RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Basilides

117 - 140

Basilides

Basilides (Greek: Βασιλείδης) was an early Christian Gnostic religious teacher in Alexandria, Egypt who taught from 117 to 138 AD, and claimed to have inherited his teachings from the apostle Saint Matthias. He was a pupil of either the Simonian teacher Menander, or a disciple of Peter called Glaucias. The Acts of the Disputation with Manes state that for a time he taught among the Persians. According to Agapius of Hierapolis he appeared in the 15th year of the reign of Trajan (113 AD). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basilides has received more than 354,276 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Basilides is the 800th most popular religious figure (up from 865th in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 196th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Basilides was a Gnostic Christian teacher who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. Basilides is most famous for teaching that Jesus was not the son of God, but rather a spirit sent by the Father to teach the world.

Memorability Metrics

350k
Page Views (PV)
67.33
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
7.01
Effective Languages (L*)
2.38
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Basilides ranks 800 out of 3,187. Before him are Eutyches, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Pietro Parolin, Isidore the Laborer, Paul of Samosata, and Gemma Galgani. After him are Peter Chrysologus, Papias of Hierapolis, Giuseppe Moscati, Margot Frank, Sen no Rikyū, and Agnes of Bohemia.

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380 - 454
HPI: 67.39
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1788 - 1831
HPI: 67.38
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Pietro Parolin
1955 - Present
HPI: 67.38
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Isidore the Laborer
1080 - 1130
HPI: 67.38
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Paul of Samosata
200 - 275
HPI: 67.37
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Gemma Galgani
1878 - 1903
HPI: 67.34
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Basilides
117 - 140
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 800
Peter Chrysologus
380 - 450
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 801
Papias of Hierapolis
70 - 100
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 802
Giuseppe Moscati
1880 - 1927
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 803
Margot Frank
1926 - 1945
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 804
Sen no Rikyū
1522 - 1591
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 805
Agnes of Bohemia
1211 - 1282
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 806

Contemporaries

Among people born in 117, Basilides ranks 1. After him is Aelius Aristides. Among people deceased in 140, Basilides ranks 3. Before him are Faustina the Elder, and Menelaus of Alexandria. After him are Mithridates V of Parthia, and John Mark.