POLITICIAN
Gideon
1140 BC - 1080 BC
Gideon
Gideon (; Hebrew: גִּדְעוֹן, Modern: Gīdʿōn, Tiberian: Gīḏəʿōn) also named Jerubbaal and Jerubbesheth, was a military leader, judge and prophet whose calling and victory over the Midianites are recounted in Judges 6–8 of the Book of Judges in both the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible. Gideon was the son of Joash, from the Abiezrite clan in the tribe of Manasseh and lived in Ephra (Ophrah). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gideon has received more than 2,882,764 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Gideon is the 695th most popular politician (down from 538th in 2019).
Gideon is most famous for his victory in the case of Gideon v. Wainwright, which established the requirement for indigent criminal defendants to be provided with attorneys.
Memorability Metrics
2.9M
Page Views (PV)
71.68
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
8.83
Effective Languages (L*)
2.74
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Gideon ranks 695 out of 19,576. Before him are Josep Borrell, Alexandra of Denmark, Stanisław Leszczyński, Şehzade Cihangir, Ferdinand VII of Spain, and Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Boris Godunov, Moon Jae-in, Shehbaz Sharif, Michael of Russia, Romanos IV Diogenes, and Augustus III of Poland.
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Josep Borrell
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 689
Alexandra of Denmark
1844 - 1925
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 690
Stanisław Leszczyński
1677 - 1766
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 691
Şehzade Cihangir
1531 - 1553
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 692
Ferdinand VII of Spain
1784 - 1833
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 693
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
1165 - 1197
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 694
Gideon
1140 BC - 1080 BC
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 695
Boris Godunov
1552 - 1605
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 696
Moon Jae-in
1953 - Present
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 697
Shehbaz Sharif
1951 - Present
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 698
Michael of Russia
1596 - 1645
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 699
Romanos IV Diogenes
1030 - 1072
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 700
Augustus III of Poland
1696 - 1763
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 701
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1140 BC, Gideon ranks 1. Among people deceased in 1080 BC, Gideon ranks 1. After him is Jephthah.
