List of Famous people born in Jerusalem Governorate

Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron

First Name Eliyahu
Last Name Bakshi-Doron
Born on January 1, 1941
Died on April 12, 2020 (aged 79)

Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron was an Israeli rabbi who served as Rishon LeZion from 1993 to 2003. Prior to that he served as Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Bat Yam and Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Haifa.

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Zaki Nusseibeh

First Name Zaki
Last Name Nusseibeh
Born on January 1, 1946 (age 80)

Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh is a Minister of State in the UAE Government.

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Alice of Champagne

First Name Alice
Last Name Champagne
Born on November 30, 1195
Died on January 1, 1246 (aged 50)

Alice of Champagne was the Queen consort of Cyprus from 1210 to 1218, regent of Cyprus from 1218 to 1223, and of Jerusalem from 1243 to 1246. She was the eldest daughter of Queen Isabella I of Jerusalem and Count Henry II of Champagne. In 1210, Alice married her step-brother King Hugh I of Cyprus, receiving the County of Jaffa as dowry. After her husband's death in 1218, she assumed the regency for their infant son, King Henry I. In time, she began seeking contacts within her father's counties in France to bolster her claim to Champagne and Brie against her cousin, Theobald IV. However, the kings of France never acknowledged her claim.

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Brian George

First Name Brian
Last Name George
Born on July 1, 1952 (age 73)
Height 174 cm | 5'9

Brian George is an Israeli-British actor, best known for his role of Pakistani restaurateur Babu Bhatt in Seinfeld (1989–1998), the Indian gynaecologist father of Raj Koothrappali in The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019), the voice of Chutney in Father of the Pride (2004–2005), and spiritual guide Guru Pathik in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008).

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Armand Amar

First Name Armand
Last Name Amar
Born on January 1, 1953 (age 73)

Armand Amar is a French composer, who grew up in Morocco. He won the 2010 César Award for Best Music for Le Concert.

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Khalil al-Sakakini

First Name Khalil
Last Name Al-Sakakini
Born on January 23, 1878
Died on August 13, 1953 (aged 75)

Khalil al-Sakakini was a Palestinian Orthodox Christian teacher, scholar, poet, and Arab nationalist.

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Melisende

Born on January 1, 1105
Died on September 11, 1161 (aged 56)

Melisende was Queen of Jerusalem from 1131 to 1153, and regent for her son between 1153 and 1161 while he was on campaign. She was the eldest daughter of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem, and the Armenian princess Morphia of Melitene.

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Amalric I of Jerusalem

First Name Amalric
Last Name Jerusalem
Born on November 30, 1135
Died on July 11, 1174 (aged 38)

Amalric was King of Jerusalem from 1163, and Count of Jaffa and Ascalon before his accession. He was the second son of Melisende and Fulk of Jerusalem, and succeeded his older brother Baldwin III. During his reign, Jerusalem became more closely allied with the Byzantine Empire, and the two states launched an unsuccessful invasion of Egypt. Meanwhile, the Muslim territories surrounding Jerusalem began to be united under Nur ad-Din and later Saladin. He was the father of three future rulers of Jerusalem, Sibylla, Baldwin IV, and Isabella I.

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Binyamin Elon

First Name Binyamin
Born on November 10, 1954
Died on May 5, 2017 (aged 62)

Rabbi Binyamin "Benny" Elon was an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Moledet and the National Union between 1996 and 2009. A ninth-generation Jerusalemite, Elon lived in Beit El, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, for over twenty years, and was married to author and journalist Emuna Elon. They had six children. His father, Menachem Elon, was the former Deputy Chief Justice of Israel. His brother, disgraced Rabbi Mordechai Elon, has been a prominent controversial figure in the Religious Zionist Movement.

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Iddo Netanyahu

First Name Iddo
Born on July 24, 1952 (age 73)

Iddo Netanyahu is an Israeli physician, author and playwright. He is the younger brother of Benjamin Netanyahu, the current Prime Minister of Israel, and Yonatan Netanyahu, who was killed leading the Operation Entebbe hostage rescue mission in 1976 and was a highly decorated veteran.

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