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Jesus Barabbas (; Aramaic: ישוע בר אבא Yeshua Bar ʾAbbaʾ, literally "son of the father" or "son of the teacher") is a figure mentioned in the New Testament, in which he is an insurrectionary held by the Roman governor at the same time as Jesus, and whom Pontius Pilate freed at the Passover feast in Jerusalem, while keeping Jesus as a prisoner. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barabbas has received more than 1,513,947 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Barabbas is the 290th most popular religious figure (down from 236th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Israel (down from 49th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.
Barabbas is most famous for being the prisoner who was released instead of Jesus in the New Testament.
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Among religious figures, Barabbas ranks 290 out of 2,272. Before him are Pope Innocent IV, Pope Boniface I, Pope Benedict II, Ephrem the Syrian, Moses in Islam, and Rebecca. After him are Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Saint Ursula, Al-Tirmidhi, Pope John XV, Matteo Ricci, and Pope Gregory V.
1195 - 1254
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 284
370 - 422
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 285
635 - 685
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 286
306 - 373
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 287
1392 BC - 1272 BC
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 288
259 - Present
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 289
1 - 100
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 290
1940 - Present
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 291
400 - 383
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 292
824 - 892
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 293
1000 - 996
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 294
1552 - 1610
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 295
972 - 999
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 296
Among people born in 1, Barabbas ranks 10. Before him are Simon the Zealot, Barnabas, Saint Matthias, Pope Linus, Saint Veronica, and Pope Anacletus. After him are Thomas Bangalter, Silas, Onesimus, Locusta, Vologases I of Parthia, and Shimon bar Yochai. Among people deceased in 100, Barabbas ranks 16. Before him are Elizabeth, John the Evangelist, Caiaphas, Longinus, Herodias, and Simon of Cyrene. After him are Zacchaeus, Apollonius of Tyana, Dionysius the Areopagite, Saint Sarah, Salome, and Pontius Pilate's wife.
1 - 107
HPI: 82.56
Rank: 4
1 - 61
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 5
1 - 80
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 6
1 - 79
HPI: 79.02
Rank: 7
1 - 1
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 8
1 - 92
HPI: 77.50
Rank: 9
1 - 100
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 10
1 - Present
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 11
1 - 100
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 12
1 - 90
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 13
1 - 100
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 14
1 - 78
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 15
1 - 160
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 16
100 BC - 100
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 10
10 - 100
HPI: 79.69
Rank: 11
18 - 100
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 12
100 - 100
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 13
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 14
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 15
1 - 100
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 16
50 - 100
HPI: 76.12
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15 - 100
HPI: 75.83
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100 - 100
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100 - 100
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50 - 100
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Rank: 21
6 - 100
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 22
Among people born in Israel, Barabbas ranks 53 out of 389. Before him are Procopius (500), Saint Veronica (1), Hezekiah (-800), Judas Maccabeus (-200), Herodias (-100), and Amos Oz (1939). After him are Jeroboam (-1000), Penitent thief (-18), Daniel Kahneman (1934), Josiah (-648), Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160), and Rehoboam (-972).
500 - 560
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 47
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Rank: 48
800 BC - 697 BC
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 49
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 50
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 51
1939 - 2018
HPI: 77.52
Rank: 52
1 - 100
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 53
1000 BC - 910 BC
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 54
18 BC - 30
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 55
1934 - Present
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 56
648 BC - 609 BC
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 57
1160 - 1190
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 58
972 BC - 914 BC
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 59
Among religious figures born in Israel, Barabbas ranks 34. Before him are Jeremiah (-650), Joseph of Arimathea (100), Joachim (-100), Saint Matthias (1), Saint Veronica (1), and Judas Maccabeus (-200). After him are Penitent thief (-18), Rabbi Akiva (50), Ahmed Yassin (1937), Micah (-737), James, son of Alphaeus (-10), and Annas (-22).
650 BC - 586 BC
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 28
100 - 96
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 29
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 30
1 - 80
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 31
1 - 1
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 32
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 33
1 - 100
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 34
18 BC - 30
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 35
50 - 136
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 36
1937 - 2004
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 37
737 BC - 696 BC
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 38
10 BC - 62
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 39
22 BC - 66
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 40