POLITICIAN
Benny Gantz
1959 - Today
Benny Gantz
Benjamin "Benny" Gantz (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין "בֵּנִי" גַּנְץ, pronounced [binjaˈmin ˈbeni ˈɡant͡s]; born 9 June 1959) is an Israeli politician and retired army general. He served as a minister without portfolio from 2023 to 2024, as the minister of defense between 2020 and 2022, and as deputy prime minister between 2021 and 2022. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benny Gantz has received more than 2,562,538 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Benny Gantz is the 3,605th most popular politician (up from 6,769th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Israel (up from 152nd in 2019) and the 47th most popular Israeli Politician.
Memorability Metrics
2.6M
Page Views (PV)
61.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
6.18
Effective Languages (L*)
3.14
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Benny Gantz ranks 3,605 out of 19,576. Before him are Jahan Shah, Liutprand of Cremona, Grigory Orlov, Sobhuza II, Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf, and Mohammad Najibullah. After him are Bahram II, Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Ashikaga Takauji, Margaret of York, Munmu of Silla, and Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJahan Shah
1397 - 1467
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 3,599
Liutprand of Cremona
922 - 972
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 3,600
Grigory Orlov
1734 - 1783
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 3,601
Sobhuza II
1899 - 1982
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 3,602
Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf
1757 - 1831
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 3,603
Mohammad Najibullah
1947 - 1996
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 3,604
Benny Gantz
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 3,605
Bahram II
250 - 293
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 3,606
Albert I, Duke of Bavaria
1336 - 1404
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 3,607
Ashikaga Takauji
1305 - 1358
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 3,608
Margaret of York
1446 - 1503
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 3,609
Munmu of Silla
626 - 681
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 3,610
Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
1671 - 1702
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 3,611
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Benny Gantz ranks 26. Before him are Mauricio Macri, Ali Bongo Ondimba, Sean Bean, Ken Watanabe, János Áder, and Mike Pence. After him are Milorad Dodik, Robert Knepper, John McEnroe, Inger Nilsson, William Lai, and Ramón Díaz.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsMauricio Macri
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 20
Ali Bongo Ondimba
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 21
Sean Bean
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 22
Ken Watanabe
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 23
János Áder
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 24
Mike Pence
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 25
Benny Gantz
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 26
Milorad Dodik
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 27
Robert Knepper
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 28
John McEnroe
TENNIS PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 29
Inger Nilsson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 30
William Lai
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 31
Ramón Díaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 32
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Benny Gantz ranks 118 out of 466. Before him are Zephaniah (-701), Philip the Evangelist (100), Judah ha-Nasi (135), Gene Simmons (1949), Shimon bar Yochai (1), and David Grossman (1954). After him are Israel Tal (1924), Barak (null), Aristobulus II (-100), Yochanan Vollach (1945), Al-Tabarani (873), and Yoav Galant (1958).
Others born in Israel
Go to all RankingsZephaniah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
701 BC - 609 BC
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 112
Philip the Evangelist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 113
Judah ha-Nasi
POLITICIAN
135 - 217
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 114
Gene Simmons
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 115
Shimon bar Yochai
POLITICIAN
1 - 160
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 116
David Grossman
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 117
Benny Gantz
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 118
Israel Tal
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 2010
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 119
Barak
POLITICIAN
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 120
Aristobulus II
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 49 BC
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 121
Yochanan Vollach
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 122
Al-Tabarani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
873 - 971
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 123
Yoav Galant
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 124
Among POLITICIANS In Israel
Among politicians born in Israel, Benny Gantz ranks 47. Before him are Yigal Allon (1918), Philip the Tetrarch (-4), Isabella II of Jerusalem (1212), Yair Lapid (1963), Judah ha-Nasi (135), and Shimon bar Yochai (1). After him are Barak (null), Aristobulus II (-100), Yoav Galant (1958), Al-Maqdisi (945), Al-Afdal Shahanshah (1066), and Ali Hassan Salameh (1940).
Yigal Allon
1918 - 1980
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 41
Philip the Tetrarch
4 BC - 34
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 42
Isabella II of Jerusalem
1212 - 1228
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 43
Yair Lapid
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 44
Judah ha-Nasi
135 - 217
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 45
Shimon bar Yochai
1 - 160
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 46
Benny Gantz
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 47
Barak
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 48
Aristobulus II
100 BC - 49 BC
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 49
Yoav Galant
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 50
Al-Maqdisi
945 - 1000
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 51
Al-Afdal Shahanshah
1066 - 1121
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 52
Ali Hassan Salameh
1940 - 1979
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 53