RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Anna the Prophetess

90 BC - 100

Anna the Prophetess

Anna (Hebrew: חַנָּה, Ḥana; Greek: Ἄννα, Ánna), distinguished as Anna the Prophetess, is a woman mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. According to that Gospel, she was an elderly woman of the Tribe of Asher who prophesied about Jesus at the Temple of Jerusalem. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anna the Prophetess has received more than 674,728 page views. Her biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Anna the Prophetess is the 584th most popular religious figure (down from 541st in 2019).

Anna the prophetess is most famous for telling King Herod that he would not live to see the end of the day after he ordered the death of all the baby boys in Bethlehem.

Memorability Metrics

670k
Page Views (PV)
66.08
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
7.74
Effective Languages (L*)
2.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Anna the Prophetess ranks 584 out of 3,187. Before her are Dōgen, Yasuke, Hugues de Payens, Francis of Paola, Muadh ibn Jabal, and Camillus de Lellis. After her are Edward the Confessor, Umm Kulthum bint Ali, Ansgar, Marcel Lefebvre, Joseph of Cupertino, and Ibn Hisham.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Dōgen
1200 - 1253
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 578
Yasuke
1530 - Present
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 579
Hugues de Payens
1074 - 1136
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 580
Francis of Paola
1416 - 1507
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 581
Muadh ibn Jabal
600 - 640
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 582
Camillus de Lellis
1550 - 1614
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 583
Anna the Prophetess
90 BC - 100
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 584
Edward the Confessor
1003 - 1066
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 585
Umm Kulthum bint Ali
630 - Present
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 586
Ansgar
801 - 865
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 587
Marcel Lefebvre
1905 - 1991
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 588
Joseph of Cupertino
1603 - 1663
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 589
Ibn Hisham
701 - 833
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 590

Contemporaries

Among people born in 90 BC, Anna the Prophetess ranks 4. Before her are Zechariah, Diodorus Siculus, and Publius Clodius Pulcher. After her are Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus, Phraates IV, Gaius Scribonius Curio, Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus, Pompeia, Gaius Antonius Hybrida, Aulus Hirtius, and Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia. Among people deceased in 100, Anna the Prophetess ranks 23. Before her are Thecla, Apollonius of Tyana, Barabbas, Salome, Longinus, and Saint Sarah. After her are Nicodemus, Herod Agrippa II, Pomponius Mela, Zebedee, Pontius Pilate's wife, and Lydia of Thyatira.

Others Born in 90 BC

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Zechariah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 1
Diodorus Siculus
HISTORIAN
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 2
Publius Clodius Pulcher
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 52 BC
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 3
Anna the Prophetess
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 4
Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 5
Phraates IV
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 2 BC
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 6
Gaius Scribonius Curio
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 49 BC
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 7
Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 8
Pompeia
POLITICIAN
90 BC - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 9
Gaius Antonius Hybrida
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 10
Aulus Hirtius
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 11
Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 12