Netanyahu (surname)
Appearance
Netanyahu (Hebrew: נְתַנְיָהוּ, lit. 'Yah/God has given'), with variants such as Netanyah and Netanya, is a Jewish surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Benjamin Netanyahu (born 1949), Prime Minister of Israel 1996–1999, 2009–2021, and 2022–present; and his relatives:
- Avner Netanyahu (born 1994), son of Benjamin
- Benzion Netanyahu (1910–2012), Israeli historian, father of Benjamin
- Elisha Netanyahu (1912–1986), Israeli mathematician at the Technion, uncle of Benjamin
- Iddo Netanyahu (born 1952), Israeli physician and author, brother of Benjamin
- Nathan Netanyahu (born 1951), professor of computer science at Bar-Ilan University, cousin of Benjamin
- Sara Netanyahu (born 1958), wife of Benjamin
- Shoshana Netanyahu (1923–2022), former Israel Supreme Court justice, aunt (by marriage) of Benjamin
- Yair Netanyahu (born 1991), son of Benjamin
- Yonatan Netanyahu (1946–1976), Israeli special forces commander killed in Operation Entebbe, brother of Benjamin