RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Bartholomew the Apostle

100 BC - 100

Bartholomew the Apostle

Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify Bartholomew as Nathanael or Nathaniel, who appears in the Gospel of John (1:45–51; cf. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bartholomew the Apostle has received more than 3,004,144 page views. His biography is available in 83 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 81 in 2019). Bartholomew the Apostle is the 67th most popular religious figure (down from 52nd in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Israel (down from 18th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Bartholomew is most famous for being one of the twelve apostles. He was born in Galilee and was a fisherman by trade. He is also said to have been a missionary and evangelist, and he is believed to have been martyred in Armenia.

Memorability Metrics

3.0M
Page Views (PV)
78.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
83
Languages Editions (L)
10.34
Effective Languages (L*)
4.01
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Bartholomew the Apostles by language

Over the past year Bartholomew the Apostle has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 522,553 views, followed by Spanish (230,621), and Russian (69,555). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (236.00%), Latvian (222.40%), and Sinhalese (75.17%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Bartholomew the Apostle ranks 67 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Pius XII, Judas Iscariot, Saint Valentine, Anthony of Padua, Jerome, and Hildegard of Bingen. After him are Pope Innocent VII, Pope Julius II, 14th Dalai Lama, John Chrysostom, Rachel, and Saint Anne.

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Pope Pius XII
1876 - 1958
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 61
Judas Iscariot
50 - 30
HPI: 78.88
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Saint Valentine
226 - 273
HPI: 78.80
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Anthony of Padua
1195 - 1231
HPI: 78.72
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Jerome
345 - 420
HPI: 78.64
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Hildegard of Bingen
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HPI: 78.64
Rank: 66
Bartholomew the Apostle
100 BC - 100
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 67
Pope Innocent VII
1339 - 1406
HPI: 78.51
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Pope Julius II
1443 - 1513
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 69
14th Dalai Lama
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 70
John Chrysostom
349 - 407
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 71
Rachel
3500 BC - 1553 BC
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 72
Saint Anne
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 73

Contemporaries

Among people born in 100 BC, Bartholomew the Apostle ranks 4. Before him are Julius Caesar, Mary, mother of Jesus, and Saint Joseph. After him are Saint Anne, Elizabeth, Lazarus of Bethany, Joachim, Herodias, Simon of Cyrene, Cornelius Nepos, and Crixus. Among people deceased in 100, Bartholomew the Apostle ranks 6. Before him are Mary, mother of Jesus, Saint Joseph, Josephus, Mary Magdalene, and John the Apostle. After him are Saint Anne, Salome, Elizabeth, Zechariah, John the Evangelist, and Caiaphas.

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Julius Caesar
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 90.92
Rank: 1
Mary, mother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 90.47
Rank: 2
Saint Joseph
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.14
Rank: 3
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 4
Saint Anne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 5
Elizabeth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 6
Lazarus of Bethany
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - Present
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 7
Joachim
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 8
Herodias
NOBLEMAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 9
Simon of Cyrene
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 10
Cornelius Nepos
WRITER
100 BC - 25 BC
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 11
Crixus
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 72 BC
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 12

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Mary, mother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 90.47
Rank: 1
Saint Joseph
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.14
Rank: 2
Josephus
HISTORIAN
37 - 100
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 3
Mary Magdalene
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 BC - 100
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 4
John the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
6 - 100
HPI: 80.04
Rank: 5
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 6
Saint Anne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 7
Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
14 - 100
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 8
Elizabeth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 9
Zechariah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 10
John the Evangelist
WRITER
10 - 100
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 11
Caiaphas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
18 - 100
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 12

In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Bartholomew the Apostle ranks 22 out of 466. Before him are Isaiah (-800), Saul (-1079), Herod the Great (-73), Benjamin Netanyahu (1949), Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161), and Judas Iscariot (50). After him are Thomas the Apostle (1), Ezekiel (-621), Salome (14), Jude the Apostle (15), Simon the Zealot (1), and Moshe Dayan (1915).

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Isaiah
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800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 79.93
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HPI: 79.87
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Herod the Great
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HPI: 79.82
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Benjamin Netanyahu
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 19
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1161 - 1185
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 20
Judas Iscariot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 30
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 21
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 22
Thomas the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 72
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 23
Ezekiel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
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HPI: 77.03
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Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
14 - 100
HPI: 76.89
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Jude the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
15 - 70
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 26
Simon the Zealot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
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HPI: 76.35
Rank: 27
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HPI: 76.13
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