I. High Achievers

1. Steven Spielberg
    Director, Producer, Screenwriter  & Filmmaker 

2. Mark Zuckerberg
     Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Of Facebook & 5th 
     Richest Person In The World (Forbes, 2017) 

3. Eduardo Saverin
     Co-Founder & Former CFO Of Facebook

4. Dustin Moskovitz
     Co-Founder Of Facebook & The World's Youngest 
     Billionaire (Aged 31)

5. Stan Lee
     Comic Book Writer, Editor, Publisher, TV Host, 
     Actor & Former President & Chairman Of Marvel 
     Comics

6. Albert Einstein 
     Theoretical Physicist

7. Robert Downey Jr.
     Actor







8. Barbra Streisand
     Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Director, Filmmaker, 
     Double Academy Award Winner, Ten-Time 
     Grammy Award Winner, Five-Time Emmy Award 
     Winner, Eleven-Time Golden Globe Winner, Tony 
     Award Winner, Four-Time Peabody Award 
     Winner, American Film Institute Award Winner, 
     Kennedy Center Honors Prize Winner & 
     Presidential Medal Of Freedom Recipient

9. Sergey Brin
     Computer Scientist, Co-Founder Of Google & 13th 
     Richest Person In The World (Forbes, 2018)






10. Larry Page
       Computer Scientist, Co-Founder & Former CEO 
       Of Google & 12th Richest Person In The World 
       (Forbes, 2018)

 

11. Larry Ellison
       Co-Founder & CEO Of Oracle (second largest 
       software company in the world) & 7th Richest 
      Person In The World (Forbes, 2017)





12. Roman Abramovich
       Business Tycoon, Politician, Owner Of Chelsea 
       F.C. & 137th Richest Person In The World 
       (Forbes, 2015)






13. Bob Dylan
       Singer, Songwriter, Musician

14. Michael Bloomberg
       Former Mayor Of New York, Business Tycoon, 
       Founder, Owner & CEO Of The Bloomberg    
       Group Of Companies Including Bloomberg TV & 
       14th Richest Person In The World (Forbes, 2015)

15. Dominique Strauss-Khan
       Former Head Of The IMF (International 
       Monetary Fund)

16. Ben Bernanke
       Chairman Of The U.S. Federal Reserve (central 
       bank of the U.S.) 2006 - 2014

17. Marilyn Monroe
      Actress & Model






18. Isaac Asimov
       Best-Selling Science Fiction Author & Professor 
       Of Biochemistry







19. Calvin Klein 
       Fashion Designer & Founder Of Calvin Klein Inc. 
       (designer clothes, perfumes, watches & fashion 
       accessories)

20. Yehudi Menuhin
        World-Renowned Violinist & Conductor

21. Paul Simon
       Actor, Musician, Singer-Songwriter & One Half 
       Of Simon & Garfunkel (pictured on the right)

22. Art Garfunkel
       Actor, Poet, Singer & The Other Half Of Simon & 
       Garfunkel (pictured on the left)

23. Billy Joel
       Musician, Singer-Songwriter & Composer

24. Irving Berlin
       Lyricist, Songwriter & Composer

25. George Gershwin
       Musician & Composer

   

26. Neil Diamond
       Singer-Songwriter & Musician

27. Harrison Ford
       Actor & Film Producer

 



28. Adam Levine
       Musician, Singer-Songwriter, Actor & Lead 
       Vocalist Of Maroon 5

29. Sigmund Freud
       Neurologist, Psychologist, Psychotherapist, 
       a.k.a. The Father Of Psychoanalysis

30. Harry Houdini
       Magician, Illusionist, Stunt Performer & Escape 
       Artiste

 





31. Henry Kissinger
       Former U.S. Secretary Of State & 1973 Nobel 
       Peace Prize Recipient

32. Robert Kraft
       Business Tycoon, Chairman & CEO Of The Kraft 
       Group Of Companies & Owner Of New England 
       Patriots (American pro-football team), New 
       England Revolution (American pro-soccer team) 
       & Gillette Stadium (where both teams play)

33. Ralph Lauren
       Fashion Designer, Business Tycoon, Founder, 
       Chairman & Former CEO Of Ralph Lauren Corp. 
       (luxury clothes, fragrances, fashion accessories, 
       etc.)

34. Uriah Phillips Levy (1792 - 1862)
       Businessman, Philanthropist & First Jewish 
       Rear Admiral Of The U.S. Navy 

35. Karl Marx (1818 - 1883)
       Philosopher, Economist, 
       Sociologist, Revolutionary Socialist & Author Of 
       The Communist Manifesto & Das Kapital

36. Louis B. Mayer
       Film Producer & Co-Founder Of Metro-Goldwyn-
       Mayer (MGM) Studios

37. Irving Thalberg
       Film Producer & The 'Boy Wonder' Head Of 
       Production Of MGM Studios During Its Early 
       Years






38. Samuel Goldwyn
       Where The 'G' In MGM Studios Came From Via 
       Mergers & Film Producer (Wuthering Heights 
    among others)

39. Cecil B. Demille
        Producer, Director & Filmmaker (Cleopatra, 
        Samson & Delilah, The Ten Commandments & 
        Etc.)

40. Alan Greenspan
        Chairman Of The U.S. Federal Reserve (central 
        bank of the U.S.) 1987 - 2006

41. Carl Sagan
       Astronomer, Astrophysicist, Cosmologist, 
       Astrobiologist & Author

42. George Soros
       Business Tycoon, Philanthropist, Author, 
       Chairman Of Soros Fund Management & 27th 
       Richest Person In The World (Forbes, 2014)

43. Mark Spitz
        Nine-Time Olympic Champion, Seven Gold 
        Medal Winner 1972 Olympics & Former Seven 
        Event World Record Holder (All In Swimming)

44. Dustin Hoffman
       Actor, Director, Double Academy Award 
       Winner, Six-Time Golden Globe Winner & 
       Emmy Award Winner




 

45. Bette Midler
       Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Comedian, Film 
       Producer, Triple Grammy Award Winner, Triple 
       Emmy Award Winner, Four-Time Golden Globe 
       Winner & Tony Award Winner

46. Paula Abdul
        Singer, Songwriter, Dancer, Choreographer, 
       Actress, Television Personality & Grammy & 
       Emmy Award Winner





 

 47. Jan Koum
        Computer Engineer, CEO & Co-Founder Of 
        WhatsApp & 170th Richest Person In The World
        (Forbes, 2018)

48. Talmon Marco
        CEO & Co-Founder Of Viber

49. Igor Magazinnik
       CTO & Co-Founder Of Viber

50. Bobby Fisher
       Chess Grandmaster & Former World Champion

51. Gary Kasparov
      Chess Grandmaster & Former World Champion

52. Sheldon Adelson
       Business Tycoon, Philanthropist, Chairman & 
       CEO Of   Las Vegas Sands Corp. (Which Owns 
       Marina Bay Sands Casino & Integrated Resort 
       In Singapore  & Various Luxury Hotels & Casinos 
       In The U.S. & Macau & 18th Richest Person In   
       The World (Forbes , 2015)    




 

53. Moshe Safdie
       Urban Designer, Author & Architect Who 
       Designed Marina Bay Sands Casino & Integrated 
       Resort In Singapore Among Other Buildings & 
       Structures Around The World Including Sky 
       Habitat In Singapore & Habitat 67 In Canada

54. Michael Dell
       Business Tycoon, Philanthropist, Author, 
       Founder & CEO Of Dell Inc. (Dell Computers) & 
      41st Richest Person In The World (Forbes, 2012)

55. J.J. Abrams
       Actor, Composer, Double Emmy Award Winner 
       & Director, Scriptwriter & Producer Of Notable 
      Works Including Alias, Lost, Fringe, Alcatraz & 
      Revolution For TV & Armageddon, Mission 
      Impossible III, Mission Impossible: Ghost 
      Protocol, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, 
      Star Trek, Star Trek: Into The Darkness & Star 
      Wars: The Force Awakens For The Big Screen

56. Jerry Bruckheimer
       Producer Of Notable Works Including The CSI    
       Franchise & The Amazing Race Reality Show For 
       TV & American Gigolo, Flashdance, Beverly 
       Hills Cop I & II, Top Gun, Days Of Thunder, 
       Crimson Tide, Bad Boys I & II, The Rock, Con 
       Air, Enemy Of The State, Armageddon, Gone In 
       Sixty Seconds, Black Hawk Down, Pearl Harbor 
       & The Pirates Of The Caribbean Franchise For 
       The Big Screen

57. Steve Balmer
       Former CEO Of Microsoft (2000 - 2014), Owner 
       Of Los Angeles Clippers (American pro-
       basketball team) & 44th Richest Person In The 
       World (Forbes, 2012)

58. Estee Lauder (1908 - 2004)
       Co-Founder Of Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
       (cosmetics, fragrances & skin & hair care 
       products)
       Net worth: $16.5 billion

59. Lauren Bacall
       Actress & Singer, Co-Starred With Humphrey 
       Bogart, Gregory Peck & John Wayne During The 
       Golden Age Of Motion Pictures

60. William Shatner
        Actor, Author, Producer & Director & The
        Original Captain James T. Kirk Of The USS
        Enterprise In The Star Trek Franchise

61. Leonard Nimoy
       Actor, Director, Photographer, Author, Singer &
       Songwriter & The Original Mr. Spock, First
       Officer Of The USS Enterprise In The Star Trek
       Franchise 

62. Barry Manilow
       Singer, Songwriter, Arranger, Musician,
       Producer, Four-Time Grammy Award Winner, 
       Double Emmy Award Winner, Triple American 
       Music Award Winner & Songwriters Hall Of 
       Fame Inductee Among Others



 

63. Paul Newman (1925 - 2008)
       Actor, IndyCar Driver, Entrepreneur, 
       Philanthropist, Academy Award Winner, BAFTA 
      Award Winner, Screen Actors Guild Award
      Winner. Cannes Film Festival Award Winner & 
      Emmy Award Winner

 


 

64. Gal Gadot
        Actress

65. David Copperfield
       Illusionist / Magician

66. Abraham Karem
       Aerospace Engineer & UAV (Drone) Technology
       Pioneer Whose First Garage-Built Drone, The
       Albatross, Gradually Evolved From Being The
       Amber Into The Now-Famous Predator Drone

67. Andrew Grove
       Businessman, Engineer, Author, Semiconductor
       Industry Pioneer, One Of The Founding Fathers
       & Former President, Chairman & CEO Of Intel
       Corporation 

 

68. James Caan
        Actor

      

69. Max Factor, Sr. (born Maksymilian Faktorowicz)
        Founder Of Max Factor & Company & Creator Of
        The Max Factor Brand & Line Of Cosmetics

70. Charles Revson
       Businessman, Philanthropist & Founder,
       President & Chairman Of Cosmetics Giant Revlon
       Inc.

71. Samuel Rubin
      Founder Of Cosmetics & Luxury Goods Company
      Fabergé Inc.

72. Helena Rubinstein 

       Founder Of The Helena Rubinstein Inc.
       Cosmetics Empire

73. Sean Penn
       Actor, Director & Political Activist




 

74. Natalie Portman
       Actress & Multiple-Award Winner (3 Oscars, 3
       BAFTAs, 4 Golden Globes & 2 Screen Actors
       Guild Awards)
 

75. Joseph Safra
       Banker, Chairman, Safra Group of Companies
       (Safra National Bank Of New York, Banco Safra,
       Sao Paulo, Brazil, J. Safra Sarasin Bank, Basel,
       Switzerland & 36th Richest Person In The World
       (Forbes, 2018)

76. Carole King
       Composer, Singer-Songwriter & Four-Time
       Grammy Award Winner

77. Adrien Brody
       Actor, Producer, Academy Award Winner &
       Caesar Award Recipient     
   

78. Howard Schultz

        Pioneering Founder, Owner, Chairman & Former
        CEO Of Starbucks

 
[to be contd.]






II. Nobel Laureates

"Although Jews account for less than 0.2% of the world's population, 197 out of a total of 881 Nobel Prize recipients, or 22.4%, were Jews". -- List Of Jewish Nobel Laureates, Wikipedia

Chemistry (35)

1. Adolf von Baeyer (1905)




2. Henri Moissan (1906)





3. Otto Wallach (1910)




4. Richard Willstatter (1915)




5. Fritz Haber (1918)




6. George de Hevesey (1943)




7. Melvin Calvin (1961)




8. Max Perutz (1962)




9. Christian B. Anfinsen & William Howard Stein
     (1972)

 
(Christian B. Anfinsen)


(William Howard Stein)

10. Ilya Prigogine (1977)

(to be contd.)

(..a work currently in progress...)