800 BC - 700 BC
Isaiah (UK: or US: ; Hebrew: יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, Yəšaʿyāhū, "Yahweh is salvation"; also known as Isaias or Esaias from Greek: Ἠσαΐας) was the 8th-century BC Israelite prophet after whom the Book of Isaiah is named.The text of the Book of Isaiah refers to Isaiah as "the prophet", but the exact relationship between the Book of Isaiah and the actual prophet Isaiah is complicated. The traditional view is that all 66 chapters of the book of Isaiah were written by one man, Isaiah, possibly in two periods between 740 BC and c. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isaiah has received more than 4,036,129 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 63 in 2019). Isaiah is the 82nd most popular religious figure (down from 47th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Israel (down from 19th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.
Isaiah is most famous for his writings in the Old Testament, which are believed to have been written between 740 and 680 BC. Isaiah is thought to have been a prophet, and he is one of the most quoted prophets in the New Testament.
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Among religious figures, Isaiah ranks 82 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Paul VI, Ruhollah Khomeini, Pope Leo X, Girolamo Savonarola, Ezekiel, and Mark the Evangelist. After him are Pope Pius X, Hasan ibn Ali, Philip the Apostle, Pope Benedict XV, Jude the Apostle, and Saint Anne.
1897 - 1978
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 76
1902 - 1989
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 77
1475 - 1521
HPI: 77.82
Rank: 78
1452 - 1498
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 79
621 BC - 569 BC
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 80
10 - 68
HPI: 77.73
Rank: 81
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 82
1835 - 1914
HPI: 77.50
Rank: 83
624 - 670
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 84
5 - 80
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 85
1854 - 1922
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 86
15 - 70
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 87
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 88
Among people born in 800 BC, Isaiah ranks 3. Before him are Homer and Hesiod. After him are Lycurgus of Sparta, Amos, Hezekiah, Manasseh of Judah, Esarhaddon, Hoshea, Achaemenes, Jotham of Judah, and Titus Tatius. Among people deceased in 700 BC, Isaiah ranks 2. Before him is Hesiod. After him are Gyges of Lydia, Tyrtaeus, Achaemenes, Jehoahaz of Judah, Cylon of Athens, Perdiccas I of Macedon, Ariaramnes, Callinus, Shebitku, and Theopompus of Sparta.
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
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 79.80
Rank: 1
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 2
790 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 3
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 4
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 5
630 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 6
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 7
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 8
650 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 9
680 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 10
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 11
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 12
Among people born in Israel, Isaiah ranks 22 out of 430. Before him are Saul (-1079), Mary Magdalene (-10), Bartholomew the Apostle (-100), Thomas the Apostle (1), Daniel (-690), and Ezekiel (-621). After him are Josephus (37), Jude the Apostle (15), Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161), Ariel Sharon (1928), Salome (14), and Simon the Zealot (1).
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
621 BC - 569 BC
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 21
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 22
37 - 100
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 23
15 - 70
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 24
1161 - 1185
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 25
1928 - 2014
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 26
14 - 100
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 27
1 - 107
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 28
Among religious figures born in Israel, Isaiah ranks 20. Before him are Saul (-1079), Mary Magdalene (-10), Bartholomew the Apostle (-100), Thomas the Apostle (1), Daniel (-690), and Ezekiel (-621). After him are Jude the Apostle (15), Salome (14), Simon the Zealot (1), Eusebius (265), Joachim (-100), and Joseph of Arimathea (100).
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 14
10 BC - 100
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 15
100 BC - 100
HPI: 79.39
Rank: 16
1 - 72
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 17
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 78.60
Rank: 18
621 BC - 569 BC
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 19
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 20
15 - 70
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 21
14 - 100
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 22
1 - 107
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 23
265 - 339
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 24
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 25
100 - 96
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 26