Noam

Noam (נעם) is a Hebrew name which means "pleasantness", and although it started as the male version of the female Na'omi (English: "Naomi" or "Noémie"), today, it is a very common Hebrew name for both males and females alike. The common name day for both genders is often 7 December.

Political activism

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

Television and film

 * Noam Murro, Israeli American director.
 * Noam Gonick, Canadian film director.
 * Sacha Noam Baron Cohen, British comedian, actor, writer and producer.
 * Noam Pitlik, American television director and character actor.
 * Noam Zylberman, Israeli-born voice actor.
 * Noam Jenkins, Canadian actor.
 * Noam Shuster-Eliassi, Israeli comedian and activist.

Music

 * Noam Pikelny, American banjoist.
 * Noam Kaniel, Israeli musician, singer, and composer.
 * Noam Jacobson, Israeli singer, songwriter, and actor, member of group Latma.

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 French football player who plays for Manchester United.

Other fields

 * Noam D. Elkies, American mathematician.
 * Noam Gottesman, wealthy businessman living in the United Kingdom.
 * Noam Lanir, Israeli entrepreneur.
 * Noam Nisan, Israeli computer scientist.
 * Noam Sienna, author and Jewish educator.
 * Noam Sohlberg, Israeli jurist.
 * Noam T. Wasserman, American academic.

People with the surname Noam

 * Eli Noam, professor at Columbia University.
 * Vered Noam, 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.