Cultural Production in
Present Day
Israel
Israel
Israel ranks 38th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Portugal, Iran, and Ireland. Memorable people born in present day Israel include Mary, mother of Jesus, Jesus, and Saint Joseph. Memorable people who died in Israel include Jesus, Saint Joseph, and Abraham. Israel has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures.
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It borders Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east and Egypt to the southwest. Israel occupies the Palestinian territories of the West Bank in the east and the Gaza Strip in the southwest, as well as the Syrian Golan Heights in the northeast. Israel's western coast lies on the Mediterranean Sea, the southernmost point reaches the Red Sea, and the east includes part of the Dead Sea. Jerusalem is the government seat and proclaimed capital, while Tel Aviv is the country's largest urban area and economic centre. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 3500 BC and 2005, present day Israel was the birth place of 523 globally memorable people, including Mary, mother of Jesus, Jesus, and Saint Joseph. Additionaly, 317 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Israel including Jesus, Saint Joseph, and Abraham.
People Born in Present Day Israel
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Mary, mother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 96.94
Rank: 160
Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
4 BC - 33
HPI: 94.24
Rank: 202
Saint Joseph
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 90.76
Rank: 154
John the Baptist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
20 BC - 31
HPI: 89.07
Rank: 109
Matthew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 74
HPI: 88.31
Rank: 110
Isaac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 BC - 1533 BC
HPI: 86.63
Rank: 141
Ramesses II
NOBLEMAN
1303 BC - 1213 BC
HPI: 86.63
Rank: 17
Elijah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 183
Jonah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
850 BC - 810 BC
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 159
Herod the Great
POLITICIAN
73 BC - 3 BC
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 48
Matthias the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - Present
HPI: 84.11
Rank: 327
James, brother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
20 BC - 69
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 188
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Israel
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Yuval Raphael
SINGER
2000 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 19
Aida Touma-Suleiman
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 30
Eden Golan
SINGER
2003 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 20
Eli Dasa
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 26
Dor Peretz
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 23
Daniella Kertesz
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 28
Ronen Rubinstein
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 25
Elyanna
SINGER
2002 - Present
HPI: 36.79
Rank: 22
Alice Schlesinger
WRESTLER
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.87
Rank: 29
Tamir Nabaty
CHESS PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 30.87
Rank: 27
Tom Reuveny
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 30.34
Rank: 18
Gefen Primo
WRESTLER
2000 - Present
HPI: 30.00
Rank: 21
People Deceased in Present Day Israel
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
4 BC - 33
HPI: 94.24
Rank: 303
Saint Joseph
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 90.76
Rank: 230
Abraham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1813 BC - 1638 BC
HPI: 89.99
Rank: 219
Solomon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1011 BC - 931 BC
HPI: 89.40
Rank: 307
David
POLITICIAN
1010 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 88.96
Rank: 150
Saint Anne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 38
Saint George
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
280 - 303
HPI: 87.57
Rank: 172
James, son of Zebedee
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 44
HPI: 86.83
Rank: 263
James, brother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
20 BC - 69
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 279
Saint Stephen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 36
HPI: 84.00
Rank: 233
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1161 - 1185
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 98
Eusebius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
265 - 339
HPI: 83.24
Rank: 33
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Israel
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Israel were politicians (119), religious figures (56), soccer players (47), singers (41), and athletes (37), while most who died were politicians (108), religious figures (56), writers (36), military personnels (14), and philosophers (10).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Israel, including Benjamin Netanyahu, Ariel Sharon, and Mahmoud Abbas. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Israel, including Herod the Great, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Israel since 1700.
