Harari is a surname of multiple origins. Harari ( he, הררי) is a

Jewish surname Jewish surnames are family names used by Jews and those of Jewish origin. Jewish surnames are thought to be of comparatively recent origin; the first known Jewish family names date to the Middle Ages, in the 10th and 11th centuries CE. Jews have ...

that can be translated from

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

as 'mountainous' or as 'mountain dweller' (cf. Bergmann). It is also found among the

Harari people The Harari people ( Harari: Gēy Usuach, "People of the City") are Semitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting the Horn of Africa. Members traditionally reside in the walled city of Harar, called simply ''Gēy'' "the City" in Harari, situated i ...

from the city of

Harar Harar ( amh, ሐረር; Harari: ሀረር; om, Adare Biyyo; so, Herer; ar, هرر) known historically by the indigenous as Gey (Harari: ጌይ ''Gēy'', ) is a walled city in eastern Ethiopia. It is also known in Arabic as the City of Saint ...

in Ethiopia.

People

* Shamah ben Ageh Harari (aka

Shammah Shammah is a name mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible. In the Book of Samuel, Shammah ( he, שַׁמָּה) was the son of Agee, a Hararite (2 Samuel 23:11) or Harodite (23:25), and one of King David's three legendary " mighty men". His gr ...

), one of

King David's Warriors David's Mighty Warriors (also known as David's Mighty Men or the Gibborim; ''hagGībōrīm'', "The Mighty Ones") are a group of 37 men in the Hebrew Bible who fought with King David and are identified in , part of the "supplementary information" ...

('' fl.'' 1010 BCE – 970 BCE) * Abdullah al-Harari (1906–2008), Ethiopian Harari scholar, founder in Lebanon of the Habashi (Al Ahbash) Order * Arthur Harari (born 1981), French film director, screenwriter and actor * Clément Harari (1919–2008), Egyptian-born French film and television actor *

Hananiah Harari Hananiah Harari (August 29, 1912 – July 19, 2000) was an American painter and illustrator. Life Harari was born Richard (Dick) Falk Goldman, in Rochester, New York. He studied at the Syracuse University School of Fine Arts. He went to Paris i ...

(1912–2000), American painter and illustrator *

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(1940), Israeli scientist, after whom the Harari Rishon Model is named; President of the

Weizmann Institute of Science The Weizmann Institute of Science ( he, מכון ויצמן למדע ''Machon Vaitzman LeMada'') is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel, established in 1934, 14 years before the State of Israel. It differs from other Israeli unive ...

* Ilan Harari (1959), former Israeli brigadier general *

Michael Harari Michael Harari ( he, מייק הררי; February 18, 1927 – September 21, 2014) was an Israeli intelligence officer in the Mossad. He was involved in several notable operations, including the failed Lillehammer affair and the rescue of hostages a ...

(1927–2014), Israeli intelligence officer * Jon Harari, CEO of WindowsWear *

Yizhar Harari Yizhar Harari (, 16 July 1908 – 1 February 1978) was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician. Biography Harari was born in Jaffa, then under Ottoman rule. He studied political science and journalism at the University of Paris and then law at ...

(1908–1978), Zionist activist and Israeli politician *

Yuval Noah Harari Yuval Noah Harari ( he, יובל נח הררי ; born 1976) is an Israeli historian and professor in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of the popular science bestsellers '' Sapiens: A Brief History ...

(1976), historian, based at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

People

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