1 BC - 301 BC
Joel (; Hebrew: יוֹאֵל – Yōʾēl; Greek: Ἰωήλ – Iōḗl; Syriac: ܝܘܐܝܠ – Yu'il) was an Israelite prophet, the second of the twelve minor prophets and according to the book itself the author of the Book of Joel. He is mentioned by name only once in the Hebrew Bible, in the introduction to that book, as the son of Pethuel (Joel 1:1). The name Joel combines the covenant name of God, YHWH (or Yahweh), and El (god), and has been translated as "YHWH is God" or "one to whom YHWH is God," that is, a worshiper of YHWH. Scholars view Joel as having been completed in the Ptolemaic period (c. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joel has received more than 211,149 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Joel is the 399th most popular religious figure (down from 371st in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Israel and the 31st most popular Israeli Religious Figure.
Joel is most famous for his song "Piano Man."
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Among religious figures, Joel ranks 399 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope John XVII, Clement of Ohrid, Talhah, James the Less, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Pope Lando. After him are Pope Stephen III, Muhammad al-Baqir, Nehemiah, Zaynab bint Jahsh, Denis, and Pope Boniface III.
950 - 1003
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 393
840 - 916
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 394
595 - 656
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 395
100 - 62
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 396
1906 - 1945
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 397
900 - 914
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 398
1 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 399
720 - 772
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 400
677 - 733
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 401
490 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 402
592 - 641
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 403
210 - 250
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 404
540 - 607
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 405
Among people born in 1 BC, Joel ranks 2. Before him is Saint Peter. After him are Abgar V, Onjo of Baekje, Pothinus, Herod of Chalcis, Parthenius of Nicaea, Lucius Arruntius Camillus Scribonianus, and Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus. Among people deceased in 301 BC, Joel ranks 2. Before him is Antigonus I Monophthalmus. After him are Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus and Aristobulus of Cassandreia.
1 BC - 67
HPI: 88.10
Rank: 1
1 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 2
1 BC - 50
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 3
1 BC - 28
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 4
1 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 5
1 BC - 48
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 6
1 BC - 14
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 7
1 BC - 42
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 8
1 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 9
382 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 1
1 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 2
400 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 3
375 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 4
Among people born in Israel, Joel ranks 55 out of 430. Before him are James, son of Alphaeus (-10), Barabbas (1), Herodias (-100), Amin al-Husseini (1895), Micah (-737), and Dinah (-1700). After him are Nehemiah (-490), Zedekiah (-617), Manasseh of Judah (-800), Amalric of Jerusalem (1136), Edward Said (1935), and Reuven Rivlin (1939).
10 BC - 62
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 49
1 - 100
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 50
100 BC - 100
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 51
1895 - 1974
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 52
737 BC - 696 BC
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 53
1700 BC - 1590 BC
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 54
1 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 55
490 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 56
617 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 57
800 BC - 642 BC
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 58
1136 - 1174
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 59
1935 - 2003
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 60
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 61
Among religious figures born in Israel, Joel ranks 31. Before him are Joachim (-100), Joseph of Arimathea (100), Judas Maccabeus (-200), James, son of Alphaeus (-10), Barabbas (1), and Micah (-737). After him are Nehemiah (-490), Haggai (-550), Ahmed Yassin (1937), Annas (-22), Simeon (null), and Rabbi Akiva (50).
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 25
100 - 96
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 26
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 27
10 BC - 62
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 28
1 - 100
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 29
737 BC - 696 BC
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 30
1 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 31
490 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 32
550 BC - Present
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 33
1937 - 2004
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 34
22 BC - 66
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 35
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 36
50 - 136
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 37