RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ezekiel

621 BC - 569 BC

Ezekiel

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 acts, 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 3,686,731 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.

Memorability Metrics

3.7M
Page Views (PV)
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 3,187. Before 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.

Others Born in 621 BC

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Ezekiel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
621 BC - 569 BC
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 1

Others Deceased in 569 BC

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Ezekiel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
621 BC - 569 BC
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 1

In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Ezekiel ranks 24 out of 466. Before 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).

Others born in Israel

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Herod the Great
POLITICIAN
73 BC - 3 BC
HPI: 79.82
Rank: 18
Benjamin Netanyahu
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 19
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1161 - 1185
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 20
Judas Iscariot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 30
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 21
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 22
Thomas the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 72
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 23
Ezekiel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
621 BC - 569 BC
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 24
Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
14 - 100
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 25
Jude the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
15 - 70
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 26
Simon the Zealot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 107
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 27
Moshe Dayan
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1981
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 28
Ahmed Yassin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - 2004
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 29
Herod Antipas
POLITICIAN
20 BC - 39
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 30