Sasson (

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: ששון) is a Hebrew name which means

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, a surname commonly found among Jews of

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ine origin. Notable people with the surname include: *

Binyamin Sasson Binyamin Sasson (; 1903 – 1 May 1989) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset from 1951 to 1955. Biography Born Saleh Silas in Baghdad during the Ottoman era, Sasson emigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1937. He becam ...

(1903–1989), Israeli politician *

Eliyahu Sasson Eliyahu Sasson (; 2 February 1902 – 8 October 1978) was a diplomat, member of the Knesset and minister in the government of Israel. Biography Education Sasson was born in Damascus in Ottoman Syria. He studied at an Alliance School in his ...

(1902–1978), Israeli politician and minister *

Guy Sasson Guy Sasson (; born April 28, 1980) is an Israeli wheelchair tennis player. He has won two singles majors at the 2024 and 2025 French Opens. His highest world ranking in singles is No. 3, and in doubles is No. 4, both on September 2, 2024. He won ...

(born 1980), Israeli Paralympic wheelchair tennis player *

Jean Sasson Jean P. Sasson (born 1950, Troy, Alabama, United States) is an American writer whose work mainly centers around women in the Middle East. Biography Growing up in a small town, Sasson found adventure between the pages of books. Her strong desire ...

(born 1947), American writer *

Max Sasson Max Sasson (born September 5, 2000) is an American professional ice hockey center for the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played two seasons of ...

(born 2000), American ice hockey player *

Moti Sasson Moti Sasson (; born 1947 in Holon) was the 5th mayor of Holon, Israel. He is a graduate of the History of the Middle East, Arabic language and literature department of Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) is a Public university, pub ...

(born 1947), Mayor of Holon, Israel *

Or Sasson Or "Ori" Sasson (; born 18 August 1990) is a retired Israeli Olympic judoka. He won a bronze medal in the +100 kg category at the 2016 Summer Olympics and another one at the mixed team event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He was the se ...

(born 1990), Israeli Olympic judoka *

Steven Sasson Steve J. Sasson is an American electrical engineer and the inventor of the self-contained (portable) digital camera. He joined Kodak shortly after his graduation from engineering school and retired from Kodak in 2001. Early life and education S ...

(born 1950), inventor of the digital camera *

Talia Sasson The Sasson Report is an official Israeli government report published on 8 March 2005 that concluded that Israeli state bodies had been discreetly diverting millions of shekels to build West Bank settlements and outposts that were illegal under Is ...

, member of the State Prosecution Criminal Department, editor of the

Sasson Report The Sasson Report is an official Israeli government report published on 8 March 2005 that concluded that Israeli state bodies had been discreetly diverting millions of shekels to build West Bank settlements and outposts that were illegal under Is ...

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