born 1969), Mayor of New Rochelle.

Television and film

Noam Murro (born 1961), Israeli American director.
Noam Gonick (born 1973), Canadian film director.
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born 1971), British comedian, actor, writer and producer.
Noam Pitlik (1932-1999), American television director and character actor.
Noam Zylberman (born 1973), Israeli-born voice actor.
Noam Jenkins, Canadian actor.
Noam Shuster-Eliassi (born 1986/87), Israeli comedian and activist.

Music

Noam Bettan (born 1998), Israeli singer and songwriter
Noam Jacobson (born 1975), Israeli singer, songwriter, and actor, member of group Latma
Noam Kaniel (born 1962), Israeli musician, singer, and composer
Noam Pikelny (born 1981), American banjoist

Sports

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), IsraeliÃ¢ÂÂDanish player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Noam Emeran (born 2002), French football player who plays for Manchester United.

Other fields

Noam D. Elkies (born 1966), American mathematician.
Noam Gottesman (born 1961), wealthy businessman living in the United Kingdom.
Noam Lanir (born 1967), Israeli entrepreneur.
Noam Nisan (born 1961), Israeli computer scientist.
Noam Sienna, author and Jewish educator.
Noam Sohlberg (born 1962), Israeli jurist.
Noam T. Wasserman, American academic.

People with the surname Noam

Eli Noam (born 1946), professor at Columbia University.
Vered Noam (born 1960), professor of Talmud at Tel Aviv University.

Political organizations

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. Noam offers annual summer camps for children aged 10Ã¢ÂÂ16, as well as year-round events and camps led by madrichim who look after the children and plan the Noam-based activities.
Noam (political party), an Israeli political party.

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