Balak (Hebrew: בָּלָק Bālāq) was a king of Moab described in the Book of Numbers in the Hebrew Bible, where his dealings with the prophet Balaam are recounted. Balak tried to engage Balaam for the purpose of cursing the migrating Israelite community. On his journey to meet the princes of Moab, Balaam is stopped by an angel of the lord after beating his donkey. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Balak has received more than 246,625 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Balak is the 5,425th most popular politician (up from 6,781st in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Jordan and the 5th most popular Jordanian Politician.
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Among politicians, Balak ranks 5,425 out of 15,710. Before him are Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark, Horace Walpole, Pharnaces I of Pontus, Amadeus II, Count of Savoy, and Borrell II, Count of Barcelona. After him are John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Psammuthes, Hugo Banzer, Lajos Batthyány, George Clinton, and Tervel of Bulgaria.
1401 - 1460
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 5,419
1913 - 2007
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 5,420
1717 - 1797
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 5,421
300 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 5,422
1050 - 1080
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 5,423
927 - 993
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 5,424
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 5,425
1792 - 1878
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 5,426
500 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 5,427
1926 - 2002
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 5,428
1807 - 1849
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 5,429
1739 - 1812
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 5,430
675 - 721
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 5,431
Among people born in Jordan, Balak ranks 11 out of 37. Before him are Al-Mahdi (744), Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), Menippus (-290), Judas of Galilee (-100), Nicomachus (60), and Philodemus (-110). After him are Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966), Meleager of Gadara (-130), Simon bar Giora (100), Fouad Twal (1940), Phinehas (-1300), and Zaid ibn Shaker (1934).
744 - 785
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 5
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 6
290 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 7
100 BC - 100
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 8
60 - 120
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 9
110 BC - 35 BC
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 10
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 11
1966 - 2006
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 12
130 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 13
100 - 70
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 14
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 15
1300 BC - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 16
1934 - 2002
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 17
Among politicians born in Jordan, Balak ranks 5. Before him are Hussein of Jordan (1935), As-Saffah (722), Al-Mahdi (744), and Abdullah II of Jordan (1962). After him are Zaid ibn Shaker (1934), Abdullah Ensour (1939), Marouf al-Bakhit (1947), Omar Razzaz (1961), Haya bint Hussein (1974), Hani Mulki (1951), and Adnan Badran (1935).
1935 - 1999
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 1
722 - 754
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 2
744 - 785
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 3
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 4
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 5
1934 - 2002
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 6
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 7
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 8
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 9
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 10
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 11
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 12