Cultural Production in
Present Day
Israel
Israel
Israel ranks 38th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Portugal, Iran, and Ireland. Memorable people born in present day Israel include Mary, mother of Jesus, Jesus, and Saint Joseph. Memorable people who died in Israel include Jesus, Saint Joseph, and Abraham. Israel has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. The top cities in Israel by number of biographies are Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Nazareth, and Petah Tikva.
People
Between 3500 BC and 2005, present day Israel was the birth place of 573 globally memorable people, including Mary, mother of Jesus, Jesus, and Saint Joseph. Additionaly, 323 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Israel including Jesus, Saint Joseph, and Abraham.
People Born in Present Day Israel
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Mary, mother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
18 BC - 33
HPI: 96.94
Rank: 1
Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
4 BC - 33
HPI: 94.24
Rank: 2
Saint Joseph
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
18 BC - 33
HPI: 90.76
Rank: 3
John the Baptist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
20 BC - 31
HPI: 89.07
Rank: 4
Matthew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 74
HPI: 88.31
Rank: 5
Isaac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 BC - 1533 BC
HPI: 86.63
Rank: 6
Ramesses II
NOBLEMAN
1303 BC - 1213 BC
HPI: 86.63
Rank: 7
Elijah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 8
Jonah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
850 BC - 810 BC
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 9
Herod the Great
POLITICIAN
73 BC - 3 BC
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 10
Matthias the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - Present
HPI: 84.11
Rank: 11
James, brother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
20 BC - 69
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Israel
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Miriam Adelson
BUSINESSPERSON
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 184
Eyal Zamir
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 207
David Barnea
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 213
Alon Abutbul
ACTOR
1965 - 2025
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 244
Mordechai Eliyahu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2010
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 252
Tawfiq Ziad
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1994
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 257
Yair Golan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 260
Moshe Lion
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 276
Geulah Cohen
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2019
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 290
Ronen Bar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 317
Kobi Shabtai
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 323
Michael Ben-Ari
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 329
People Deceased in Present Day Israel
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
4 BC - 33
HPI: 94.24
Rank: 1
Saint Joseph
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
18 BC - 33
HPI: 90.76
Rank: 2
Abraham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1813 BC - 1638 BC
HPI: 89.99
Rank: 3
Solomon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1011 BC - 931 BC
HPI: 89.40
Rank: 4
David
POLITICIAN
1010 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 88.96
Rank: 5
Saint Anne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
49 BC - 4
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 6
Saint George
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
280 - 303
HPI: 87.57
Rank: 7
James, son of Zebedee
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 44
HPI: 86.83
Rank: 8
James, brother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
20 BC - 69
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 9
Saint Stephen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 36
HPI: 84.00
Rank: 10
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1161 - 1185
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 11
Eusebius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
265 - 339
HPI: 83.24
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Israel
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ACTOR
1965 - 2025
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 262
Geulah Cohen
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2019
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 303
Uri Zvi Greenberg
WRITER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 317
Gadi Kinda
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - 2025
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 320
Chaswe Nsofwa
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - 2007
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 322
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Israel were politicians (133), religious figures (57), soccer players (54), singers (45), and athletes (38), while most who died were politicians (108), religious figures (56), writers (37), military personnels (14), and philosophers (10).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Israel, including Benjamin Netanyahu, Ariel Sharon, and Mahmoud Abbas. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Israel, including Herod the Great, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Israel since 1700.
