Jerusalem
Jerusalem ranks 122nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rosario, Milwaukee, and Hanover. Memorable people born in Jerusalem include Elijah, Josephus, and Yitzhak Rabin. Memorable people who died in Jerusalem include Jesus, Solomon, and David. Jerusalem has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Jerusalem is located in Israel.
Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the oldest cities in the world, and is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both the State of Israel and the State of Palestine claim Jerusalem as their capital city. Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there, and the State of Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power. Neither claim is widely recognized internationally. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1000 BC and 2000, Jerusalem was the birth place of 91 globally memorable people, including Elijah, Josephus, and Yitzhak Rabin. Additionaly, 103 globally memorable people have passed away in Jerusalem including Jesus, Solomon, and David. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Jerusalem than were born there.
People Born in Jerusalem
Go to all RankingsElijah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 1
Josephus
HISTORIAN
37 - 100
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 2
Yitzhak Rabin
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1995
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 3
Isaiah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 4
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1161 - 1185
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 5
Ezekiel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
621 BC - 569 BC
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 6
Rehoboam
POLITICIAN
972 BC - 914 BC
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 7
Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1160 - 1190
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 8
Amin al-Husseini
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1974
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 9
William of Tyre
HISTORIAN
1130 - 1186
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 10
Amos Oz
WRITER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 11
Hezekiah
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 697 BC
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Jerusalem
Go to all RankingsWesam Abu Rmilah
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 88
Adva Cohen
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 89
Tomer Frankel
SWIMMER
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 90
Gili Cohen
WRESTLER
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 91
People Deceased in Jerusalem
Go to all RankingsJesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
4 BC - 33
HPI: 96.04
Rank: 1
Solomon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1011 BC - 931 BC
HPI: 87.79
Rank: 2
David
POLITICIAN
1010 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 87.35
Rank: 3
Saint Stephen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 36
HPI: 80.83
Rank: 4
James, son of Zebedee
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 44
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 5
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1161 - 1185
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 6
Judas Iscariot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 30
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 7
Elizabeth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 8
Zechariah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 9
Godfrey of Bouillon
POLITICIAN
1060 - 1100
HPI: 75.39
Rank: 10
Rehoboam
POLITICIAN
972 BC - 914 BC
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 11
Joachim
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Jerusalem were politicians (39), religious figures (13), writers (6), actors (4), and singers (4), while most who died were politicians (36), religious figures (24), writers (11), historians (8), and philosophers (6).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Jerusalem, including Reuven Rivlin, Rehavam Ze'evi, and Suha Arafat. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jerusalem, including Yitzhak Rabin, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, and Rehoboam.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Jerusalem since 1700.