List of Jewish American sportspeople

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

Players

 * Cal Abrams
 * Lloyd Allen (converted to Judaism)
 * Rubén Amaro, Jr. (Jewish mother)
 * Morrie Arnovich, All Star
 * Brad Ausmus, catcher, All-Star, 3x Gold Glove
 * Jesse Baker
 * Brian Bark
 * Ross Baumgarten
 * Jose Bautista (Jewish mother)
 * Bo Belinsky (Jewish mother)
 * Joe Bennett
 * Moe Berg
 * Richard Bleier, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
 * Bob Berman
 * Cy Block
 * Ron Blomberg (1948–), Major League's first designated hitter
 * Sam Bohne
 * Lou Boudreau (Jewish mother), 8x All-Star, batting title, MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame, manager
 * Ralph Branca, pitcher, 3x All-Star (Jewish mother)
 * Ryan Braun, outfielder, 2007 Rookie of the Year, home run champion, 5x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger, 2011 National League MVP
 * Alex Bregman, infielder (Houston Astros)
 * Craig Breslow, pitcher
 * Louis Brower
 * Conrad Cardinal
 * Harry Chozen
 * Mark Clear, relief pitcher, 2x All-Star
 * Tony Cogan
 * Alta Cohen
 * Andy Cohen (1904–1988), 2nd baseman for the New York Giants (1926, 1928, 1929); managed one game for the 1960 Philadelphia Phillies
 * Hy Cohen
 * Syd Cohen
 * Phil Cooney
 * Ed Corey
 * Bill Cristall
 * Harry Danning, catcher, 4x All-Star
 * Ike Davis, first baseman
 * Cody Decker
 * Harry Eisenstat
 * Mike Epstein
 * Reuben Ewing
 * Al Federoff
 * Harry Feldman
 * Scott Feldman, pitcher
 * Leo Fishel
 * Matt Ford
 * Nate Freiman
 * Max Fried, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
 * Sam Fuld, outfielder and general manager
 * Brad Goldberg, pitcher (Chicago White Sox)
 * Sid Gordon, outfielder & third baseman, 2x All-Star
 * John Grabow
 * Shawn Green, right fielder, 2x All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger
 * Adam Greenberg (1981–), outfielder with the Chicago Cubs
 * 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
 * Brian Horwitz, outfielder
 * Gabe Kapler, outfielder, manager, 2021 NL Manager of the Year
 * Ty Kelly, utility player
 * Ian Kinsler, second baseman, 4x All-Star
 * 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
 * Barry Latman, pitcher
 * Ryan Lavarnway, catcher
 * Mike Lieberthal, catcher, 2x All-Star, Gold Glove
 * Jason Marquis, starting pitcher, Silver Slugger, All Star
 * Bob Melvin, catcher & manager of the San Diego Padres
 * Marvin Miller, first director of the MLBPA
 * Jon Moscot, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
 * David Newhan (whose father is Ross Newhan)
 * Jeff Newman, catcher & first baseman, All-Star, manager
 * Joc Pederson, outfielder (Arizona Diamondbacks)
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * Steve Wapnick, relief pitcher
 * Justin Wayne
 * Phil Weintraub, nicknamed "Mickey"
 * Josh Whitesell, first baseman
 * Steve Yeager, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
 * Larry Yellen, pitcher for the Houston Colt .45s
 * Kevin Youkilis, first baseman, third baseman, & left fielder, 3x All-Star, Gold Glove, Hank Aaron Award
 * Josh Zeid, pitcher

Umpires

 * Al Clark
 * Al Forman
 * Dolly Stark, first Jewish umpire in modern baseball.

Basketball players

 * 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
 * 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
 * David Blu, forward, University of Southern California. Played in Euroleague, including 5 seasons with Maccabi Tel Aviv
 * 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
 * Marty Friedman, pre-NBA player for such teams as the New York Whirlwinds and Cleveland Rosenblums. Naismith Hall of Fame.
 * Doug Gottlieb, led NCAA in assists, Oklahoma State. Played Euroleague. Basketball analyst, ESPN, CBS Sports, Fox Sports.
 * Art Heyman, NCAA player of the year, Duke; forward for the New York Knicks and the ABA's Pittsburgh Pipers.
 * Red Holtzman, 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)
 * 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
 * Rudy LaRusso, All Ivy, Dartmouth College, five-time NBA All Star, Los Angeles Lakers
 * 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.
 * 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
 * Dolph Schayes, All American, NYU. 12-time All-NBA team, Syracuse Nationals. Naismith Hall of Fame.
 * Ossie Schectman, guard, Long Island University. Guard, Philadelphia Sphas and New York Knicks. Scored first basket of BAA/NBA.
 * Jon Scheyer, All-American Duke University, head coach, Duke, effective 2022
 * Barney Sedran, guard CCNY; pre-NBA star for many teams, including the Cleveland Rosenblums. Shortest player in the Naismith Hall of Fame.
 * Amar'e Stoudemire, power forward, New York Knicks; claims to have Jewish roots, but this is unconfirmed
 * 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
 * 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
Harry Glickman, founder & president, Portland Trail Blazers (deceased)
 * Senda Berenson Abbott, basketball educator, Naismith Hall of Fame
 * 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.
 * Steve Ballmer, owner, Los Angeles Clippers
 * Steve Belkin, former owner, Atlanta Hawks
 * David Blatt, coach, Cleveland Cavaliers
 * David Blitzer, owner, Philadelphia 76ers
 * 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
 * Larry Fleisher, president and general counsel to the National Basketball Association Players' Association. Naismith Hall of Fame.
 * Dan Gilbert, owner, Cleveland Cavaliers
 * 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.
 * 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
 * Peter Guber, owner, Golden State Warriors
 * Josh Harris, owner, Philadelphia 76ers
 * Nat Holman, coach, City College of New York, NCAA and NIT championships in same year. Guard, NYU Violets, Original Celtics. Naismith Hall of Fame.
 * 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.
 * 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
 * Herb Kohl, former owner, Milwaukee Bucks
 * Joe Lacob, owner, Golden State Warriors, with Peter Guber
 * Guy Lewis, coach, University of Houston. Naismith Hall of Fame.
 * Harry Litwack, coach, Temple University. Player, Philadelphia Sphas. Naismith Hall of Fame.
 * 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
 * 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
 * Larry Weinberg, former owner, Portland Trail Blazers

Boxing

 * Ray Arcel, trainer, HoF
 * Bob Arum, promoter, HoF
 * Abe Attell, world featherweight champion, HoF
 * Max Baer, world heavyweight champion, HoF
 * Benny Bass, world featherweight champion, HoF
 * Samuel Berger, first Olympic heavyweight champion
 * Jack Bernstein, world junior lightweight champion
 * Mushy Callahan, world junior-welterweight champion, HoF
 * Joe Choynski, heavyweight fighter, HoF
 * Al "Bummy" Davis, "The Brownsville Bum"; controversial lightweight and welterweight boxer of the 1930s and 1940s
 * Yuri Foreman, super welterweight champion
 * Benny Goldberg, bantamweight amateur turned pro
 * Charley Goldman, trainer, HoF
 * Abe Goldstein, world bantamweight champion
 * Ronnie Harris, three-time U.S. National Lightweight Champion; gold medalist in Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
 * Mike Jacobs, promoter, HoF
 * Ben Jeby, world middleweight champion
 * Jackie Kallen, promoter
 * Kid Kaplan, world featherweight champion, HoF
 * Solly Krieger, world middleweight champion
 * Herbie Kronowitz, middleweight champion, ranked tenth in the world in the 1940s, native of Brooklyn, New York, later a boxing referee
 * Benny Leonard, world lightweight champion, HoF
 * Battling Levinsky, world light-heavyweight champion, HoF
 * Greg Lobel, heavyweight
 * Saoul Mamby, world junior-welterweight champion
 * Al McCoy, world welterweight champion
 * 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
 * Charlie Phil Rosenberg, world bantamweight champion
 * Dana Rosenblatt, world middleweight champion
 * Maxie Rosenbloom, world light-heavyweight champion, HoF
 * Barney Ross, world lightweight and welterweight champion, HoF
 * Mike Rossman, world light-heavyweight champion
 * Dmitriy Salita, Brooklyn boxer, born April 4, 1982
 * Corporal Izzy Schwartz, world flyweight champion
 * Abe Simon, last Jewish contender for world heavyweight title
 * Al Singer, world lightweight champion, HoF
 * Lew Tendler, "greatest southpaw in ring history", HoF
 * Benny Valger, nicknamed "The French Flash"

Equestrian

 * Robert Dover, 4x Olympic bronze, 1x world championship bronze (dressage)
 * Margie Goldstein-Engle, world championship silver, Pan American Games gold, silver, and bronze (jumping)
 * Edith Master, Olympic bronze (dressage)

Fencing

 * Norman Armitage, fencer; ten-time US sabre champion
 * Albert Axelrod, fencer; four-time US foil champion, and Olympic bronze medalist
 * 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
 * Dan Kellner, fencer; one-time US foil champion
 * Byron Krieger, (foil, saber, épée), 2x Olympian, Pan American Games team gold/silver
 * Allan Kwartler, fencer; gold medalist in the Pan American Games (sabre) and Maccabiah Games (sabre and foil)
 * Helene Mayer, fencer; four-time Women's World Foil Champion; 8-time US champion; and Olympic gold and silver medalist
 * Soren Thompson (épée), NCAA champion, world team champion
 * Jonathan Tiomkin, fencer; two-time US foil champion
 * George Worth, fencer; one-time US sabre champion; Olympic bronze and silver medalist

Players

 * Doc Alexander, G, All-Pro, College Football Hall of Fame (CFHoF)
 * Lyle Alzado, DE, two-time All-Pro
 * Harris Barton, OL, two-time All-Pro
 * Alex Bernstein, OL
 * David Binn, long snapper, San Diego Chargers
 * Jeremy Bloom, WR, PR
 * Matt Bloom, G, T
 * Arthur Bluethenthal, C
 * Greg Camarillo, WR, Minnesota Vikings
 * Gabe Carimi, OT, Chicago Bears
 * Irv Constantine, B, Staten Island Stapletons
 * Al Cornsweet, Cleveland Browns
 * Julian Edelman, WR, New England Patriots
 * Jay Fiedler, QB
 * Colin Ritter, P
 * John Frank, TE
 * Benny Friedman, QB, four-time All-Pro, Hall of Fame, CFHoF
 * Lennie Friedman, OL, Cleveland Browns
 * Antonio Garay, DT, San Diego Chargers
 * Adam Goldberg, OG, St. Louis Rams
 * Bill Goldberg, DT
 * Marshall Goldberg, RB, All-Pro, CFHoF
 * Charles "Buckets" Goldenberg, G and RB, All-Pro
 * Randy Grossman, TE, Pittsburgh Steelers
 * 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
 * Erik Lorig, FB/TE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 * Sid Luckman, QB, 8-time All-Pro, Hall of Fame, CFHoF
 * Taylor Mays, S, Cincinnati Bengals
 * Sam McCullum, WR
 * Josh Miller, punter
 * Ron Mix, OT, nine-time All-Pro, Hall of Fame
 * Ed Newman, G, All-Pro
 * Harry Newman, QB, All-Pro
 * Igor Olshansky, DE
 * Adam Podlesh, punter
 * Merv Pregulman, T and C
 * Herb Rich, safety, All-Pro
 * Josh Rosen, QB, Miami Dolphins
 * Sage Rosenfels, QB, New York Giants
 * Mike Rosenthal, OT
 * Jack Sack, All-Pro
 * Geoff Schwartz, OT, New York Giants
 * Mitchell Schwartz. OT
 * Mike Seidman, TE, Indianapolis Colts
 * 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
 * Gary Wood, New York Giants QB

Coaches

 * Al Cornsweet, coach Cleveland Browns 1931
 * Jedd Fisch, head coach of the University of Washington Huskies
 * Sid Gillman, coach, PFHoF, CFHoF
 * Phil Handler, head coach of the Chicago Cardinals
 * Tony Levine, head coach of the Houston Cougars
 * Marv Levy, coach, PFHoF
 * Allie Sherman, former head coach of the New York Giants
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * Stephen M. Ross, Miami Dolphins owner (2008–present)
 * Daniel Snyder, Washington Redskins / Commanders owner (1999–2023)
 * Steve Tisch, New York Giants owner (2005–present)
 * Sonny Werblin, New York Jets owner (1965–1968)
 * Zygi Wilf, Minnesota Vikings owner

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

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

Gymnastics

 * Alyssa Beckerman, national champion (balance beam), 2 silver & bronze (uneven bars)
 * Philip Erenberg, Olympic silver (Indian clubs)
 * Mitch Gaylord, Olympic champion (team), silver (vaulting), 2x bronze (rings, parallel bars)
 * Abie Grossfeld, 8 time Pan American champion, 7x Maccabiah champion, coach
 * George Gulack, Olympic champion (flying rings)
 * Phoebe Mills, Olympic bronze (balance beam)
 * 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)
 * Kerri Strug, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), bronze (team combined exercises)
 * Julie Zetlin, 2010 US champion (rhythmic gymnastics)
 * Valerie Zimring, 1984 US National Champion, 5 time Maccabiah Champion (rhythmic gymnastics)

Ice hockey

 * Mike Brown, right wing
 * Hy Buller, Canadian-born US, All-Star defenceman (NHL)
 * Carter Camper, forward
 * Colby Cohen, defenseman
 * Corey Crawford, goaltender (Chicago Blackhawks)
 * Sara DeCosta, goaltender (US national team)
 * Adam Fox, defenseman, (New York Rangers)
 * Dov Grumet-Morris, goaltender (Hartford Wolf Pack)
 * Jeff Halpern, center (Phoenix Coyotes)
 * 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)
 * Luke Kunin, centre, (San Jose Sharks)
 * Eric Nystrom, left wing (Nashville Predators) & son of former NHL player Bob Nystrom
 * Dylan Reese, defenseman (Amur Khabarovsk)
 * Mathieu Schneider, defenseman (NHL)
 * Brett Sterling, left wing
 * Jason Zucker, left wing (Pittsburgh Penguins)

Motor sports

 * Kenny Bernstein, drag racer
 * Paul Newman, auto racer and team owner
 * Peter Revson, F1 racer
 * Mauri Rose, Indy 500 racer

Power sports

 * Isaac Berger, Olympic weightlifter (1g2s)
 * Matt Bloom, professional wrestler
 * Colt Cabana, professional wrestler
 * Abe Coleman, professional wrestler
 * Maxwell Jacob Friedman, professional wrestler
 * Bill Goldberg, professional wrestler
 * Royce Isaacs, professional wrestler
 * Kelly Kelly (Barbie Blank), professional wrestler
 * Butch Levy, professional wrestler
 * Scott Levy, professional wrestler
 * Dean Malenko, professional wrestler
 * Lanny Poffo, professional wrestler
 * Randy Savage, professional wrestler
 * Izzy Slapawitz, professional wrestler and manager
 * Henry Wittenberg, Olympic wrestler (1g1s)

Rugby union

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

Skating

 * Benjamin Agosto, ice dancer
 * Judy Blumberg, US ice dancer, World Championship three-time bronze
 * Cindy Bortz, figure skater, World Junior Champion
 * Sasha Cohen, figure skater, reigning US Figure Skating Champion and Olympic silver
 * Amber Corwin, figure skater
 * Loren Galler-Rabinowitz, ice dancer, competes with partner David Mitchell; US Championships bronze
 * Melissa Gregory, figure skater, ice dancer with Denis Petukhov, US Championships three silvers, two bronze
 * Emily Hughes, figure skater, World Junior Figure Skating Championships bronze, US Championships bronze, silver
 * Sarah Hughes, figure skater, Olympic gold, World Championship bronze (Jewish mother)
 * 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

Soccer (association football)

 * Ryan Adeleye, US/Israel, defender (Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
 * Jeff Agoos, defender (national team)
 * Al Albert, college soccer coach
 * Kyle Altman, defender
 * Yael Averbuch, midfielder (Sky Blue FC and women's national team)
 * Rhett Bernstein, defender
 * Jonathan Bornstein, left back/midfielder (Chicago Fire FC and national team)
 * Dan Calichman, defender
 * Benny Feilhaber, Brazil/US center/attacking midfielder (AGF Aarhus and US national team)
 * Don Garber, commissioner
 * Avram Glazer, co-chairman, Manchester United
 * Joel Glazer, co-chairman, Manchester United
 * 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
 * Charlie Reiter, forward (Richmond Kickers)
 * Dave Sarachan, forward
 * Sara Whalen, defender/forward, Olympic silver
 * Ethan Zohn
 * DeAndre Yedlin (soccer player, Miami FC)

Swimming

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

Tennis

 * 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
 * Mark Ein, doubles tennis player and businessman
 * Herbert Flam, two-time USTA boys' 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #5
 * Zack Fleishman, tennis player
 * 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)
 * Paul Goldstein, tennis player; USTA boys' 16s and two-time 18s singles champion
 * 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
 * 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
 * Julie Heldman, US girls' 15s and 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #5
 * Anita Kanter, US girls' 18s singles champion
 * Sofia Kenin, 2020 Australia Open women's singles champion.
 * Aaron Krickstein, tennis player; USTA boys' 16s and 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #6
 * Steve Krulevitz, tennis player; Maccabbi Champion
 * Jesse Levine, tennis player
 * Wayne Odesnik
 * Richard Savitt, tennis player
 * Julius Seligson, two-time boys' 18s singles champion
 * 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

 * Gerry Ashworth, world record holder in 100 yards, 100 meters; 1964 Olympic track athlete-gold medal
 * Louis Clarke, Olympic gold medal, 4X100-meter relay
 * Lillian Copeland, world records (javelin, discus throw, and shot put); Olympic champion & silver {discus}
 * Daniel Frank, long jump, Olympic silver medal
 * Hugo Friend, long jump, Olympic bronze medal
 * James Fuchs, shot put & discus, 2x Olympic bronze (shot put); 4x shot put world record holder, 2x Pan American champions (shot put & discus)
 * Marty Glickman, sprinter, US Olympic team; All American (football) and sportscaster.
 * 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
 * Deena Kastor, Olympic bronze medalist in marathon 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens; long-distance runner, US records (marathon & half-marathon)
 * Abel Kiviat, middle-distance runner
 * Margaret Bergmann Lambert, US Champion in high jump, 1937–38, and shot put, 1938; subject of HBO documentary Hitler's Pawn
 * 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).
 * Lon Myers, US, sprinter, world records (quarter-mile, 100-yard, 440 yd, and 880-yard)
 * Myer Prinstein, Olympic jumper, world record (long jump); 3x Olympic champion (2x triple jump & long jump) and silver (long jump) (4g1s)
 * Steve Seymour, javelin throw, Olympic silver medal
 * Sam Stoller, US, world indoor record (60-yard dash)
 * Dwight Stones, world record (high jump); 2x Olympic bronze

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
 * Jeremy Bloom, Olympic freestyle skier; model; NFL player
 * Walter Blum, jockey
 * Lindsey Durlacher, wrestler
 * Sidney Franklin, bullfighter
 * Alan Gelfand, skateboarder, inventor of the ollie
 * Vic Hershkowitz, handball champion
 * Marty Hogan, racquetball player
 * Marshall Holman, bowling champion
 * Jordan Levine, lacrosse player
 * Johnny Most, NBA announcer, Boston Celtics
 * Sam Munchnick, wrestling promoter and executive
 * Victor Niederhoffer, squash player; won 1951 Wimbledon Men's Singles, highest world ranking #2
 * Marty Nothstein, cyclist
 * Adam Duvendeck, Olympic cyclist
 * Bruce Pasternack, former president and CEO of Special Olympics International.
 * Mark Roth, bowling champion
 * Louis O. Schwartz, President, American Sportscasters Association (ASA); founder, ASA Hall of Fame; Editor, ASA Insiders Sportsletter; former president, Finger Lakes Broadcasting Corp.
 * Tamara Statman, softball player and Israeli National Softball Team Member.
 * Shaun Tomson, surfer

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)