100 - 96
Joseph of Arimathea was, according to all four canonical gospels, the man who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion. The historical location of Arimathea is uncertain, although it has been identified with several towns. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph of Arimathea has received more than 1,794,574 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Joseph of Arimathea is the 159th most popular religious figure (up from 195th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Israel (up from 40th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.
Joseph of Arimathea is most famous for being the person who buried Jesus after he was crucified.
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Among religious figures, Joseph of Arimathea ranks 159 out of 2,272. Before him are Pope Urban V, Pope Leo XI, Pope Urban VI, Pope Julius III, Pope Innocent XI, and Ānanda. After him are Joachim, Thérèse of Lisieux, Pope Honorius III, Pope Callixtus III, Saint Blaise, and Pope Alexander VIII.
1310 - 1370
HPI: 80.27
Rank: 153
1535 - 1605
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 154
1318 - 1389
HPI: 80.24
Rank: 155
1487 - 1555
HPI: 80.23
Rank: 156
1611 - 1689
HPI: 80.23
Rank: 157
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 158
100 - 96
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 159
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 160
1873 - 1897
HPI: 80.20
Rank: 161
1148 - 1227
HPI: 80.18
Rank: 162
1379 - 1458
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 163
300 - 316
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 164
1610 - 1691
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 165
Among people born in 100, Joseph of Arimathea ranks 2. Before him is Ptolemy. After him are Pope Alexander I, Longinus, James the Less, Decebalus, Pope Hyginus, Pope Telesphorus, Dionysius the Areopagite, Saint Sarah, Pope Victor I, and Justin Martyr. Among people deceased in 96, Joseph of Arimathea ranks 2. Before him is Domitian. After him are Quintilian and Statius.
100 - 170
HPI: 88.23
Rank: 1
100 - 96
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 2
100 - 116
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 3
100 - 100
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 4
100 - 62
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 5
100 - 106
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 6
100 - 142
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 7
100 - 137
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 8
100 - 100
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 9
100 - 100
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 10
100 - 199
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 11
100 - 165
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 12
51 - 96
HPI: 83.12
Rank: 1
100 - 96
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 2
35 - 96
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 3
40 - 96
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 4
Among people born in Israel, Joseph of Arimathea ranks 37 out of 389. Before him are Yitzhak Rabin (1922), Herod Antipas (-20), Saint Christopher (220), Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161), Goliath (-1060), and Jeremiah (-650). After him are Joachim (-100), Mahmoud Abbas (1935), John the Evangelist (10), Eusebius (265), Moshe Dayan (1915), and Benjamin Netanyahu (1949).
1922 - 1995
HPI: 82.10
Rank: 31
20 BC - 39
HPI: 81.65
Rank: 32
220 - 300
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 33
1161 - 1185
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 34
1060 BC - Present
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 35
650 BC - 586 BC
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 36
100 - 96
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 37
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 38
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.83
Rank: 39
10 - 100
HPI: 79.69
Rank: 40
265 - 339
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 41
1915 - 1981
HPI: 79.48
Rank: 42
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.43
Rank: 43
Among religious figures born in Israel, Joseph of Arimathea ranks 29. Before him are Philip the Apostle (5), Ezekiel (-621), Simon the Zealot (1), Salome (14), Saint Christopher (220), and Jeremiah (-650). After him are Joachim (-100), Saint Matthias (1), Saint Veronica (1), Judas Maccabeus (-200), Barabbas (1), and Penitent thief (-18).
5 - 80
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 23
621 BC - 569 BC
HPI: 82.72
Rank: 24
1 - 107
HPI: 82.56
Rank: 25
14 - 100
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 26
220 - 300
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 27
650 BC - 586 BC
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 28
100 - 96
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 29
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 30
1 - 80
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 31
1 - 1
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 32
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 33
1 - 100
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 34
18 BC - 30
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 35