RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Annas

22 BC - 66

Annas

Annas (also Ananus or Ananias; Hebrew: חָנָן, khanán; Koinē Greek: Ἅννας, Hánnas; 23/22 BC – death date unknown, probably around AD 40) was appointed by the Roman legate Quirinius as the first High Priest of the newly formed Roman province of Judaea in AD 6 – just after the Romans had deposed Archelaus, Ethnarch of Judaea, thereby putting Judaea directly under Roman rule. Annas appears in the Gospels and Passion plays as a high priest before whom Jesus is brought for judgment, prior to being brought before Pontius Pilate. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Annas has received more than 491,012 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Annas is the 597th most popular religious figure (down from 525th in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Israel (down from 70th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Annas is most famous for being the high priest who presided over the trial of Jesus.

Memorability Metrics

490k
Page Views (PV)
65.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
8.30
Effective Languages (L*)
2.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Annas ranks 597 out of 3,187. Before him are Nachman of Breslov, Pope Marcellinus, Columbanus, Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Jethro, and Nichiren. After him are Onuphrius, Macarius of Egypt, Qasim ibn Muhammad, Pope Stephen V, Pope Theodore II, and Muhammad Ahmad.

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HPI: 66.03
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250 - 304
HPI: 66.03
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Columbanus
540 - 615
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 593
Joan Enric Vives Sicília
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HPI: 66.02
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Jethro
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HPI: 65.99
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Nichiren
1222 - 1282
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 596
Annas
22 BC - 66
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 597
Onuphrius
320 - 400
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 598
Macarius of Egypt
300 - 391
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 599
Qasim ibn Muhammad
598 - 600
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 600
Pope Stephen V
850 - 891
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 601
Pope Theodore II
840 - 897
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 602
Muhammad Ahmad
1844 - 1885
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 603

Contemporaries

Among people born in 22 BC, Annas ranks 1. Among people deceased in 66, Annas ranks 3. Before him are Paul the Apostle, and Petronius. After him are Claudia Antonia, and Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus.