Safed
Safed ranks 2,954th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Montrouge, Saint-Omer, and Lahr. Memorable people born in Safed include Mahmoud Abbas, Wadie Haddad, and Esther Ofarim. Memorable people who died in Safed include Samih al-Qasim, Solomon Alkabetz, and Joseph Karo. Safed has been the birth place of many politicians, and extremists and the death place of many writers, and religious figures. Safed is located in Israel.
Safed, also known as Tzfat, is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Located at an elevation of up to 937 m (3,074 ft), Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and in Israel. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1522 and 1941, Safed was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Mahmoud Abbas, Wadie Haddad, and Esther Ofarim. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Safed including Samih al-Qasim, Solomon Alkabetz, and Joseph Karo. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Safed than were born there.
People Born in Safed
Go to all RankingsMahmoud Abbas
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 3
Wadie Haddad
EXTREMIST
1927 - 1978
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 1
Esther Ofarim
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 4
Moses ben Jacob Cordovero
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1522 - 1570
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 2
Salma Khadra Jayyusi
WRITER
1926 - 2023
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Safed
Go to all RankingsSamih al-Qasim
WRITER
1939 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Solomon Alkabetz
WRITER
1505 - 1584
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Joseph Karo
WRITER
1488 - 1575
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Isaac Luria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1534 - 1572
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Moses ben Jacob Cordovero
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1522 - 1570
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 5
Hosea
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
784 BC - Present
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Safed
Go to all RankingsSamih al-Qasim
WRITER
1939 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Solomon Alkabetz
WRITER
1505 - 1584
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Joseph Karo
WRITER
1488 - 1575
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Isaac Luria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1534 - 1572
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Hosea
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
784 BC - Present
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Safed were politicians (1), extremists (1), singers (1), religious figures (1), and writers (1), while most who died were writers (3), and religious figures (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Safed, including Mahmoud Abbas. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Safed, including Mahmoud Abbas.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Safed since 1700.