Israeli league and a former European champion. The city's football team, Hapoel Ramat HaSharon, plays in Ligat Ha'al, the premiere league of Israeli football. "Alumim", one of the city's junior high schools, has won many trophies in sports, especially for achievements in track and field. Notable people Chava Alberstein, singer, lyricist, composer, and musical arranger Mark Azbel, physicist and human rights defender Haim Bar-Lev, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff and government minister Niv Berkowitz (born 1986), basketball player Gilad Bloom (born 1967), tennis player Mike Burstyn, American actor Amnon Dankner (1946–2013), newspaper editor and author Orna Donath (born 1976), academic and activist Shay Doron (born 1985), WNBA basketball guard (New York Liberty) Amit Farkash (born 1989), Canadian-born Israeli actress and singer Yehoram Gaon, singer, actor, director, producer, and TV and radio host Julia Glushko (born 1990), tennis player Gidi Gov, singer, TV host, entertainer, and actor Rami Kleinstein, singer and composer Uri Levine (born 1965), entrepreneur who co-founded Waze Harel Levy (born 1978), tennis player and Davis Cup team captain; highest world singles ranking # 30 Sivan Levy (born 1987), singer-songwriter, filmmaker, and actress Gigi Levy-Weiss, businessman Amos Mansdorf (born 1965), tennis player; highest world singles ranking # 18 Doron Medalie (born 1977), songwriter, composer and artistic director Gal Mekel (born 1988), played for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA, former NCAA basketball player at Wichita State, 2-time (2011, 2013) Israeli Basketball Super League MVP Haim Moshe, singer Yael Naim, French-born singer Orna Ostfeld (born 1952), basketball player and coach Svika Pick, singer and composer Haim Ramon, member of the Knesset and Vice Prime Minister Lior Raz (born 1971), actor and screenwriter Rita, singer and actress Anna Smashnova, tennis player Guy Solomon (born 1977), football goalkeeper Dudu Topaz, comedian, actor, author, and TV and radio host Ezer Weizman, commander of the Israeli Air Force, Minister of Defense, and President of Israel Shelly Yachimovich (born 1960), politician Eli Yatzpan, TV host and comedian Rehavam Zeevi, general, politician, and historian Yuval Zellner (born 1978), politician Naor Zion, comedian, actor, writer and director Roy Davidovitch professional Fortnite and Minecraft player. Twin towns — sister cities Ramat HaSharon is twinned with: Dunkerque, France (since 15 September 1997) Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France Georgsmarienhütte, Germany Tallahassee, Florida, United States See also Archaeology of Israel 2021 in archaeology References External links Ramat HaSharon Municipality Cities in Tel Aviv District Cities in Israel Sharon plain Populated places established in