President of Israel

The president of the State of Israel is the head of state of Israel. The position is largely a ceremonial role, with executive power vested in the cabinet led by the prime minister. The incumbent president is Isaac Herzog, who took office on 7 July 2021. Presidents are elected by the Knesset for a single seven-year term.

2 August 1923

Born on the same birth date (2 August 1923): Ike Williams

Born on the same birth day (2 August): Aline Brosh McKenna • Augustus Rowe • Billy Cannon • Davey Boy Smith Jr. • David Waddington • Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi • Giampaolo Pazzini • Grainne Leahy • Joanna Cassidy • Joe Hockey • John Tyndall • Keston Hiura • Marianne Weber • Matt Henderson (cricketer) • Michael Hughes (footballer) • Palle Huld • Ravishankar Shukla • Viliam Schrojf

Born in the same month (August 1923): Barbara Ansell • Carlos Cruz-Diez • Jim Reeves • Keith Allen (ice hockey) • Millôr Fernandes • Vic Seixas • Wolfgang Sawallisch