RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Elijah

1000 BC - 900 BC

Elijah

Elijah ( il-EYE-jə; Hebrew: אֵלִיָּהוּ, romanized: ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias il-EYE-əs) was, according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible, a prophet and a miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC). In 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worship of the Hebrew God over that of the Canaanite deity Baal. God also performed many miracles through Elijah, including resurrection, bringing fire down from the sky, and entering heaven alive "by fire." He is also portrayed as leading a school of prophets known as "the sons of the prophets." Following his ascension, Elisha, his disciple and most devoted assistant, took over his role as leader of this school. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elijah has received more than 6,357,156 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2019). Elijah is the 22nd most popular religious figure (up from 23rd in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Israel (up from 9th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Elijah is most famous for his confrontation with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel.

Memorability Metrics

6.4M
Page Views (PV)
83.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
82
Languages Editions (L)
14.17
Effective Languages (L*)
3.39
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Elijahs by language

Over the past year Elijah has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 890,847 views, followed by Spanish (302,095), and Russian (152,799). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (83.32%), Western Punjabi (77.35%), and Classical Chinese (75.43%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Elijah ranks 22 out of 3,187. Before him are Aaron, Pope John Paul II, Francis of Assisi, Saint George, Andrew the Apostle, and Isaac. After him are John Calvin, Ali, Samson, Mary Magdalene, Matthew the Apostle, and Abu Bakr.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Aaron
1396 BC - 1274 BC
HPI: 84.82
Rank: 16
Pope John Paul II
1920 - 2005
HPI: 84.75
Rank: 17
Francis of Assisi
1182 - 1226
HPI: 83.94
Rank: 18
Saint George
280 - 303
HPI: 83.80
Rank: 19
Andrew the Apostle
6 BC - 70
HPI: 83.11
Rank: 20
Isaac
1900 BC - 1533 BC
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 21
Elijah
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 22
John Calvin
1509 - 1564
HPI: 82.98
Rank: 23
Ali
601 - 661
HPI: 82.69
Rank: 24
Samson
1118 BC - 1078 BC
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 25
Mary Magdalene
10 BC - 100
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 26
Matthew the Apostle
10 - 74
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 27
Abu Bakr
573 - 634
HPI: 81.31
Rank: 28

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000 BC, Elijah ranks 1. After him are Queen of Sheba, Nathan, Jeroboam, Shoshenq I, Asa of Judah, Abijah of Judah, Devadatta, King Elah, Baasha of Israel, Nadab of Israel, and Ashurnasirpal II. Among people deceased in 900 BC, Elijah ranks 1. After him are Uzziah, Omri, Abiathar, Hazael, Tukulti-Ninurta II, King Gong of Zhou, Agis I, Ben-Hadad I, Hadadezer, Mattan I, and Marduk-zakir-shumi I.

Others Born in 1000 BC

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Elijah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 1
Queen of Sheba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 80.20
Rank: 2
Nathan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 3
Jeroboam
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 910 BC
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 4
Shoshenq I
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 924 BC
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 5
Asa of Judah
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 873 BC
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 6
Abijah of Judah
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 911 BC
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 7
Devadatta
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 8
King Elah
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 960 BC
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 9
Baasha of Israel
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 960 BC
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 10
Nadab of Israel
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 960 BC
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 11
Ashurnasirpal II
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 854 BC
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 900 BC

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Elijah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 1
Uzziah
POLITICIAN
900 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 2
Omri
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 3
Abiathar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 4
Hazael
POLITICIAN
900 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 5
Tukulti-Ninurta II
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 6
King Gong of Zhou
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 7
Agis I
POLITICIAN
957 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 8
Ben-Hadad I
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 9
Hadadezer
POLITICIAN
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 10
Mattan I
POLITICIAN
864 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 11
Marduk-zakir-shumi I
POLITICIAN
850 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 12

In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Elijah ranks 6 out of 466. Before him are Jesus (-4), Mary, mother of Jesus (-100), Saint Joseph (-100), John the Baptist (-20), and Isaac (-1900). After him are Ramesses II (-1303), Josephus (37), Samson (-1118), Mary Magdalene (-10), Matthew the Apostle (10), and Mahmoud Abbas (1935).

Others born in Israel

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Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
4 BC - 33
HPI: 96.04
Rank: 1
Mary, mother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 90.47
Rank: 2
Saint Joseph
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.14
Rank: 3
John the Baptist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
20 BC - 31
HPI: 86.59
Rank: 4
Isaac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 BC - 1533 BC
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 5
Elijah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 6
Ramesses II
NOBLEMAN
1303 BC - 1213 BC
HPI: 83.00
Rank: 7
Josephus
HISTORIAN
37 - 100
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 8
Samson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1118 BC - 1078 BC
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 9
Mary Magdalene
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 BC - 100
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 10
Matthew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 74
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 11
Mahmoud Abbas
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 12

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Elijah ranks 6. Before him are Jesus (-4), Mary, mother of Jesus (-100), Saint Joseph (-100), John the Baptist (-20), and Isaac (-1900). After him are Samson (-1118), Mary Magdalene (-10), Matthew the Apostle (10), Jonah (-850), Isaiah (-800), and Saul (-1079).

Israeli born Religious Figures

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Jesus
4 BC - 33
HPI: 96.04
Rank: 1
Mary, mother of Jesus
100 BC - 100
HPI: 90.47
Rank: 2
Saint Joseph
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.14
Rank: 3
John the Baptist
20 BC - 31
HPI: 86.59
Rank: 4
Isaac
1900 BC - 1533 BC
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 5
Elijah
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 6
Samson
1118 BC - 1078 BC
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 7
Mary Magdalene
10 BC - 100
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 8
Matthew the Apostle
10 - 74
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 9
Jonah
850 BC - 810 BC
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 10
Isaiah
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 11
Saul
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 12