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S. Yizhar

1916 - 2006

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Yizhar Smilansky (Hebrew: יִזְהָר סְמִילַנְסְקִי; 27 September 1916 – 21 August 2006), known by his pen name S. Yizhar (ס. יִזְהָר‎), was an Israeli writer and politician. Widely regarded as one of the preeminent figures in Israeli literature, he was awarded the Israel Prize in 1959 for fine literature. He was also awarded several other prizes of national distinction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. S. Yizhar is the 14,981st most popular politician (down from 13,853rd in 2019), the 278th most popular biography from Israel (down from 270th in 2019) and the 96th most popular Israeli Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, S. Yizhar ranks 14,981 out of 19,576. Before him are Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet, Suat Hayri Ürgüplü, Károly Kárpáti, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Take Ionescu, and Mikhail Solomentsev. After him are Billy Hughes, Carlo Petrini, Evangelos Venizelos, Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski, Domenico Flabanico, and Eva Šuranová.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, S. Yizhar ranks 228. Before him are Anna Yegorova, Damián Iguacén Borau, Neagu Djuvara, Gino Bianco, Arpenik Nalbandyan, and Corneliu Mănescu. After him are Robert Parrish, Mary Stewart, Bernard Binlin Dadié, Edward Platt, Ľudmila Pajdušáková, and Jean Margéot. Among people deceased in 2006, S. Yizhar ranks 262. Before him are Kalervo Toivonen, Lyuben Berov, Milan Damjanović, Don Knotts, Bertil Antonsson, and Eugène Martin. After him are Valentin Muratov, Alvin M. Weinberg, Peter Osgood, Oskar Pastior, Zdravko Rajkov, and Gösta Löfgren.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, S. Yizhar ranks 278 out of 466. Before him are Yossi Sarid (1940), Miri Regev (1965), Yehoshua Kenaz (1937), Amnon Lipkin-Shahak (1944), Yardena Arazi (1951), and Avi Dichter (1952). After him are Yossi Benayoun (1980), Giora Spiegel (1947), Gilad Shalit (1986), Ora Namir (1930), Hany Abu-Assad (1961), and Mustafa Barghouti (1954).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, S. Yizhar ranks 96. Before him are Yossi Beilin (1948), Joan of Acre (1272), Yossi Sarid (1940), Miri Regev (1965), Amnon Lipkin-Shahak (1944), and Avi Dichter (1952). After him are Ora Namir (1930), Avraham Burg (1955), Moshe Kahlon (1960), Gadi Eisenkot (1960), Uri Ariel (1952), and Uri Lupolianski (1951).

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