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Ehud Barak

1942 - Today

Ehud Barak

Ehud Barak (Hebrew: אֵהוּד בָּרָק [eˈhud baˈʁak] ; born Ehud Brog; 12 February 1942) is an Israeli former general and politician who served as the prime minister from 1999 to 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party between 1997 and 2001 and between 2007 and 2011. Born on a kibbutz, Barak is the eldest of four sons; his grandparents were murdered in the Holocaust. He graduated in physics and mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and later obtained a master's in engineering-economic systems from Stanford University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ehud Barak is the 1,540th most popular politician (down from 643rd in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Israel (down from 40th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Israeli Politician.

Ehud Barak was the Prime Minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001 and again from 2007 to 2009. He is also a retired Israeli military officer who served as Chief of Staff, Minister of Defense, and Deputy Prime Minister.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ehud Barak ranks 1,540 out of 19,576. Before him are Maria Anna of Bavaria, Karađorđe, Lucilla, Ehud Olmert, Manuel L. Quezon, and Afonso III of Portugal. After him are Alexios III Angelos, Shepseskare, Hu Yaobang, Cleopatra V of Egypt, Takeda Shingen, and Abaqa Khan.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Maria Anna of Bavaria
1551 - 1608
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 1,534
Karađorđe
1768 - 1817
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 1,535
Lucilla
150 - 182
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 1,536
Ehud Olmert
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 1,537
Manuel L. Quezon
1878 - 1944
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 1,538
Afonso III of Portugal
1210 - 1279
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 1,539
Ehud Barak
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 1,540
Alexios III Angelos
1153 - 1211
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 1,541
Shepseskare
2450 BC - 2473 BC
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 1,542
Hu Yaobang
1915 - 1989
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 1,543
Cleopatra V of Egypt
100 BC - 57 BC
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 1,544
Takeda Shingen
1521 - 1573
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 1,545
Abaqa Khan
1234 - 1282
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 1,546

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Ehud Barak ranks 31. Before him are Leo Beenhakker, Michael York, Frank Williams, Bill Nelson, Mohamed ElBaradei, and Brian Jones. After him are Javier Solana, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Daniel Barenboim, Ted Kaczynski, John Wayne Gacy, and José Eduardo dos Santos.

Others Born in 1942

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Leo Beenhakker
COACH
1942 - 2025
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 25
Michael York
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 26
Frank Williams
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - 2021
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 27
Bill Nelson
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 28
Mohamed ElBaradei
DIPLOMAT
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 29
Brian Jones
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1969
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 30
Ehud Barak
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 31
Javier Solana
PHYSICIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 32
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 33
Daniel Barenboim
CONDUCTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 34
Ted Kaczynski
EXTREMIST
1942 - 2023
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 35
John Wayne Gacy
EXTREMIST
1942 - 1994
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 36
José Eduardo dos Santos
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2022
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 37