Jaffa
Jaffa ranks 2,111th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Helena, Montana, Poitou, and Shandong. Memorable people born in Jaffa include Abu Nidal, Yoav Galant, and Talal Abu-Ghazaleh. Memorable people who died in Jaffa include Menahem Golan, Thomas Hodgkin, and Dorcas. Jaffa has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many film directors, and physicians. Jaffa is located in Israel.
Jaffa, also called Japho, Joppa or Joppe in English, is an ancient Levantine port city which is part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, located in its southern part. The city sits atop a naturally elevated outcrop on the Mediterranean coastline. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1937 and 1989, Jaffa was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Abu Nidal, Yoav Galant, and Talal Abu-Ghazaleh. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Jaffa including Menahem Golan, Thomas Hodgkin, and Dorcas.
People Born in Jaffa
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Abu Nidal
EXTREMIST
1937 - 2002
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 1
Yoav Galant
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 2
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
BUSINESSPERSON
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 3
Benny Hinn
PRESENTER
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 4
Hana Laszlo
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 5
Haim Ramon
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 6
Yon Tumarkin
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.22
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Jaffa
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Menahem Golan
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2014
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 1
Thomas Hodgkin
PHYSICIAN
1798 - 1866
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 2
Dorcas
POLITICIAN
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 3
Yosef Haim Brenner
WRITER
1881 - 1921
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Jaffa
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Most individuals born in present day Jaffa were politicians (2), actors (2), extremists (1), businesspeople (1), and presenters (1), while most who died were film directors (1), physicians (1), politicians (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Jaffa, including Yoav Galant, and Haim Ramon. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jaffa, including Yoav Galant, and Haim Ramon.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Jaffa since 1700.
