POLITICIAN

Meir Kahane

1932 - 1990

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Meir David HaKohen Kahane ( kə-HAH-nə; Hebrew: רבי מאיר דוד הכהן כהנא; born Martin David Kahane; August 1, 1932 – November 5, 1990) was an American-born Israeli Orthodox ordained rabbi, writer, and ultra-nationalist politician who served one term in Israel's Knesset. Founder of the Israeli political party Kach—whose legacy continues to influence militant and far-right political groups active today in Israel,—he was convicted of multiple acts of terrorism in the United States and in Israel. Born in 1932 in Brooklyn, New York City, to an Orthodox Jewish family, Kahane received his education there, starting with Jewish scripture studies, and eventually gaining an M.A. in International Relations from New York University. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Meir Kahane has received more than 2,164,911 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Meir Kahane is the 3,503rd most popular politician (up from 6,546th in 2019), the 1,111th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,243rd in 2019) and the 92nd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Meir Kahane ranks 3,503 out of 19,576. Before him are Pekahiah, Pepin II of Aquitaine, Qi of Xia, Princess Mafalda of Savoy, Rauf Denktaş, and Seleucus III Ceraunus. After him are Katsura Tarō, Edith Frank, Michael Hainisch, Joannes, Seongjong of Goryeo, and Abbas I of Egypt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Meir Kahane ranks 65. Before him are Nam June Paik, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Piper Laurie, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, Stephen Covey, and Robert Vaughn. After him are David Scott, Nagisa Oshima, Gunter Sachs, Hiroaki Sato, Benigno Aquino Jr., and Little Richard. Among people deceased in 1990, Meir Kahane ranks 35. Before him are Oldřich Nejedlý, Barbara Stanwyck, Bruno Kreisky, Sergio Corbucci, Luigi Nono, and Patrick White. After him are Robert Noyce, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, Viktor Tsoi, Rex Harrison, Princess Sophie of Hohenberg, and Vasili Kuznetsov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Meir Kahane ranks 1,111 out of 20,380. Before him are Andrew S. Tanenbaum (1944), George Jung (1942), Mary Ainsworth (1913), Richard Serra (1939), Robert F. Furchgott (1916), and Edmund Phelps (1933). After him are Mark Wahlberg (1971), Andrew Dickson White (1832), Robert W. Holley (1922), Meg Ryan (1961), Shelley Duvall (1949), and Lewis A. Swift (1820).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Meir Kahane ranks 92. Before him are Frank B. Kellogg (1856), Jack Kemp (1935), Dred Scott (1795), Janet Yellen (1946), Mike Pence (1959), and Laura Bush (1946). After him are Andrew Dickson White (1832), Gina Haspel (1956), Lloyd Austin (1953), Susan Wojcicki (1968), George Papandreou (1952), and Allen Dulles (1893).

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