List of Jewish American sportspeople

This is a list of notable Jewish American sportspeople.

For other famous Jewish Americans, see List of Jewish Americans; for sportspeople from other countries; see List of Jews in sport.

Baseball

A baseball player standing at first base with his glove, wearing a red jersey with the word "Astros" in front
Brad Ausmus, former catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers

Players

Ryan Braun, left fielder for the Milwaukee Brewers
Ike Davis, first baseman for the New York Mets
Ian Kinsler, second baseman for the Texas Rangers
Jason Marquis, pitcher for the Washington Nationals
Kevin Youkilis, third baseman for the Chicago White Sox

It is often stated incorrectly that Hall of Famer Rod Carew converted to Judaism, although it is true that he married a Jewish woman and they raised their children as Jews. This misconception was most famously perpetuated in two works:

Basketball

David Blu
Jordan Farmar
Jon Scheyer

Executives

Boxing

Yuri Foreman

Fencing

Helene Mayer

American football

David Binn
Gabe Carimi
Lennie Friedman
Taylor Mays
Igor Olshansky
Sage Rosenfels

Players

Coaches

Executives

Golf

Morgan Pressel

Ice hockey

Motor sports

Power sports

Zack Test
Sasha Cohen
Sarah Hughes

Rugby union

Skating

Soccer (association football)

Swimming

Jason Lezak

Tennis and racquet sports

Jesse Levine

Track and field

Harold Abrahams 100 meter gold medalist, 1924 Olympic Games

Deena (Drossin) Kastor

Horse racing

Miscellaneous sports

See also

References

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