1000 BC - Today
In the Biblical Book of Judges, Jair or Yair (Hebrew: יָאִיר Yā’īr, "he enlightens") was a man from Gilead. He was of the Tribe of Manasseh and also descended from the Tribe of Judah (Numbers 32:39-41, 1 Chronicles 2:21-23). Jair judged Israel for 22 years, after the death of Tola, who had ruled of 23 years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jair has received more than 165,285 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Jair is the 1,205th most popular religious figure (up from 5,379th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Jordan (up from 332nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Jordanian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Jair ranks 1,205 out of 2,238. Before him are José Sánchez del Río, Lucifer of Cagliari, Gildas, Jubal, George Hamartolos, and Raymond V, Count of Toulouse. After him are Isaac of Armenia, Eisai, Agathius, Regino of Prüm, Gerasimus of the Jordan, and Saichō.
1913 - 1928
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 1,199
201 - 371
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 1,200
500 - 570
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 1,201
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 1,202
900 - 867
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 1,203
1134 - 1194
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 1,204
1000 BC - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 1,205
338 - 439
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 1,206
1141 - 1215
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 1,207
300 - 303
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 1,208
842 - 915
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 1,209
500 - 475
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 1,210
767 - 822
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 1,211
Among people born in 1000 BC, Jair ranks 25. Before him are Abiathar, Osorkon I, Shoshenq II, Osorkon II, Tukulti-Ninurta II, and Takelot I. After him are Ashur-dan II, Tiglath-Pileser II, King Gong of Zhou, King Yi of Zhou, Ben-Hadad I, and Harsiese A.
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 19
1000 BC - 889 BC
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 20
1000 BC - 889 BC
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 21
1000 BC - 850 BC
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 22
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 23
1000 BC - 874 BC
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 24
1000 BC - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 25
1000 BC - 960 BC
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 26
1000 BC - 935 BC
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 27
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 28
1000 BC - 892 BC
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 29
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 30
1000 BC - 860 BC
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 31
Among people born in Jordan, Jair ranks 13 out of 44. Before him are Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), Nicomachus (60), Philodemus (-110), Balak (null), Simon bar Giora (100), and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966). After him are Meleager of Gadara (-130), Phinehas (-1300), Fouad Twal (1940), Fayez Tarawneh (1949), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), and Marouf al-Bakhit (1947).
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 7
60 - 120
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 8
110 BC - 35 BC
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 9
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 10
100 - 70
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 11
1966 - 2006
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 12
1000 BC - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 13
130 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 14
1300 BC - Present
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 15
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 16
1949 - 2021
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 17
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 18
1947 - 2023
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 19
Among religious figures born in Jordan, Jair ranks 4. Before him are Aaron (-1396), Al-Mansur (714), and Balak (null). After him are Phinehas (-1300), Fouad Twal (1940), and Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham (1948).
1396 BC - 1274 BC
HPI: 84.14
Rank: 1
714 - 775
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 2
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 3
1000 BC - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 4
1300 BC - Present
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 5
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 6
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 7