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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
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Religion
  • Sports
  • Music
  • Other
Computer Scientist11
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Showing 11 of 916 notable people

0032 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Daphne Koller

Born 1968

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0218 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Shimon Ullman

Born 1948

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0223 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Shmuel Safra

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0226 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Joel Moses

Born 1941

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0262 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Sarit Kraus

Born 1960

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0341 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Ran Raz

Born 1966

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0378 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Orna Berry

Born 1949

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0467 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Ron Shamir

Born 1953

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0609 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Naftali Tishby

Born 1953

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0876 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Yuval Shahar

Born 1958

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0880 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Mor Harchol-Balter

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