RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ezra

500 BC - 401 BC

Ezra

Ezra (fl. 480–440 BCE) was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In the Greek Septuagint, the name is rendered as Ésdrās (Ἔσδρας), from which the Latin name Esdras comes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ezra has received more than 2,287,826 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Ezra is the 271st most popular religious figure (down from 247th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Iraq (down from 19th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

Ezra is most famous for his book of the Bible called the Book of Ezra. This book is about the return of the Jews from Babylonian captivity and how they rebuilt the temple in Jerusalem.

Memorability Metrics

2.3M
Page Views (PV)
72.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
8.79
Effective Languages (L*)
3.43
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ezra ranks 271 out of 3,187. Before him are Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Pope Sergius IV, Zechariah, Pope Innocent V, Pope Damasus I, and Pope John X. After him are Pope Adrian V, Eusebius, Pope Pius I, Pope Paschal I, Pope Gelasius I, and Pope Adrian III.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Demetrius of Thessaloniki
270 - 306
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 265
Pope Sergius IV
970 - 1012
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 266
Zechariah
550 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 267
Pope Innocent V
1225 - 1276
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 268
Pope Damasus I
305 - 384
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 269
Pope John X
860 - 929
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 270
Ezra
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 271
Pope Adrian V
1205 - 1276
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 272
Eusebius
265 - 339
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 273
Pope Pius I
90 - 154
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 274
Pope Paschal I
775 - 824
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 275
Pope Gelasius I
410 - 496
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 276
Pope Adrian III
800 - 885
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 277

Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Ezra ranks 6. Before him are Anaxagoras, Myron, Leucippus, Artaxerxes I of Persia, and Xanthippe. After him are Artemisia I of Caria, Brennus, Ictinus, Cratylus, Cyrus the Younger, and Xerxes II of Persia. Among people deceased in 401 BC, Ezra ranks 2. Before him is Zechariah. After him are Cyrus the Younger, Agathon, Agis II, Clearchus of Sparta, and Megabyzus.

Others Born in 500 BC

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Anaxagoras
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 428 BC
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 1
Myron
SCULPTOR
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 2
Leucippus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 3
Artaxerxes I of Persia
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 4
Xanthippe
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 5
Ezra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 6
Artemisia I of Caria
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 7
Brennus
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 8
Ictinus
ARCHITECT
500 BC - Present
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 9
Cratylus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - Present
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 10
Cyrus the Younger
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 11
Xerxes II of Persia
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 401 BC

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Zechariah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
550 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 1
Ezra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 2
Cyrus the Younger
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 3
Agathon
WRITER
448 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 4
Agis II
POLITICIAN
490 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 5
Clearchus of Sparta
MILITARY PERSONNEL
401 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 6
Megabyzus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
516 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 7