POLITICIAN

Ezer Weizman

1924 - 2005

Photo of Ezer Weizman

Icon of person Ezer Weizman

Ezer Weizman (Hebrew: עזר ויצמן, romanized: Ezer Vaytsman, pronounced [ˈezeʁ ˈvaitsman] ; 15 June 1924 – 24 April 2005) was an Israeli major general and politician who served as the president of Israel, first elected in 1993 and re-elected in 1998. Before the presidency, Weizman was commander of the Israeli Air Force and Minister of Defense. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ezer Weizman is the 2,560th most popular politician (down from 1,390th in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Israel (down from 66th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Israeli Politician.

Ezer Weizman was the commander of the Israeli Air Force during the Six-Day War in 1967.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Ezer Weizman by language

Loading...

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ezer Weizman ranks 2,560 out of 19,576Before him are Theodahad, Tianqi Emperor, Isabella of Hainault, John Lewis, Carloman, and Charibert I. After him are William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, Peroz I, Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois, Milo of Croton, Richard II, Duke of Normandy, and Al-Maqdisi.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Ezer Weizman ranks 35Before him are Jovanka Broz, Ramiz Alia, Mário Soares, Kōbō Abe, J. D. Tippit, and Sidney Lumet. After him are Benny Hill, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Amílcar Cabral, Lee Marvin, Willard Boyle, and Antony Hewish. Among people deceased in 2005, Ezer Weizman ranks 27Before him are Kenzō Tange, Anne Bancroft, Jack Kilby, Joseph Rotblat, Ernst Mayr, and Zdzisław Beksiński. After him are Aslan Maskhadov, Ed McBain, Pat Morita, Henry Taube, Lucien Laurent, and Milton Obote.

Others Born in 1924

Go to all Rankings

Others Deceased in 2005

Go to all Rankings

In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Ezer Weizman ranks 92 out of 466Before him are Yochanan Vollach (1945), Pontius Pilate's wife (6), Isaac Herzog (1960), Aaron Ciechanover (1947), Ahaziah of Judah (-900), and Micah (-737). After him are Al-Maqdisi (945), Epiphanius of Salamis (315), Isabella II of Jerusalem (1212), Antigonus II Mattathias (-100), Yoav Galant (1958), and Philip the Tetrarch (-4).

Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Ezer Weizman ranks 35Before him are Amon of Judah (-660), Uzziah (-900), Unas (-2400), Manasseh (-709), Isaac Herzog (1960), and Ahaziah of Judah (-900). After him are Al-Maqdisi (945), Isabella II of Jerusalem (1212), Antigonus II Mattathias (-100), Yoav Galant (1958), Philip the Tetrarch (-4), and Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1105).