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10. Daniel Radcliffe

Known for his role in Harry Potter, Radcliffe identifies as a Jew.

9. Aaron Taylor-Johnson

This famous actor grew up in a Jewish household.

8. Aiden Gallagher

Gallagher has Jewish descent on his mother’s side of the family.

7. Ashley Tisdale

Ashley grew up in a half-Jewish household.

6. Andrew Garfield

Garfield describes himself as a “Jewish Artist”.

5. Drake

In 2011, Drake got re-Bar Mitzvah’d as a way to show faith in his religion.

4. Noah Schnapp

Noah Schnapp celebrated his Bar Mitzvah in Israel.

3. Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett comes from an Ashkenazi Jewish Family

2. Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler participated in BBYO during his teenage years.

1. Timothée Chalamet

Timothée Chalamet’s mother is half-Austrian Jewish and half-Russian Jewish

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