The Most Famous
Philosophers from Israel
This page contains a list of the greatest Israeli Philosophers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,267 Philosophers, 4 of which were born in Israel. This makes Israel the birth place of the 42nd most number of Philosophers behind Estonia and Denmark.
Top 4 Israeli Philosophers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Israeli Philosophers of all time. This list of famous Israeli Philosophers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
- #1
Antiochus of Ascalon
130 BC - 68 BC
HPI 67.5536 langsAntiochus of Ascalon is most famous for his contributions to the field of mathematics. He is credited with being the first person to use the...Read moreShow less
Antiochus of Ascalon is most famous for his contributions to the field of mathematics. He is credited with being the first person to use the letter sigma to denote the sum of an infinite series.
- #2
Azmi Bishara
b. 1956
HPI 59.7227 langsPalestinian intellectual, academic, politician, and writer; founder of the Balad Party
- #3
Joseph Raz
1939 - 2022
HPI 57.9420 langsIsraeli philosopher (1939–2022)
- #4
Yuval Steinitz
b. 1958
HPI 53.1220 langsIsraeli politician
