287 - 305
Catherine of Alexandria, also spelled Katherine (Greek: Αίκατερίνη) is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early fourth century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius. According to her hagiography, she was both a princess and a noted scholar who became a Christian around the age of 14, converted hundreds of people to Christianity and was martyred around the age of eighteen. More than 1,100 years after Catherine's martyrdom, Joan of Arc identified her as one of the saints who appeared to and counselled her.The Eastern Orthodox Church venerates her as a Great Martyr and celebrates her feast day on 24 or 25 November, depending on the regional tradition. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Catherine of Alexandria has received more than 2,455,176 page views. Her biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Catherine of Alexandria is the 42nd most popular religious figure (up from 85th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 21st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.
Catherine of Alexandria is most famous for being the patron saint of philosophers. She is believed to have been a philosopher and scholar who was martyred by being broken on a wheel.
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Among religious figures, Catherine of Alexandria ranks 42 out of 2,238. Before her are Saint Lucy, Husayn ibn Ali, Queen of Sheba, James, son of Zebedee, Samuel, and Catherine of Aragon. After her are Pope John Paul I, Pope John XXIII, Joshua, Judas Iscariot, Ignatius of Loyola, and Saul.
283 - 304
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 36
626 - 680
HPI: 80.64
Rank: 37
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 38
1 - 44
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 39
1100 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 40
1485 - 1536
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 41
287 - 305
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 42
1912 - 1978
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 43
1881 - 1963
HPI: 80.44
Rank: 44
1355 BC - 1245 BC
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 45
50 - 30
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 46
1491 - 1556
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 47
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 48
Among people born in 287, Catherine of Alexandria ranks 1. Among people deceased in 305, Catherine of Alexandria ranks 1. After her are Agnes of Rome, Porphyry, Januarius, and Saint Alban.
287 - 305
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 1
291 - 305
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 2
233 - 305
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 3
272 - 305
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 4
300 - 305
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 5
Among people born in Egypt, Catherine of Alexandria ranks 11 out of 582. Before her are Nefertiti (-1400), Akhenaten (-1400), Euclid (-350), Hypatia (350), Yasser Arafat (1929), and Hatshepsut (-1507). After her are Joshua (-1355), Amenhotep III (-1403), Origen (185), Anthony the Great (251), Imhotep (-2800), and Plotinus (203).
1400 BC - 1330 BC
HPI: 85.45
Rank: 5
1400 BC - 1336 BC
HPI: 84.67
Rank: 6
350 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 7
350 - 415
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 8
1929 - 2004
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 9
1507 BC - 1458 BC
HPI: 80.70
Rank: 10
287 - 305
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 11
1355 BC - 1245 BC
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 12
1403 BC - 1350 BC
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 13
185 - 254
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 14
251 - 356
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 15
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 16
203 - 270
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 17
Among religious figures born in Egypt, Catherine of Alexandria ranks 3. Before her are Moses (-1393) and Tutankhamun (-1341). After her are Joshua (-1355), Anthony the Great (251), Hagar (-1800), Seti I (-1323), Miriam (-1400), Moses in Islam (-1392), Tiye (-1398), Saint Apollonia (110), and Meritaten (-1400).
1393 BC - 1273 BC
HPI: 92.96
Rank: 1
1341 BC - 1323 BC
HPI: 86.63
Rank: 2
287 - 305
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 3
1355 BC - 1245 BC
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 4
251 - 356
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 5
1800 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 6
1323 BC - 1279 BC
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 7
1400 BC - 1274 BC
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 8
1392 BC - 1272 BC
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 9
1398 BC - 1338 BC
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 10
110 - 249
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 11
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 12