RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Hillel the Elder

110 BC - 10

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Hillel (Hebrew: הִלֵּל Hīllēl; variously called Hillel the Elder, Hillel the Great, or Hillel the Babylonian; died c. 10 CE) was a Jewish religious leader, sage and scholar associated with the development of the Mishnah and the Talmud and the founder of the House of Hillel school of tannaim. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hillel the Elder has received more than 1,317,954 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Hillel the Elder is the 712th most popular religious figure (down from 674th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Iraq (down from 64th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

Hillel the Elder is most famous for his teachings of Hillel's Golden Rule.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hillel the Elder ranks 712 out of 3,187. Before him are Émile Benveniste, Johann Tetzel, Gertrude of Nivelles, Athenagoras I of Constantinople, John of God, and Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria. After him are Lucile Randon, Atiśa, Angelo Sodano, Ananias of Damascus, Pope Severinus, and Mahapajapati Gotami.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 110 BC, Hillel the Elder ranks 1. After him are Hyrcanus II, Titus Pomponius Atticus, Philodemus, Lucius Julius Caesar, and Gaius Calpurnius Piso. Among people deceased in 10, Hillel the Elder ranks 1. After him are Marcus Antistius Labeo, Salome I, and Didymus Chalcenterus.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Hillel the Elder ranks 71 out of 384. Before him are Rashid ad-Din Sinan (1130), Tiglath-Pileser III (-755), Abu Yusuf (731), Sajida Talfah (1937), Shalmaneser I (-1400), and Naram-Sin of Akkad (-2254). After him are Berossus (-400), Urukagina (-2500), Abdul Rahman Arif (1916), Al-Baladhuri (806), Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (1935), and Abdul Salam Arif (1921).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, Hillel the Elder ranks 12. Before him are Ezra (-500), Muhammad al-Mahdi (869), Belshazzar (-600), Eber (-2038), Junayd of Baghdad (830), and Ibn Hisham (701). After him are Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (1935), Nahor, son of Serug (-1912), Ibn Qutaybah (828), Ahmad al-Rifaʽi (1118), Suhayb ar-Rumi (587), and Ibn Sa'd (784).

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