Yaron () is a

Hebrew name A Hebrew name is a name of Hebrew origin. In a more narrow meaning, it is a name used by Jews only in a religious context and different from an individual's secular name for everyday use. Names with Hebrew origins, especially those from the ...

meaning "is full of joy", "will be full of joy", or "to shout, to sing". It is common in

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

as both a male first name and a surname. Its English-language equivalent is Jaron. Notable people with the first name Yaron include: *

Yaron Brook Yaron Brook (; born May 23, 1961) is an Israeli- American Objectivist writer who is the current chairman of the board at the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI), where he was executive director from 2000 to 2017. Prior to joining ARI, he was a finance p ...

(born 1961), Israeli-American entrepreneur, writer, and activist, former CEO of the Ayn Rand Institute * Yaron Brown (born 1958), Israeli soccer player * Yaron Golan (1949-2007), Israeli publisher *

Yaron Herman Yaron Herman (; born 12 July 1981) is a French-Israeli jazz pianist Jazz piano is a collective term for the techniques pianists use when playing jazz. The piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ...

(born 1981), Israeli-French jazz pianist *

Yaron Kohlberg Yaron Kohlberg (; born in Jerusalem on 6 March 1983) is an Israeli pianist. He won prestigious international prizes and performs regularly on major stages worldwide. Beginning in 2018, Kohlberg is the Artistic Director of the Cleveland Interna ...

(born 1983), Israeli classical pianist * Yaron Lifschitz (born 1970), Australian theatre director *

Yaron Lischinsky At 9:08 p.m. on May 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C., a man armed with a handgun opened fire on a group of people outside of the Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum, killing two staff members of the Embassy of Israel. The victims, ...

, German-Israeli victim of a 2025 shooting *

Yaron London Yaron London (; born 24 August 1940) is an Israeli media personality, journalist, actor and songwriter. Biography Yaron London was born in Tel Aviv. His father was an actor, Bezalel London. London's surname does not indicate British roots, but ra ...

(born 1940), Israeli media personality * Yaron Margolin (born 1954), Israeli dancer and choreographer *

Yaron Matras Yaron Matras (born 24 October 1963) is a linguist specializing in Romani, Kurdish, and other languages of the Middle East. He is one of the most prominent English-language Romani linguists and the author of several pioneering studies, including a ...

(born 1963), British linguist * Yaron Svoray, Israeli author and investigative journalist *

Yaron Traub Yaron Traub (; born 1964) is an Israeli conductor and pianist. He was born in Tel Aviv. Traub was Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Valencia Orchestra from 2005 to 2017. Throughout the 1990s he served as Daniel Barenboim's assistant at th ...

(born 1964), Israeli conductor and pianist *

Yaron Zilberman Yaron Zilberman (; born October 2, 1966) is an Israeli-American director, screenwriter and producer. Career Zilberman directed, co-wrote and produced ''A Late Quartet'' which starred Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener ...

(born 1966), Israeli film director *

Yarone Zober Yarone Zober, a Democrat, (born March 24, 1975, in Israel, to American parents) served as chief of staff to Mayor Luke Ravenstahl of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 2006 until 2014. He also is a former chair of the Urban Redevelopment Authority o ...

(born 1975), Israeli-American politician and acting mayor, for a time, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Notable people with the surname Yaron include: *

Amos Yaron Amos Yaron (; born 1 April 1940) is a retired Israel Defense Forces Aluf, Major General and former head of the Manpower Directorate. He served as the Director General of the Ministry of Defense (Israel), Ministry of Defense from 1999 until 2005. ...

(born 1940), Israeli general accused of complicity in the Sabra and Shatila massacre *

Hagit Messer Yaron use both this parameter and , birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> , death_place = , death_cause = , body_discovered = , resting_place = , resting_place_coordinates = ...

(born 1953), Israeli electrical engineer, businesswoman, and President of Open University of Israel * Ido Yaron, Israeli DJ and founder of

Utopia Records Utopia Records is an Israeli independent record label that specializes in producing and releasing melodic psytrance music. Utopia Records was established in 2003 by the Israeli DJ Ido Yaron. Most of the musicians signed in Utopia Records are fr ...

* Miriam Yaron,

Miss Israel Miss Israel (also referred to as , , ) was a national beauty pageant in Israel. The pageant was founded in 1950, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. History In the late 1920s, a "Esther, Queen Esther Beauty Pageant" was held in Tel Avi ...

1950

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