WRITER

Amos Oz

1939 - 2018

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Amos Oz (Hebrew: עמוס עוז; born Amos Klausner (עמוס קלוזנר); 4 May 1939 – 28 December 2018) was an Israeli writer, novelist, journalist, and intellectual. He was also a professor of Hebrew literature at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. From 1967 onwards, Oz was a prominent advocate of a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. He was the author of 40 books, including novels, short story collections, children's books, and essays, and his work has been published in 45 languages, more than that of any other Israeli writer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amos Oz is the 346th most popular writer (down from 265th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Israel (down from 46th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Israeli Writer.

Amos Oz is a famous Israeli author. He is most famous for his novel "A Tale of Love and Darkness."

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Amos Oz ranks 346 out of 7,302. Before him are Svetlana Alliluyeva, Maurice Leblanc, Arion, Archilochus, Mikhail Lermontov, and J. D. Vance. After him are Eyvind Johnson, Paul Valéry, Simonides of Ceos, Marguerite Duras, Peter Drucker, and Roald Dahl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Amos Oz ranks 12. Before him are Ian McKellen, Lee Harvey Oswald, Stanislav Petrov, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Peter Grünberg, and Giovanni Trapattoni. After him are Amanda Lear, Harvey Keitel, Giovanni Falcone, Ada Yonath, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, and Reuven Rivlin. Among people deceased in 2018, Amos Oz ranks 18. Before him are Stan Lee, Miloš Forman, Joe Jackson, John Young, John Sulston, and Peter Grünberg. After him are Isao Takahata, Riccardo Giacconi, John McCain, Stephen Hillenburg, Jean-Louis Tauran, and Philip Roth.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Amos Oz ranks 52 out of 466. Before him are Nehemiah (-490), William of Tyre (1130), Hezekiah (-800), Simeon (null), Judas Maccabeus (-200), and Daniel Kahneman (1934). After him are Dinah (-1700), Herodias (-100), Barabbas (1), Ada Yonath (1939), Ehud Olmert (1945), and Ehud Barak (1942).

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  • Photo of Nehemiah

    Nehemiah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    490 BC - 403 BC

    HPI: 75.88

    Rank: 46

  • Photo of William of Tyre

    William of Tyre

    HISTORIAN

    1130 - 1186

    HPI: 75.84

    Rank: 47

  • Photo of Hezekiah

    Hezekiah

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 697 BC

    HPI: 75.72

    Rank: 48

  • Photo of Simeon

    Simeon

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    HPI: 75.45

    Rank: 49

  • Photo of Judas Maccabeus

    Judas Maccabeus

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    200 BC - 160 BC

    HPI: 75.31

    Rank: 50

  • Photo of Daniel Kahneman

    Daniel Kahneman

    PSYCHOLOGIST

    1934 - 2024

    HPI: 75.25

    Rank: 51

  • Photo of Amos Oz

    Amos Oz

    WRITER

    1939 - 2018

    HPI: 74.93

    Rank: 52

  • Photo of Dinah

    Dinah

    COMPANION

    1700 BC - 1590 BC

    HPI: 74.91

    Rank: 53

  • Photo of Herodias

    Herodias

    NOBLEMAN

    100 BC - 100

    HPI: 74.71

    Rank: 54

  • Photo of Barabbas

    Barabbas

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1 - 100

    HPI: 74.66

    Rank: 55

  • Photo of Ada Yonath

    Ada Yonath

    BIOLOGIST

    1939 - Present

    HPI: 74.00

    Rank: 56

  • Photo of Ehud Olmert

    Ehud Olmert

    POLITICIAN

    1945 - Present

    HPI: 73.70

    Rank: 57

  • Photo of Ehud Barak

    Ehud Barak

    POLITICIAN

    1942 - Present

    HPI: 73.69

    Rank: 58

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Among WRITERS In Israel

Among writers born in Israel, Amos Oz ranks 2. Before him are John the Evangelist (10). After him are Mahmoud Darwish (1941), Edward Said (1935), Ghassan Kanafani (1936), David Grossman (1954), A. B. Yehoshua (1936), Emile Habibi (1922), Justus of Tiberias (35), Ahron Daum (1951), May Ziade (1886), and Etgar Keret (1967).

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