Golda Meir

About Golda Meir

Golda Meir (1898–1978) was a pivotal figure in modern Middle Eastern history, best known as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel, serving from 1969 to 1974. Born in Kyiv, she was a passionate Zionist who immigrated to what was then British Mandatory Palestine in 1921 and became a driving force in the establishment and leadership of the State of Israel. Her tenure was marked by significant events, most notably the 1973 Yom Kippur War, a conflict that tested the nascent nation's security and ultimately led to her resignation. Her historical importance merits an HPI Rank of #885 among global figures.

Despite this significant historical weight, the modern internet's attention is comparatively muted. In 2025, Meir accrued 984K Wikipedia pageviews. This level of attention suggests an attention gap of approximately +3x, meaning she is over-attended to relative to her historical ranking, yet the raw view count is modest when compared to contemporary political figures. For contrast, P. J. Abdul Kalam, a figure ranked similarly in historical importance (#990), received 2.4M views in the same period, indicating that an equivalent political stature does not always translate to equivalent online interest.

Furthermore, the trend data suggests a continued decline in contemporary digital engagement. Her 2025 annualized view count saw a year-over-year decrease of -18.9%, and her momentum from Q1 to Q3 dropped by -33%, signaling that the online cultural memory of this key 20th-century politician is actively diminishing.