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Dorcas

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Dorcas (Greek: Δορκάς, romanized: Dorkás), or Tabitha (Imperial Aramaic: טביתא/ܛܒܝܬܐ, romanized: Ṭaḇīṯā, lit. '(female) gazelle'), was an early disciple of Jesus mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 9:36–43, see discussion here). She lived in the port city of Joppa, today absorbed by Tel Aviv. Acts describes her as being known for her "good works and acts of mercy", sewing clothes for the poor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dorcas has received more than 890,814 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Dorcas is the 10,412th most popular politician (up from 11,978th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 890k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dorcas ranks 10,412 out of 19,576Before her are Franz Müntefering, Titus Manlius Torquatus, Cristoforo Moro, Mikhail Muravyov-Vilensky, Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia, and Robert Zoellick. After her are Gupta, Julian Marchlewski, Didier Burkhalter, Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria, Kleitias, and Hanna Suchocka.

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