- He is a third cousin, twice removed, of American actor Leo Howard. The prime minister's maternal great-grandmother, Chaia Sorah Dworsky, was a sister of Leo's maternal great-great-great-grandfather, Jacob Dworsky.
- To date 2021, he is the longest-serving Israeli prime minister in history and first to be born in Israel after its Declaration of Independence.
- Prime Minister of Israel from 1996 to 1999 and 2009 to 2021.
- Finance Minister of Israel (2003-2005).
- Has his look-alike puppet in the French show, Les Guignols de l'info (1988).
- Has a daughter, Noa, from his first marriage. Has two children with third and current wife, Sarah.
- One of three brothers - older brother Yonathan Netanyahu ("Yoni") died a National Hero rescuing hostages from the Entebbe Airport in 1976, younger brother Iddo Netanyahu is a radiologist and writer.
- Following the 1999 election, Netanyahu resigned from the Knesset and retired from politics. He now plans to lecture extensively in the United States. (1999)
- To date (2015), Netanyahu is the second only foreign leader since Winston Churchill to address both houses of Congress on three separate occasions.
- Israeli Politician (Likud Party).
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel: 1998, 2002 to 2003, 2012 to 2013 and 2015 to 2019.
- Friend of Mitt Romney, since they were both recruited by Boston Consulting Group in 1985.
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