RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ezekiel

621 BC - 569 BC

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Ezekiel, also spelled Ezechiel (; Hebrew: יְחֶזְקֵאל Yəḥezqēʾl [jə.ħɛzˈqeːl]; Greek: Ἰεζεκιήλ Iezekiḗl [i.ɛ.zɛ.kiˈel]), was an Israelite priest. The Book of Ezekiel, relating his visions and activities, is named after him. The Abrahamic religions acknowledge Ezekiel as a prophet. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ezekiel has received more than 3,591,318 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Ezekiel is the 88th most popular religious figure (down from 77th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Israel (down from 20th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Ezekiel is most famous for his book in the Bible.

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  • 77.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 57

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ezekiel ranks 88 out of 3,187Before him are Girolamo Savonarola, Pope Sixtus IV, Pope Paul VI, Thomas the Apostle, Pope Leo X, and Hagar. After him are Pope Pius III, Pope Gregory VII, Maimonides, Salome, Bilal ibn Rabah, and Pope Pius X.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 621 BC, Ezekiel ranks 1 Among people deceased in 569 BC, Ezekiel ranks 1

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Ezekiel ranks 24 out of 466Before him are Herod the Great (-73), Benjamin Netanyahu (1949), Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161), Judas Iscariot (50), Bartholomew the Apostle (-100), and Thomas the Apostle (1). After him are Salome (14), Jude the Apostle (15), Simon the Zealot (1), Moshe Dayan (1915), Ahmed Yassin (1937), and Herod Antipas (-20).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Ezekiel ranks 16Before him are Jonah (-850), Isaiah (-800), Saul (-1079), Judas Iscariot (50), Bartholomew the Apostle (-100), and Thomas the Apostle (1). After him are Salome (14), Jude the Apostle (15), Simon the Zealot (1), Ahmed Yassin (1937), Joachim (-100), and Matthias the Apostle (1).