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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

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People Deceased in Jerusalem

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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).

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.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Jerusalem since 1700.