| A Summing Up - Achievements of Jews | Table 1 | Total 7/1/02 | Est. Jewish | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Population | Population | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Projected | Actual | Jews As A | Jews As A | Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distinction | Relevant | Total | Jewish | Jewish | Multiple Of | Percent of | Eastern Europe | 302,463,677 | 1,157,000 | 0.38% | ||||||||||||||
| Geography | Recipients | Recipients | Recipients | Projected | all Recipients | Northern Europe | 95,555,252 | 353,700 | 0.37% | |||||||||||||||
| The Greats of History | Southern Europe | 145,589,185 | 60,600 | 0.04% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hart's Most Influential 100 in History | World | 100 | 0.2 | 8 | 35 | 8% | Western Europe | 185,345,504 | 759,600 | 0.41% | ||||||||||||||
| A&E's Millennium 100 | World | 100 | 0.2 | 8 | 35 | 8% | Total Europe | 728,953,618 | 2,330,900 | 0.32% | ||||||||||||||
| Time Magazine's 100 of the 20th Century | U.S | 67 | 1.4 | 13 | 9 | 19% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Intelliquest's World's Greatest 100 | World | 100 | 0.2 | 8 | 35 | 8% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Science | Western Hemisphere | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nobel Prize in Physics | World | 174 | 0.4 | 48 | 121 | 28% | Caribbean | 37,293,985 | 5,550 | 0.01% | ||||||||||||||
| Nobel Prize in Physiology & Medicine | World | 182 | 0.4 | 49 | 118 | 27% | Central America | 141,632,613 | 51,520 | 0.04% | ||||||||||||||
| Nobel Prize in Chemistry | World | 146 | 0.3 | 26 | 78 | 18% | North America | 312,592,047 | 6,167,000 | 1.97% | ||||||||||||||
| Total Nobels for Science | World | 502 | 1.1 | 123 | 107 | 25% | South America | 355,070,540 | 473,930 | 0.13% | ||||||||||||||
| Fields Medal (for mathematics) | World | 44 | 0.1 | 12 | 119 | 27% | Total Western Hemisphere | 846,589,185 | 6,698,000 | 0.79% | ||||||||||||||
| A. M. Turning Award (for computer science) | World | 48 | 0.1 | 13 | 118 | 27% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Invention | Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Encyclopedia Britannica's Great Inventors | World | 267 | 0.6 | 13.7 | 22 | 5% | Eastern Asia | 1,514,834,136 | 4,650 | 0.00% | ||||||||||||||
| Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enrollment in Ivy League Schools | U.S | 115,000 | 2,380 | 24000 | 10 | 21% | South Central Asia | 1,527,664,515 | 88,500 | 0.01% | ||||||||||||||
| Military and Aviation | South Eastern Asia | 548,515,890 | 800 | 0.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States Astronauts | U.S. | 268 | 5.5 | 9 | 2 | 3% | Western Asia | 194,663,113 | 4,920,370 | 2.53% | ||||||||||||||
| Economics | Total Asia | 3,785,677,654 | 5,014,320 | 0.13% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nobel Prize for Economics | World | 55 | 0.1 | 21 | 167 | 38% | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Bates Clark Medal in Economics | U.S | 28 | 0.6 | 20 | 35 | 71% | South Pacific | |||||||||||||||||
| Federal Reserve Chairmen | U.S | 7 | 0.1 | 2 | 14 | 29% | Australia & New Zealand | 23,456,695 | 105,000 | 0.45% | ||||||||||||||
| Politics and Law | Melanesia | 6,927,201 | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States Senators (108th Congress) | U.S. | 100 | 2.1 | 11 | 5 | 11% | Micronesia | 575,679 | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||||||||||
| United States Congressmen & Women (108th Congress) | U.S. | 435 | 9.0 | 26 | 3 | 6% | Polynesia | 662,457 | 120 | 0.02% | ||||||||||||||
| Largest Political Donors (Mother Jones List) | U.S. | 100 | 2.1 | 42 | 20 | 42% | Total South Pacific | 31,622,032 | 105,120 | 0.33% | ||||||||||||||
| United States Supreme Court Justices | U.S. | 108 | 2.2 | 7 | 3 | 6% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nobel Prize for Peace | World | 92 | 0.2 | 9 | 43 | 10% | Africa | |||||||||||||||||
| Sports and Games | East Africa | 258,089,704 | 1825 | 0.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NFL Hall of Fame Inductees through 2004 | U.S | 229 | 4.7 | 6 | 1 | 3% | Middle Africa | 99,503,690 | 320 | 0.00% | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Team Owners - Feb 2005 | U.S | 32 | 0.7 | 8.5 | 13 | 27% | Northern Africa | 186,688,774 | 9500 | 0.01% | ||||||||||||||
| MLB Professional Baseball Team Owners 2005 | U.S | 30 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 7 | 15% | Southern Africa | 50,391,365 | 106,000 | 0.21% | ||||||||||||||
| NBA Top 10 Coaches of All Time | U.S | 10 | 0.2 | 2 | 10 | 20% | Western Africa | 246,954,217 | 10,351,875 | 4.19% | ||||||||||||||
| NBA Basketball Team Owners | U.S | 30 | 0.6 | 10 | 16 | 33% | Total Africa | 841,627,750 | 117,645 | 0.01% | ||||||||||||||
| Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees | U.S. | 262 | 5.4 | 15 | 3 | 6% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 Olympics Medalists | see 1 below | 450 | 5.7 | 16 | 3 | 4% | World Totals | 6,233,821,945 | 14,265,985 | 0.229% | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics Fencing Medalists | see 1 below | 489 | 6.1 | 40 | 7 | 8% | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Chess Champions | see 1 below | 18 | 0.2 | 8 | 35 | 44% | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Written Word | United States | 280,562,489 | 5,807,000 | 2.07% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nobel Prize for Literature | World | 101 | 0.2 | 12 | 52 | 12% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | U.S | 72 | 1.5 | 6 | 4 | 8% | Europe, Western Hemisphere & Australia & New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | U.S | 81 | 1.7 | 3 | 2 | 4% | Europe | 728,953,618 | 2,330,900 | 0.32% | ||||||||||||||
| Pulitzer Prize for Non Fiction | U.S | 41 | 0.8 | 8 | 9 | 20% | Australia & New Zealand | 23,456,695 | 105,000 | 0.45% | ||||||||||||||
| Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting | U.S | 50 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 8% | Western Hemisphere | 846,589,185 | 6,698,000 | 0.79% | ||||||||||||||
| Performing Arts and Comedy | Total | 1,598,999,498 | 9,133,900 | 0.57% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennedy Center Honorees | U.S. | 135 | 2.8 | 39 | 14 | 29% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Conductors of Major American Symphony Orchestras | U.S. | 202 | 4.2 | 66 | 16 | 33% | Europe, Western Hemishere, Australia & New Zealand, West Asia & North Africa | |||||||||||||||||
| Composers of "World's 50 Greatest" CD Collection | see 1 below | 50 | 0.6 | 4 | 6 | 8% | Total From Above | 1,598,999,498 | 9,133,900 | 0.57% | ||||||||||||||
| Longest Running Broadway Musicals | U.S. | 38 | 0.8 | 24 | 31 | 63% | Western Asia | 194,663,113 | 4920370 | 2.53% | ||||||||||||||
| Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees | U.S. | 205 | 4.2 | 19 | 4 | 9% | North Africa | 186,688,774 | 9500 | 0.01% | ||||||||||||||
| Jazz Grammy Awards | U.S. | 192 | 4.0 | 13 | 3 | 7% | Total | 1,980,351,385 | 14,063,770 | 0.71% | 0.88% | |||||||||||||
| Grammy Lifetime Achievment Award Winners | U.S. | 97 | 2.0 | 13 | 6 | 13% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rate It All Ranking of Stand Up Comedians | U.S. | 82 | 1.7 | 25 | 15 | 30% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Visual Arts and Architecture | US, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand & Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phaidon's 500 Artists | see 1 below | 500 | 4.4 | 36 | 8 | 7% | US | 280,562,489 | 5807000 | 2.07% | ||||||||||||||
| Combined Lists (7) of Great Photographers | see 2 below | 586 | 7.4 | 148 | 20 | 25% | Canada | 31,902,268 | 360000 | 1.13% | ||||||||||||||
| Combined Lists (6) of Master Architects | World | 309 | 0.7 | 32 | 45 | 10% | Australia & New Zealand | 23,456,695 | 105000 | 0.45% | ||||||||||||||
| Hollywood | Western Europe | 185345504 | 759600 | 0.41% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Academy Award Winning Directors | U.S. | 77 | 1.6 | 29 | 18 | 38% | Northern Europe | 95555252 | 353700 | 0.37% | ||||||||||||||
| Greatest Movie Directors - Reel.com | U.S | 55 | 1.1 | 15 | 13 | 27% | Southern Europe | 145589185 | 60600 | 0.04% | ||||||||||||||
| Greatest Movie Directors - Filmsite.org | U.S | 75 | 1.6 | 27 | 17 | 36% | Eastern Europe | 302463677 | 1157000 | 0.38% | ||||||||||||||
| Star Power 300 Top Actors & Actresses | U.S | 300 | 6.2 | 40 | 6 | 13% | Israel | 6,029,529 | 4847000 | 80.39% | ||||||||||||||
| American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Awards | U.S. | 31 | 0.6 | 7 | 11 | 23% | Total | 1,070,904,599 | 13,449,900 | 1.26% | ||||||||||||||
| American Film Institute Greatest American Screen Legends | U.S. | 50 | 1.0 | 6 | 6 | 12% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Radio and Television | U.S & Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio Hall of Fame Inductees | U.S. | 108 | 2.2 | 19 | 8 | 18% | U.S. | 280,562,489 | 5,807,000 | 2.07% | ||||||||||||||
| Television Hall of Fame Inductees | U.S. | 108 | 2.2 | 39 | 17 | 36% | Canada | 31902268 | 360000 | 1.13% | ||||||||||||||
| High Tech Entrepreneurs and CEOs | Total | 312,464,757 | 6,167,000 | 1.97% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Entreprenuers (Fortunes Richest 40 Under 40) | U.S | 33 | 0.7 | 7 | 10 | 21% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Forbes' 400 | U.S | 400 | 8.3 | 93 | 11 | 23% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fortune 500 CEOs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CEOs of Major 1917 U.S. Corporations | U.S. | 153 | 6.2 | 7 | 1 | 5% | ||||||||||||||||||
| CEOs of Major 1997 U.S. Corporations | U.S. | 72 | 0.6 | 16 | 25 | 22% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fortune 100 CEOs | U.S. | 100 | 2.1 | 15 | 7 | 15% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fortune's 25 Most Powerful People in Business | U.S | 25 | 0.5 | 6 | 12 | 0.24 | 24% | |||||||||||||||||
| Finance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Private Equity Hall of Fame | U.S. | 26 | 0.5 | 8 | 15 | 24% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Real Estate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forbes "25 Real Estate Fortunes Among Forbes 400" | U.S. | 25 | 0.5 | 13 | 25 | 24% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Social Activists | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ladies Home Journal's "100 Most Important Women" | U.S. | 100 | 2.1 | 20 | 10 | 20% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Philanthropy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business Week's 50 Leading Philanthropists | U.S | 50 | 1.0 | 22 | 22 | 44% | ||||||||||||||||||
| All Nobels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total - All Nobel Prizes | World | 750 | 1.7 | 165 | 96 | 22% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1) U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Israel; 2) Western Hemisphere, Europe, Australia and New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||