Religious Figure
Simon Magus
50 - 65
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Simon Magus
His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Simon Magus is the 622nd most popular religious figure (down from 545th in 2024).
Simon Magus is most famous for his attempt to buy the power of the Holy Spirit from Peter.
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Among Religious Figures
Among religious figures, Simon Magus ranks 622 out of 3,187. Before him are Canaan, Anne Catherine Emmerich, Rāhula, John Wesley, Abbas ibn Ali, and Zayd ibn Thabit. After him are `Abdu'l-Bahá, Rabanus Maurus, Atiśa, Jacobus da Varagine, Thecla, and Yusuf al-Qaradawi.
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Canaan
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 616
Anne Catherine Emmerich
1774 - 1824
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 617
Rāhula
534 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 618
John Wesley
1703 - 1791
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 619
Abbas ibn Ali
647 - 680
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 620
Zayd ibn Thabit
615 - 665
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 621
Simon Magus
50 - 65
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 622
`Abdu'l-Bahá
1844 - 1921
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 623
Rabanus Maurus
780 - 856
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 624
Atiśa
982 - 1054
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 625
Jacobus da Varagine
1228 - 1298
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 626
Thecla
100 - 100
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 627
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
1926 - 2022
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 628
Contemporaries
Among people born in 50, Simon Magus ranks 9. Before him are Juvenal, Apollodorus of Damascus, Salome, Zacchaeus, Simon bar Kokhba, and Rabbi Akiva. After him are Osroes I, Gaius Calpurnius Piso, Phoebe, Junia, Yajnavalkya, and Pacorus II. Among people deceased in 65, Simon Magus ranks 3. Before him are Seneca the Younger, and Poppaea Sabina. After him are Lucan, Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus, and Gaius Calpurnius Piso.
Others Born in 50
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Juvenal
WRITER
50 - 200
HPI: 77.14
Rank: 3
Apollodorus of Damascus
ARCHITECT
50 - 130
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 4
Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 100
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 5
Zacchaeus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 100
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 6
Simon bar Kokhba
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
50 - 135
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 7
Rabbi Akiva
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 136
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 8
Simon Magus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 65
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 9
Osroes I
POLITICIAN
50 - 129
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 10
Gaius Calpurnius Piso
POLITICIAN
50 - 65
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 11
Phoebe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 100
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 12
Junia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - Present
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 13
Yajnavalkya
PHILOSOPHER
50 - 700 BC
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 14
Pacorus II
POLITICIAN
50 - 105
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 65
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Seneca the Younger
PHILOSOPHER
4 BC - 65
HPI: 86.81
Rank: 1
Poppaea Sabina
COMPANION
30 - 65
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 2
Simon Magus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 65
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 3
Lucan
WRITER
39 - 65
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 4
Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus
POLITICIAN
3 BC - 65
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 5
Gaius Calpurnius Piso
POLITICIAN
50 - 65
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 6
