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Ahab

900 BC - 852 BC

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Ahab (; Hebrew: אַחְאָב, romanized: ʾAḥʾāḇ; Akkadian: 𒀀𒄩𒀊𒁍, romanized: Aḫâbbu; Koinē Greek: Ἀχαάβ, romanized: Akhaáb; Latin: Achab) was the son and successor of King Omri and the husband of Jezebel of Sidon according to the Hebrew Bible. He was widely criticized for causing "moral decline" in Israel, according to the Yahwists, though modern scholars argue that Ahab was a Yahwist himself. The existence of Ahab is historically supported outside the Bible. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ahab has received more than 1,676,779 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Ahab is the 662nd most popular politician (down from 576th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 5th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Lebanese Politician.

Ahab is most famous for being the protagonist in Herman Melville's novel, Moby Dick.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 76.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ahab ranks 662 out of 19,576. Before him are Jadwiga of Poland, Ptolemy XII Auletes, Darius II, Charles IV of Spain, Christian II of Denmark, and Maxentius. After him are Nizam al-Mulk, Philip the Good, Catiline, Moctezuma II, Olaf Scholz, and Afonso I of Portugal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900 BC, Ahab ranks 2. Before him is Elisha. After him are Athaliah, Uzziah, Shalmaneser III, Jehu, Jehoram of Judah, Jehoash of Israel, Ahaziah of Judah, Caranus of Macedon, Jehoahaz of Israel, and Shammuramat. Among people deceased in 852 BC, Ahab ranks 1. 

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    Ahab

    POLITICIAN

    900 BC - 852 BC

    HPI: 76.07

    Rank: 1

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Ahab ranks 3 out of 145. Before him are Severus Alexander (208), and Khalil Gibran (1883). After him are Porphyry (233), Keanu Reeves (1964), Dido (-879), Ulpian (170), Michel Aoun (1935), Charbel Makhlouf (1828), Rafic Hariri (1944), Christina of Bolsena (210), and Fairuz (1935).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lebanon

Among politicians born in Lebanon, Ahab ranks 2. Before him are Severus Alexander (208). After him are Dido (-879), Michel Aoun (1935), Rafic Hariri (1944), Hassan Nasrallah (1960), Najib Mikati (1955), Bachir Gemayel (1947), Émile Lahoud (1936), Amine Gemayel (1942), Pierre Gemayel (1905), and Fouad Siniora (1943).

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