Archaeologist

Israel Finkelstein

1949 - today

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Israel Finkelstein

Israel Finkelstein (Hebrew: ישראל פינקלשטיין‎; born March 29, 1949) is an Israeli archaeologist, professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University and the head of the School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures at the University of Haifa. Finkelstein is active in the archaeology of the Levant and is an applicant of archaeological data in reconstructing biblical history. Finkelstein is the current excavator of Megiddo, a key site for the study of the Bronze and Iron Ages in the Levant. Finkelstein's fieldwork in northern Israel and the West Bank, as well as his development of the "Low Chronology", upended prior archaeological assessments by showing that the Kingdom of Israel was substantially larger and more prosperous when it coexisted alongside the Kingdom of Judah. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Israel Finkelstein is the 89th most popular archaeologist (down from 77th in 2024), the 248th most popular biography from Israel (up from 251st in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Archaeologist.

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Among Archaeologists

Among archaeologists, Israel Finkelstein ranks 89 out of 151. Before him are Joseph Orbeli, Hugo Winckler, Edward Robinson, Kathleen Kenyon, Ernst Herzfeld, and Pierre Montet. After him are Anne Stine Ingstad, Ernesto Schiaparelli, Sven Nilsson, Rudolf Wagner, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, and Zsófia Torma.

Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia

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Joseph Orbeli
1887 - 1961
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 83
Hugo Winckler
1863 - 1913
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 84
Edward Robinson
1794 - 1863
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 85
Kathleen Kenyon
1906 - 1978
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 86
Ernst Herzfeld
1879 - 1948
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 87
Pierre Montet
1885 - 1966
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 88
Israel Finkelstein
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 89
Anne Stine Ingstad
1918 - 1997
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 90
Ernesto Schiaparelli
1856 - 1928
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 91
Sven Nilsson
1787 - 1883
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 92
Rudolf Wagner
1805 - 1864
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 93
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt
1913 - 2011
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 94
Zsófia Torma
1832 - 1899
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 95

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Israel Finkelstein ranks 367. Before him are Marc Garneau, Eddie Hart, Arno, Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria, Moto Hagio, and Véronique Sanson. After him are Mugur Isărescu, Steven Williams, Åse Kleveland, Shelley Long, Pia Degermark, and Hartmut Briesenick.

Others Born in 1949

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Marc Garneau
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2025
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 361
Eddie Hart
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 362
Arno
SINGER
1949 - 2022
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 363
Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - 2004
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 364
Moto Hagio
COMIC ARTIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 365
Véronique Sanson
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 366
Israel Finkelstein
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 367
Mugur Isărescu
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 368
Steven Williams
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 369
Åse Kleveland
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 370
Shelley Long
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 371
Pia Degermark
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 372
Hartmut Briesenick
ATHLETE
1949 - 2013
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 373