POLITICIAN
John Hyrcanus
200 BC - 104 BC
John Hyrcanus
John Hyrcanus (; Hebrew: יוחנן הרקנוס, romanized: Yoḥānān Hurqanos; Koinē Greek: Ἰωάννης Ὑρκανός, romanized: Iōánnēs Hurkanós) was a Hasmonean (Maccabean) leader and Jewish High Priest of Israel of the 2nd century BCE (born 164 BCE, reigned from 134 BCE until he died in 104 BCE). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Hyrcanus has received more than 428,828 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). John Hyrcanus is the 3,314th most popular politician (down from 2,869th in 2019).
John Hyrcanus is most famous for his military victories.
Memorability Metrics
430k
Page Views (PV)
62.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
6.39
Effective Languages (L*)
2.91
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, John Hyrcanus ranks 3,314 out of 19,576. Before him are Hugh, Count of Vermandois, Giacomo Matteotti, Emperor Huan of Han, Al-Muqanna, Hans Lammers, and Andrey Bogolyubsky. After him are Charles III, Prince of Monaco, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Oskar Potiorek, Hissène Habré, Ernst Gideon von Laudon, and Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 200 BC, John Hyrcanus ranks 6. Before him are Judas Maccabeus, Zhang Qian, Mattathias, Lentulus Batiatus, and Patanjali. After him are Nicomedes IV of Bithynia, Gaius Claudius Glaber, Micipsa, Phraates II, Antiochus X Eusebes, and Antipater of Sidon. Among people deceased in 104 BC, John Hyrcanus ranks 2. Before him is Jugurtha. After him are Dong Zhongshu, and Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus.
Others Born in 200 BC
Go to all RankingsJudas Maccabeus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 1
Zhang Qian
EXPLORER
200 BC - 114 BC
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 2
Mattathias
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 BC - 166 BC
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 3
Lentulus Batiatus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 4
Patanjali
LINGUIST
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 5
John Hyrcanus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 6
Nicomedes IV of Bithynia
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 74 BC
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 7
Gaius Claudius Glaber
MILITARY PERSONNEL
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 8
Micipsa
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 118 BC
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 9
Phraates II
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 127 BC
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 10
Antiochus X Eusebes
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 88 BC
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 11
Antipater of Sidon
WRITER
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 104 BC
Go to all RankingsJugurtha
POLITICIAN
160 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 1
John Hyrcanus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 2
Dong Zhongshu
PHILOSOPHER
179 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 3
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 4