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.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in West Jerusalem during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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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 rabbi — 79.1× the global rate.
West Jerusalem under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.
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.
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Daphne Koller
Born 1968
Shimon Ullman
Born 1948
Shmuel Safra
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Joel Moses
Born 1941
Sarit Kraus
Born 1960
Ran Raz
Born 1966
Orna Berry
Born 1949
Ron Shamir
Born 1953
Naftali Tishby
Born 1953
Yuval Shahar
Born 1958
Mor Harchol-Balter
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