Mary, mother of Jesus
18 BC - 33
HPI 96.94154 languages
Mary, mother of Jesus, is most famous for being the mother of Jesus. She is also an important figure in Christianity because she is the only woman mentioned by name in the Bible.
Trending Religious Figures from Israel This Week
The top 10 Religious Figures from Israel trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
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Mary Magdalene
10 BC - 100
Trending in Hungarian (#120) Wikipedia (112 views, on Oct 5).
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Jesus
4 BC - 33
Trending in Hungarian (#120), Portuguese (#128), Russian (#142), Spanish (#145), Polish (#172), and English (#378) Wikipedia (108 views, on...
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Jude the Apostle
15 - 70
Trending in Spanish (#140) Wikipedia (1,192 views, on Oct 6).
This page contains a list of the greatest Israeli Religious Figures. The pantheon dataset contains 3,189 Religious Figures, 59 of which were born in Israel. This makes Israel the birth place of the 12th most number of Religious Figures behind Poland and India.
Top 10 Israeli Religious Figures
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Israeli Religious Figures of all time. This list of famous Israeli Religious Figures is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Israeli Religious Figures.
#1 #2 Jesus
4 BC - 33
HPI 94.24274 languagesJesus is most famous for being the son of God and dying on the cross for the sins of mankind.
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Saint Joseph
18 BC - 33
HPI 90.7688 languagesChristian saint; husband of Mary and foster father of Jesus
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John the Baptist
20 BC - 31
HPI 89.07112 languagesJohn the Baptist is most famous for baptizing Jesus and for being a prophet in the Old Testament.
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Matthew the Apostle
10 - 74
HPI 88.3190 languagesMatthew the apostle is most famous for writing the gospel of Matthew.
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Isaac
1900 BC - 1533 BC
HPI 86.6393 languagesIsaac Newton is most famous for his three laws of motion. The first law states that a body at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by an outside force. The second law states that the change in momentum of a body is proportional to the force acting on it and is in the direction of the force. The third law states that...Read moreShow less
Isaac Newton is most famous for his three laws of motion. The first law states that a body at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by an outside force. The second law states that the change in momentum of a body is proportional to the force acting on it and is in the direction of the force. The third law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
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Elijah
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI 85.7287 languagesElijah is most famous for his confrontation with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel.
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Jonah
850 BC - 810 BC
HPI 84.7968 languagesJonah is most famous for being swallowed by a giant fish.
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Matthias the Apostle
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HPI 84.1164 languagesreligious figure of the Christian faith
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James, brother of Jesus
20 BC - 69
HPI 84.0752 languagesJames, the brother of Jesus, is most famous for being one of the first followers of Jesus and for being a leader in the early church.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Religious Figures were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 6 most globally memorable Religious Figures since 1700.
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