POLITICIAN

Hoshea

800 BC - 800 BC

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Hoshea (Hebrew: הוֹשֵׁעַ, Hōšēaʿ, "salvation"; Akkadian: 𒀀𒌑𒋛𒀪 A'úsiʾ [a-ú-si-ʾ]; Latin: Osee) was the nineteenth and last king of the northern Kingdom of Israel and son of Elah (not the Israelite king Elah). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hoshea has received more than 234,796 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Hoshea is the 1,208th most popular politician (up from 1,598th in 2019).

Hoshea is most famous for his defeat of the Assyrians in the battle of Karkar.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hoshea ranks 1,208 out of 19,576. Before him are Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, Albert II of Germany, Fuad I of Egypt, Margaret of Parma, Johann Friedrich Struensee, and Jens Stoltenberg. After him are Soong Ching-ling, Kim Jong-un, Ilse Koch, Gustav Stresemann, Thomas Sankara, and Æthelred I, King of Wessex.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800 BC, Hoshea ranks 7. Before him are Homer, Isaiah, Hesiod, Amos, Lycurgus of Sparta, and Hezekiah. After him are Esarhaddon, Manasseh of Judah, Achaemenes, Titus Tatius, Jotham of Judah, and Candaules. Among people deceased in 800 BC, Hoshea ranks 1. After him are Titus Tatius, Jotham of Judah, Caranus of Macedon, Shammuramat, Tarpeia, Shabaka, Coenus of Macedon, Coroebus of Elis, Bakenranef, Tefnakht, and Ben-Hadad III.

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    WRITER

    800 BC - 750 BC

    HPI: 91.85

    Rank: 1

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    800 BC - 700 BC

    HPI: 83.12

    Rank: 2

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    HPI: 81.76

    Rank: 3

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    800 BC - 745 BC

    HPI: 77.06

    Rank: 4

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    800 BC - 730 BC

    HPI: 76.00

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Hezekiah

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    800 BC - 697 BC

    HPI: 75.05

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Hoshea

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    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 800 BC

    HPI: 73.32

    Rank: 7

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    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 669 BC

    HPI: 72.91

    Rank: 8

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    800 BC - 642 BC

    HPI: 72.30

    Rank: 9

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    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 700 BC

    HPI: 72.21

    Rank: 10

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    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 800 BC

    HPI: 72.13

    Rank: 11

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    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 800 BC

    HPI: 70.43

    Rank: 12

  • Photo of Candaules

    Candaules

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 760 BC

    HPI: 68.85

    Rank: 13

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Others Deceased in 800 BC

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