HISTORIAN
Josephus
37 - 100
Josephus
Flavius Josephus (; Greek: Ἰώσηπος, Iṓsēpos; c. AD 37 – c. 100) was a Roman–Jewish historian and military leader. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josephus has received more than 3,721,785 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia. Josephus is the 2nd most popular historian (up from 8th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Israel (up from 22nd in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Historian.
Josephus is most famous for being a Jewish historian and writer. He is best known for writing the Jewish War, Antiquities of the Jews, and Against Apion.
Memorability Metrics
3.7M
Page Views (PV)
82.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
74
Languages Editions (L)
17.62
Effective Languages (L*)
2.29
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Josephuses by language
Over the past year Josephus has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 544,188 views, followed by Spanish (120,582), and Portuguese (85,564). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Macedonian (261.54%), Malagasy (81.20%), and Swahili (61.39%)
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Josephus ranks 2 out of 561. Before him are Herodotus. After him are Ibn Khaldun, Thucydides, Xenophon, Sima Qian, Livy, Polybius, Tacitus, Suetonius, Alexis de Tocqueville, and Diodorus Siculus.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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Herodotus
484 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 87.90
Rank: 1
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 2
Ibn Khaldun
1332 - 1406
HPI: 82.30
Rank: 3
Thucydides
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 4
Xenophon
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 5
Sima Qian
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 78.53
Rank: 6
Livy
59 BC - 17
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 7
Polybius
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 8
Tacitus
54 - 120
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 9
Suetonius
70 - 126
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 10
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 11
Diodorus Siculus
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 37, Josephus ranks 2. Before him is Nero. Among people deceased in 100, Josephus ranks 3. Before him are Mary, mother of Jesus, and Saint Joseph. After him are Mary Magdalene, John the Apostle, Bartholomew the Apostle, Saint Anne, Salome, Elizabeth, Zechariah, John the Evangelist, and Caiaphas.
Others Born in 37
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Others Deceased in 100
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Mary, mother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 90.47
Rank: 1
Saint Joseph
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.14
Rank: 2
Josephus
HISTORIAN
37 - 100
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 3
Mary Magdalene
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 BC - 100
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 4
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
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Josephus ranks 8 out of 466. Before him are Mary, mother of Jesus (-100), Saint Joseph (-100), John the Baptist (-20), Isaac (-1900), Elijah (-1000), and Ramesses II (-1303). After him are Samson (-1118), Mary Magdalene (-10), Matthew the Apostle (10), Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Jonah (-850), and Ariel Sharon (1928).
Others born in Israel
Go to all RankingsMary, mother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 90.47
Rank: 2
Saint Joseph
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.14
Rank: 3
John the Baptist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
20 BC - 31
HPI: 86.59
Rank: 4
Isaac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 BC - 1533 BC
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 5
Elijah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 6
Ramesses II
NOBLEMAN
1303 BC - 1213 BC
HPI: 83.00
Rank: 7
Josephus
HISTORIAN
37 - 100
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 8
Samson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1118 BC - 1078 BC
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 9
Mary Magdalene
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 BC - 100
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 10
Matthew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 74
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 11
Mahmoud Abbas
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 12
Jonah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
850 BC - 810 BC
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 13
Ariel Sharon
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.24
Rank: 14
Among HISTORIANS In Israel
Among historians born in Israel, Josephus ranks 1. After him are William of Tyre (1130), Procopius (500), Yuval Noah Harari (1976), Sextus Julius Africanus (160), Tom Segev (1945), and Benny Morris (1948).
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 1
William of Tyre
1130 - 1186
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 2
Procopius
500 - 560
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 3
Yuval Noah Harari
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 4
Sextus Julius Africanus
160 - 240
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 5
Tom Segev
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 6
Benny Morris
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 7
