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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Haggai

550 BC - Today

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Haggai or Aggeus (; Hebrew: חַגַּי – Ḥaggay; Koine Greek: Ἀγγαῖος; Latin: Aggaeus) was a Hebrew prophet during the building of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and one of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the author of the Book of Haggai. He is known for his prophecy in 520 BCE, commanding the Jews to rebuild the Temple. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Haggai has received more than 515,523 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 34 in 2019). Haggai is the 504th most popular religious figure (up from 2,006th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Israel (up from 91st in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Haggai is most famous for being the prophet who urged the Jews to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.

Memorability Metrics

  • 520k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Haggai ranks 504 out of 2,238Before him are Rashi, Dorothea of Caesarea, Pope Soter, Jehoshaphat, Saint Spyridon, and Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb. After him are Antipope Clement VII, Ansgar, Pope Silverius, Ahmed Yassin, Korah, and Edward the Confessor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 550 BC, Haggai ranks 6Before him are Darius the Great, Cambyses II, Zechariah, Hecataeus of Miletus, and Aristides. After him are Ephialtes of Trachis, Atossa, Mahākāśyapa, Goujian, Labashi-Marduk, and Kapila.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Haggai ranks 66 out of 430Before him are Edward Said (1935), Reuven Rivlin (1939), Abijah of Judah (-1000), William of Tyre (1130), Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177), and Ehud Barak (1942). After him are Jehoiakim (-634), Jeconiah (-700), Ahmed Yassin (1937), Amon of Judah (-660), Uzziah (-900), and Annas (-22).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Haggai ranks 33Before him are Judas Maccabeus (-200), James, son of Alphaeus (-10), Barabbas (1), Micah (-737), Joel (-1), and Nehemiah (-490). After him are Ahmed Yassin (1937), Annas (-22), Simeon (null), Rabbi Akiva (50), Penitent thief (-18), and Pope Theodore I (600).