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Josiah

648 BC - 609 BC

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Josiah ( or ) or Yoshiyahu was the sixteenth king of Judah (c. 640–609 BCE) who, according to the Hebrew Bible, instituted major religious reforms. Josiah is credited by most biblical scholars with having established or compiled important Hebrew scriptures during the "Deuteronomic reform" which probably occurred during his rule. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josiah has received more than 1,167,760 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Josiah is the 870th most popular politician (down from 861st in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Israel (down from 55th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Israeli Politician.

Josiah is most famous for reforming the nation of Judah. He instituted a number of religious reforms including the destruction of idolatrous temples, the reformation of the priesthood, and the restoration of biblical law.

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  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Josiah ranks 870 out of 15,710. Before him are Roger II of Sicily, Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, Nikephoros I, Charles I of Hungary, Frederick VI of Denmark, and Nadezhda Krupskaya. After him are Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Sergey Kirov, Justin Trudeau, John VIII Palaiologos, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, and Leo VI the Wise.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 648 BC, Josiah ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 609 BC, Josiah ranks 1. 

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    Josiah

    648 BC - 609 BC

    HPI: 76.97

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    Josiah

    648 BC - 609 BC

    HPI: 76.97

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Josiah ranks 57 out of 389. Before him are Herodias (-100), Amos Oz (1939), Barabbas (1), Jeroboam (-1000), Penitent thief (-18), and Daniel Kahneman (1934). After him are Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160), Rehoboam (-972), Amin al-Husseini (1895), Zedekiah (-617), Edward Said (1935), and Manasseh of Judah (-800).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Josiah ranks 13. Before him are Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Moshe Dayan (1915), Benjamin Netanyahu (1949), Reuven Rivlin (1939), Hezekiah (-800), and Jeroboam (-1000). After him are Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160), Rehoboam (-972), Amin al-Husseini (1895), Zedekiah (-617), Manasseh of Judah (-800), and Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177).

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