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Benjamin Netanyahu
1949 - Today
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician, serving as the prime minister of Israel since 2022, having previously held the office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021. He is chair of the Likud party. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin Netanyahu has received more than 21,545,102 page views. His biography is available in 117 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 108 in 2019). Benjamin Netanyahu is the 139th most popular politician (up from 648th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Israel (up from 38th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Israeli Politician.
Netanyahu is most famous for being the Prime Minister of Israel.
Memorability Metrics
22M
Page Views (PV)
79.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
117
Languages Editions (L)
8.35
Effective Languages (L*)
5.48
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Benjamin Netanyahu ranks 139 out of 19,576. Before him are John Major, Herod the Great, Isabella I of Castile, Murad II, Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, and David Ben-Gurion. After him are Bernie Sanders, Skanderbeg, Bayezid II, Sun Yat-sen, Simón Bolívar, and Al Gore.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Major
1943 - Present
HPI: 79.85
Rank: 133
Herod the Great
73 BC - 3 BC
HPI: 79.82
Rank: 134
Isabella I of Castile
1451 - 1504
HPI: 79.77
Rank: 135
Murad II
1404 - 1451
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 136
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
912 - 973
HPI: 79.65
Rank: 137
David Ben-Gurion
1886 - 1973
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 138
Benjamin Netanyahu
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 139
Bernie Sanders
1941 - Present
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 140
Skanderbeg
1405 - 1468
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 141
Bayezid II
1447 - 1512
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 142
Sun Yat-sen
1866 - 1925
HPI: 79.43
Rank: 143
Simón Bolívar
1783 - 1830
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 144
Al Gore
1948 - Present
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 145
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Benjamin Netanyahu ranks 2. Before him is Pablo Escobar. After him are António Guterres, Caitlyn Jenner, Haruki Murakami, Niki Lauda, Meryl Streep, Pedro Almodóvar, Mark Knopfler, Bernard Arnault, Lech Kaczyński, and Anna Wintour.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsPablo Escobar
MAFIOSO
1949 - 1993
HPI: 81.35
Rank: 1
Benjamin Netanyahu
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 2
António Guterres
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 3
Caitlyn Jenner
CELEBRITY
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 4
Haruki Murakami
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 5
Niki Lauda
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 2019
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 6
Meryl Streep
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 7
Pedro Almodóvar
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 8
Mark Knopfler
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 9
Bernard Arnault
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 10
Lech Kaczyński
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2010
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 11
Anna Wintour
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 12
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu ranks 19 out of 466. Before him are Jonah (-850), Ariel Sharon (1928), Yitzhak Rabin (1922), Isaiah (-800), Saul (-1079), and Herod the Great (-73). After him are Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161), Judas Iscariot (50), Bartholomew the Apostle (-100), Thomas the Apostle (1), Ezekiel (-621), and Salome (14).
Others born in Israel
Go to all RankingsJonah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
850 BC - 810 BC
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 13
Ariel Sharon
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.24
Rank: 14
Yitzhak Rabin
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1995
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 15
Isaiah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 16
Saul
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 17
Herod the Great
POLITICIAN
73 BC - 3 BC
HPI: 79.82
Rank: 18
Benjamin Netanyahu
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 19
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1161 - 1185
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 20
Judas Iscariot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 30
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 21
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 22
Thomas the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 72
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 23
Ezekiel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
621 BC - 569 BC
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 24
Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
14 - 100
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 25
Among POLITICIANS In Israel
Among politicians born in Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu ranks 5. Before him are Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Ariel Sharon (1928), Yitzhak Rabin (1922), and Herod the Great (-73). After him are Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161), Moshe Dayan (1915), Herod Antipas (-20), Rehoboam (-972), Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160), Amin al-Husseini (1895), and Jeroboam (-1000).
Mahmoud Abbas
1935 - Present
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 1
Ariel Sharon
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.24
Rank: 2
Yitzhak Rabin
1922 - 1995
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 3
Herod the Great
73 BC - 3 BC
HPI: 79.82
Rank: 4
Benjamin Netanyahu
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 5
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
1161 - 1185
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 6
Moshe Dayan
1915 - 1981
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 7
Herod Antipas
20 BC - 39
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 8
Rehoboam
972 BC - 914 BC
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 9
Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem
1160 - 1190
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 10
Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 1974
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 11
Jeroboam
1000 BC - 910 BC
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 12