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).
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Among politicians, Dorcas ranks 12,019 out of 15,577. Before 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.
1910 - 1976
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 12,013
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 12,014
1923 - 2017
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 12,015
1833 - 1914
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 12,016
1878 - 1903
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 12,017
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 12,018
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 12,019
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 12,020
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 12,021
1839 - 1898
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 12,022
1534 - 1571
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 12,023
1205 - 1263
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 12,024
1500 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 12,025