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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Shlomo Argov
1929 - 2003
Carmi Gillon
Born 1950
Afif Safieh
Born 1950
Samir Shihabi
1925 - 2010
Uri Savir
Born 1953
Sallai Meridor
Born 1955
Yoram Ben-Zeev
Born 1944
Princess Firyal
Born 1945
Mattanya Cohen
Born 1965
Yossi Gal
Born 1950
Rafael Harpaz
Born 1962
David Peleg
1942 - 2013
Gideon Meir
Born 1947
Manuel Hassassian
Born 1953
Ehud Gol
Born 1946
Issa Kassissieh
Born 1964
Gil Haskel
Born 1965
Eliahu López
Born 1946