RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Gad
1564 BC - 1439 BC
Gad
Gad (Hebrew: גָּד, Modern: Gad, Tiberian: Gāḏ, "luck") was, according to the Book of Genesis, the first of the two sons of Jacob and Zilpah (Jacob's seventh son) and the founder of the Israelite tribe of Gad. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gad has received more than 132,460 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Gad is the 418th most popular religious figure (down from 404th in 2019).
The famous Gadsden flag was designed by Christopher Gadsden, and was first used in 1775. It is a yellow flag with a coiled rattlesnake on the left side, and the words "Don't Tread on Me" on the right side.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
68.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
10.52
Effective Languages (L*)
1.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Gads by language
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Gad ranks 418 out of 2,238. Before him are Rāhula, Eber, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, Genevieve, Pope Sergius III, and Pope Benedict VI. After him are Pope John VII, Pope Valentine, Saint Sava, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Paul of Thebes, and Abd Allah ibn Abbas.
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Rāhula
534 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 412
Eber
2038 BC - 1574 BC
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 413
Abu Mansur al-Maturidi
893 - 944
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 414
Genevieve
423 - 502
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 415
Pope Sergius III
860 - 911
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 416
Pope Benedict VI
900 - 974
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 417
Gad
1564 BC - 1439 BC
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 418
Pope John VII
650 - 707
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 419
Pope Valentine
780 - 827
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 420
Saint Sava
1169 - 1236
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 421
'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf
580 - 654
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 422
Paul of Thebes
227 - 342
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 423
Abd Allah ibn Abbas
619 - 688
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 424
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1564 BC, Gad ranks 1. Among people deceased in 1439 BC, Gad ranks 1.
