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 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Dan Shomron is the 1,451st most popular military personnel (down from 914th in 2024), the 227th most popular biography from Israel (down from 190th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Israeli Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Dan Shomron ranks 1,451 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: 1,445
Meleager
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 1,446
I Gusti Ngurah Rai
1917 - 1946
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 1,447
Walter Bedell Smith
1895 - 1961
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 1,448
Constantine Angelos
1093 - 1166
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 1,449
Saitō Yoshitatsu
1527 - 1561
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 1,450
Dan Shomron
1937 - 2008
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 1,451
George Rooke
1650 - 1709
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 1,452
Tettius Julianus
45 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 1,453
Niels Juel
1629 - 1697
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 1,454
Søren Kam
1921 - 2015
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 1,455
Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia
1859 - 1938
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 1,456
Friedrich von Ingenohl
1857 - 1933
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 1,457
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 227 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: 221
Avraham Adan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1926 - 2012
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 222
Mordechai Gur
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1995
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 223
Itamar Ben-Gvir
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 224
Moshe Safdie
ARCHITECT
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 225
Tom Segev
HISTORIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 226
Dan Shomron
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1937 - 2008
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 227
Reuven Shiloah
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1959
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 228
Arik Einstein
SINGER
1939 - 2013
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 229
Ruth Arnon
BIOLOGIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 230
Etgar Keret
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 231
Hiam Abbass
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 232
Nehemiah Persoff
ACTOR
1919 - 2022
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 233
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Israel
Among military personnels born in Israel, Dan Shomron ranks 11. Before him are Dan Halutz (1948), Yitzhak Hofi (1927), Hasan Salama (1912), Eyal Zamir (1966), David Barnea (1965), and Avraham Adan (1926). After him are Gilad Shalit (1986), Aviv Kochavi (1964), Ronen Bar (1965), Kobi Shabtai (1964), and Daniel Hagari (1976).
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
Eyal Zamir
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 8
David Barnea
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 9
Avraham Adan
1926 - 2012
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 10
Dan Shomron
1937 - 2008
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 11
Gilad Shalit
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 12
Aviv Kochavi
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 13
Ronen Bar
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 14
Kobi Shabtai
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 15
Daniel Hagari
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 16


























































