Ezra

Given name

Male

Ezra A. Bowen, American politician

Ezra A. Burrell (1867–1930), American politician

Ezra A. Carman (1834–1909), American Union Army officer during the American Civil War

Ezra Abbot (1819–1884), American biblical scholar

Ezra Ames (1768–1836), American portrait painter

Ezra Armstrong (born 1998), American USLC player

Ezra Attiya (1885–1970), Syrian-born Israeli rabbi

Ezra B. French (1810–1880), American politician

Ezra B. W. Zubrow (born 1945), American anthropologist

Ezra Baker (c. 1765–?), American politician and physician

Ezra Bartlett (1861–1942), English cricketer

Ezra Baya Lawiri (c. 1917–1991), Sudanese teacher, Episcopalian priest, and scholar

Ezra ben Abraham, 12th-century Syrian Jewish rabbi

Ezra ben Isaac Fano, 16th- and 17th-century Italian rabbi

Ezra Bick (born 1970), American-Israeli Modern Orthodox rabbi, author, editor, and lecturer

Ezra Booth (1792–1873), American farmer and Mormon leader

Ezra Brainerd (1844–1924), American academic administrator

Ezra Brown (born 1944), American mathematician

Ezra Brudno (1877–1954), Jewish American novelist and author of history

Ezra Burnham (1947–1973), Barbadian Olympic sprinter

Ezra Butler (1763–1838), American clergyman, politician, lawyer, and judge

Ezra Butler (American football) (born 1984), South African-born American former football player

Ezra Butler Eddy (1827–1906), Canadian businessman and political figure

Ezra Buzzington, American television- and film character actor

Ezra C. Carleton (1838–1911), American politician

Ezra C. Dalby (1869–1934), American academic administrator

Ezra C. Gross (1787–1829), American lawyer and politician

Ezra Carlson (born 1994), American rower

Ezra Carter (1898–1975), American folk music group manager

Ezra Chadza (1923–1985), Malawian teacher, author, and poet

Ezra Chadzamira (born 1965), Zimbabwean politician

Ezra Charles (born 1944), American singer, pianist, songwriter, bandleader, and founder of company Helpinstill

Ezra Chiloba (born 1979), Kenyan executive

Ezra Chitando, Zimbabwean religious studies academic and professor

Ezra Churchill (1804–1874), Canadian industrialist

Ezra Churchill Henniger (1873–1959), Canadian politician

Ezra Clark Stillman (1907–1995), American linguist

Ezra Clark Jr. (1813–1896), American politician

Ezra Cleveland (born 1998), American NFL player

Ezra Cline (1907–1984), American member of bluegrass band Lonesome Pine Fiddlers

Ezra Cohen, American intelligence official

Ezra Cohen (ambassador), Panamanian businessman and ambassador

Ezra Convis (?–1837), American politician

Ezra Cornell (1807–1874), American businessman, politician, academic, and philanthropist

Ezra Dagan (born 1947), Israeli actor

Ezra Dangoor (1848–1930), Iraqi rabbi

Ezra Danin (1903–1984), Israeli Jewish spy

Ezra Danolds Cole (1902–1992), American philatelist

Ezra Darby (1768–1808), American politician

Ezra Davids (born 1964), South African lawyer

Ezra Dean (1795–1872), American politician, lawyer, and judge

Ezra Dotan (1937–1981), Israeli Air Force officer and fighter ace

Ezra Drown (?–1863), American district attorney

Ezra Dumart (1882–1954), Canadian OPHL- and NHA player

Ezra Durgin (1796–1863), American politician

Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1878–1944), American entomologist, sociologist, and professor

Ezra E. H. Griffith (born 1942), American psychiatrist and professor emeritus

Ezra Edelman (born 1974), American documentary producer and director

Ezra F. Kysor (1835–1907), American architect

Ezra F. Vogel (1930–2020), American scholar, sociologist, and professor

Ezra Finzi, German actor

Ezra Fisher (1800–1874), American Baptist missionary and pioneer

Ezra Fitch (1865–1930), American real estate developer, hobbyist outdoorsman, and lawyer; co-founder of Abercrombie & Fitch

Ezra Fleischer (1928–2006), Romanian-Israeli Hebrew-language poet and philologist

Ezra Foot (1809–1885), American politician

Ezra Frank Sperry (1843–1916), American politician

Ezra Frech (born 2005), American Paralympic high jumper, long jumper, and sprinter

Ezra G. Levin (1934–2022), American lawyer and academic

Ezra Getzler (born 1962), Australian mathematician and mathematical physicist

Ezra Gilliland (1845–1903), American inventor

Ezra Glantz (born 1945), American Olympic handball player

Ezra Godden, Spanish actor

Ezra Graves (1803–1883), American lawyer and politician

Ezra Greenleaf Weld (1801–1874), American photographer and abolitionist

Ezra H. Ripple (1842–1909), American businessman, politician, and Union Army soldier during the American Civil War

Ezra Hall Gillett (1823–1875), American clergyman and author

Ezra Hamilton (1833–1914), American prospector, developer, and inventor

Ezra Hanson-White, American video game developer

Ezra Hendrickson (born 1972), Vincentian MLS coach and former player

Ezra Henniger (1927–1990), Canadian Olympic middle-distance runner

Ezra Heymann (1928–2014), Venezuelan philosopher and university professor

Ezra Heywood (1829–1893), American individualist anarchist, slavery abolitionist, and advocate of women's rights

Ezra Holmes (1885–1921), English professional footballer

Ezra Horton (1861–1939), English footballer

Ezra Ichilov (1907–1961), Israeli politician

Ezra Idlet, American member of musical duo Trout Fishing in America (duo)

Ezra J. McCandless (born 1997), American convicted murderer

Ezra J. William (born 1989), Indonesian-born American socialite, fashion blogger, and restaurateur

Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983), American writer and illustrator of children's books

Ezra Jacob Kraus (1885–1960), American botanist and horticulturist

Ezra Jenkinson (1872–1947), English composer and violinist

Ezra Johnson (born 1955), American former NFL player

Ezra Kanoho (1927–2022), American politician

Ezra Kendall (1861–1910), American actor-comedian, humorist, playwright, and author

Ezra Kire (born 1975), American musician

Ezra Klein (born 1984), American political commentator, blogger, podcast host, and journalist

Ezra Koenig (born 1984), American musician, television- and record producer, screenwriter, and radio personality

Ezra Labaton (1950–2013), American Modern Orthodox rabbi and Jewish philosopher

Ezra Laderman (1924–2015), American composer of classical music

Ezra Lee (1749–1821), American colonial soldier

Ezra Lee (musician) (born 1986), Australian singer-songwriter and pianist

Ezra Letsoalo, South African politician

Ezra Levant (born 1972), Canadian media personality, political activist, writer, broadcaster, and former lawyer

Ezra Levin (born 1986), American political activist

Ezra Light Grumbine (1845–1923), American medical doctor, local historian, columnist, and poet

Ezra Lincoln (1868–1951), American MLB pitcher

Ezra Malki, 17th-century Greek Orthodox Jewish rabbi

Ezra Mam (born 2003), Australian professional rugby league footballer

Ezra Martinson (1885–1968), Ghanaian Anglican bishop

Ezra Mayers (born 2007), English professional footballer

Ezra McGlothin, real name of Pat McGlothin (1920–2014), American MLB pitcher

Ezra Meech (1773–1856), American fur trader and politician

Ezra Meeker (1830–1928), American pioneer

Ezra Michel, American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and social media influencer

Ezra Michener (1794–1887), American botanist and medical doctor

Ezra Midkiff (1882–1957), American MLB player

Ezra Millard (1833–1886), American politician and businessman

Ezra Miller (born 1992), American actor

Ezra Miller (politician) (1812–1885), American inventor and politician

Ezra Mir (1903–1993), Indian filmmaker

Ezra Morse (1643–1697), American mill owner

Ezra Moseley (1958–2021), Barbadian cricketer

Ezra Nahmad (1945–2023), Monegasque billionaire art dealer and collector

Ezra Nawi (1951–2021), Israeli peace activist and plumber

Ezra Norton (1897–1967), Australian newspaper baron and businessman

Ezra Nutter, English cricketer

Ezra Olubi (born 1986), Nigerian entrepreneur, software developer, and LGBTQ rights advocate

Ezra Orion (1934–2015), Israeli sculptor

Ezra Otis Kendall (1818–1899), American professor, astronomer, and mathematician

Ezra P. Ewers, American Union Army soldier during the American Civil War

Ezra P. Prentice (1877–1966), American lawyer and politician

Ezra P. Savage (1842–1920), American politician

Ezra Palmer Gould (1841–1900), American Baptist- and Episcopal minister, and soldier in the American Civil War

Ezra Parmenter (1823–1883), American politician

Ezra Potash (born 1993), American musician and television personality

Ezra Pound (1885–1972), American poet and critic

Ezra Poyas (born 1981), Australian AFL- and former VFL player

Ezra Rachlin (1915–1995), American conductor and pianist

Ezra Riley (1866–1937), Canadian politician and rancher

Ezra Ripley (1751–1841), American minister

Ezra Ripley Thayer (1866–1915), American attorney, professor of law, and university dean

Ezra Royals (1882–1939), English footballer

Ezra S. Carr (1819–1894), American professor of natural sciences and agriculture

Ezra Sambu (born 1978), Kenyan Olympic sprinter

Ezra Schabas (1924–2020), Canadian musician, educator, and author

Ezra Schochet, American Orthodox Jewish rabbi

Ezra Schwartz, American Orthodox Jewish rabbi and university administrator

Ezra Schwartz, American murder victim

Ezra Scollay Stearns (1838–1915), American historian, genealogist, and politician

Ezra Seaman (1805–1880), American lawyer and political theorist

Ezra Sellers (1968–2013), American professional boxer

Ezra Seymour Gosney (1855–1942), American businessman and philanthropist

Ezra Sidwell (1885–1949), English professional rugby league footballer

Ezra Sigwela (born 1940), South African retired politician and former anti-apartheid activist

Ezra Sims (1928–2015), American classical composer

Ezra Solomon (1920–2002), American professor of economics

Ezra Sosa (born 2000), American professional Latin- and ballroom dancer

Ezra Sperling, birth name of Edward Sperling (1889–1946), Belarusian-born American writer, humourist, and Zionist

Ezra Spicehandler (1921–2014), American rabbi, writer, editor, and educator

Ezra Squier Tipple (1861–1936), American university president

Ezra Stiles (disambiguation), several people

Ezra Stoller (1915–2004), American architectural photographer

Ezra Stone (1917–1994), American actor and director

Ezra Sued (1923–2011), Argentine international footballer

Ezra Suruma (born 1945), Ugandan economist, banker, and academic

Ezra Sutton (1849–1907), American MLB player

Ezra Swerdlow (1953–2018), American film producer and production manager

Ezra T. Benson (1811–1869), American Mormon leader

Ezra T. Champlin (1839–1928), American politician

Ezra T. Newman (1929–2021), American physicist

Ezra T. Sprague (1833–1888), American lawyer, judge, and politician

Ezra Taft Benson (1899–1994), American farmer, federal government official, and Mormon leader

Ezra Tawil (1967–2024), American scholar of literature, literary critic, and professor of English

Ezra Taylor, several people

Ezra Thayre (1791–1862), American Mormon leader

Ezra Thompson (1850–1923), American businessman, mayor, and Mormon leader

Ezra Townsend Cresson (1838–1926), American entomologist

Ezra Uzi Yemin (born 1968), Israeli-American entrepreneur, industrialist, and philanthropist

Ezra W. Mudge (1811–1878), American politician

Ezra W. Taft (1800–1885), American politician and businessman

Ezra W. Wilkinson (1801–1882), American politician and jurist

Ezra Walian (born 1997), Dutch-born Indonesian professional footballer

Ezra Warner, several people

Ezra Weeks, American builder

Ezra Weisz (born 1971), American voice actor and director

Ezra Wescott (1818–1865), American magistrate and educator

Ezra Weston II (1772–1842), American shipbuilder and merchant

Ezra Wheeler (1820–1871), American politician, lawyer, and judge

Ezra Williams (born 1980), American basketball player

Ezra Williams (singer), Irish singer

Ezra Winter (1886–1949), American muralist

Ezra Wyeth (1910–1992), Australian cricketer

Ezra Zilkha (1925–2019), American financier and philanthropist

Ezra Zion Melamed (1903–1994), Israeli rabbi, scholar, and lexicographer

Female

Ezra Franky, Canadian actress and singer

Ezra Furman (born 1986), American musician and songwriter

Middle name

Charles Ezra, several people

J. Ezra Merkin (born 1953), American investor, hedge fund manager, and philanthropist

Surname

Adam Ben Ezra (born 1982), Israeli multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator

Alfred Ezra (1872–1955), British Jewish breeder and keeper of birds

David Alan Ezra (born 1947), American district judge

Daniel Ezra (born 1991), English actor

Edward Isaac Ezra (1883–1921), Chinese Jewish businessman, philanthropist, and hotelier

Elias David Ezra (1830–1886), Indian property owner

Gabriella Ezra (1928–2019), Italian language coach

George Ezra (born 1993), English musician, singer-songwriter, and podcaster

Gideon Ezra (1937–2012), Israeli politician

Hen Ezra (born 1989), Israeli footballer

Isaac ben Ezra, 10th-century Spanish rabbi

Mark Ezra, British film writer, producer, director, actor, and published children's author

Michael Ezra (born 1973), Ugandan businessman and philanthropist

N.E.B. Ezra (1883–1936), Baghdadi Jewish publisher and Zionist

Red Ezra, American director, producer, editor, writer, and photographer

Roni Ezra (born 1973), Danish film director and screenwriter

Fictional characters

Ezra Bridger, in the US media franchise Star Wars, voiced by Taylor Gray

Ezra Buckley, in the 20th-century Argentine short story Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius

Ezra Dingle, in the UK TV soap opera Emmerdale, played by John Henshaw

Ezra Fitz, in the US teen drama mystery TV series Pretty Little Liars, played by Ian Harding

Ezra Hanley, in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours, played by Steve Nation

Ezra Jennings, in the 1868 UK novel The Moonstone

Ezra Mannon, in the 1931 US play cycle Mourning Becomes Electra, played by Lee Baker

Ezra Powell, in the US medical drama TV series House, played by Joel Grey

Ezra Rumstick, in the US novel series Revolution at Sea saga

Ezra Whakapono, in the New Zealand prime-time soap opera Shortland Street, played by Dylan Poihipi