The Most Famous
PHYSICIANS from Israel
This page contains a list of the greatest Israeli Physicians. The pantheon dataset contains 726 Physicians, 2 of which were born in Israel. This makes Israel the birth place of the 36th most number of Physicians behind Norway, and Venezuela.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Israeli Physicians of all time. This list of famous Israeli Physicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Cyril of Jerusalem (313 - 386)
With an HPI of 65.07, Cyril of Jerusalem is the most famous Israeli Physician. His biography has been translated into 44 different languages on wikipedia.
Cyril of Jerusalem (Greek: Κύριλλος Α΄ Ἱεροσολύμων, Kýrillos A Ierosolýmon; Latin: Cyrillus Hierosolymitanus; c. 313 – 386) was a theologian of the Early Church. About the end of AD 350, he succeeded Maximus as Bishop of Jerusalem, but was exiled on more than one occasion due to the enmity of Acacius of Caesarea, and the policies of various emperors. Cyril left important writings documenting the instruction of catechumens and the order of the Liturgy in his day. Cyril is venerated as a saint within the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. In 1883, Cyril was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIII. Cyril is remembered in the Church of England with a commemoration on 18 March. He should not be confused with Cyril of Alexandria.
2. Mustafa Barghouti (b. 1954)
With an HPI of 48.97, Mustafa Barghouti is the 2nd most famous Israeli Physician. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Mustafa Barghouti (Arabic: مصطفى البرغوثي; born 1 January 1954; Arabic pronunciation: [musˤ.tˤafa ʔal.'bar.ɣuːθiː]) is a Palestinian physician, activist, and politician who serves as General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI), also known as al Mubadara. He has been a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council since 2006 and is also a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Central Council. In 2007, Barghouti was Minister of Information in the Palestinian unity government. He is an advocate of the use of non-violence and civil disobedience to confront Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Israeli physicians born between 313 and 1954. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Israeli physicians include Mustafa Barghouti. The most famous deceased Israeli physicians include Cyril of Jerusalem.
