RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Belshazzar
600 BC - 600 BC
Belshazzar
Belshazzar (Babylonian cuneiform: Bēl-šar-uṣur, meaning "Bel, protect the king"; Hebrew: בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר Bēlšaʾṣṣar) was the son and crown prince of Nabonidus (r. 556–539 BC), the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Through his mother, he might have been a grandson of Nebuchadnezzar II (r. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Belshazzar has received more than 978,881 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Belshazzar is the 256th most popular religious figure (down from 254th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 19th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.
Belshazzar is most famous for the story of the writing on the wall, which is told in the Bible's book of Daniel. In this story, a Babylonian king named Belshazzar throws a feast and drinks from the cups of gold and silver that his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem. He then sees a hand writing on the wall, and is so terrified that he falls down dead.
Memorability Metrics
980k
Page Views (PV)
71.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
9.45
Effective Languages (L*)
2.38
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Belshazzar ranks 256 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Alexander III, Abd al-Muttalib, Pope Gelasius I, Pope Liberius, Nathan, and Pope Eugene II. After him are Pope John XII, Pope Paschal I, Philip Melanchthon, Pope Benedict IX, Pope John XIX, and Pope Gregory IV.
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Pope Alexander III
1100 - 1181
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 250
Abd al-Muttalib
497 - 578
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 251
Pope Gelasius I
410 - 496
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 252
Pope Liberius
310 - 366
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 253
Nathan
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 254
Pope Eugene II
780 - 827
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 255
Belshazzar
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 256
Pope John XII
937 - 964
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 257
Pope Paschal I
775 - 824
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 258
Philip Melanchthon
1497 - 1560
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 259
Pope Benedict IX
1012 - 1055
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 260
Pope John XIX
975 - 1032
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 261
Pope Gregory IV
790 - 844
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 262
Contemporaries
Among people born in 600 BC, Belshazzar ranks 9. Before him are Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Esther, Lucretia, Peisistratos, Servius Tullius, and Ānanda. After him are Cambyses I, Pheidippides, Hippasus, Maya, Alexander I of Macedon, and Yaśodharā. Among people deceased in 600 BC, Belshazzar ranks 5. Before him are Laozi, Daniel, Tomyris, and Draco. After him are Habakkuk, Astyages, Maya, Epimenides, Theano, Anacharsis, and Phalaris.
Others Born in 600 BC
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Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
600 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 3
Esther
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 4
Lucretia
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 5
Peisistratos
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 6
Servius Tullius
600 BC - 535 BC
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 7
Ānanda
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 8
Belshazzar
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 9
Cambyses I
600 BC - 559 BC
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 10
Pheidippides
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 11
Hippasus
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 12
Maya
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 13
Alexander I of Macedon
600 BC - 454 BC
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 14
Yaśodharā
600 BC - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 600 BC
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Laozi
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 1
Daniel
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 78.60
Rank: 2
Tomyris
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 77.64
Rank: 3
Draco
650 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 4
Belshazzar
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 5
Habakkuk
626 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 6
Astyages
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 7
Maya
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 8
Epimenides
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 9
Theano
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 10
Anacharsis
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 11
Phalaris
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 12
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Belshazzar ranks 22 out of 338. Before him are Zaha Hadid (1950), Sennacherib (-740), Sargon II (-750), Ezra (-500), Al-Masudi (896), and Nebuchadnezzar I (-1200). After him are Ahmad Sanjar (1100), Khosrow II (570), Al-Ma'mun (786), Nur ad-Din (1116), Idris (-3500), and Fuzûlî (1494).
Others born in Iraq
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Zaha Hadid
1950 - 2016
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 16
Sennacherib
740 BC - 681 BC
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 17
Sargon II
750 BC - 705 BC
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 18
Ezra
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 19
Al-Masudi
896 - 956
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 20
Nebuchadnezzar I
1200 BC - 1104 BC
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 21
Belshazzar
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 22
Ahmad Sanjar
1100 - Present
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 23
Khosrow II
570 - 628
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 24
Al-Ma'mun
786 - 833
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 25
Nur ad-Din
1116 - 1174
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 26
Idris
3500 BC - Present
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 27
Fuzûlî
1494 - 1556
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 28
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq
Among religious figures born in Iraq, Belshazzar ranks 7. Before him are Abraham (-1813), Abu Hanifa (698), Sarah (-1803), Mani (216), Rabia of Basra (710), and Ezra (-500). After him are Idris (-3500), Muhammad al-Mahdi (869), Eber (-2038), Ibn Hisham (701), Junayd of Baghdad (830), and Hillel the Elder (-110).
Abraham
1813 BC - 1638 BC
HPI: 91.87
Rank: 1
Abu Hanifa
698 - 767
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 2
Sarah
1803 BC - 1676 BC
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 3
Mani
216 - 274
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 4
Rabia of Basra
710 - 801
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 5
Ezra
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 6
Belshazzar
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 7
Idris
3500 BC - Present
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 8
Muhammad al-Mahdi
869 - 941
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 9
Eber
2038 BC - 1574 BC
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 10
Ibn Hisham
701 - 833
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 11
Junayd of Baghdad
830 - 910
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 12
Hillel the Elder
110 BC - 10
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 13
