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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Canaan

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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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Canaan ranks 722 out of 2,238Before 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.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Canaan ranks 102 out of 430Before 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).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Canaan ranks 46Before 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).