RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Judas Maccabeus

200 BC - 160 BC

Judas Maccabeus

Judah Maccabee (or Judas Maccabeus, also spelled Machabeus, or Maccabæus, Hebrew: יהודה המכבי, Yehudah HaMakabi) was a Jewish priest (kohen) and a son of the priest Mattathias. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Judas Maccabeus has received more than 841,064 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Judas Maccabeus is the 297th most popular religious figure (down from 258th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Israel (up from 49th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Religious Figure.

Judas Maccabeus is most famous for leading the Jewish rebellion against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BC.

Memorability Metrics

840k
Page Views (PV)
70.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
8.26
Effective Languages (L*)
2.92
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Judas Maccabeus ranks 297 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Julius I, Desmond Tutu, Pope Gregory X, Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, Pope Dionysius, and Brigham Young. After him are Pope Boniface I, Al-Tirmidhi, Pope Gregory II, Vitus, Pope Agatho, and Pope Anicetus.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Pope Julius I
300 - 352
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 291
Desmond Tutu
1931 - 2021
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 292
Pope Gregory X
1210 - 1276
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 293
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
817 - 875
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 294
Pope Dionysius
200 - 268
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 295
Brigham Young
1801 - 1877
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 296
Judas Maccabeus
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 297
Pope Boniface I
370 - 422
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 298
Al-Tirmidhi
824 - 892
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 299
Pope Gregory II
669 - 731
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 300
Vitus
290 - 303
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 301
Pope Agatho
574 - 681
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 302
Pope Anicetus
70 - 168
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 303

Contemporaries

Among people born in 200 BC, Judas Maccabeus ranks 1. After him are Lentulus Batiatus, Patanjali, Zhang Qian, Gaius Claudius Glaber, Mattathias, John Hyrcanus, Eumenes III, Nicomedes IV of Bithynia, Timaeus of Locri, Micipsa, and Antipater of Sidon. Among people deceased in 160 BC, Judas Maccabeus ranks 1. After him are Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus, Kanada, Quintus Servilius Caepio, Apollonius of Tralles, Hasdrubal the Boetharch, Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus, Lucius Gellius Publicola, Nicomedes III of Bithynia, Gaius Sempronius Tuditanus, and Gnaeus Mallius Maximus.

Others Born in 200 BC

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Judas Maccabeus
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 1
Lentulus Batiatus
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 2
Patanjali
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 3
Zhang Qian
200 BC - 114 BC
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 4
Gaius Claudius Glaber
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 5
Mattathias
200 BC - 166 BC
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 6
John Hyrcanus
200 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 7
Eumenes III
200 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 8
Nicomedes IV of Bithynia
200 BC - 74 BC
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 9
Timaeus of Locri
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 10
Micipsa
200 BC - 118 BC
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 11
Antipater of Sidon
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 160 BC

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Judas Maccabeus
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 1
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus
229 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 2
Kanada
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 3
Quintus Servilius Caepio
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 4
Apollonius of Tralles
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 5
Hasdrubal the Boetharch
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 6
Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 7
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 8
Lucius Gellius Publicola
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 9
Nicomedes III of Bithynia
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 10
Gaius Sempronius Tuditanus
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 11
Gnaeus Mallius Maximus
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 12