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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
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0003 SCHOLAR

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0193 SCHOLAR

Tarif Khalidi

Born 1938

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0283 SCHOLAR

Meir Shahar

Born 1959

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0423 SCHOLAR

Eliezer Schweid

Born 1929

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0463 SCHOLAR

Amos Hakham

1921 - 2012

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0476 SCHOLAR

Nahum Rakover

Born 1932

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0570 SCHOLAR

Yehuda Liebes

Born 1947

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0593 SCHOLAR

Shulamit Elizur

Born 1955

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0620 SCHOLAR

Edna Brocke

Born 1943

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0687 SCHOLAR

Yuval Lapide

Born 1961

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0875 SCHOLAR

Hannah Cotton

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