MILITARY PERSONNEL
Dan Shomron
1937 - 2008

Dan Shomron
Lieutenant General Daniel Shomron (Hebrew: דן שומרון; August 5, 1937 – February 26, 2008) was the 13th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), from 1987 to 1991. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dan Shomron is the 1,449th most popular military personnel (down from 914th in 2019), the 225th most popular biography from Israel (down from 190th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Israeli Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Dan Shomron ranks 1,449 out of 2,058. Before him are Orde Wingate, Meleager, I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Walter Bedell Smith, Constantine Angelos, and Saitō Yoshitatsu. After him are George Rooke, Tettius Julianus, Niels Juel, Søren Kam, Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia, and Friedrich von Ingenohl.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOrde Wingate
1903 - 1944
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 1,443
Meleager
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 1,444
I Gusti Ngurah Rai
1917 - 1946
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 1,445
Walter Bedell Smith
1895 - 1961
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 1,446
Constantine Angelos
1093 - 1166
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 1,447
Saitō Yoshitatsu
1527 - 1561
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 1,448
Dan Shomron
1937 - 2008
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 1,449
George Rooke
1650 - 1709
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 1,450
Tettius Julianus
45 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 1,451
Niels Juel
1629 - 1697
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 1,452
Søren Kam
1921 - 2015
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 1,453
Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia
1859 - 1938
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 1,454
Friedrich von Ingenohl
1857 - 1933
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 1,455
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Dan Shomron ranks 260. Before him are Raymundo Damasceno Assis, José Augusto, Giacomo Rizzolatti, Givi Chokheli, Andrija Anković, and Robert Paul. After him are Lois Lowry, Grace Bumbry, Allen Jones, Tung Chee-hwa, Antonio Valentín Angelillo, and Todd Armstrong. Among people deceased in 2008, Dan Shomron ranks 174. Before him are Majel Barrett, Ibrahim Nasir, Mikel Laboa, Heinz Kwiatkowski, Baba Amte, and František Čapek. After him are Bill Melendez, Choi Jin-sil, Yuri Rytkheu, Anton Allemann, Albert Cossery, and Arthur Chung.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsRaymundo Damasceno Assis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 254
José Augusto
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 255
Giacomo Rizzolatti
PSYCHOLOGIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 256
Givi Chokheli
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 1994
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 257
Andrija Anković
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 1980
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 258
Robert Paul
SKATER
1937 - 2024
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 259
Dan Shomron
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1937 - 2008
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 260
Lois Lowry
WRITER
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 261
Grace Bumbry
SINGER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 262
Allen Jones
PAINTER
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 263
Tung Chee-hwa
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 264
Antonio Valentín Angelillo
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 265
Todd Armstrong
ACTOR
1937 - 1992
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 266
Others Deceased in 2008
Go to all RankingsMajel Barrett
ACTOR
1932 - 2008
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 168
Ibrahim Nasir
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2008
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 169
Mikel Laboa
SINGER
1934 - 2008
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 170
Heinz Kwiatkowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2008
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 171
Baba Amte
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1914 - 2008
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 172
František Čapek
ATHLETE
1914 - 2008
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 173
Dan Shomron
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1937 - 2008
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 174
Bill Melendez
ACTOR
1916 - 2008
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 175
Choi Jin-sil
ACTOR
1968 - 2008
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 176
Yuri Rytkheu
WRITER
1930 - 2008
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 177
Anton Allemann
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 178
Albert Cossery
WRITER
1913 - 2008
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 179
Arthur Chung
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2008
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 180
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Dan Shomron ranks 225 out of 466. Before him are Yigal Amir (1970), Avraham Adan (1926), Mordechai Gur (1930), Itamar Ben-Gvir (1976), Moshe Safdie (1938), and Tom Segev (1945). After him are Reuven Shiloah (1909), Arik Einstein (1939), Ruth Arnon (1933), Etgar Keret (1967), Hiam Abbass (1960), and Nehemiah Persoff (1919).
Others born in Israel
Go to all RankingsYigal Amir
EXTREMIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 219
Avraham Adan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1926 - 2012
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 220
Mordechai Gur
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1995
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 221
Itamar Ben-Gvir
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 222
Moshe Safdie
ARCHITECT
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 223
Tom Segev
HISTORIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 224
Dan Shomron
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1937 - 2008
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 225
Reuven Shiloah
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1959
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 226
Arik Einstein
SINGER
1939 - 2013
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 227
Ruth Arnon
BIOLOGIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 228
Etgar Keret
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 229
Hiam Abbass
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 230
Nehemiah Persoff
ACTOR
1919 - 2022
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 231
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Israel
Among military personnels born in Israel, Dan Shomron ranks 9. Before him are Khalil al-Wazir (1935), Uzi Narkiss (1925), Dan Halutz (1948), Yitzhak Hofi (1927), Hasan Salama (1912), and Avraham Adan (1926). After him are Gilad Shalit (1986), and Aviv Kochavi (1964).
Khalil al-Wazir
1935 - 1988
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 3
Uzi Narkiss
1925 - 1997
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 4
Dan Halutz
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 5
Yitzhak Hofi
1927 - 2014
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 6
Hasan Salama
1912 - 1948
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 7
Avraham Adan
1926 - 2012
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 8
Dan Shomron
1937 - 2008
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 9
Gilad Shalit
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 10
Aviv Kochavi
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 11