73 BC - 3 BC
Herod I or Herod the Great (c. 72 BCE – 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 7,774,167 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Herod the Great is the 105th most popular politician (down from 102nd in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Israel and the 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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Among politicians, Herod the Great ranks 105 out of 15,577. Before him are Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, Pontius Pilate, Mehmed III, Philip IV of France, Hadrian, and Mary II of England. After him are Hermann Göring, Isabella I of Castile, Yasser Arafat, Pepin the Short, Louis XIII of France, and Philip II of Macedon.
1122 - 1190
HPI: 81.28
Rank: 99
12 BC - 38
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 100
1566 - 1603
HPI: 81.18
Rank: 101
1268 - 1314
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 102
76 - 138
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 103
1662 - 1694
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 104
73 BC - 3 BC
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 105
1893 - 1946
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 106
1451 - 1504
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 107
1929 - 2004
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 108
715 - 768
HPI: 80.80
Rank: 109
1601 - 1643
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 110
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 111
Among people born in 73 BC, Herod the Great ranks 1. Among people deceased in 3 BC, Herod the Great ranks 1.
Among people born in Israel, Herod the Great ranks 14 out of 430. Before him are Andrew the Apostle (-6), Elijah (-1000), Matthew the Apostle (10), Samson (-1118), Jonah (-850), and Saint Stephen (1). After him are Judas Iscariot (50), Saul (-1079), Mary Magdalene (-10), Bartholomew the Apostle (-100), Thomas the Apostle (1), and Daniel (-690).
6 BC - 70
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 8
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 83.38
Rank: 9
10 - 74
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 10
1118 BC - 1078 BC
HPI: 81.67
Rank: 11
850 BC - 810 BC
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 12
1 - 36
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 13
73 BC - 3 BC
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 14
50 - 30
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 15
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 16
10 BC - 100
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 17
100 BC - 100
HPI: 79.39
Rank: 18
1 - 72
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 19
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 78.60
Rank: 20
Among politicians born in Israel, Herod the Great ranks 1. After him are Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161), Ariel Sharon (1928), Yitzhak Rabin (1922), Herod Antipas (-20), Goliath (-1060), Moshe Dayan (1915), Rehoboam (-972), Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Benjamin Netanyahu (1949), Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160), and Hezekiah (-800).
73 BC - 3 BC
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 1
1161 - 1185
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 2
1928 - 2014
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 3
1922 - 1995
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 4
20 BC - 39
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 5
1060 BC - Present
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 6
1915 - 1981
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 7
972 BC - 914 BC
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 8
1935 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 9
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 10
1160 - 1190
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 11
800 BC - 697 BC
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 12