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origin meaning "dew". It is a popular name in Israel for boys and girls.

Given name

Men

* Tal Aizik (born 1993), Israeli professional ''Dota 2'' video game player * Tal Alexander (born 1986), American real-estate agent and multi-millionaire * Tal Bachman (born 1968), Canadian singer *

Tal Ben Haim Tal Ben Haim (or Tal Ben Haim I, ; born 31 March 1982) is an Israeli former professional association football, footballer who played at either centre back or right back (association football), right back. He has played for Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. ...

(born 1982), Israeli footballer * Tal Ben Haim (footballer, born 1989) (born 1989), Israeli footballer *

Tal Brody Talbot "Tal" Brody (Hebrew language, Hebrew: טל ברודי; born August 30, 1943), nicknamed Mr. Basketball, is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player and current goodwill ambassador of Israel. Brody was drafted #12 in the 1 ...

(born 1943), Israeli-American Euroleague basketball player * Tal Dunne (born 1987), Welsh-born Israeli professional basketball player for Israeli team Ironi Nes Ziona *

Tal Erel Tal Erel (; born June 16, 1996) is an Israeli baseball player for the Israel national baseball team, Israel National Baseball Team. He has played college baseball at Lynn University. He played for Team Israel at the Baseball at the 2020 Summer ...

(born 1996),

Israel National Baseball Team The Israel National Baseball Team () represents Israel in international competitions. It is managed by Ian Kinsler. At the 2017 WBC, Team Israel came in 6th. In 2022, Israel was ranked 20th in the world. The Israel national baseball team compete ...

player * Tal Flicker (born 1992), Israeli judoka * Tal Friedman (born 1963), Israeli actor and comedian * Tal Kachila (born 1992), Israeli footballer * Tal Kalay (born 1984), Israeli actor and drag performer * Tal Karpelesz (born 1990), Israeli-Romanian basketball * Tal Rousso (born 1959), retired Israel Defense Forces general * Tal Shaked (born 1978), American chess grandmaster *

Tal Stricker Tal Stricker (; born May 29, 1979) is a breaststroke swimmer from Israel, who competed for Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Early life Stricker was born in Ramat Gan, Israel, and his parents are Rafi and Nava Stricker. He ...

(born 1979), Israeli Olympic swimmer

Women

Tal (singer) Tal Benyezri (born 12 December 1989), also mononymously known as TAL, is an Israeli-French singer. She was signed to Warner Music France from 2011 to 2018. In 2021, she changed her artist name to TALOULA and became an independent artist. Biogr ...

, full name Tal Benyerzi (born 1989), Israeli-born French singer * Tal Karp (born 1981), female Australian football (soccer) player * Tal Rabin (born 1962), Israeli computer scientist *

Tal Wilkenfeld Tal Wilkenfeld (born 2 December 1986) is an Australian bassist, singer and songwriter. She has performed with artists including Chick Corea, Jeff Beck, Prince (musician), Prince, Incubus (band), Incubus, Eric Clapton, Herbie Hancock, Toto (band ...

(born 1986), Australian bassist

Surname

Alon Tal Alon Tal (; born 12 July 1960) is an Israeli politician, academic and environmentalist. He was a member of the 24th Knesset between 2021 and 2022, representing the Blue and White political party; founder of the Israel Union for Environmental D ...

(born 1960), Israeli politician *

Alona Tal Alona Tal (, ; born ) is an Israeli actress and singer. She is known for her roles in ''Veronica Mars'' as cheerleader List of Veronica Mars characters#Meg Manning, Meg Manning, in ''Supernatural (American TV series), Supernatural'' as budding m ...

(born 1983), Israeli-American actress * David Tal (historian) (born 1964), expert on Israel's security and diplomatic history and American disarmament policy *

David Tal (politician) David Tal (; born 26 January 1950) is an Israelis, Israeli politician and a former member of the Knesset. He was a member of the Kadima faction. Biography Born in Rehovot, Tal studied at an World ORT, ORT high school in that city. He served as a ...

(1950–2016), Israeli politician * Erez Tal (born 1961), Israeli announcer and TV presenter * Idan Tal (born 1975), Israeli football manager and former player *

Israel Tal Israel Tal (; 13 September 1924 – 8 September 2010), also known as Talik (Hebrew: טליק), was an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) general known for his knowledge of tank warfare and for leading the development of Israel's Merkava tank. Biography ...

(1924–2010), Israeli general, known for the development of the Merkava tank * Josef Tal (1910–2008), Israeli composer * Marjo Tal (1915-2006), Dutch composer *

Mikhail Tal Mikhail Tal (9 November 1936 – 28 June 1992) was a Soviet and Latvian chess player and the eighth World Chess Champion. He is considered a creative genius and is widely regarded as Comparison of top chess players throughout history, one ...

(1936–1992), Soviet world chess champion * Nickol Tal (born 1994), Israeli fencer * Tobias Tal (1847–1898), Dutch rabbi *

Wasfi Tal Wasfi Tal (; also known as Wasfi Tell; 1920 – 28 November 1971) was a Jordanian politician, statesman and military officer. He served as the 15th Prime Minister of Jordan for three separate terms, 1962–63, 1965–67 and 1970 until his assass ...

(1919–1971), prime minister of Jordan several times; assassinated by Black September * Yael Tal (born 1983), Israeli actress {{given name, type=both Hebrew unisex given names