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Mark the Evangelist also known as John Mark or Saint Mark, is the person who is traditionally ascribed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark. Modern Bible scholars have concluded that the Gospel of Mark was written by an anonymous author rather than an identifiable historical figure. According to Church tradition, Mark founded the episcopal see of Alexandria, which was one of the five most important sees of early Christianity. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark the Evangelist has received more than 2,130,991 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Mark the Evangelist is the 81st most popular religious figure (up from 92nd in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Libya (up from 5th in 2019) and the most popular Libyan Religious Figure.
The evangelist is most famous for his gospel, which is the first of the four canonical gospels.
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Among religious figures, Mark the Evangelist ranks 81 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Pius IX, Pope Paul VI, Ruhollah Khomeini, Pope Leo X, Girolamo Savonarola, and Ezekiel. After him are Isaiah, Pope Pius X, Hasan ibn Ali, Philip the Apostle, Pope Benedict XV, and Jude the Apostle.
1792 - 1878
HPI: 78.08
Rank: 75
1897 - 1978
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 76
1902 - 1989
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 77
1475 - 1521
HPI: 77.82
Rank: 78
1452 - 1498
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 79
621 BC - 569 BC
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 80
10 - 68
HPI: 77.73
Rank: 81
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 82
1835 - 1914
HPI: 77.50
Rank: 83
624 - 670
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 84
5 - 80
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 85
1854 - 1922
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 86
15 - 70
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 87
Among people born in 10, Mark the Evangelist ranks 2. Before him is Matthew the Apostle. After him are Hero of Alexandria, John the Evangelist, Saint Eustace, Tigellinus, Antonius Felix, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Lucius Annaeus Cornutus, Vardanes I, Gotarzes II of Parthia, and Minjung of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 68, Mark the Evangelist ranks 2. Before him is Nero. After him are Philemon, Gaius Julius Vindex, Statilia Messalina, Lucius Clodius Macer, and Publius Petronius Turpilianus.
10 - 74
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 1
10 - 68
HPI: 77.73
Rank: 2
10 - 75
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 3
10 - 100
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 4
10 - 118
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 5
10 - 69
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 6
10 - 100
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 7
10 - 60
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 8
10 - 80
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 9
10 - 47
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 10
10 - 51
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 11
10 - 48
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 12
37 - 68
HPI: 84.29
Rank: 1
10 - 68
HPI: 77.73
Rank: 2
100 - 68
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 3
25 - 68
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 4
35 - 68
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 5
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 6
25 - 68
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 7
Among people born in Libya, Mark the Evangelist ranks 3 out of 64. Before him are Eratosthenes (-276) and Muammar Gaddafi (1942). After him are Arius (256), Septimius Severus (145), Aristippus (-434), Omar Mukhtar (1858), Callimachus (-310), Idris of Libya (1889), Simon of Cyrene (-100), Pope Victor I (100), and Carneades (-214).
276 BC - 194 BC
HPI: 84.59
Rank: 1
1942 - 2011
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 2
10 - 68
HPI: 77.73
Rank: 3
256 - 336
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 4
145 - 211
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 5
434 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 6
1858 - 1931
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 7
310 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 8
1889 - 1983
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 9
100 BC - 100
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 10
100 - 199
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 11
214 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 12
Among religious figures born in Libya, Mark the Evangelist ranks 1. After him are Arius (256) and Pope Victor I (100).
10 - 68
HPI: 77.73
Rank: 1
256 - 336
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 2
100 - 199
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 3