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Saharon Shelah
1945 - Today

Saharon Shelah
Saharon Shelah (Hebrew: שַׂהֲרֹן שֶׁלַח; Śahăron Šelaḥ, Hebrew pronunciation: [sähäʁo̞n ʃe̞läχ]; born July 3, 1945) is an Israeli mathematician. He is a professor of mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Rutgers University in New Jersey. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Saharon Shelah is the 758th most popular mathematician (down from 736th in 2024), the 272nd most popular biography from Israel (up from 279th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Israeli Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Saharon Shelah ranks 758 out of 1,004. Before him are Mikhail Lavrentyev, Maxim Kontsevich, Ion Barbu, Carl Hindenburg, Szolem Mandelbrojt, and Johann Faulhaber. After him are Victor Puiseux, Curtis T. McMullen, Sergei Adian, Simon Donaldson, Harald Cramér, and Ludwig Schlesinger.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMikhail Lavrentyev
1900 - 1980
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 752
Maxim Kontsevich
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 753
Ion Barbu
1895 - 1961
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 754
Carl Hindenburg
1741 - 1808
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 755
Szolem Mandelbrojt
1899 - 1983
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 756
Johann Faulhaber
1580 - 1635
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 757
Saharon Shelah
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 758
Victor Puiseux
1820 - 1883
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 759
Curtis T. McMullen
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 760
Sergei Adian
1931 - 2020
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 761
Simon Donaldson
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 762
Harald Cramér
1893 - 1985
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 763
Ludwig Schlesinger
1864 - 1933
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 764
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Saharon Shelah ranks 437. Before him are Edmund M. Clarke, Michael Cristofer, Virginia Wade, Anna Enquist, Gennady Burbulis, and Giuseppe Wilson. After him are Helen Fisher, Mohammed El Filali, Henrik Nordbrandt, Tony Kaye, Portia Simpson-Miller, and Mario Livio.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsEdmund M. Clarke
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1945 - 2020
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 431
Michael Cristofer
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 432
Virginia Wade
TENNIS PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 433
Anna Enquist
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 434
Gennady Burbulis
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2022
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 435
Giuseppe Wilson
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 436
Saharon Shelah
MATHEMATICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 437
Helen Fisher
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1945 - 2024
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 438
Mohammed El Filali
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 439
Henrik Nordbrandt
WRITER
1945 - 2023
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 440
Tony Kaye
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 441
Portia Simpson-Miller
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 442
Mario Livio
PHYSICIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 443
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Saharon Shelah ranks 272 out of 466. Before him are Oded Fehr (1970), Yossi Beilin (1948), Elia Suleiman (1960), Avi Loeb (1962), Nurit Peled-Elhanan (1949), and Joan of Acre (1272). After him are Armand Amar (1953), Yoram Globus (1943), Yossi Sarid (1940), Miri Regev (1965), Yehoshua Kenaz (1937), and Amnon Lipkin-Shahak (1944).
Others born in Israel
Go to all RankingsOded Fehr
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 266
Yossi Beilin
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 267
Elia Suleiman
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 268
Avi Loeb
ASTRONOMER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 269
Nurit Peled-Elhanan
LINGUIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 270
Joan of Acre
POLITICIAN
1272 - 1307
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 271
Saharon Shelah
MATHEMATICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 272
Armand Amar
COMPOSER
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 273
Yoram Globus
PRODUCER
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 274
Yossi Sarid
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2015
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 275
Miri Regev
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 276
Yehoshua Kenaz
WRITER
1937 - 2020
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 277
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2012
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 278
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Israel
Among mathematicians born in Israel, Saharon Shelah ranks 3. Before him are Eutocius of Ascalon (480), and Avi Wigderson (1956). After him are Elon Lindenstrauss (1970).
Eutocius of Ascalon
480 - 600
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 1
Avi Wigderson
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 2
Saharon Shelah
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 3
Elon Lindenstrauss
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 4







































