RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Luke the Evangelist

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Luke the Evangelist is one of the Four Evangelists—the four traditionally ascribed authors of the canonical gospels. The Early Church Fathers ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luke the Evangelist has received more than 3,324,263 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Luke the Evangelist is the 59th most popular religious figure (down from 57th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 31st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Luke the Evangelist is most famous for writing the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 79.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 78

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 15.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Luke the Evangelist ranks 59 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Leo XIII, Pope Clement VII, Pope Gregory I, Ignatius of Loyola, James, son of Zebedee, and Saint Lucy. After him are Joseph Smith, Pope Pius XII, Judas Iscariot, Saint Valentine, Anthony of Padua, and Jerome.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 31, Luke the Evangelist ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 84, Luke the Evangelist ranks 1. 

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Luke the Evangelist ranks 26 out of 1,347. Before him are Mehmed III (1566), Murad I (1326), Murad II (1404), Basil of Caesarea (329), Abdul Hamid II (1842), and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954). After him are Mustafa I (1591), Orhan (1288), Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (1615), Mehmed IV (1642), Anaxagoras (-500), and Osman II (1604).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Luke the Evangelist ranks 5. Before him are Paul the Apostle (5), Saint Nicholas (270), Saint George (280), and Saint Barbara (300). After him are John Chrysostom (349), Rachel (-3500), Margaret the Virgin (292), Saint Blaise (300), Saint Pantaleon (275), Ephrem the Syrian (306), and Ignatius of Antioch (35).

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