POLITICIAN
David
1010 BC - 970 BC
David
David (; Hebrew: דָּוִד, Modern: Davīd, Tiberian: Dāwīḏ) is described in the Hebrew Bible as the third king of the United Monarchy of Israel and Judah. In the Books of Samuel, David is a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying the giant Goliath, a champion of the Philistines in southern Canaan. David becomes a favorite of the first king of united Israel, Saul, and forges a close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David has received more than 9,403,504 page views. His biography is available in 96 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 95 in 2019). David is the 40th most popular politician (down from 17th in 2019), the most popular biography from Palestine and the most popular Politician.
David is most famous for being the second king of Israel.
Memorability Metrics
9.4M
Page Views (PV)
87.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
96
Languages Editions (L)
14.97
Effective Languages (L*)
3.38
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, David ranks 40 out of 15,710. Before him are Justinian I, Marcus Aurelius, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Pericles, Huang Xianfan, and Qin Shi Huang. After him are Richard III of England, Maria Theresa, Martin Van Buren, Peter the Great, John F. Kennedy, and Fidel Castro.
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Justinian I
482 - 565
HPI: 88.45
Rank: 34
Marcus Aurelius
121 - 180
HPI: 88.39
Rank: 35
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
1500 - 1558
HPI: 88.24
Rank: 36
Pericles
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 88.20
Rank: 37
Huang Xianfan
1899 - 1982
HPI: 88.19
Rank: 38
Qin Shi Huang
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 88.05
Rank: 39
David
1010 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 87.99
Rank: 40
Richard III of England
1452 - 1485
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 41
Maria Theresa
1717 - 1780
HPI: 87.91
Rank: 42
Martin Van Buren
1782 - 1862
HPI: 87.89
Rank: 43
Peter the Great
1672 - 1725
HPI: 87.89
Rank: 44
John F. Kennedy
1917 - 1963
HPI: 87.77
Rank: 45
Fidel Castro
1926 - 2016
HPI: 87.77
Rank: 46
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1010 BC, David ranks 1. Among people deceased in 970 BC, David ranks 1. After him is Bathsheba.
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In Palestine
Among people born in Palestine, David ranks 1 out of 28. After him are Saul (-1079), Al-Shafi‘i (767), Zechariah (-90), Elizabeth (-100), Pope Evaristus (44), Amos (-800), Zacchaeus (50), Athaliah (-900), Herod Archelaus (-23), Jehoshaphat (-908), and Justin Martyr (100).
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Go to all RankingsDavid
1010 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 87.99
Rank: 1
Saul
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 84.84
Rank: 2
Al-Shafi‘i
767 - 820
HPI: 80.85
Rank: 3
Zechariah
90 BC - 100
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 4
Elizabeth
100 BC - 100
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 5
Pope Evaristus
44 - 105
HPI: 79.46
Rank: 6
Amos
800 BC - 745 BC
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 7
Zacchaeus
50 - 100
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 8
Athaliah
900 BC - 860 BC
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 9
Herod Archelaus
23 BC - 18
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 10
Jehoshaphat
908 BC - 849 BC
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 11
Justin Martyr
100 - 165
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Palestine
Among politicians born in Palestine, David ranks 1. After him are Zacchaeus (50), Herod Archelaus (-23), Abdullah Yusuf Azzam (1941), Pekahiah (-800), Ismail Haniyeh (1962), Khaled Mashal (1956), Ahmed Qurei (1938), Salam Fayyad (1952), Marwan Barghouti (1959), and Nizar Rayan (1959).
David
1010 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 87.99
Rank: 1
Zacchaeus
50 - 100
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 2
Herod Archelaus
23 BC - 18
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 3
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
1941 - 1989
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 4
Pekahiah
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 5
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 6
Khaled Mashal
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 7
Ahmed Qurei
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 8
Salam Fayyad
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 9
Marwan Barghouti
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 10
Nizar Rayan
1959 - 2009
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 11
