Archaeologist
Israel Finkelstein
Israeli archaeologist
1949 - today
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Israel Finkelstein
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Israel Finkelstein is the 89th most popular archaeologist (down from 77th in 2024), the 252nd most popular biography from Israel (down from 251st in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Archaeologist.
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Among Archaeologists
Among archaeologists, Israel Finkelstein ranks 89 out of 151. Before him are Joseph Orbeli, Hugo Winckler, Edward Robinson, Kathleen Kenyon, Ernst Herzfeld, and Pierre Montet. After him are Anne Stine Ingstad, Ernesto Schiaparelli, Sven Nilsson, Rudolf Wagner, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, and Zsófia Torma.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
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Joseph Orbeli
1887 - 1961
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 83
Hugo Winckler
1863 - 1913
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 84
Edward Robinson
1794 - 1863
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 85
Kathleen Kenyon
1906 - 1978
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 86
Ernst Herzfeld
1879 - 1948
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 87
Pierre Montet
1885 - 1966
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 88
Israel Finkelstein
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 89
Anne Stine Ingstad
1918 - 1997
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 90
Ernesto Schiaparelli
1856 - 1928
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 91
Sven Nilsson
1787 - 1883
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 92
Rudolf Wagner
1805 - 1864
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 93
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt
1913 - 2011
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 94
Zsófia Torma
1832 - 1899
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 95
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Israel Finkelstein ranks 373. Before him are Marc Garneau, Eddie Hart, Arno, Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria, Moto Hagio, and Véronique Sanson. After him are Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Mugur Isărescu, Steven Williams, Åse Kleveland, Shelley Long, and Pia Degermark.
Others Born in 1949
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Marc Garneau
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2025
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 367
Eddie Hart
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 368
Arno
SINGER
1949 - 2022
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 369
Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - 2004
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 370
Moto Hagio
COMIC ARTIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 371
Véronique Sanson
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 372
Israel Finkelstein
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 373
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
ACTOR
1949 - 2010
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 374
Mugur Isărescu
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 375
Steven Williams
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 376
Åse Kleveland
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 377
Shelley Long
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 378
Pia Degermark
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 379
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Israel Finkelstein ranks 252 out of NaN. Before him are Amotz Zahavi (1928), Alon Abutbul (1965), Joseph Raz (1939), Gideon Sa'ar (1966), Carmela Corren (1938), and Narcissus of Jerusalem (95). After him are Ari Folman (1962), Yasmin Levy (1975), Mordechai Eliyahu (1929), Avi Wigderson (1956), Benny Morris (1948), and Yaakov Neeman (1939).
Others born in Israel
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Amotz Zahavi
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2017
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 246
Alon Abutbul
ACTOR
1965 - 2025
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 247
Joseph Raz
PHILOSOPHER
1939 - 2022
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 248
Gideon Sa'ar
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 249
Carmela Corren
SINGER
1938 - 2022
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 250
Narcissus of Jerusalem
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
95 - 211
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 251
Israel Finkelstein
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 252
Ari Folman
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 253
Yasmin Levy
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 254
Mordechai Eliyahu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2010
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 255
Avi Wigderson
MATHEMATICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 256
Benny Morris
HISTORIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 257
Yaakov Neeman
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 258
Among Archaeologists In Israel
Among archaeologists born in Israel, Israel Finkelstein ranks 1.
