1924 - 2010
Israel Tal (Hebrew: ישראל טל, 13 September 1924 – 8 September 2010), also known as Talik (Hebrew: טליק), was an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) general known for his knowledge of tank warfare and for leading the development of Israel's Merkava tank. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Israel Tal has received more than 202,523 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Israel Tal is the 618th most popular military personnel (up from 627th in 2019), the 135th most popular biography from Israel (up from 139th in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Military Personnel.
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Among military personnels, Israel Tal ranks 618 out of 1,468. Before him are Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., Minamoto no Yoshinaka, Julius von Payer, Kemal Reis, Gustav Horn, Count of Pori, and Zhuge Jin. After him are Werner Kempf, Casimir Pulaski, Giorgio Basta, Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours, Raoul Salan, and Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld.
1915 - 1944
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 612
1154 - 1184
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 613
1841 - 1915
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 614
1451 - 1511
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 615
1592 - 1657
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 616
174 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 617
1924 - 2010
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 618
1886 - 1964
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 619
1745 - 1779
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 620
1550 - 1607
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 621
1489 - 1512
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 622
1899 - 1984
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 623
1651 - 1722
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 624
Among people born in 1924, Israel Tal ranks 86. Before him are Rudolf Vrba, Jozef Tomko, Arthur Danto, Paul Desmond, Kenneth Kaunda, and James Black. After him are Vasil Bykaŭ, Milka Planinc, Moktar Ould Daddah, Antoni Ramallets, David Bronstein, and Noboru Takeshita. Among people deceased in 2010, Israel Tal ranks 59. Before him are Juliet Anderson, Bent Larsen, Martin Gardner, Hwang Jang-yop, Antony Flew, and James Black. After him are Solomon Burke, Milka Planinc, Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Patricia Neal, and André Kolingba.
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 80
1924 - 2022
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 81
1924 - 2013
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 82
1924 - 1977
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 83
1924 - 2021
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 84
1924 - 2010
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 85
1924 - 2010
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 86
1924 - 2003
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 87
1924 - 2010
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 88
1924 - 2003
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 89
1924 - 2013
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 90
1924 - 2006
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 91
1924 - 2000
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 92
1938 - 2010
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 53
1935 - 2010
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 54
1914 - 2010
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 55
1923 - 2010
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 56
1923 - 2010
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 57
1924 - 2010
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 58
1924 - 2010
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 59
1936 - 2010
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 60
1924 - 2010
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 61
1935 - 2010
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 62
1919 - 2010
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 63
1926 - 2010
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 64
1936 - 2010
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 65
Among people born in Israel, Israel Tal ranks 135 out of 430. Before him are Antiochus of Ascalon (-130), Gal Gadot (1985), Al-Tabarani (873), Yigal Allon (1918), Saint Petronilla (50), and Naftali Bennett (1972). After him are Al-Afdal Shahanshah (1066), Ali Hassan Salameh (1940), Ilan Ramon (1954), Shoghi Effendi (1897), Ghassan Kanafani (1936), and Jonathan Apphus (-200).
130 BC - 68 BC
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 129
1985 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 130
873 - 971
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 131
1918 - 1980
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 132
50 - 100
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 133
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 134
1924 - 2010
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 135
1066 - 1121
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 136
1940 - 1979
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 137
1954 - 2003
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 138
1897 - 1957
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 139
1936 - 1972
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 140
200 BC - 143 BC
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 141
Among military personnels born in Israel, Israel Tal ranks 1. After him are Yigael Yadin (1917), Khalil al-Wazir (1935), Uzi Narkiss (1925), Yitzhak Hofi (1927), Dan Halutz (1948), Aviv Kochavi (1964), and Gilad Shalit (1986).
1924 - 2010
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 1
1917 - 1984
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 2
1935 - 1988
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 3
1925 - 1997
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 4
1927 - 2014
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 5
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 6
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 7
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 8