Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva ranks 1,218th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Amberg, Florianópolis, and Dushanbe. Memorable people born in Petah Tikva include Gal Gadot, Avram Grant, and Gila Almagor. Memorable people who died in Petah Tikva include Isser Harel, Yehoshua Kenaz, and Amos Oz. Petah Tikva has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Petah Tikva is located in Israel.
Petah Tikva, also spelt Petah Tiqwa and known informally as Em HaMoshavot, is a city in the Central District of Israel, 10.6 km (6.6 mi) east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Jews of the Old Yishuv, and became a permanent settlement in 1883 with the financial help of Edmond Rothschild. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1928 and 2001, Petah Tikva was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Gal Gadot, Avram Grant, and Gila Almagor. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Petah Tikva including Isser Harel, Yehoshua Kenaz, and Amos Oz.
People Born in Petah Tikva
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Gal Gadot
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 8
Avram Grant
COACH
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 3
Gila Almagor
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 4
Amotz Zahavi
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2017
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 10
Nahum Stelmach
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1999
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 11
Yossi Beilin
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 6
Yehoshua Kenaz
WRITER
1937 - 2020
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 12
Giora Spiegel
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 2
Shmuel Rosenthal
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 7
Merav Michaeli
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 9
Rami Saari
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 5
Liel Abada
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 32.90
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Petah Tikva
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Isser Harel
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Yehoshua Kenaz
WRITER
1937 - 2020
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 2
Amos Oz
WRITER
1939 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Aharon Appelfeld
WRITER
1932 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Petah Tikva
Go to all RankingsIsser Harel
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Amos Oz
WRITER
1939 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Aharon Appelfeld
WRITER
1932 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Petah Tikva were soccer players (4), actors (2), politicians (2), writers (2), and coaches (1), while most who died were writers (3), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Petah Tikva, including Nahum Stelmach, Giora Spiegel, and Shmuel Rosenthal. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Petah Tikva, including Nahum Stelmach, Giora Spiegel, and Shmuel Rosenthal.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Petah Tikva since 1700.
