POLITICIAN

Herod the Great

73 BC - 3 BC

Herod the Great

Herod I or Herod the Great (c. 72 – c. 4 BCE) was a Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian kingdom of Judea. He is known for his colossal building projects throughout Judea. Among these works are the rebuilding of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the expansion of its base—the Western Wall being part of it. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herod the Great has received more than 8,701,505 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia. Herod the Great is the 134th most popular politician (down from 105th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Israel (down from 14th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Israeli Politician.

Hereditary king of Judea, and the Roman client-king of the province of Judea. He was the son of Antipater the Idumaean, and Cypros, a Nabatean Arab.

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8.7M
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83.02
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
71
Languages Editions (L)
10.01
Effective Languages (L*)
3.86
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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Herod the Great ranks 134 out of 19,576. Before him are Philip II of Macedon, Hermann Göring, Philip IV of France, Clovis I, Murad I, and John Major. After him are Isabella I of Castile, Murad II, Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, David Ben-Gurion, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Bernie Sanders.

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Herod the Great
POLITICIAN
73 BC - 3 BC
HPI: 83.02
Rank: 1

Others Deceased in 3 BC

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Herod the Great
POLITICIAN
73 BC - 3 BC
HPI: 83.02
Rank: 1

In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Herod the Great ranks 18 out of 466. Before him are Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Jonah (-850), Ariel Sharon (1928), Yitzhak Rabin (1922), Isaiah (-800), and Saul (-1079). After him are Benjamin Netanyahu (1949), Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161), Judas Iscariot (50), Bartholomew the Apostle (-100), Thomas the Apostle (1), and Ezekiel (-621).

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POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 84.10
Rank: 12
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HPI: 83.59
Rank: 13
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1928 - 2014
HPI: 83.39
Rank: 14
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1922 - 1995
HPI: 83.31
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HPI: 83.12
Rank: 16
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HPI: 83.07
Rank: 17
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POLITICIAN
73 BC - 3 BC
HPI: 83.02
Rank: 18
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POLITICIAN
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HPI: 82.80
Rank: 19
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HPI: 82.23
Rank: 20
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HPI: 82.20
Rank: 21
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HPI: 81.96
Rank: 22
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HPI: 80.76
Rank: 23
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HPI: 80.57
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