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Judah ha-Nasi

135 - 217

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Judah ha-Nasi (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה הַנָּשִׂיא‎, Yəhūḏā hanNāsīʾ‎; Yehudah HaNasi or Judah the Prince or Judah the President) or Judah I, known simply as Rebbi or Rabbi, was a second-century rabbi (a tanna of the fifth generation) and chief redactor and editor of the Mishnah. He lived from approximately 135 to 217 CE. He was a key leader of the Jewish community in Roman-occupied Judea after the Bar Kokhba revolt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Judah ha-Nasi is the 4,146th most popular politician (down from 3,405th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Israel (down from 114th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Israeli Politician.

Judah ha-Nasi is most famous for being the compiler of the Mishnah, the first major work of rabbinic literature.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Judah ha-Nasi ranks 4,146 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Yuan of Han, Rudolf Slánský, Venustiano Carranza, Antiochus XIII Asiaticus, Afonso I of Kongo, and David Dacko. After him are Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Emperor Shōkō, Yeon Gaesomun, Magnus III of Sweden, Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York, and István Tisza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 135, Judah ha-Nasi ranks 2. Before him is Pescennius Niger. After him is He Jin. Among people deceased in 217, Judah ha-Nasi ranks 4. Before him are Caracalla, Julia Domna, and Pope Zephyrinus. After him are Khosrov I of Armenia, and Philadelphus of Byzantium.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Judah ha-Nasi ranks 118 out of 466. Before him are Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (1167), Isaac Luria (1534), Philip the Evangelist (100), Ghassan Kanafani (1936), Aristobulus II (-100), and Arieh Warshel (1940). After him are Antiochus of Ascalon (-130), David Grossman (1954), Barak (null), Saint Petronilla (50), Yigal Allon (1918), and Simeon of Jerusalem (100).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Judah ha-Nasi ranks 47. Before him are Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1105), Israel Katz (1955), Jonathan Apphus (-200), Yitzhak Navon (1921), Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi (1947), and Aristobulus II (-100). After him are Barak (null), Yigal Allon (1918), Tzipi Livni (1958), Al-Afdal Shahanshah (1066), Yair Lapid (1963), and Valerius Gratus (-50).

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