Arts and Music

• Isaac Hayes (born 1942)

  American singer and songwriter.

  • Wrote ''''Hold On, I''m Comin'' '''' and ''''Soul Man'''' (see list of Songwriters)

Leadership

• Isaac Hull (born 1773, died 1843)

  American naval officer.

  • Commanded the Constitution (''''Old Ironsides'''') in the War of 1812 (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)

Miscellaneous

• Isaac

  Son of Abraham and Sarah; father of Jacob and Esau. As a sign of faith, God asks Abraham to sacrifice this long-awaited son, then stays his hand at the last moment.

  • Appears in Genesis (see list of Biblical Names from the Old Testament)
• Isaac
  • Hurricane or tropical storm (see list of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Names)
• Isaac Stern (born 1920)

  Russian-born American violinist.

  • 1992 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• Isaac Ingalls Stevens
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)

Science and Philosophy

• Isaac Newton (born 1642, died 1727)

  British mathematician and physicist.

  • Formulated the basic laws of physics; invented differential calculus (see list of Mathematicians, Physicists & Astronomers)
• Isaac Merrit Singer (born 1811, died 1875)

  American inventor.

  • Invented the sewing machine (see list of Engineers & Inventors)

Sports

• Isaac Berger

  American athlete.

  • 1956 Olympic weightlifting gold medal winner for 60kg (see list of Olympic gold medalists in weightlifting)
• Isaac Lewis

  Jockey.

  • 1887 Kentucky Derby winner (see list of Jockeys Who Have Won the Kentucky Derby)
• Isaac Murphy

  Jockey.

  • 1884, 1890-91 Kentucky Derby winner (see list of Jockeys Who Have Won the Kentucky Derby)

Stage and Screen

• Isaac Davis

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Woody Allen (see list of Characters in the film Manhattan)
• Isaac Stern (born 1920)

  Russian-born American violinist.

  • 1984 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)

The Literary World

• Isaac Asimov (born 1920)

  Russian-American novelist.

  • Prolific science fiction writer; author of over 200 books (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
• Isaac Rosenberg (born 1890, died 1918)

  English poet.

  • Wrote ''''Louse Hunting'''' (see list of Poets of the 20th Century)
• Isaac Bashevis Singer (born 1904, died 1991)

  American Yiddish novelist and short-story writer of Polish origin.

  • 1978 Nobel Prize winner for Literature (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature)
  • 1974 National Book Award winner for Fiction, for A Crown of Feathers & Other Stories (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Fiction)
  • Wrote The Magician of Lubin (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)