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John the Evangelist
10 - 100
John the Evangelist
John the Evangelist 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 1,375,675 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). John the Evangelist is the 180th most popular writer (up from 182nd in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Israel (up from 40th 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
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
73.08
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
9.58
Effective Languages (L*)
2.29
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, John the Evangelist ranks 180 out of 5,755. Before him are J. D. Salinger, Petronius, Lope de Vega, Diogenes Laërtius, Dale Carnegie, and Constantine VII. After him are Juvenal, Mansur Al-Hallaj, Georges Simenon, Sigrid Undset, François-René de Chateaubriand, and John Steinbeck.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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J. D. Salinger
1919 - 2010
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 174
Petronius
27 - 66
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 175
Lope de Vega
1562 - 1635
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 176
Diogenes Laërtius
180 - 240
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 177
Dale Carnegie
1888 - 1955
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 178
Constantine VII
905 - 959
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 179
John the Evangelist
10 - 100
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 180
Juvenal
50 - 200
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 181
Mansur Al-Hallaj
858 - 922
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 182
Georges Simenon
1903 - 1989
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 183
Sigrid Undset
1882 - 1949
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 184
François-René de Chateaubriand
1768 - 1848
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 185
John Steinbeck
1902 - 1968
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 186
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, Lucius Annaeus Cornutus, Vardanes I, Gotarzes II of Parthia, and Minjung of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 100, John the Evangelist ranks 11. Before him are Bartholomew the Apostle, Josephus, Saint Anne, Elizabeth, Salome, and Zechariah. After him are Zacchaeus, Caiaphas, Longinus, Barabbas, Dionysius the Areopagite, and Herodias.
Others Born in 10
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Matthew the Apostle
10 - 74
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 1
Mark the Evangelist
10 - 68
HPI: 77.73
Rank: 2
Hero of Alexandria
10 - 75
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 3
John the Evangelist
10 - 100
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 4
Saint Eustace
10 - 118
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 5
Tigellinus
10 - 69
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 6
Antonius Felix
10 - 100
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 7
Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
10 - 60
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 8
Lucius Annaeus Cornutus
10 - 80
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 9
Vardanes I
10 - 47
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 10
Gotarzes II of Parthia
10 - 51
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 11
Minjung of Goguryeo
10 - 48
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 100
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Bartholomew the Apostle
100 BC - 100
HPI: 79.39
Rank: 5
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 6
Saint Anne
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 7
Elizabeth
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 8
Salome
14 - 100
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 9
Zechariah
90 BC - 100
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 10
John the Evangelist
10 - 100
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 11
Zacchaeus
50 - 100
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 12
Caiaphas
18 - 100
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 13
Longinus
100 - 100
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 14
Barabbas
1 - 100
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 15
Dionysius the Areopagite
100 - 100
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 16
Herodias
100 BC - 100
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 17
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, John the Evangelist ranks 34 out of 430. Before him are Simon the Zealot (1), Yitzhak Rabin (1922), Herod Antipas (-20), Bathsheba (-3500), Goliath (-1060), and Eusebius (265). After him are Moshe Dayan (1915), Rehoboam (-972), Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Joachim (-100), Joseph of Arimathea (100), and Benjamin Netanyahu (1949).
Others born in Israel
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Simon the Zealot
1 - 107
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 28
Yitzhak Rabin
1922 - 1995
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 29
Herod Antipas
20 BC - 39
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 30
Bathsheba
3500 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 31
Goliath
1060 BC - Present
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 32
Eusebius
265 - 339
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 33
John the Evangelist
10 - 100
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 34
Moshe Dayan
1915 - 1981
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 35
Rehoboam
972 BC - 914 BC
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 36
Mahmoud Abbas
1935 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 37
Joachim
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 38
Joseph of Arimathea
100 - 96
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 39
Benjamin Netanyahu
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 40
Among WRITERS In Israel
Among writers born in Israel, John the Evangelist ranks 1. After him are Amos Oz (1939), Edward Said (1935), Mahmoud Darwish (1941), David Grossman (1954), Ghassan Kanafani (1936), A. B. Yehoshua (1936), Justus of Tiberias (35), May Ziade (1886), Ahron Daum (1951), Emile Habibi (1922), and Meir Shalev (1948).
John the Evangelist
10 - 100
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 1
Amos Oz
1939 - 2018
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 2
Edward Said
1935 - 2003
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 3
Mahmoud Darwish
1941 - 2008
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 4
David Grossman
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 5
Ghassan Kanafani
1936 - 1972
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 6
A. B. Yehoshua
1936 - 2022
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 7
Justus of Tiberias
35 - 100
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 8
May Ziade
1886 - 1941
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 9
Ahron Daum
1951 - 2018
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 10
Emile Habibi
1922 - 1996
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 11
Meir Shalev
1948 - 2023
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 12
