Canaan (Hebrew: כְּנַעַן – Kənáʿan, in pausa כְּנָעַן – Kənā́ʿan), according to the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, was a son of Ham and grandson of Noah, as well as the father of the Canaanites. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Canaan has received more than 8,598,686 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Canaan is the 722nd most popular religious figure (up from 903rd in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Israel (up from 125th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Canaan ranks 722 out of 2,238. Before him are Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Antipope Ursicinus, Eusebius of Nicomedia, Theophilus of Antioch, Maudgalyayana, and Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria. After him are John Henry Newman, Margaret of Hungary, Antipope Anacletus II, Saint Eligius, Obadiah, and Frances of Rome.
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 716
400 - 384
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 717
280 - 341
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 718
140 - 183
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 719
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 720
1923 - 2012
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 721
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 722
1801 - 1890
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 723
1242 - 1270
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 724
1090 - 1138
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 725
588 - 660
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 726
587 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 727
1384 - 1440
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 728
Among people born in Israel, Canaan ranks 102 out of 430. Before him are Ezer Weizman (1924), James, brother of Jesus (-20), Itzhak Perlman (1945), Mahmoud Darwish (1941), Philip the Tetrarch (-4), and Dan Shechtman (1941). After him are Natalie Portman (1981), Philip the Evangelist (100), Gene Simmons (1949), Abu Nidal (1937), Isaac Herzog (1960), and Ofra Haza (1957).
1924 - 2005
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 96
20 BC - 69
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 97
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 98
1941 - 2008
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 99
4 BC - 34
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 100
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 101
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 102
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 103
100 - 100
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 104
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 105
1937 - 2002
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 106
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 107
1957 - 2000
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 108
Among religious figures born in Israel, Canaan ranks 46. Before him are Nicodemus (-50), Epiphanius of Salamis (315), Isaac Luria (1534), Pontius Pilate's wife (6), Zephaniah (-701), and James, brother of Jesus (-20). After him are Philip the Evangelist (100), Simeon of Jerusalem (100), Mariam Baouardy (1846), Al-Tabarani (873), Saint Petronilla (50), and Shoghi Effendi (1897).
50 BC - 100
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 40
315 - 403
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 41
1534 - 1572
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 42
6 - 100
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 43
701 BC - 609 BC
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 44
20 BC - 69
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 45
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 46
100 - 100
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 47
100 - 107
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 48
1846 - 1878
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 49
873 - 971
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 50
50 - 100
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 51
1897 - 1957
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 52