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Palestine ranks 215th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Djibouti, Seychelles, and American Samoa. Memorable people born in present day Palestine include Zacchaeus, Jehoshaphat, and Herod Archelaus. Memorable people who died in Palestine include Elizabeth, Jeroboam, and Joseph of Arimathea. Palestine has been the birth place of many religious figures, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures.

Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in the southern Levant region of West Asia recognized by 146 out of 193 UN member states. It encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, collectively known as the occupied Palestinian territories, within the broader geographic and historical Palestine region. Palestine shares most of its borders with Israel, and it borders Jordan to the east and Egypt to the southwest. It has a total land area of 6,020 square kilometres (2,320 sq mi) while its population exceeds five million people. Its proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, while Ramallah serves as its administrative center. Gaza City was its largest city prior to evacuations in 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 908 BC and 1961, present day Palestine was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Zacchaeus, Jehoshaphat, and Herod Archelaus. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Palestine including Elizabeth, Jeroboam, and Joseph of Arimathea. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Palestine than were born there.

People Born in Present Day Palestine

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People Deceased in Present Day Palestine

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Palestine were religious figures (2), politicians (2), and social activists (1),  while most who died were politicians (6), religious figures (2), and extremists (1).

Over the past 100 years, social activists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Palestine, including Randa Siniora. Whereas, throughout history, religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Palestine, including Zacchaeus, and Jehoshaphat.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in present day Palestine since 1700.