Noam () is a Hebrew name that means "gentleness", "pleasantness" or "peacefulness". 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

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), Israeli–Danish 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 10–16, 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.

See also

  • North America
  • Naomi (disambiguation)

References