RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John the Baptist

20 BC - 31

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John the Baptist (c. 1st century BC – c. AD 30) is said to have been an itinerant preacher active in the area of Jordan River in the early 1st century AD. He is also known as John the Forerunner in Christianity, John the Immerser in some Baptist Christian traditions, and Prophet Yahya in Islam. He is sometimes alternatively referred to as John the Baptizer.John is mentioned by the Roman Jewish historian Josephus and revered as a major religious figure in Christianity, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, the Druze Faith, and Mandaeism. He is considered to be a prophet of God by all of these faiths, and is honoured as a saint in many Christian denominations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John the Baptist has received more than 6,585,039 page views. His biography is available in 103 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 99 in 2019). John the Baptist is the 10th most popular religious figure, the 4th most popular biography from Israel and the 4th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

John the Baptist is most famous for baptizing Jesus and for being a prophet in the Old Testament.

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  • 6.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 90.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 103

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 14.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John the Baptist ranks 10 out of 2,272. Before him are Moses, Abraham, Mary, mother of Jesus, Saint Peter, Paul the Apostle, and Pope Francis. After him are Zoroaster, Pope John Paul II, Jacob, Saint George, Francis of Assisi, and Judas Iscariot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 20 BC, John the Baptist ranks 1. After him are Herod Antipas, Gaius Caesar, Phaedrus, Sejanus, and James, brother of Jesus. Among people deceased in 31, John the Baptist ranks 1. After him are Sejanus, Marcus Velleius Paterculus, Livilla, and Nero Julius Caesar.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, John the Baptist ranks 4 out of 389. Before him are Jesus (-4), Mary, mother of Jesus (-100), and Saint Peter (-1). After him are Elijah (-1000), Ramesses II (-1303), Solomon (-1011), Saint Joseph (-100), Mary Magdalene (-10), Andrew the Apostle (-6), James, son of Zebedee (1), and Jonah (-850).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, John the Baptist ranks 4. Before him are Jesus (-4), Mary, mother of Jesus (-100), and Saint Peter (-1). After him are Elijah (-1000), Solomon (-1011), Saint Joseph (-100), Mary Magdalene (-10), Andrew the Apostle (-6), James, son of Zebedee (1), Jonah (-850), and Matthew the Apostle (10).

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