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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 832,302 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Dorcas is the 12,019th most popular politician (down from 8,725th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 830k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dorcas ranks 12,019 out of 15,577Before her are Viggo Kampmann, Natalia Poklonskaya, Octavio Lepage, Dimitrie Sturdza, Konstantinos Paspatis, and Abdullah al-Thani. After her are Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Calixto García, Setthathirath, Guy I de la Roche, and Ashur-nadin-ahhe II.

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