POLITICIAN
Ariel Sharon
1928 - 2014

Ariel Sharon
Ariel Sharon (Hebrew: אֲרִיאֵל שָׁרוֹן [aʁiˈ(ʔ)el ʃaˈʁon] ; also known by his diminutive Arik, אָרִיק; 26 February 1928 – 11 January 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the prime minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006. Born in Kfar Malal in Mandatory Palestine to Russian Jewish immigrants, he rose in the ranks of the Israeli Army from its creation in 1948, participating in the 1948 Palestine war as platoon commander of the Alexandroni Brigade and taking part in several battles. Sharon became an instrumental figure in the creation of Unit 101 and the reprisal operations, including the 1953 Qibya massacre, as well as in the 1956 Suez Crisis, the Six-Day War of 1967, the War of Attrition, and the Yom-Kippur War of 1973. Yitzhak Rabin called Sharon "the greatest field commander in our history". Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ariel Sharon is the 342nd most popular politician (down from 119th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Israel (down from 14th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Israeli Politician.
Ariel Sharon was the Prime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006. He is most famous for his military career, where he was a tank commander during the Six-Day War in 1967 and the Yom Kippur War in 1973.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Ariel Sharon ranks 342 out of 19,576. Before him are Oliver Cromwell, Philip II of France, Cleisthenes, Helmut Kohl, Georgy Zhukov, and Philip IV of Spain. After him are Probus, Martin Bormann, Odoacer, Vajiralongkorn, Nicholas I of Russia, and Theodore Roosevelt.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOliver Cromwell
1599 - 1658
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 336
Philip II of France
1165 - 1223
HPI: 80.85
Rank: 337
Cleisthenes
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 338
Helmut Kohl
1930 - 2017
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 339
Georgy Zhukov
1896 - 1974
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 340
Philip IV of Spain
1605 - 1665
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 341
Ariel Sharon
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 342
Probus
232 - 282
HPI: 80.76
Rank: 343
Martin Bormann
1900 - 1945
HPI: 80.75
Rank: 344
Odoacer
433 - 493
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 345
Vajiralongkorn
1952 - Present
HPI: 80.73
Rank: 346
Nicholas I of Russia
1796 - 1855
HPI: 80.72
Rank: 347
Theodore Roosevelt
1858 - 1919
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 348
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Ariel Sharon ranks 8. Before him are John Forbes Nash Jr., James Watson, Andy Warhol, Hosni Mubarak, Ennio Morricone, and Stanley Kubrick. After him are Noam Chomsky, Eduard Shevardnadze, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Chinghiz Aitmatov, Serge Gainsbourg, and Karlheinz Stockhausen. Among people deceased in 2014, Ariel Sharon ranks 5. Before him are Gabriel García Márquez, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Robin Williams, and Eusébio. After him are Eduard Shevardnadze, Hiroo Onoda, Gough Whitlam, Claudio Abbado, Wojciech Jaruzelski, Nadine Gordimer, and Eli Wallach.
Others Born in 1928
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MATHEMATICIAN
1928 - 2015
HPI: 85.78
Rank: 2
James Watson
BIOLOGIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 83.14
Rank: 3
Andy Warhol
ARTIST
1928 - 1987
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 4
Hosni Mubarak
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 82.43
Rank: 5
Ennio Morricone
COMPOSER
1928 - 2020
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 6
Stanley Kubrick
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1999
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 7
Ariel Sharon
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 8
Noam Chomsky
LINGUIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 9
Eduard Shevardnadze
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 10
Jean-Marie Le Pen
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2025
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 11
Chinghiz Aitmatov
WRITER
1928 - 2008
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 12
Serge Gainsbourg
SINGER
1928 - 1991
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 13
Karlheinz Stockhausen
COMPOSER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsGabriel García Márquez
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 86.19
Rank: 1
Alfredo Di Stéfano
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 81.89
Rank: 2
Robin Williams
COMEDIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 3
Eusébio
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2014
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 4
Ariel Sharon
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 5
Eduard Shevardnadze
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 6
Hiroo Onoda
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 2014
HPI: 77.98
Rank: 7
Gough Whitlam
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2014
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 8
Claudio Abbado
CONDUCTOR
1933 - 2014
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 9
Wojciech Jaruzelski
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2014
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 10
Nadine Gordimer
WRITER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 11
Eli Wallach
ACTOR
1915 - 2014
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 12
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Ariel Sharon ranks 27 out of 466. Before him are Bartholomew the Apostle (-100), Saul (-1079), Jude the Apostle (15), Ezekiel (-621), Josephus (37), and Simon the Zealot (1). After him are Yitzhak Rabin (1922), Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Amalric of Jerusalem (1136), Salome (14), Amin al-Husseini (1895), and Joachim (-100).
Others born in Israel
Go to all RankingsBartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 21
Saul
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 22
Jude the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
15 - 70
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 23
Ezekiel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
621 BC - 569 BC
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 24
Josephus
HISTORIAN
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 25
Simon the Zealot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 107
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 26
Ariel Sharon
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 27
Yitzhak Rabin
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1995
HPI: 80.27
Rank: 28
Mahmoud Abbas
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 29
Amalric of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1136 - 1174
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 30
Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
14 - 100
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 31
Amin al-Husseini
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1974
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 32
Joachim
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 33
Among POLITICIANS In Israel
Among politicians born in Israel, Ariel Sharon ranks 4. Before him are Herod the Great (-73), Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161), and Benjamin Netanyahu (1949). After him are Yitzhak Rabin (1922), Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Amalric of Jerusalem (1136), Amin al-Husseini (1895), Herod Antipas (-20), Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177), Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160), and Moshe Dayan (1915).
Herod the Great
73 BC - 3 BC
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 1
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
1161 - 1185
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 2
Benjamin Netanyahu
1949 - Present
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 3
Ariel Sharon
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 4
Yitzhak Rabin
1922 - 1995
HPI: 80.27
Rank: 5
Mahmoud Abbas
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 6
Amalric of Jerusalem
1136 - 1174
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 7
Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 1974
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 8
Herod Antipas
20 BC - 39
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 9
Baldwin V of Jerusalem
1177 - 1186
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 10
Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem
1160 - 1190
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 11
Moshe Dayan
1915 - 1981
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 12