Writer
John the Evangelist
Name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John
10 - 100
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John the Evangelist
His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2024). John the Evangelist is the 229th most popular writer (down from 158th in 2024), the 40th most popular biography from Israel (down from 33rd 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.
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77.45
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Among Writers
Among writers, John the Evangelist ranks 229 out of 7,707. Before him are Stanisław Lem, Anacreon, Annie Ernaux, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Tristan Tzara, and Isaac Bashevis Singer. After him are Pliny the Younger, Nelly Sachs, Ray Bradbury, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, J. D. Salinger, and Paul Heyse.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Stanisław Lem
1921 - 2006
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 223
Anacreon
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 224
Annie Ernaux
1940 - Present
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 225
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
1729 - 1781
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 226
Tristan Tzara
1896 - 1963
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 227
Isaac Bashevis Singer
1902 - 1991
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 228
John the Evangelist
10 - 100
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 229
Pliny the Younger
61 - 113
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 230
Nelly Sachs
1891 - 1970
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 231
Ray Bradbury
1920 - 2012
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 232
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
1600 - 1681
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 233
J. D. Salinger
1919 - 2010
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 234
Paul Heyse
1830 - 1914
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 235
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, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Vardanes I, Gotarzes II of Parthia, Lucius Annaeus Cornutus, and Minjung of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 100, John the Evangelist ranks 9. Before him are Mary Magdalene, Zechariah, Bartholomew the Apostle, Josephus, Salome, and Anna the Prophetess. After him are Longinus, Herod Agrippa II, Simon of Cyrene, Caiaphas, Saint Sarah, and Salome.
Others Born in 10
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Matthew the Apostle
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10 - 74
HPI: 88.31
Rank: 1
Mark the Evangelist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 68
HPI: 85.33
Rank: 2
Hero of Alexandria
MATHEMATICIAN
10 - 75
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 3
John the Evangelist
WRITER
10 - 100
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 4
Saint Eustace
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 118
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 5
Tigellinus
POLITICIAN
10 - 69
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 6
Antonius Felix
POLITICIAN
10 - 100
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 7
Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
10 - 60
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 8
Vardanes I
POLITICIAN
10 - 47
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 9
Gotarzes II of Parthia
POLITICIAN
10 - 51
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 10
Lucius Annaeus Cornutus
PHILOSOPHER
10 - 80
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 11
Minjung of Goguryeo
POLITICIAN
10 - 48
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 100
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Mary Magdalene
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 BC - 100
HPI: 83.67
Rank: 3
Zechariah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 83.06
Rank: 4
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 5
Josephus
HISTORIAN
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 6
Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
14 - 100
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 7
Anna the Prophetess
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 8
John the Evangelist
WRITER
10 - 100
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 9
Longinus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 10
Herod Agrippa II
POLITICIAN
28 - 100
HPI: 76.66
Rank: 11
Simon of Cyrene
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 12
Caiaphas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
18 - 100
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 13
Saint Sarah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 14
Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 100
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 15
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, John the Evangelist ranks 40 out of 591. Before him are Herod Antipas (-20), Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177), Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160), Bathsheba (-3500), Moshe Dayan (1915), and Rehoboam (-972). After him are Ahmed Yassin (1937), Joseph of Arimathea (100), Procopius (500), Jeroboam (-1000), Joel (-1), and Nehemiah (-490).
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Herod Antipas
POLITICIAN
20 BC - 39
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 34
Baldwin V of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1177 - 1186
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 35
Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1160 - 1190
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 36
Bathsheba
COMPANION
3500 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 37
Moshe Dayan
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1981
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 38
Rehoboam
POLITICIAN
972 BC - 914 BC
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 39
John the Evangelist
WRITER
10 - 100
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 40
Ahmed Yassin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - 2004
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 41
Joseph of Arimathea
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 96
HPI: 77.32
Rank: 42
Procopius
HISTORIAN
500 - 560
HPI: 76.58
Rank: 43
Jeroboam
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 910 BC
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 44
Joel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 45
Nehemiah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
490 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 46
Among Writers In Israel
Among writers born in Israel, John the Evangelist ranks 1. After him are Amos Oz (1939), Mahmoud Darwish (1941), Edward Said (1935), Ghassan Kanafani (1936), David Grossman (1954), A. B. Yehoshua (1936), Emile Habibi (1922), Justus of Tiberias (35), Ahron Daum (1951), May Ziade (1886), and Etgar Keret (1967).
John the Evangelist
10 - 100
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 1
Amos Oz
1939 - 2018
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 2
Mahmoud Darwish
1941 - 2008
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 3
Edward Said
1935 - 2003
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 4
Ghassan Kanafani
1936 - 1972
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 5
David Grossman
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 6
A. B. Yehoshua
1936 - 2022
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 7
Emile Habibi
1922 - 1996
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 8
Justus of Tiberias
35 - 100
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 9
Ahron Daum
1951 - 2018
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 10
May Ziade
1886 - 1941
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 11
Etgar Keret
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 12
