31.7792° N, 35.2250° E

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
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Religion
  • Sports
  • Music
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Showing 20 of 916 notable people

0149 JUDO

Or Sasson

Born 1990

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0160 JUDO

Gili Cohen

Born 1991

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0208 SINGER

Eden Ben Zaken

Born 1994

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0269 FOOTBALL

Michael Ohana

Born 1995

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0291 FOOTBALL

Ofir Kriaf

Born 1991

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0343 BASKET

Rafi Menco

Born 1994

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0441 ACTOR

Maya Eshet

Born 1990

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0525 JUDO

Timna Nelson-Levy

Born 1994

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0526 FOOTBALL

Tal Kachila

Born 1992

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0540 FOOTBALL

Itzik Cohen (footballer, born 1990)

Born 1990

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0594 BASKET

Adam Ariel

Born 1994

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0694 SWIMMER

Jowan Qupty

Born 1990

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0767 FOOTBALL

Eden Nachmani

Born 1990

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0798 FOOTBALL

Stav Shushan

Born 1995

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0814 BUSINESS

Daniel Gross (software entrepreneur)

Born 1991

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0828 FOOTBALL

Barak Moshe

Born 1991

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0860 FOOTBALL

Omer Nachmani

Born 1993

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0869 FOOTBALL

Avishay Cohen

Born 1995

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0896 FOOTBALL

Oday Dabbagh

Born 1998

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0912 SAXOPHONIST

Yarden Klayman

Born 1993

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