This is a list of people who lived in the region of Palestine before the establishment of Mandatory Palestine in 1920 and the later states of Israel and Palestine. The people listed here were either born in the region of Palestine or are described in historical sources as being from Palestine.
Chronologically or by floruit and regnal succession:
NameFieldSpecialityPlace of birthDatesAbdi-Heba PoliticsCanaanite ruler of Urushalim (Jerusalem) under Egyptian patronage, one of the authors of the Amarna lettersCanaanc. 1350 BCEAddaya PoliticsGovernor of Hazzatu (Gaza)Canaan?c. 1350–1335 BCBiridiyaLodging a complaint with Pharaoh (Correspondence)PoliticsRuler of Magidda (Megiddo)Canaanc. 1350 BCELabaya