RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Joel

1 BC - 301 BC

Joel

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 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Joel is the 318th most popular religious figure (up from 394th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Israel (up from 53rd in 2019) and the 26th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Joel is most famous for his song "Piano Man."

Memorability Metrics

210k
Page Views (PV)
71.00
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
10.91
Effective Languages (L*)
2.24
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Joels by language

Over the past year Joel has had the most page views in the Spanish wikipedia edition with 48,962 views, followed by French (19,595), and German (18,820). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malayalam (310.22%), Malagasy (87.03%), and Basque (72.91%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Joel ranks 318 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Sergius III, Pope Gregory VI, Joseph of Arimathea, Pope Clement II, Cyprian, and Pope Nicholas I. After him are Pope Innocent I, Pope Alexander IV, Saint Monica, Saint Ursula, Pope Sixtus I, and Muhammad al-Mahdi.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Pope Sergius III
860 - 911
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 312
Pope Gregory VI
1000 - 1048
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 313
Joseph of Arimathea
100 - 96
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 314
Pope Clement II
1005 - 1047
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 315
Cyprian
200 - 258
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 316
Pope Nicholas I
800 - 867
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 317
Joel
1 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 318
Pope Innocent I
378 - 417
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 319
Pope Alexander IV
1200 - 1261
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 320
Saint Monica
332 - 387
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 321
Saint Ursula
400 - 383
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 322
Pope Sixtus I
42 - 124
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 323
Muhammad al-Mahdi
869 - 941
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 324

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1 BC, Joel ranks 2. Before him is Saint Peter. After him are Abgar V, Pothinus, Herod of Chalcis, Onjo of Baekje, Parthenius of Nicaea, Lucius Arruntius Camillus Scribonianus, Artaxias II of Iberia, and Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus. Among people deceased in 301 BC, Joel ranks 1. After him are Antigonus I Monophthalmus, Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus, and Aristobulus of Cassandreia.

Others Born in 1 BC

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Saint Peter
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 BC - 67
HPI: 91.85
Rank: 1
Joel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 2
Abgar V
POLITICIAN
1 BC - 50
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 3
Pothinus
POLITICIAN
1 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 4
Herod of Chalcis
POLITICIAN
1 BC - 48
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 5
Onjo of Baekje
POLITICIAN
1 BC - 28
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 6
Parthenius of Nicaea
WRITER
1 BC - 14
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 7
Lucius Arruntius Camillus Scribonianus
POLITICIAN
1 BC - 42
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 8
Artaxias II of Iberia
POLITICIAN
1 BC - 1
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 9
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus
POLITICIAN
1 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 10

Others Deceased in 301 BC

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Joel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 1
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
POLITICIAN
382 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 2
Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 3
Aristobulus of Cassandreia
ARCHITECT
375 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 4