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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Yigael Yadin

1917 - 1984

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Yigael Yadin (Hebrew: יִגָּאֵל יָדִין [jigaˈel jaˈdin]; 20 March 1917 – 28 June 1984) was an Israeli archeologist, soldier and politician. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yigael Yadin has received more than 232,380 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Yigael Yadin is the 704th most popular military personnel (down from 589th in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from Israel (down from 135th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Israeli Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Yigael Yadin ranks 704 out of 1,468Before him are Frank Jack Fletcher, Georges Guynemer, Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Pavel Sudoplatov, Paul Revere, and Yasuji Okamura. After him are David Elazar, Peithon, Doc Holliday, Soemu Toyoda, Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary, and Fritz Klingenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Yigael Yadin ranks 94Before him are Vera Lynn, Irving Penn, Otto Kittel, Giuseppe De Santis, Vasily Petrov, and Maurice Trintignant. After him are László Szabó, Erich Rudorffer, Maya Deren, Augusto Roa Bastos, Yukio Tsuda, and Kamal Jumblatt. Among people deceased in 1984, Yigael Yadin ranks 62Before him are Jerzy Popiełuszko, Eduardo De Filippo, Mark W. Clark, Walter Tevis, Marcel Janco, and George Gallup. After him are Pierre Gemayel, Kim Sung-gan, Andy Kaufman, Richard Brautigan, Kevin A. Lynch, and Branko Ćopić.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Yigael Yadin ranks 146 out of 430Before him are Ghassan Kanafani (1936), Jonathan Apphus (-200), Avram Grant (1955), Haya Harareet (1931), Menahem Golan (1929), and Valerius Gratus (-50). After him are Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi (1947), Angelus of Jerusalem (1185), Ivry Gitlis (1922), Sirhan Sirhan (1944), Moses ben Jacob Cordovero (1522), and Procopius of Scythopolis (250).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Israel

Among military personnels born in Israel, Yigael Yadin ranks 2Before him are Israel Tal (1924). After him are Khalil al-Wazir (1935), Uzi Narkiss (1925), Yitzhak Hofi (1927), Dan Halutz (1948), Aviv Kochavi (1964), and Gilad Shalit (1986).