POLITICIAN
Moshe Dayan
1915 - 1981
Moshe Dayan
Moshe Dayan (Hebrew: משה דיין; May 20, 1915 – October 16, 1981) was an Israeli military leader and politician. As commander of the Jerusalem front in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (1953–1958) during the 1956 Sinai War, and as Defense Minister during the Six-Day War in 1967, he became a worldwide fighting symbol of the new state of Israel. In the 1930s, Dayan joined the Haganah, the pre-state Jewish defense force of Mandatory Palestine. He served in the Special Night Squads under Orde Wingate during the Arab revolt in Palestine and later lost an eye to a sniper in a raid on Vichy forces in Lebanon during World War II. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Moshe Dayan has received more than 5,374,918 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Moshe Dayan is the 294th most popular politician (up from 521st in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Israel (up from 33rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Israeli Politician.
Moshe Dayan was a major military leader in the Israeli army. He is most famous for his role in the 1967 Six-Day War, when he led the Israeli forces to victory over Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.
Memorability Metrics
5.4M
Page Views (PV)
76.13
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
56
Languages Editions (L)
11.08
Effective Languages (L*)
3.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Moshe Dayan ranks 294 out of 19,576. Before him are Martin Bormann, Charles XII of Sweden, Sulla, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, Mars, and George III of the United Kingdom. After him are Charles I of Austria, Woodrow Wilson, Hugh Capet, Konstantin Chernenko, Philip III of Spain, and Peter III of Russia.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMartin Bormann
1900 - 1945
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 288
Charles XII of Sweden
1682 - 1718
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 289
Sulla
138 BC - 78 BC
HPI: 76.18
Rank: 290
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
1708 - 1765
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 291
Mars
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 292
George III of the United Kingdom
1738 - 1820
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 293
Moshe Dayan
1915 - 1981
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 294
Charles I of Austria
1887 - 1922
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 295
Woodrow Wilson
1856 - 1924
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 296
Hugh Capet
940 - 996
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 297
Konstantin Chernenko
1911 - 1985
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 298
Philip III of Spain
1578 - 1621
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 299
Peter III of Russia
1728 - 1762
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 300
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Moshe Dayan ranks 4. Before him are Édith Piaf, Augusto Pinochet, and Anthony Quinn. After him are Frank Sinatra, Ingrid Bergman, Roland Barthes, Vasily Zaitsev, Yitzhak Shamir, David Rockefeller, Arthur Miller, and Orson Welles. Among people deceased in 1981, Moshe Dayan ranks 3. Before him are Bob Marley, and Anwar Sadat. After him are Jacques Lacan, Albert Speer, Soong Ching-ling, Max Euwe, Natalie Wood, Frederica of Hanover, Hideki Yukawa, William Holden, and William Wyler.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsÉdith Piaf
SINGER
1915 - 1963
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 1
Augusto Pinochet
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 2
Anthony Quinn
ACTOR
1915 - 2001
HPI: 79.02
Rank: 3
Moshe Dayan
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1981
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 4
Frank Sinatra
SINGER
1915 - 1998
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 5
Ingrid Bergman
ACTOR
1915 - 1982
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 6
Roland Barthes
PHILOSOPHER
1915 - 1980
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 7
Vasily Zaitsev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1991
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 8
Yitzhak Shamir
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2012
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 9
David Rockefeller
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2017
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 10
Arthur Miller
WRITER
1915 - 2005
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 11
Orson Welles
ACTOR
1915 - 1985
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1981
Go to all RankingsBob Marley
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1981
HPI: 84.73
Rank: 1
Anwar Sadat
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1981
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 2
Moshe Dayan
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1981
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 3
Jacques Lacan
PSYCHOLOGIST
1901 - 1981
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 4
Albert Speer
ARCHITECT
1905 - 1981
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 5
Soong Ching-ling
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1981
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 6
Max Euwe
CHESS PLAYER
1901 - 1981
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 7
Natalie Wood
ACTOR
1938 - 1981
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 8
Frederica of Hanover
COMPANION
1917 - 1981
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 9
Hideki Yukawa
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1981
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 10
William Holden
ACTOR
1918 - 1981
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 11
William Wyler
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1981
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 12
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Moshe Dayan ranks 28 out of 466. Before him are Bartholomew the Apostle (-100), Thomas the Apostle (1), Ezekiel (-621), Salome (14), Jude the Apostle (15), and Simon the Zealot (1). After him are Ahmed Yassin (1937), Herod Antipas (-20), Bathsheba (-3500), Rehoboam (-972), John the Evangelist (10), and Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160).
Others born in Israel
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 22
Thomas the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 72
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 23
Ezekiel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
621 BC - 569 BC
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 24
Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
14 - 100
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 25
Jude the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
15 - 70
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 26
Simon the Zealot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 107
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 27
Moshe Dayan
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1981
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 28
Ahmed Yassin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - 2004
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 29
Herod Antipas
POLITICIAN
20 BC - 39
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 30
Bathsheba
COMPANION
3500 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 31
Rehoboam
POLITICIAN
972 BC - 914 BC
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 32
John the Evangelist
WRITER
10 - 100
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 33
Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1160 - 1190
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 34
Among POLITICIANS In Israel
Among politicians born in Israel, Moshe Dayan ranks 7. Before him are Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Ariel Sharon (1928), Yitzhak Rabin (1922), Herod the Great (-73), Benjamin Netanyahu (1949), and Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161). After him are Herod Antipas (-20), Rehoboam (-972), Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160), Amin al-Husseini (1895), Jeroboam (-1000), and Ehud Barak (1942).
Mahmoud Abbas
1935 - Present
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 1
Ariel Sharon
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.24
Rank: 2
Yitzhak Rabin
1922 - 1995
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 3
Herod the Great
73 BC - 3 BC
HPI: 79.82
Rank: 4
Benjamin Netanyahu
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 5
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
1161 - 1185
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 6
Moshe Dayan
1915 - 1981
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 7
Herod Antipas
20 BC - 39
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 8
Rehoboam
972 BC - 914 BC
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 9
Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem
1160 - 1190
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 10
Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 1974
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 11
Jeroboam
1000 BC - 910 BC
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 12
Ehud Barak
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 13