RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John the Baptist

20 BC - 31

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John the Baptist (c. 6 BC – c. AD 30) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early 1st century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist Christian traditions, and as the prophet Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyā (Arabic: النبي يحيى, An-Nabī Yaḥyā) in Islam. He is sometimes alternatively referred to as John the Baptiser. John is mentioned by the Roman Jewish historian Josephus, and he is revered as a major religious figure in Christianity, Islam, the Baháʼí faith, the Druze faith, and Mandaeism; in the last of these he is considered to be the final and most vital prophet. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John the Baptist has received more than 9,383,780 page views. His biography is available in 106 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 105 in 2019). John the Baptist is the 12th most popular religious figure (down from 11th in 2019), 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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  • 9.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 86.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 106

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 15.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John the Baptist ranks 12 out of 3,187. Before him are Martin Luther, Mary, mother of Jesus, Paul the Apostle, Pope Francis, Solomon, and Saint Joseph. After him are Saint Nicholas, Tutankhamun, Jacob, Aaron, Pope John Paul II, and Francis of Assisi.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, John the Baptist ranks 4 out of 466. Before him are Jesus (-4), Mary, mother of Jesus (-100), and Saint Joseph (-100). After him are Isaac (-1900), Elijah (-1000), Ramesses II (-1303), Josephus (37), Samson (-1118), Mary Magdalene (-10), Matthew the Apostle (10), and Mahmoud Abbas (1935).

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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 Joseph (-100). After him are Isaac (-1900), Elijah (-1000), Samson (-1118), Mary Magdalene (-10), Matthew the Apostle (10), Jonah (-850), Isaiah (-800), and Saul (-1079).

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