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WEST JERUSALEM

Most Famous People Born in West Jerusalem, Israel

Notable people
916
Peak decade
1940s
Median birth year
1946
Most distinctive
Rabbi 79.1×

The most religiously over-indexed city on earth — the Rabbi bench runs at nearly eighty times the global baseline, an unbroken line from the ancient yeshivot through the Old Yishuv to today's seminaries. The thick Scholar and Computer Scientist depth belongs to the Hebrew University and the Givat Ram campus, where ancient textual study and modern cryptography share the same hilltop.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in West Jerusalem during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1940s with 153 notable births.

What West Jerusalem Is Known For

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Politician is West Jerusalem's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (92).

West Jerusalem over-indexes on rabbi79.1× the global rate.

West Jerusalem under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician92
  2. Rabbi81
  3. Football50
  4. Writer40
  5. Singer33
  6. Film28
  7. Actor27
  8. Journalist25
  1. Rabbi8179.1×
  2. Educator912.4×
  3. Scholar1110.9×
  4. Computer Scientist118.6×
  5. Activist94.5×
  6. Mathematician163.5×
  7. Diplomat183.4×
  8. Photographer143.2×
  1. Football500.5×
  2. Actor270.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of West Jerusalem's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

155016001650170017501800185019001950
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Showing 15 of 916 notable people

0067 COMPOSER

Cemal Reşit Rey

1904 - 1985

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0070 POLITICIAN

Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni

1907 - 1948

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0076 PAINTER

Moshe Castel

1909 - 1991

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0082 MOSSAD

Reuven Shiloah

1909 - 1959

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0128 WRITER

Sami Hadawi

1904 - 2004

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0132 POET

Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne

1905 - 1992

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0154 POET

Ahmet Kutsi Tecer

1901 - 1967

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0182 POLITICIAN

Muhammad Najati Sidqi

1905 - 1979

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0381 WRITER

Henry Cattan

1906 - 1992

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0434 POLITICIAN

Yahya Hammuda

1908 - 2006

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0524 POLITICIAN

Binyamin Avniel

1906 - 1993

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0535 MISSING

Dr. Dahesh

1909 - 1984

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0639 PHOTOGRAPHER

Najib Albina

1901 - 1983

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0675 POLITICIAN

Emil Ghuri

1907 - 1984

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0753 CRICKET

George Carnegie-Brown

1906 - 1964

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