RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Baba Sali

1889 - 1984

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Israel Abuhatzeira (Hebrew: ר׳ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַבּוּחַצִירָא), known as the Baba Sali (Arabic: بابا صلى, Hebrew: בַּאבָּא סָאלִי, lit. "Praying Father") (1889–1984) was a leading Moroccan Sephardic rabbi and kabbalist who was renowned for his alleged ability to work miracles through his prayers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Baba Sali has received more than 251,774 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Baba Sali is the 1,575th most popular religious figure (up from 1,599th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Morocco (down from 54th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Moroccan Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Baba Sali ranks 1,575 out of 3,187. Before him are William Levada, Hegesippus, Audrys Bačkis, Alexander of Jerusalem, Shaykh Ahmad, and Pelagio Galvani. After him are Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia, Olimpia Maidalchini, Moses Isserles, Michael von Faulhaber, Juan Vicente Pérez, and Gun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Baba Sali ranks 100. Before him are Pierre-Étienne Flandin, Jānis K. Bērziņš, Ki Hajar Dewantara, Ivan Mosjoukine, Emil Brunner, and Achille Starace. After him are Maximilian de Angelis, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, Walton Walker, Maria Bochkareva, Larry Semon, and Tito Schipa. Among people deceased in 1984, Baba Sali ranks 85. Before him are Josyf Slipyj, Vladimir Chelomey, Christa Schroeder, Jean Prouvé, Uladzimir Karatkievich, and Ngô Đình Thục. After him are Cigerxwîn, Peter Lawford, William Powell, Toni Turek, Karl-August Fagerholm, and Alexis Korner.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Baba Sali ranks 56 out of 264. Before him are Abdelilah Benkirane (1954), Abu Inan Faris (1329), Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq (1212), Christian de Portzamparc (1944), Slimane of Morocco (1766), and Saïd Aouita (1959). After him are Mohamed Oufkir (1920), Shlomo Ben-Ami (1943), Macha Méril (1940), Driss Jettou (1945), Abu Zakariya Yahya (1203), and Abderrahmane Youssoufi (1924).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Morocco

Among religious figures born in Morocco, Baba Sali ranks 4. Before him are Zeno of Verona (300), Ahmad al-Badawi (1199), and Al-Shadhili (1197). After him are Dominique Mamberti (1952), and Philippe Barbarin (1950).

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