DIPLOMAT
Chaim Herzog
1918 - 1997
Chaim Herzog
Chaim Herzog (Hebrew: חיים הרצוג; 17 September 1918 – 17 April 1997) was an Israeli politician, military officer, lawyer and author who served as the sixth president of Israel between 1983 and 1993. Born in Belfast and raised primarily in Dublin, the son of Ireland's Chief Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, he immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1935 and served in the Haganah Jewish paramilitary group during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt. He returned to Israel after the war and, following the end of the British Mandate and Israel's Declaration of Independence in 1948, fought in the Battles of Latrun during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chaim Herzog has received more than 875,737 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Chaim Herzog is the 16th most popular diplomat (up from 21st in 2019), the 345th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 537th in 2019) and the most popular British Diplomat.
Chaim Herzog was the sixth president of Israel, and the first to be born in the country. He was also the first Israeli ambassador to the United Nations. Herzog is best known for his memoirs, which he published in 1972.
Memorability Metrics
880k
Page Views (PV)
67.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
7.31
Effective Languages (L*)
3.43
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Among DIPLOMATS
Among diplomats, Chaim Herzog ranks 16 out of 90. Before him are Ferdinand de Lesseps, Raoul Wallenberg, Lucien Bonaparte, Madeleine Albright, Folke Bernadotte, and John R. Bolton. After him are Mohamed ElBaradei, Alva Myrdal, Antony Blinken, Hasekura Tsunenaga, George F. Kennan, and Chiune Sugihara.
Most Popular Diplomats in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFerdinand de Lesseps
1805 - 1894
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 10
Raoul Wallenberg
1912 - 1947
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 11
Lucien Bonaparte
1775 - 1840
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 12
Madeleine Albright
1937 - 2022
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 13
Folke Bernadotte
1895 - 1948
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 14
John R. Bolton
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 15
Chaim Herzog
1918 - 1997
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 16
Mohamed ElBaradei
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 17
Alva Myrdal
1902 - 1986
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 18
Antony Blinken
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 19
Hasekura Tsunenaga
1571 - 1622
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 20
George F. Kennan
1904 - 2005
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 21
Chiune Sugihara
1900 - 1986
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 22
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Chaim Herzog ranks 19. Before him are Helmut Schmidt, Ken Miles, Gertrude B. Elion, Alberto Ascari, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and Frederick Sanger. After him are Katherine Johnson, William Holden, Martin Ryle, Jørn Utzon, Kai Siegbahn, and Billy Graham. Among people deceased in 1997, Chaim Herzog ranks 18. Before him are Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Paulo Freire, Melvin Calvin, The Notorious B.I.G., Roy Lichtenstein, and Bohumil Hrabal. After him are Sviatoslav Richter, Hans Eysenck, William S. Burroughs, Fred Zinnemann, Isaiah Berlin, and Allen Ginsberg.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsHelmut Schmidt
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2015
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 13
Ken Miles
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1966
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 14
Gertrude B. Elion
CHEMIST
1918 - 1999
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 15
Alberto Ascari
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1955
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 16
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2004
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 17
Frederick Sanger
CHEMIST
1918 - 2013
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 18
Chaim Herzog
DIPLOMAT
1918 - 1997
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 19
Katherine Johnson
MATHEMATICIAN
1918 - 2020
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 20
William Holden
ACTOR
1918 - 1981
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 21
Martin Ryle
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1984
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 22
Jørn Utzon
ARCHITECT
1918 - 2008
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 23
Kai Siegbahn
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 24
Billy Graham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2018
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1997
Go to all RankingsIsrael Kamakawiwoʻole
MUSICIAN
1959 - 1997
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 12
Paulo Freire
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 13
Melvin Calvin
CHEMIST
1911 - 1997
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 14
The Notorious B.I.G.
SINGER
1972 - 1997
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 15
Roy Lichtenstein
ARTIST
1923 - 1997
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 16
Bohumil Hrabal
WRITER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 17
Chaim Herzog
DIPLOMAT
1918 - 1997
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 18
Sviatoslav Richter
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1997
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 19
Hans Eysenck
PSYCHOLOGIST
1916 - 1997
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 20
William S. Burroughs
WRITER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 21
Fred Zinnemann
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1997
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 22
Isaiah Berlin
PHILOSOPHER
1909 - 1997
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 23
Allen Ginsberg
WRITER
1926 - 1997
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 24
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Chaim Herzog ranks 345 out of 8,785. Before him are Ian McShane (1942), William Baffin (1584), Benjamin Britten (1913), John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650), David Beckham (1975), and Malcolm McDowell (1943). After him are Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828), William Henry Bragg (1862), G. K. Chesterton (1874), Angela Lansbury (1925), Christopher Marlowe (1564), and Alan Bates (1934).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsIan McShane
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 339
William Baffin
EXPLORER
1584 - 1622
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 340
Benjamin Britten
COMPOSER
1913 - 1976
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 341
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1650 - 1722
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 342
David Beckham
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 343
Malcolm McDowell
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 344
Chaim Herzog
DIPLOMAT
1918 - 1997
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 345
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
WRITER
1828 - 1882
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 346
William Henry Bragg
PHYSICIST
1862 - 1942
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 347
G. K. Chesterton
WRITER
1874 - 1936
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 348
Angela Lansbury
ACTOR
1925 - 2022
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 349
Christopher Marlowe
WRITER
1564 - 1593
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 350
Alan Bates
ACTOR
1934 - 2003
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 351
Among DIPLOMATS In United Kingdom
Among diplomats born in United Kingdom, Chaim Herzog ranks 1. After him are Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784), Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (1864), Ernest Mason Satow (1843), and Seán Lester (1888).
Chaim Herzog
1918 - 1997
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 1
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
1784 - 1865
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 2
Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
1864 - 1958
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 3
Ernest Mason Satow
1843 - 1929
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 4
Seán Lester
1888 - 1959
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 5