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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Job

2300 BC - 1945 BC

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Job ( JOHB; Hebrew: אִיּוֹב – 'Īyyōv; Greek: Ἰώβ – Iṓb) is the central figure of the Book of Job in the Bible. In rabbinical literature, Job is called one of the prophets of the Gentiles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Job has received more than 1,570,378 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Job is the 52nd most popular religious figure (up from 118th in 2019).

The most famous job is the president of the United States.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 79.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 66

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Job ranks 52 out of 2,238Before him are Judas Iscariot, Ignatius of Loyola, Saul, 14th Dalai Lama, Mary Magdalene, and Pope Gregory I. After him are Pope Pius XII, Bartholomew the Apostle, Jerome, Anthony the Great, Anthony of Padua, and Pope Clement VII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2300 BC, Job ranks 1After him are Sargon of Akkad, Enheduanna, Merenre Nemtyemsaf II, Neferkare Neby, Autobiography of Harkhuf, Dudu of Akkad, Erridupizir, Puzur-Inshushinak, Ankhesenpepi IV, Iput II, and Pamba. Among people deceased in 1945 BC, Job ranks 1

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