Religious Figures
- Philip Ferdinand, Professor of Hebrew
- Christian David Ginsburg (1831–1914), Hebraist, converted to Christianity
- Aaron Hart (1670–1756), rabbi
- Ridley Haim Herschell (1807-1864), missionary; moved to England
- Romuald Jakub Weksler-Waszkinel (b. 1943), Catholic priest
- Elijah Ba'al Shem of Chelm (1550-1583), co-signer of the Agunah laws; chief rabbi of Chelm
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