RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Elisha

900 BC - 790 BC

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Elisha was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a Jewish prophet and a wonder-worker. His name is commonly transliterated into English as Elisha via Hebrew, Eliseus via Greek and Latin, Ełishe (Yeghishe/Elisha) via Armenian or Alyasa via Arabic, and Elyasa or Elyesa via Turkish. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elisha has received more than 1,992,067 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Elisha is the 119th most popular religious figure (down from 92nd in 2019).

Elisha was most famous for his ability to heal people.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 75.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 67

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Elisha ranks 119 out of 3,187. Before him are Ahmed Yassin, Agatha of Sicily, Pope Pius II, Thérèse of Lisieux, Esther, and Pope Adrian II. After him are Saint Sebastian, John Bosco, Clare of Assisi, Pope Gregory XVI, Pope Urban VII, and Pope Boniface VIII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900 BC, Elisha ranks 1. After him are Ahab, Athaliah, Uzziah, Shalmaneser III, Jehu, Jehoram of Judah, Jehoash of Israel, Ahaziah of Judah, Caranus of Macedon, Jehoahaz of Israel, and Shammuramat. Among people deceased in 790 BC, Elisha ranks 1. 

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    Elisha

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    900 BC - 790 BC

    HPI: 75.86

    Rank: 1

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