POLITICIAN
Yitzhak Shamir
1915 - 2012
Yitzhak Shamir
Yitzhak Shamir (Hebrew: יצחק שמיר, ; born Yitzhak Yezernitsky; October 22, 1915 – June 30, 2012) was an Israeli politician and the seventh prime minister of Israel, serving two terms (1983–1984, 1986–1992). Before the establishment of the State of Israel, Shamir was a leader of the Zionist militant group Lehi, also known as the Stern Gang. Yitzhak Shamir grew up in interwar Poland. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yitzhak Shamir has received more than 1,253,482 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Yitzhak Shamir is the 716th most popular politician (up from 1,419th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Poland (down from 12th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Polish Politician.
Yitzhak Shamir was the Prime Minister of Israel from 1983 to 1984 and from 1986 to 1992. He was also the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1977 to 1984.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
71.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
60
Languages Editions (L)
9.33
Effective Languages (L*)
3.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Yitzhak Shamir ranks 716 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Smenkhkare, Wang Mang, Leo III the Isaurian, John Zápolya, and Stefan Dušan. After him are Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy, Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, Sigismund II Augustus, Pedro I of Brazil, Peter I of Serbia, and Ion Antonescu.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLouis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
1282 - 1347
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 710
Smenkhkare
1400 BC - 1334 BC
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 711
Wang Mang
45 BC - 23
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 712
Leo III the Isaurian
675 - 741
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 713
John Zápolya
1487 - 1540
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 714
Stefan Dušan
1308 - 1355
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 715
Yitzhak Shamir
1915 - 2012
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 716
Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy
1480 - 1530
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 717
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
1767 - 1794
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 718
Sigismund II Augustus
1520 - 1572
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 719
Pedro I of Brazil
1798 - 1834
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 720
Peter I of Serbia
1844 - 1921
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 721
Ion Antonescu
1882 - 1946
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 722
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Yitzhak Shamir ranks 9. Before him are Anthony Quinn, Moshe Dayan, Frank Sinatra, Ingrid Bergman, Roland Barthes, and Vasily Zaitsev. After him are David Rockefeller, Arthur Miller, Orson Welles, Eli Wallach, Paul Samuelson, and Billie Holiday. Among people deceased in 2012, Yitzhak Shamir ranks 7. Before him are Neil Armstrong, Oscar Niemeyer, Norodom Sihanouk, Wisława Szymborska, Ray Bradbury, and Whitney Houston. After him are Griselda Blanco, Ahmed Ben Bella, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Tony Scott, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Jon Lord.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsAnthony 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
Eli Wallach
ACTOR
1915 - 2014
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 13
Paul Samuelson
ECONOMIST
1915 - 2009
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 14
Billie Holiday
SINGER
1915 - 1959
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsNeil Armstrong
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2012
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 1
Oscar Niemeyer
ARCHITECT
1907 - 2012
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 2
Norodom Sihanouk
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2012
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 3
Wisława Szymborska
WRITER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 4
Ray Bradbury
WRITER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 5
Whitney Houston
SINGER
1963 - 2012
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 6
Yitzhak Shamir
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2012
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 7
Griselda Blanco
MAFIOSO
1943 - 2012
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 8
Ahmed Ben Bella
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 9
Rita Levi-Montalcini
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 2012
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 10
Tony Scott
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2012
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 11
Michael Clarke Duncan
ACTOR
1957 - 2012
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 12
Jon Lord
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2012
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 13
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Yitzhak Shamir ranks 32 out of 1,694. Before him are Władysław IV Vasa (1595), Eric of Pomerania (1381), Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902), Ernst Cassirer (1874), Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846), and Zygmunt Bauman (1925). After him are Sigismund II Augustus (1520), Günther von Kluge (1882), Andrzej Wajda (1926), Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906), Maximilian Kolbe (1894), and Kurt Lewin (1890).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsWładysław IV Vasa
POLITICIAN
1595 - 1648
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 26
Eric of Pomerania
PIRATE
1381 - 1459
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 27
Isaac Bashevis Singer
WRITER
1902 - 1991
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 28
Ernst Cassirer
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1945
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 29
Henryk Sienkiewicz
WRITER
1846 - 1916
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 30
Zygmunt Bauman
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 31
Yitzhak Shamir
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2012
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 32
Sigismund II Augustus
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1572
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 33
Günther von Kluge
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 34
Andrzej Wajda
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 35
Maria Goeppert Mayer
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1972
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 36
Maximilian Kolbe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1894 - 1941
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 37
Kurt Lewin
PSYCHOLOGIST
1890 - 1947
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 38
Among POLITICIANS In Poland
Among politicians born in Poland, Yitzhak Shamir ranks 6. Before him are David Ben-Gurion (1886), Lech Wałęsa (1943), Paul von Hindenburg (1847), Lech Kaczyński (1949), and Władysław IV Vasa (1595). After him are Sigismund II Augustus (1520), Vladislaus II of Hungary (1456), Casimir III the Great (1310), Donald Tusk (1957), Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923), and Sigismund I the Old (1467).
David Ben-Gurion
1886 - 1973
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 1
Lech Wałęsa
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 2
Paul von Hindenburg
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 3
Lech Kaczyński
1949 - 2010
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 4
Władysław IV Vasa
1595 - 1648
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 5
Yitzhak Shamir
1915 - 2012
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 6
Sigismund II Augustus
1520 - 1572
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 7
Vladislaus II of Hungary
1456 - 1516
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 8
Casimir III the Great
1310 - 1370
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 9
Donald Tusk
1957 - Present
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 10
Wojciech Jaruzelski
1923 - 2014
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 11
Sigismund I the Old
1467 - 1548
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 12