800 BC - 697 BC
Hezekiah (; Biblical Hebrew: חִזְקִיָּהוּ, romanized: Ḥīzqīyyāhū), or Ezekias (born c. 741 BCE, sole ruler c. 716/15–687/86), was the son of Ahaz and the 13th king of Judah according to the Hebrew Bible. In the Biblical narrative, Hezekiah witnessed the destruction of the northern Kingdom of Israel by the Neo-Assyrian Empire under Sargon in c. 722 BCE and was king of Judah during the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib in 701 BCE. Hezekiah enacted sweeping religious reforms, including a strict mandate for the sole worship of Yahweh and a prohibition on venerating other deities within the First Temple. He is considered a very righteous king in both the Second Book of Kings and the Second Book of Chronicles. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hezekiah has received more than 2,068,023 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Hezekiah is the 668th most popular politician (down from 625th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Israel (up from 48th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Israeli Politician.
Hezekiah is most famous for being the king of Judah who successfully defeated the Assyrian army in 701 BC.
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Among politicians, Hezekiah ranks 668 out of 15,577. Before him are Alexis of Russia, Constantius Chlorus, Sukjong of Joseon, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Subhas Chandra Bose, and Sasaki Kojirō. After him are Abd al-Rahman III, Ladislaus the Posthumous, Olaf Scholz, Aldo Moro, Vytautas, and Irene of Athens.
1629 - 1676
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 662
250 - 306
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 663
1661 - 1720
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 664
87 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 665
1897 - 1945
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 666
1583 - 1612
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 667
800 BC - 697 BC
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 668
889 - 961
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 669
1440 - 1457
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 670
1958 - Present
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 671
1916 - 1978
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 672
1352 - 1430
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 673
752 - 803
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 674
Among people born in 800 BC, Hezekiah ranks 6. Before him are Homer, Hesiod, Isaiah, Lycurgus of Sparta, and Amos. After him are Manasseh of Judah, Esarhaddon, Hoshea, Achaemenes, Jotham of Judah, and Titus Tatius. Among people deceased in 697 BC, Hezekiah ranks 1. After him is King Huan of Zhou.
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 91.42
Rank: 1
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 79.80
Rank: 2
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 3
800 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 4
800 BC - 745 BC
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 5
800 BC - 697 BC
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 6
800 BC - 642 BC
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 7
800 BC - 669 BC
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 8
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 9
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 10
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 11
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 12
Among people born in Israel, Hezekiah ranks 42 out of 430. Before him are Rehoboam (-972), Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Joachim (-100), Joseph of Arimathea (100), Benjamin Netanyahu (1949), and Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160). After him are Procopius (500), Jeroboam (-1000), Josiah (-648), Daniel Kahneman (1934), Judas Maccabeus (-200), and Amos Oz (1939).
972 BC - 914 BC
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 36
1935 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 37
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 38
100 - 96
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 39
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 40
1160 - 1190
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 41
800 BC - 697 BC
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 42
500 - 560
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 43
1000 BC - 910 BC
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 44
648 BC - 609 BC
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 45
1934 - Present
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 46
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 47
1939 - 2018
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 48
Among politicians born in Israel, Hezekiah ranks 12. Before him are Goliath (-1060), Moshe Dayan (1915), Rehoboam (-972), Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Benjamin Netanyahu (1949), and Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160). After him are Jeroboam (-1000), Josiah (-648), Amin al-Husseini (1895), Zedekiah (-617), Manasseh of Judah (-800), and Amalric of Jerusalem (1136).
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
1000 BC - 910 BC
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 13
648 BC - 609 BC
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 14
1895 - 1974
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 15
617 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 16
800 BC - 642 BC
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 17
1136 - 1174
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 18