List of Jewish American sportspeople

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This is a list of notable Jewish American sportspeople. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans; for Jewish sportspeople from other countries, see List of Jews in sport.

Baseball

See also: List of Jews in sports § Baseball, and List of Jewish Major League Baseball players

Max Fried, pitcher
(Atlanta Braves)

Alex Bregman, third baseman

Joc Pederson, outfielder

Players

• Cal Abrams^[1]
• Lloyd Allen (converted to Judaism)^[1]
• Rubén Amaro, Jr. (Jewish mother)^[1]
• Morrie Arnovich, All Star^[1]
• Brad Ausmus, catcher, All-Star, 3x Gold Glove^[1]
• Jesse Baker^[1]
• Brian Bark^[1]
• Ross Baumgarten^[1]
• Jose Bautista (Jewish mother)^[1]
• Bo Belinsky (Jewish mother)
• Joe Bennett^[1]
• Moe Berg^[1]
• Richard Bleier, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
• Bob Berman^[1]
• Cy Block^[1]
• Ron Blomberg (1948–), Major League's first designated hitter^[2]
• Sam Bohne^[1]
• Lou Boudreau (Jewish mother), 8x All-Star, batting title, MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame, manager^[1]
• Ralph Branca, pitcher, 3x All-Star (Jewish mother)^[3]
• Ryan Braun, outfielder, 2007 Rookie of the Year, home run champion, 5x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger, 2011 National League MVP^[1]
• Alex Bregman, infielder (Houston Astros)
• Craig Breslow, pitcher^[1]
• Louis Brower^[1]
• Conrad Cardinal^[1]
• Harry Chozen^[1]
• Tony Cogan^[1]
• Alta Cohen^[1]
• Andy Cohen (1904–1988), 2nd baseman for the New York Giants (1926, 1928, 1929); managed one game for the 1960 Philadelphia Phillies^[4]
• Hy Cohen^[1]
• Syd Cohen^[1]
• Phil Cooney^[1]
• Ed Corey^[1]
• Bill Cristall^[1]
• Harry Danning, catcher, 4x All-Star^[1]
• Ike Davis, first baseman^[1]
• Cody Decker^[1]
• Harry Eisenstat^[1]
• Mike Epstein
• Reuben Ewing^[1]
• Al Federoff^[1]
• Harry Feldman^[1]
• Scott Feldman, pitcher^[1]
• Leo Fishel^[1]
• Matt Ford^[5]
• Nate Freiman
• Max Fried, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)^[6]
• Sam Fuld, outfielder and general manager^[7]
• Brad Goldberg, pitcher (Chicago White Sox)^[8]
• Sid Gordon, outfielder & third baseman, 2x All-Star^[1]
• John Grabow^[9]
• Shawn Green, right fielder, 2x All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger^[10][11]
• Adam Greenberg (1981–), outfielder with the Chicago Cubs^[12]
• Hank Greenberg, first baseman & outfielder, 5x All-Star, 4x home run champion, 4x RBI leader, 2x MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame
• Mickey Haslin (whose father, George Haslinsky, was a son of Anna née Jaszová)
• Jason Hirsh, starting pitcher
• Ken Holtzman, starting pitcher, 2x All-Star. pitched two major league no-hitters
• Joe Horlen, pitcher, All-Star, ERA leader^[1]
• Brian Horwitz, outfielder^[13]
• Gabe Kapler, outfielder, manager, 2021 NL Manager of the Year^[9]
• Ty Kelly, utility player^[1]
• Ian Kinsler, second baseman, 4x All-Star^[14]
• Jerry Klein, pitcher
• Sandy Koufax, starting pitcher, 6x All-Star, 5x ERA leader, 4x strikeouts leader, 3x Wins leader, 2x W-L% leader, 1 perfect game, MVP, 3x Cy Young Award, Baseball Hall of Fame^[15]
• Barry Latman, pitcher^[16]
• Ryan Lavarnway, catcher
• Mike Lieberthal, catcher, 2x All-Star, Gold Glove^[1]
• Jason Marquis, starting pitcher, Silver Slugger, All Star^[9]
• Bob Melvin, catcher & manager of the San Diego Padres^[17]
• Marvin Miller, first director of the MLBPA^[18]
• Jon Moscot, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)^[19]
• David Newhan (whose father is Ross Newhan)^[20]
• Jeff Newman, catcher & first baseman, All-Star, manager
• Joc Pederson, outfielder (Arizona Diamondbacks)^[21]
• Barney Pelty
• Lefty Phillips, managed the California Angels in the late 1960s and early 1970s
• Lipman Pike, major league baseball's first player. outfielder, second baseman, & manager, 4x home run champion, RBI leader
• Kevin Pillar, center fielder
• Jake Pitler
• Aaron Poreda, pitcher
• Scott Radinsky, pitcher
• Jimmie Reese
• Jerry Reinsdorf, owner, Chicago White Sox^[22]
• Dave Roberts, pitcher
• Saul Rogovin, pitcher
• Al Rosen, third baseman & first baseman, 4x All-Star, 2x home run champion, 2x RBI leader, MVP
• Wayne Rosenthal
• Josh Satin, second baseman for the Mets
• Richie Scheinblum, outfielder, All-Star
• Scott Schoeneweis^[9]
• Art Shamsky, outfielder and first baseman in the '60s and '70s with the Reds and Mets.
• Larry Sherry, relief pitcher for the Dodgers
• Norm Sherry, catcher, managed the California Angels
• Mose Solomon, "The Rabbi of Swat"
• George Stone, outfielder, 1x batting title
• Steve Stone, All Star, Cy Young Award
• Danny Valencia, third baseman^[23]
• Steve Wapnick, relief pitcher^[1]
• Justin Wayne^[5]
• Phil Weintraub, nicknamed "Mickey"^[24]
• Josh Whitesell, first baseman
• Steve Yeager, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers (converted to Judaism)
• Larry Yellen, pitcher for the Houston Colt .45s^[25][26]
• Kevin Youkilis, first baseman, third baseman, & left fielder, 3x All-Star, Gold Glove, Hank Aaron Award^[27][28]
• Josh Zeid, pitcher

Umpires

• Al Clark^[29]
• Al Forman^[30]
• Dolly Stark, first Jewish umpire in modern baseball.^[31]

Basketball

Basketball players

David Blu

Jordan Farmar

Jon Scheyer

• Sam Balter, All American, UCLA; Olympic gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics; longtime radio and TV broadcaster
• Irv Bemoras, All American, University of Illinois. Guard/forward, Milwaukee Hawks and St. Louis Hawks^[32]
• Sue Bird, NCAA player of the year, University of Connecticut; 11 time All Star with the WNBA's Seattle Storm; 4 Olympic gold medals; 4 World Cup gold medals^[33]
• David Blu, forward, University of Southern California. Played in Euroleague, including 5 seasons with Maccabi Tel Aviv^[34]
• Omri Casspi, 1st Israeli-born NBA draft pick; forward for 8 NBA teams as well as Maccabi Tel Aviv
• Jake Cohen, American-Israeli power forward for Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israeli national basketball team
• Shay Doron, All Conference, University of Maryland. Shooting guard, WNBA's New York Liberty and the Israeli League
• Jordan Farmar, All Conference, UCLA. Guard, Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets, and Maccabi Tel Aviv^[35]
• Marty Friedman, pre-NBA player for such teams as the New York Whirlwinds and Cleveland Rosenblums. Naismith Hall of Fame.^[36]
• Doug Gottlieb, led NCAA in assists, Oklahoma State. Played Euroleague. Basketball analyst, ESPN, CBS Sports, Fox Sports.^[37]
• Art Heyman, NCAA player of the year, Duke; forward for the New York Knicks and the ABA's Pittsburgh Pipers.^[38]
• Red Holzman, player and coach, Naismith HOF 1986, 2x NBA Championship coach
• Nate Huffman, center, Central Michigan University, NBA's Toronto Raptors. Suproleague player of the year, Maccabi Tel Aviv
• Ralph Kaplowitz, All American, NYU; guard, Philadelphia Sphas, New York Knicks, Philadelphia Warriors. Started in the first NBA/BAA game (Knicks vs. Huskies)^[39]
• Barry Kramer, All-American NYU; forward, NBA's San Francisco Warriors, New York Knicks
• Joel Kramer, all conference, San Diego State; forward for Phoenix Suns and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
• Sylven Landesberg, All ACC, UVA; guard, Maccabi Tel Aviv and EuroLeague^[40]
• Rudy LaRusso, All Ivy, Dartmouth College, five-time NBA All Star, Los Angeles Lakers^[41]
• Nancy Lieberman, NCAA player of the year, Old Dominion University; professional point guard, pre-WNBA, as well as for Phoenix Mercury. Coach and GM, WNBA's Detroit Shock. Assistant coach, NBA's Sacramento Kings. Television analyst, NBA basketball. Naismith Hall of Fame.^[42][43][44]
• Lennie Rosenbluth, All American, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Forward, Philadelphia Warriors
• Danny Schayes, center, Syracuse University; 18 seasons in NBA, 8 with Denver Nuggets^[45][46]
• Dolph Schayes, All American, NYU. 12-time All-NBA team, Syracuse Nationals. Naismith Hall of Fame.^[47][48]
• Ossie Schectman, guard, Long Island University. Guard, Philadelphia Sphas and New York Knicks. Scored first basket of BAA/NBA.^[49][50]
• Jon Scheyer, All-American Duke University, head coach, Duke, effective 2022^[51]
• Barney Sedran, guard CCNY; pre-NBA star for many teams, including the Cleveland Rosenblums. Shortest player in the Naismith Hall of Fame.^[52][53]
• Amar'e Stoudemire, power forward, New York Knicks; claims to have Jewish roots, but this is unconfirmed^[54]
• Sidney Tanenbaum, All-American, NYU; guard for BAA/NBA's New York Knicks and Baltimore Bullets.
• Ryan Turell (born 1999), basketball player for the G-League Motor City Cruise, Yeshiva University.
• Alex Tyus, center, Israeli national team
• Neal Walk, All American, University of Florida. NBA center, mostly with the Phoenix Suns^[55]
• Max Zaslofsky, guard/forward, St. John's University, Chicago Stags, New York Knicks; named to 1st 4 All-NBA teams

Basketball administrators, coaches, and owners

• Senda Berenson Abbott, basketball educator, Naismith Hall of Fame^[56]
• Leslie Alexander, owner, Houston Rockets; former owner, Houston Comets
• Micky Arison, owner, Miami Heat
• Red Auerbach, coach, general manager and team president, Boston Celtics; 16 NBA championships. Naismith Hall of Fame.^[57]
• Steve Ballmer, owner, Los Angeles Clippers
• Steve Belkin, former owner, Atlanta Hawks
• David Blatt, coach, Cleveland Cavaliers
• David Blitzer, owner, Philadelphia 76ers^[58]
• Larry Brown, coach, 8 NBA teams, University of Kansas, SMU. Point guard, University of North Carolina and 4 teams in the American Basketball Association. Olympic gold medal. Naismith Hall of Fame.
• Mark Cuban, owner, Dallas Mavericks
• William Davidson, former owner, Detroit Pistons. Naismith Hall of Fame.
• Lawrence Frank, coach, New Jersey Nets^[59]
• Larry Fleisher, president and general counsel to the National Basketball Association Players' Association. Naismith Hall of Fame.^[60]
• Dan Gilbert, owner, Cleveland Cavaliers

Harry Glickman, founder & president, Portland Trail Blazers (deceased)

• Todd Golden, player, and coach of the Florida Gators
• Edward Gottlieb, NBA co-founder, coach and owner of Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Naismith Hall of Fame.^[61]
• Ernie Grunfeld, general manager, New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks; president, Washington Wizards. All-time leading scorer, University of Tennessee. Olympic gold medal. Guard, New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks, and Kansas City Kings^[62]
• Peter Guber, owner, Golden State Warriors
• Josh Harris, owner, Philadelphia 76ers^[63]
• Nat Holman, coach, City College of New York, NCAA and NIT championships in same year. Guard, NYU Violets, Original Celtics. Naismith Hall of Fame.^[64]
• Red Holzman, coach, New York Knicks, 2 NBA championships. All American, City College of New York. Guard, Rochester Royals, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Hawks. Naismith Hall of Fame.^[65]
• George Kaiser, owner, Oklahoma City Thunder
• Louis Klotz, player/coach/manager for the Washington Generals and New York Nationals as they lost 14,000 exhibition games to the Harlem Globetrotters; guard, Philadelphia Sphas and Baltimore Bullets^[66]
• Herb Kohl, former owner, Milwaukee Bucks^[67][68]
• Joe Lacob, owner, Golden State Warriors, with Peter Guber
• Guy Lewis, coach, University of Houston. Naismith Hall of Fame.^[69]
• Harry Litwack, coach, Temple University. Player, Philadelphia Sphas. Naismith Hall of Fame.^[70]
• Stan Kasten, general manager/president, Atlanta Hawks
• Bruce Pearl, coach, University of Tennessee, Auburn University (current)
• Maurice Podoloff, former NBA commissioner
• Jerry Reinsdorf, owner, Chicago Bulls, Naismith Hall of Fame
• Antony Ressler, owner, Atlanta Hawks
• Abe Saperstein, founder, owner, and earliest coach, Harlem Globetrotters. Shortest man in the Naismith Hall of Fame
• Robert Sarver, owner, Phoenix Suns
• Howard Schultz, former owner Seattle SuperSonics and Seattle Storm^[71]
• Jon Scheyer, coach and former All American player, Duke University
• Adam Silver, current NBA commissioner
• Herb Simon, owner, Indiana Pacers
• Mel Simon, former co-owner, Indiana Pacers
• Donald Sterling, former owner, Los Angeles Clippers
• David Stern, former NBA commissioner. Naismith Hall of Fame.
• Zollie Volchok, former general manager, Seattle SuperSonics^[72]
• Larry Weinberg, former owner, Portland Trail Blazers^[73]

Boxing

Yuri Foreman

Dmitry Salita

• Ray Arcel, trainer, HoF^[74][75]
• Bob Arum, promoter, HoF^[76]
• Abe Attell, world featherweight champion, HoF^[77][78]
• Max Baer, world heavyweight champion, HoF^[79]
• Benny Bass, world featherweight champion, HoF^[80]
• Samuel Berger, first Olympic heavyweight champion^[81]
• Jack Bernstein, world junior lightweight champion^[82]
• Mushy Callahan, world junior-welterweight champion, HoF^[83]
• Joe Choynski, heavyweight fighter, HoF^[84][85]
• Al "Bummy" Davis, "The Brownsville Bum"; controversial lightweight and welterweight boxer of the 1930s and 1940s^[86]
• Yuri Foreman, super welterweight champion^[87][88]
• Benny Goldberg, bantamweight amateur turned pro^[89]
• Charley Goldman, trainer, HoF^[90]
• Abe Goldstein, world bantamweight champion^[91]
• Ronnie Harris, three-time U.S. National Lightweight Champion; gold medalist in Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
• Mike Jacobs, promoter, HoF^[92]
• Ben Jeby, world middleweight champion^[93]
• Jackie Kallen, promoter^[94]
• Kid Kaplan, world featherweight champion, HoF^[95][96]
• Solly Krieger, world middleweight champion^[97][98]
• Herbie Kronowitz, middleweight champion, ranked tenth in the world in the 1940s, native of Brooklyn, New York, later a boxing referee^[99]
• Benny Leonard, world lightweight champion, HoF^[100][101]
• Battling Levinsky, world light-heavyweight champion, HoF^[102]
• Greg Lobel, heavyweight
• Saoul Mamby, world junior-welterweight champion^[103]
• Al McCoy, world welterweight champion^[104][105]
• Boyd Melson, 2008 Olympic alternate and current professional junior middleweight boxer; donates 100% of his fight purses to spinal cord injury research
• Samuel Mosberg, Olympic light-heavyweight gold medalist at the 1920 Olympics where he scored the quickest knock-out in history
• Bob Olin, world light-heavyweight champion^[106]
• Charlie Phil Rosenberg, world bantamweight champion^[107][108]
• Dana Rosenblatt, world middleweight champion^[109]
• Maxie Rosenbloom, world light-heavyweight champion, HoF^[110][111]
• Barney Ross, world lightweight and welterweight champion, HoF^[112][113]
• Mike Rossman, world light-heavyweight champion^[114]
• Dmitriy Salita, Brooklyn boxer, born April 4, 1982
• Corporal Izzy Schwartz, world flyweight champion^[80]
• Abe Simon, last Jewish contender for world heavyweight title^[115][116]
• Al Singer, world lightweight champion, HoF^[117][118]
• Lew Tendler, "greatest southpaw in ring history", HoF^[119]
• Benny Valger, nicknamed "The French Flash"^[120]

Equestrian

Margie Goldstein-Engle

• Robert Dover, 4x Olympic bronze, 1x world championship bronze (dressage)^[121]
• Margie Goldstein-Engle, world championship silver, Pan American Games gold, silver, and bronze (jumping)^[122]
• Edith Master, Olympic bronze (dressage)^[123]

Fencing

Eli Dershwitz

Soren Thompson

• Norman Armitage, fencer; ten-time US sabre champion
• Albert Axelrod, fencer; four-time US foil champion, and Olympic bronze medalist^[124]
• Cliff Bayer, fencer; four-time US foil champion
• Tamir Bloom, fencer; two-time US epee champion
• Daniel Bukantz, fencer; four-time US foil champion; gold medalist in 1950 Maccabiah Games
• Eli Dershwitz, fencer; 2023 World Sabre Champion
• Emily Jacobson, fencer; 2004 Women's World Sabre Junior Champion
• Sada Jacobson, fencer; Olympic bronze medalist; ranked #1 in the world in 2004^[125]
• Dan Kellner, fencer; one-time US foil champion
• Byron Krieger,^[126] (foil, saber, épée), 2x Olympian, Pan American Games team gold/silver^[127]
• Allan Kwartler, fencer; gold medalist in the Pan American Games (sabre) and Maccabiah Games (sabre and foil)^[128]
• Soren Thompson (épée), NCAA champion, world team champion^[129]
• Jonathan Tiomkin, fencer; two-time US foil champion
• George Worth, fencer; one-time US sabre champion; Olympic bronze and silver medalist

American football

Julian Edelman

Lennie Friedman

Taylor Mays

Mitchell Schwartz

Players

• Doc Alexander, G, All-Pro, College Football Hall of Fame (CFHoF)^[130][131]
• Lyle Alzado, DE, two-time All-Pro^[131][132]
• Harris Barton, OL, two-time All-Pro^[133][134]
• Alex Bernstein, OL^[135]
• David Binn, long snapper, San Diego Chargers^[136]
• Jeremy Bloom, WR, PR^[137]
• Matt Bloom, G, T^[138]
• Arthur Bluethenthal, C
• Greg Camarillo, WR, Minnesota Vikings^[139]
• Gabe Carimi, OT, Chicago Bears^[140]
• Irv Constantine, B, Staten Island Stapletons^[141]
• Al Cornsweet, Cleveland Browns^[142]
• Julian Edelman, WR, New England Patriots^[143]
• Jay Fiedler, QB^[144]
• Colin Ritter, P
• John Frank, TE^[145]
• Benny Friedman, QB, four-time All-Pro, Hall of Fame, CFHoF^[146][147]
• Lennie Friedman, OL, Cleveland Browns
• Antonio Garay, DT, San Diego Chargers^[148]
• Adam Goldberg, OG, St. Louis Rams^[149]
• Bill Goldberg, DT
• Marshall Goldberg, RB, All-Pro, CFHoF^[150]
• Charles "Buckets" Goldenberg, G and RB, All-Pro
• Randy Grossman, TE, Pittsburgh Steelers^[151]
• Phil Handler, G, three-time All-Pro
• Sigmund Harris, QB
• Mark Herzlich, LB, New York Giants
• Greg Joseph, K
• Andrew Kline, OG
• Kyle Kosier, G, Dallas Cowboys
• Len Levy, G
• Benny Lom^[152][153]
• Erik Lorig, FB/TE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers^[154]
• Sid Luckman, QB, 8-time All-Pro, Hall of Fame, CFHoF^[155]
• Taylor Mays, S, Cincinnati Bengals
• Sam McCullum, WR^[156]
• Josh Miller, punter^[157][158]
• Ron Mix, OT, nine-time All-Pro, Hall of Fame^[159]
• Ed Newman, G, All-Pro
• Harry Newman, QB, All-Pro
• Igor Olshansky, DE^[160][161]
• Adam Podlesh, punter^[162]
• Merv Pregulman, T and C
• Herb Rich, safety, All-Pro
• Josh Rosen, QB, Miami Dolphins
• Sage Rosenfels, QB, New York Giants^[163][164]
• Mike Rosenthal, OT^[165]
• Jack Sack, All-Pro
• Geoff Schwartz, OT, New York Giants^[136][166]
• Mitchell Schwartz. OT
• Mike Seidman, TE, Indianapolis Colts^[167]
• Allie Sherman, running back and coach
• Saul "Solly" Sherman, Chicago Bears, QB, 1939 and 1940
• Scott Slutzker, TE
• Josh Taves, DE
• Andre Tippett, LB, five-time All Pro, Hall of Fame (converted to Judaism)
• Alan Veingrad, OL^[168]
• Gary Wood, New York Giants QB^[169][170]

Coaches

• Al Cornsweet, coach Cleveland Browns 1931^[142]
• Jedd Fisch, head coach of the University of Washington Huskies
• Sid Gillman, coach, PFHoF, CFHoF^[171][172]
• Phil Handler, head coach of the Chicago Cardinals
• Tony Levine, head coach of the Houston Cougars
• Marv Levy, coach, PFHoF^[173][174]
• Allie Sherman, former head coach of the New York Giants^[175][176]
• Marc Trestman, former head coach of the Chicago Bears

Owners and executives

• David Tepper, Carolina Panthers owner (2018–present)
• Arthur Blank, Atlanta Falcons owner (2002–present)
• Al Davis, Oakland Raiders owner (1966–2011)
• Mark Davis, Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders owner (2011–present)
• Malcolm Glazer, Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner (1995–present)
• Josh Harris, Washington Commanders owner (2023–present)^[63]
• Eugene V. Klein, San Diego Chargers owner (1966–1984)
• Robert Kraft, New England Patriots owner (1994–present)
• Randy Lerner, Cleveland Browns owner (2002–2012)
• Jeffrey Lurie, Philadelphia Eagles owner (1995–present)
• Art Modell, Cleveland Browns owner (1961–1995), Baltimore Ravens owner (1995–2004)
• Carroll Rosenbloom, Baltimore Colts owner (1953–1972), Los Angeles Rams owner (1972–1979)^[177]
• Stephen M. Ross, Miami Dolphins owner (2008–present)
• Daniel Snyder, Washington Redskins / Commanders owner (1999–2023)^[178]
• Steve Tisch, New York Giants owner (2005–present)
• Sonny Werblin, New York Jets owner (1965–1968)^[179]
• Zygi Wilf, Minnesota Vikings owner^[180]
• Steve Cohen, New York Mets owner (2020-present)

Officials

• Jerry Markbreit, line judge (1976) and referee (1977–98); only official to serve as referee in four Super Bowls (XVII, XXI, XXVI, XXIX)

Golf

Morgan Pressel

• Amy Alcott, LPGA Tour, World Golf Hall of Fame
• Herman Barron, PGA Tour
• Daniel Berger, PGA Tour
• Bruce Fleisher, PGA Tour^[181]
• Jonathan Kaye, PGA Tour^[182]
• David Lipsky, Asian Tour^[183]
• Corey Pavin, PGA & Champions Tour (converted to Christianity)
• Morgan Pressel, LPGA Tour^[184]
• Monte Scheinblum, 1992 US and World Long Drive Champion
• Ron Silver, Nationwide Tour^[185]
• Patrick Rodgers, PGA Tour

Gymnastics

Aly Raisman

• Alyssa Beckerman, national champion (balance beam), 2 silver & bronze (uneven bars)^[182]
• Philip Erenberg, Olympic silver (Indian clubs)^[44]
• Mitch Gaylord, Olympic champion (team), silver (vaulting), 2x bronze (rings, parallel bars)^[186]
• Abie Grossfeld, 8 time Pan American champion, 7x Maccabiah champion, coach^[186]
• George Gulack, Olympic champion (flying rings)^[186]
• Phoebe Mills, Olympic bronze (balance beam)^[182]
• Aly Raisman, Olympic champion (floor, team combined exercises in 2012 and 2016), silver (all-around), bronze (balance beam); world gold (team: 2011, 2015), silver (team: 2010), and bronze (floor exercise: 2011)^[187]
• Kerri Strug, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), bronze (team combined exercises)^[186]
• Julie Zetlin, 2010 US champion (rhythmic gymnastics)^[188]
• Valerie Zimring, 1984 US National Champion, 5 time Maccabiah Champion (rhythmic gymnastics)^[189]

Ice hockey

Jeff Halpern

Eric Nystrom

Mathieu Schneider

Jason Zucker

• Mike Brown, right wing ^[190]
• Hy Buller, Canadian-born US, All-Star defenceman (NHL)^[191]
• Carter Camper, forward^[192]
• Colby Cohen, defenseman^[193]
• Corey Crawford, goaltender (Chicago Blackhawks)^[194]
• Sara DeCosta, goaltender (US national team)^[195][196]
• Adam Fox, defenseman (New York Rangers)
• Dov Grumet-Morris, goaltender (Hartford Wolf Pack)
• Jeff Halpern, center (Phoenix Coyotes)^[197][198]
• Mike Hartman, left wing (NHL)
• Jack Hughes, center (New Jersey Devils)
• Luke Hughes, defenseman (New Jersey Devils)
• Quinn Hughes, defenseman (Vancouver Canucks)
• Evan Kaufmann, forward (Nürnberg Ice Tigers)^[199]
• Luke Kunin, centre (San Jose Sharks)^[200]
• Eric Nystrom, left wing (Nashville Predators) & son of former NHL player Bob Nystrom^[194]
• Dylan Reese, defenseman (Amur Khabarovsk)^[201]
• Mathieu Schneider, defenseman (NHL)^[202][203]
• Brett Sterling, left wing
• Jason Zucker, left wing (Pittsburgh Penguins)^[204]

Motor sports

• Kenny Bernstein, drag racer^[205]
• Paul Newman, auto racer and team owner^[206]
• Peter Revson, F1 racer^[207]
• Mauri Rose, Indy 500 racer^[55]

Power sports

• Isaac Berger, Olympic weightlifter (1g2s)^[81]
• Matt Bloom, professional wrestler
• Colt Cabana, professional wrestler
• Abe Coleman, professional wrestler
• Maxwell Jacob Friedman, professional wrestler
• Bill Goldberg, professional wrestler^[208]
• Royce Isaacs, professional wrestler
• Kelly Kelly (Barbie Blank), professional wrestler
• Butch Levy, professional wrestler
• Scott Levy, professional wrestler^[209]
• Dean Malenko, professional wrestler^[210]
• Lanny Poffo, professional wrestler
• Randy Savage, professional wrestler
• Izzy Slapawitz, professional wrestler and manager
• Henry Wittenberg, Olympic wrestler (1g1s)^[211][212]

Rugby union

• Samuel Goodman, manager of the gold winning US Olympic rugby, 1920, 1924.
• Shawn Lipman
• Zack Test

Skating

Sasha Cohen

Sarah Hughes

• Benjamin Agosto, ice dancer^[213]
• Judy Blumberg, US ice dancer, World Championship three-time bronze^[214]
• Cindy Bortz, figure skater, World Junior Champion
• Sasha Cohen, figure skater, reigning US Figure Skating Champion and Olympic silver^[215]
• Amber Corwin, figure skater^[216]
• Loren Galler-Rabinowitz, ice dancer, competes with partner David Mitchell; US Championships bronze^[217]
• Melissa Gregory, figure skater, ice dancer with Denis Petukhov, US Championships three silvers, two bronze^[218]
• Emily Hughes, figure skater, World Junior Figure Skating Championships bronze, US Championships bronze, silver^[219][220]
• Sarah Hughes, figure skater, Olympic gold, World Championship bronze (Jewish mother)^[221][220]
• Ronald Joseph, figure skater, US Junior Champion, US Championships gold, two-time silver, and bronze, World Championship silver, bronze
• Vivian Joseph, figure skater, US Junior Champion, US Championships gold, two-time silver, and bronze, World Championship silver, bronze
• Michael Seibert, ice dancer, US Figure Skating Championships five-time gold, World Figure Skating Championships three-time bronze
• Jamie Silverstein, figure skater, ice dancer with Ryan O'Meara, US Championships bronze^[222]

Soccer (association football)

• Ryan Adeleye, US/Israel, defender (Hapoel Be'er Sheva)^[223]
• Jeff Agoos, defender (national team)^[224]
• Al Albert, college soccer coach^[225]
• Kyle Altman, defender
• Yael Averbuch, midfielder (Sky Blue FC and women's national team)^[226]
• Rhett Bernstein, defender
• Jonathan Bornstein, left back/midfielder (Chicago Fire FC and national team)^[227]
• Dan Calichman, defender^[228]
• Benny Feilhaber, Brazil/US center/attacking midfielder (AGF Aarhus and US national team)^[229]
• Don Garber, commissioner^[230]
• Avram Glazer, co-chairman, Manchester United^[231]
• Joel Glazer, co-chairman, Manchester United^[231]
• Malcolm Glazer, owner, Manchester United
• Eddy Hamel, right winger (AFC Ajax; was killed by the Nazis in Auschwitz)
• Shep Messing, goalkeeper (national team), manager, and sportscaster^[232]
• Charlie Reiter, forward (Richmond Kickers)^[233]
• Dave Sarachan, forward^[234]
• Sara Whalen, defender/forward, Olympic silver^[235]
• Ethan Zohn^[236]
• DeAndre Yedlin (soccer player, Miami FC)

Swimming

Mark Spitz

Dara Torres

• Tiffany Cohen, Olympic swimmer (2g; 400-meter and 800-meter freestyle)^[237]
• Anthony Ervin, Olympic swimmer (3g1s)^[238]
• Scott Goldblatt, US Olympic champion (4X200 freestyle relay), silver (800 m. freestyle relay)
• Lenny Krayzelburg, Four time Olympic champion^[239]
• Dan Kutler, US-born Israeli^[240]
• Jason Lezak, Olympic swimmer (4g1s2b)^[241][242]
• Marilyn Ramenofsky, US Olympic silver (400-meter freestyle)
• Keena Rothhammer, Olympic swimmer (1g1b)^[55]
• Albert Schwartz, US Olympic bronze (100-meter freestyle)
• Mark Spitz (1950–), Olympic swimmer (9g1s1b),^[243]
• Dara Torres, Olympic swimmer (4g4s4b)^[244]
• Garrett Weber-Gale, Olympic swimmer (2g)
• Wendy Weinberg, US Olympic bronze (800-meter freestyle)
• Ben Wildman-Tobriner, Olympic swimmer (1g)

Tennis

Sofia Kenin

• Jay Berger, tennis player; USTA boys' 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #7; coach
• Madison Brengle
• Audra Cohen, 2007 NCAA Women's Singles Champion
• Julia Cohen, USTA girls' 12s and 18s singles champion^[245]
• Mark Ein, doubles tennis player and businessman^[246]
• Herbert Flam, two-time USTA boys' 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #5
• Zack Fleishman, tennis player^[247]
• Brad Gilbert, tennis player; highest world ranking #4, Olympic bronze (singles); coach<
• Justin Gimelstob, tennis player; USTA boys' 16s and 18s singles champion, won 1998 Australian Open Mixed Doubles (with Venus Williams) and 1998 French Open Mixed Doubles (with Venus Williams)^[248]
• Paul Goldstein, tennis player; USTA boys' 16s and two-time 18s singles champion^[249]
• Brian Gottfried, tennis player; USTA boys' 12s and two-time 18s singles champion, won 1975 and 1977 French Open Men's Doubles (with Raúl Ramírez), and 1976 Wimbledon Men's Doubles (with Ramirez), highest world ranking #3^[250]
• Jim Grabb, doubles tennis player; won 1989 French Open Men's Doubles (with Richey Reneberg) and 1992 US Open Men's Doubles (with Patrick McEnroe), highest world doubles ranking #1^[251]
• Julie Heldman, US girls' 15s and 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #5^[252]
• Anita Kanter, US girls' 18s singles champion^[253]
• Sofia Kenin, 2020 Australia Open women's singles champion.^[254]
• Aaron Krickstein, tennis player; USTA boys' 16s and 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #6^[255]
• Steve Krulevitz, tennis player; Maccabbi Champion
• Jesse Levine, tennis player
• Wayne Odesnik^[256]
• Richard Savitt, tennis player^[257]
• Julius Seligson, two-time boys' 18s singles champion^[258]
• Harold Solomon, tennis player; US boys' 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #5
• Brian Teacher, US boys' 18s singles champion, won 1980 Australian Open Singles, highest world ranking #7
• Eliot Teltscher, won 1983 French Open Mixed Doubles (with Barbara Jordan), highest world ranking #6

Track and field

Deena (Drossin) Kastor

• Gerry Ashworth, world record holder in 100 yards, 100 meters; 1964 Olympic track athlete-gold medal^[81]
• Louis Clarke, Olympic gold medal, 4X100-meter relay^[81]
• Lillian Copeland, world records (javelin, discus throw, and shot put); Olympic champion & silver {discus}
• Daniel Frank, long jump, Olympic silver medal^[81]
• Hugo Friend, long jump, Olympic bronze medal^[81]
• James Fuchs, shot put & discus, 2x Olympic bronze (shot put); 4x shot put world record holder, 2x Pan American champions (shot put & discus)^[81]
• Marty Glickman, sprinter, US Olympic team; All American (football) and sportscaster.^[259]
• Milton Green, world record holder in the 45-yard & 60-m high hurdles in the 1930s; was considered sure to make the Olympic team in 1936, but chose not to participate in protest of the event being held in Nazi Germany
• Gary Gubner, world shot put records, weightlifter
• Clare Jacobs, bronze medal, Olympic pole vault, world indoor record^[81]
• Deena Kastor, Olympic bronze medalist in marathon 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens; long-distance runner, US records (marathon & half-marathon)^[260]
• Abel Kiviat, middle-distance runner^[261]
• Margaret Bergmann Lambert, US Champion in high jump, 1937–38, and shot put, 1938; subject of HBO documentary Hitler's Pawn^[262]
• Henry Laskau, German-born US racewalker, won 42 national titles; Pan American champion; 4x Maccabiah champion
• Alvah Meyer, silver medal, 100 meter dash, 1912 Olympics, 2 world records (60 y & 300 y).^[81]
• Lon Myers, US, sprinter, world records (quarter-mile, 100-yard, 440-yard (400 m), and 880-yard)
• Myer Prinstein, Olympic jumper, world record (long jump); 3x Olympic champion (2x triple jump & long jump) and silver (long jump) (4g1s)^[263][264]
• Steve Seymour, javelin throw, Olympic silver medal^[81]
• Sam Stoller, US, world indoor record (60-yard dash)^[265]
• Dwight Stones, world record (high jump); 2x Olympic bronze^[266][267]

Horse racing

• Walter Blum, Hall of Fame jockey
• Robert J. Frankel, Hall of Fame trainer
• Willie Harmatz, jockey
• John Hertz, owner and breeder
• Max Hirsch, Hall of Fame trainer
• William J. Hirsch, Hall of Fame trainer
• David Hofmans, trainer
• Hirsch Jacobs, Hall of Fame trainer
• Bruce N. Levine, trainer
• Walter Miller, Hall of Fame jockey
• Howard M. Tesher, trainer
• Martin D. Wolfson, trainer

Miscellaneous sports

• Marv Albert, NBA announcer, New York Knicks, NBA on NBC, NBA on TNT, New Jersey Nets^[268]
• Jeremy Bloom, Olympic freestyle skier; model; NFL player^[269]
• Walter Blum, jockey^[270]
• Lindsey Durlacher, wrestler^[271]
• Sidney Franklin, bullfighter
• Alan Gelfand, skateboarder, inventor of the ollie^[272]
• Vic Hershkowitz, handball champion^[273]
• Marty Hogan, racquetball player^[110][274]
• Marshall Holman, bowling champion^[275][276]
• Jordan Levine, lacrosse player^[277]
• Johnny Most, NBA announcer, Boston Celtics
• Sam Munchnick, wrestling promoter and executive^[278]
• Victor Niederhoffer, squash player; won 1951 Wimbledon Men's Singles, highest world ranking #2^[279]
• Marty Nothstein, cyclist
• Adam Duvendeck, Olympic cyclist
• Bruce Pasternack, former president and CEO of Special Olympics International.
• Mark Roth, bowling champion^[280]
• Louis O. Schwartz, President, American Sportscasters Association (ASA); founder, ASA Hall of Fame; Editor, ASA Insiders Sportsletter; former president, Finger Lakes Broadcasting Corp.^[281]
• Tamara Statman, softball player and Israeli National Softball Team Member.^[282]
• Shaun Tomson, surfer^[283]

• Jewish Roller Derby^[284] is a diaspora team that competes in international tournaments.

See also

• List of Jews in sports
• List of Jews in sports (non-players)
• List of Jewish Olympic medalists
• International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
• Jewish Coaches Association

Jewish sports halls of fame in the United States

• National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum (US)
• Northern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
• Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
• Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
• Rochester Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (NY)
• St. Louis Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
• Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (Pennsylvania)