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Yigael Yadin

1917 - 1984

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Yigael Yadin (Hebrew: יִגָּאֵל יָדִין [jigaˈel jaˈdin]; 20 March 1917 – 28 June 1984) was an Israeli archeologist, soldier and politician. He was the second Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces and Deputy Prime Minister from 1977 to 1981. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yigael Yadin is the 641st most popular military personnel (down from 492nd in 2019), the 137th most popular biography from Israel (down from 130th in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Yigael Yadin ranks 641 out of 2,058Before him are Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Huang Gai, Surena, Thersites, Archelaus, and Maurice Sarrail. After him are Heinz Reinefarth, Hisaichi Terauchi, Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, Ugo Cavallero, Viktor Pavičić, and Richard Winters.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Yigael Yadin ranks 88Before him are Herbert Lom, Magda Szabó, Robert Bloch, Alparslan Türkeş, Henry Ford II, and David Tomlinson. After him are Ettore Sottsass, Maurice Trintignant, Augusto Roa Bastos, Atle Selberg, Roque Máspoli, and Harold Garfinkel. Among people deceased in 1984, Yigael Yadin ranks 57Before him are Jerzy Popiełuszko, Janet Gaynor, Kim Il, Jackie Coogan, Walter Rauff, and Josyf Slipyj. After him are Hans Speidel, Pavel Batitsky, Pierre Gemayel, Chaïm Perelman, Count Basie, and Mark W. Clark.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Yigael Yadin ranks 137 out of 466Before him are Ilan Ramon (1954), Valerius Gratus (-50), Shimon bar Yochai (1), Gal Gadot (1985), Al-Tabarani (873), and Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani (1909). After him are Alice of Champagne (1196), Shoghi Effendi (1897), Ghil'ad Zuckermann (1971), Al-Hafiz (1074), A. B. Yehoshua (1936), and Dan Shechtman (1941).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Israel

Among military personnels born in Israel, Yigael Yadin ranks 1After him are Israel Tal (1924), Khalil al-Wazir (1935), Uzi Narkiss (1925), Dan Halutz (1948), Yitzhak Hofi (1927), Hasan Salama (1912), Avraham Adan (1926), Dan Shomron (1937), Gilad Shalit (1986), and Aviv Kochavi (1964).