648 BC - 609 BC
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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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.
1095 - 1154
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 864
1748 - 1836
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 865
760 - 811
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 866
1288 - 1342
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 867
1768 - 1839
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 868
1869 - 1939
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 869
648 BC - 609 BC
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 870
566 - 635
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 871
1886 - 1934
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 872
1971 - Present
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 873
1392 - 1448
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 874
1887 - 1977
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 875
866 - 912
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 876
Among people born in 648 BC, Josiah ranks 1. Among people deceased in 609 BC, Josiah ranks 1.
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).
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 51
1939 - 2018
HPI: 77.52
Rank: 52
1 - 100
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 53
1000 BC - 910 BC
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 54
18 BC - 30
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 55
1934 - Present
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 56
648 BC - 609 BC
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 57
1160 - 1190
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 58
972 BC - 914 BC
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 59
1895 - 1974
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 60
617 BC - Present
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 61
1935 - 2003
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 62
800 BC - 642 BC
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 63
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).
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.83
Rank: 7
1915 - 1981
HPI: 79.48
Rank: 8
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.43
Rank: 9
1939 - Present
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 10
800 BC - 697 BC
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 11
1000 BC - 910 BC
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 12
648 BC - 609 BC
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 13
1160 - 1190
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 14
972 BC - 914 BC
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 15
1895 - 1974
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 16
617 BC - Present
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 17
800 BC - 642 BC
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 18
1177 - 1186
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 19