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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 Solomon. 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 region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, the Red Sea to the south, Egypt to the southwest, the Mediterranean Sea to the west, and the Palestinian territories – the West Bank along the east and the Gaza Strip along the southwest. Tel Aviv is the financial, economic, and technological center of the country, while its seat of government is in its proclaimed capital of Jerusalem, although Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem is unrecognized internationally. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 3500 BC and 2001, present day Israel was the birth place of 427 globally memorable people, including Jesus, Mary, mother of Jesus, and Solomon. Additionaly, 285 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
4 BC - 33
HPI: 96.89
Rank: 1
Mary, mother of Jesus
100 BC - 100
HPI: 91.17
Rank: 2
Solomon
1011 BC - 931 BC
HPI: 88.43
Rank: 3
John the Baptist
20 BC - 31
HPI: 87.84
Rank: 4
Ramesses II
1303 BC - 1213 BC
HPI: 85.07
Rank: 5
Isaac
1900 BC - 1533 BC
HPI: 84.11
Rank: 6
Saint Joseph
100 BC - 100
HPI: 83.76
Rank: 7
Andrew the Apostle
6 BC - 70
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 8
Elijah
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 83.38
Rank: 9
Matthew the Apostle
10 - 74
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 10
Samson
1118 BC - 1078 BC
HPI: 81.67
Rank: 11
Jonah
850 BC - 810 BC
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Israel
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Al-Tabarani
873 - 971
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 131
Saint Petronilla
50 - 100
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 133
Angelus of Jerusalem
1185 - 1225
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 148
Procopius of Scythopolis
250 - 303
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 152
Justus of Tiberias
35 - 100
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 171
Carmela Corren
1938 - 2022
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 187
Yitzhak Hofi
1927 - 2014
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 192
Gila Almagor
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 230
Rika Zaraï
1938 - 2020
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 233
Leigh Bardugo
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 235
Tom Segev
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 247
Dani Shmulevich-Rom
1940 - 2021
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 249
People Deceased in Present Day Israel
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4 BC - 33
HPI: 96.89
Rank: 1
Abraham
1813 BC - 1638 BC
HPI: 91.87
Rank: 2
Solomon
1011 BC - 931 BC
HPI: 88.43
Rank: 3
David
1010 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 4
Saint Joseph
100 BC - 100
HPI: 83.76
Rank: 5
Saint Stephen
1 - 36
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 6
James, son of Zebedee
1 - 44
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 7
Judas Iscariot
50 - 30
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 8
Saul
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 9
Adolf Eichmann
1906 - 1962
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 10
David Ben-Gurion
1886 - 1973
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 11
Saint Anne
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Israel
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Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl
598 - 636
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 124
Gerasimus of the Jordan
500 - 475
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 150
Procopius of Scythopolis
250 - 303
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 155
Abba Kovner
1918 - 1987
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 170
Moshe Chaim Luzzatto
1707 - 1746
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 172
Artuk Bey
1100 - 1091
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 175
Justus of Tiberias
35 - 100
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 176
Benzion Netanyahu
1910 - 2012
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 183
Garnier de Nablus
1200 - 1192
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 186
Modestus of Jerusalem
537 - 634
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 189
John, Old Lord of Beirut
1177 - 1236
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 190
Shmuel Eisenstadt
1923 - 2010
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 198
Most individuals born in present day Israel were politicians (116), religious figures (58), soccer players (40), singers (35), and actors (24), while most who died were politicians (104), religious figures (49), writers (33), military personnels (11), and philosophers (10).
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Israel, including Ariel Sharon, Mahmoud Abbas, and Benjamin Netanyahu. 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 Ariel Sharon.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Israel since 1700.
