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): Augustus Rowe • Bertalan Farkas • Cynthia Stevenson • Deividas Šemberas • Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau • Ernő Nagy • Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi • Fulvio Melia • Gael Bussa • Grainne Leahy • Johann Jakob Scheuchzer • John Dexter • John McCormack (ice hockey) • Jon R. Cavaiani • Michael Hughes (footballer) • Nacer Chadli • Philippe II, Duke of Orléans • Viliam Schrojf

Born in the same month (August 1923): Alice Ghostley • Bill Doolittle • Carlos Cruz-Diez • Devan Nair • Edgar F. Codd • Ike Williams • Jean Hagen • Jimmy Greenhalgh • John Holt (cricketer) • Larry Rivers • Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria • Vic Seixas • Wolfgang Sawallisch • Álvaro Mutis