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John the Evangelist

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John the Evangelist

John the Evangelist (c. 6 AD – c. 100 AD) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John the Evangelist has received more than 1,478,126 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). John the Evangelist is the 158th most popular writer (up from 180th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Israel (down from 32nd in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Writer.

John the Evangelist is most famous for writing the Gospel of John, which is the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament.

Memorability Metrics

1.5M
Page Views (PV)
73.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
45
Languages Editions (L)
9.82
Effective Languages (L*)
2.48
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John the Evangelist ranks 158 out of 7,302. Before him are Annie Ernaux, Joseph Conrad, Catullus, Novalis, Fernando Pessoa, and Karen Blixen. After him are Terry Pratchett, Georges Simenon, Lucian, Heinrich Böll, Menander, and Cyrano de Bergerac.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Annie Ernaux
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 152
Joseph Conrad
1857 - 1924
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 153
Catullus
84 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 154
Novalis
1772 - 1801
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 155
Fernando Pessoa
1888 - 1935
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 156
Karen Blixen
1885 - 1962
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 157
John the Evangelist
10 - 100
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 158
Terry Pratchett
1948 - 2015
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 159
Georges Simenon
1903 - 1989
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 160
Lucian
120 - 200
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 161
Heinrich Böll
1917 - 1985
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 162
Menander
342 BC - 291 BC
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 163
Cyrano de Bergerac
1619 - 1655
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 164

Contemporaries

Among people born in 10, John the Evangelist ranks 4. Before him are Matthew the Apostle, Mark the Evangelist, and Hero of Alexandria. After him are Saint Eustace, Tigellinus, Antonius Felix, Gotarzes II of Parthia, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Lucius Annaeus Cornutus, Vardanes I, and Minjung of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 100, John the Evangelist ranks 11. Before him are John the Apostle, Bartholomew the Apostle, Saint Anne, Salome, Elizabeth, and Zechariah. After him are Caiaphas, Herodias, Simon of Cyrene, Zacchaeus, Dionysius the Areopagite, and Thecla.

Others Born in 10

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Matthew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 74
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 1
Mark the Evangelist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 68
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 2
Hero of Alexandria
MATHEMATICIAN
10 - 75
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 3
John the Evangelist
WRITER
10 - 100
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 4
Saint Eustace
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 118
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 5
Tigellinus
POLITICIAN
10 - 69
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 6
Antonius Felix
POLITICIAN
10 - 100
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 7
Gotarzes II of Parthia
POLITICIAN
10 - 51
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 8
Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
10 - 60
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 9
Lucius Annaeus Cornutus
PHILOSOPHER
10 - 80
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 10
Vardanes I
POLITICIAN
10 - 47
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 11
Minjung of Goguryeo
POLITICIAN
10 - 48
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 100

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John the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
6 - 100
HPI: 80.04
Rank: 5
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 6
Saint Anne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 7
Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
14 - 100
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 8
Elizabeth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 9
Zechariah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 10
John the Evangelist
WRITER
10 - 100
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 11
Caiaphas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
18 - 100
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 12
Herodias
NOBLEMAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 13
Simon of Cyrene
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 14
Zacchaeus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 100
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 15
Dionysius the Areopagite
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 16
Thecla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 17