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 Jesus, Mary, mother of Jesus, and Saint Joseph. Memorable people who died in Israel include Jesus, Abraham, and Solomon. Israel has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures.
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon and Syria to the north, the West Bank and Jordan to the east, Egypt, the Gaza Strip and the Red Sea to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Tel Aviv is the country's financial, economic, and technological center. Israel's governmental seat is in its proclaimed capital of Jerusalem, though Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem is not recognised under international law and only has limited recognition internationally. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 3500 BC and 2005, present day Israel was the birth place of 511 globally memorable people, including Jesus, Mary, mother of Jesus, and Saint Joseph. Additionaly, 314 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Israel including Jesus, Abraham, and Solomon.
People Born in Present Day Israel
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Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
4 BC - 33
HPI: 96.04
Rank: 1
Mary, mother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 90.47
Rank: 2
Saint Joseph
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.14
Rank: 3
John the Baptist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
20 BC - 31
HPI: 86.59
Rank: 4
Isaac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 BC - 1533 BC
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 5
Elijah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 6
Ramesses II
NOBLEMAN
1303 BC - 1213 BC
HPI: 83.00
Rank: 7
Josephus
HISTORIAN
37 - 100
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 8
Samson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1118 BC - 1078 BC
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 9
Mary Magdalene
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 BC - 100
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 10
Matthew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 74
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 11
Mahmoud Abbas
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Israel
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Matthias the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - Present
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 37
Hasan Salama
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1948
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 173
Zahir al-Umar
POLITICIAN
1689 - 1775
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 182
Dan Shomron
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1937 - 2008
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 190
Narcissus of Jerusalem
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
95 - 211
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 220
Tamir Pardo
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 221
Gadi Eisenkot
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 226
Alfonso of Brienne
NOBLEMAN
1227 - 1270
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 229
Avraham Adan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1926 - 2012
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 231
Itamar Ben-Gvir
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 241
Avi Dichter
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 246
Joseph Raz
PHILOSOPHER
1939 - 2022
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 258
People Deceased in Present Day Israel
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
4 BC - 33
HPI: 96.04
Rank: 1
Abraham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1813 BC - 1638 BC
HPI: 91.45
Rank: 2
Solomon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1011 BC - 931 BC
HPI: 87.79
Rank: 3
David
POLITICIAN
1010 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 87.35
Rank: 4
Saint Joseph
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.14
Rank: 5
Saint George
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
280 - 303
HPI: 83.80
Rank: 6
Saint Stephen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 36
HPI: 80.83
Rank: 7
Golda Meir
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1978
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 8
Ariel Sharon
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.24
Rank: 9
Yitzhak Rabin
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1995
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 10
Saul
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 11
David Ben-Gurion
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1973
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Israel
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Haim Arlosoroff
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1899 - 1933
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 178
Hasan Salama
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1948
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 179
Zahir al-Umar
POLITICIAN
1689 - 1775
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 187
Dan Shomron
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1937 - 2008
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 200
Elazar Shach
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 2001
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 204
Solomon Perel
WRITER
1925 - 2023
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 209
Reuven Feuerstein
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2014
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 235
Stephen I, Count of Burgundy
NOBLEMAN
1065 - 1102
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 244
Narcissus of Jerusalem
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
95 - 211
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 247
Avraham Adan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1926 - 2012
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 255
Chaim Kanievsky
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2022
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 257
Gary Bertini
CONDUCTOR
1927 - 2005
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 258
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Israel were politicians (119), religious figures (57), soccer players (45), singers (38), and athletes (36), while most who died were politicians (108), religious figures (56), writers (36), 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 Mahmoud Abbas, Ariel Sharon, and Benjamin Netanyahu. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Israel, including Mahmoud Abbas, Ariel Sharon, and Yitzhak Rabin.
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.
