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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Mark the Evangelist

10 - 68

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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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  • 2.1M

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  • 77.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 74

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 15.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mark the Evangelist ranks 81 out of 2,238Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 10, Mark the Evangelist ranks 2Before 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 2Before him is Nero. After him are Philemon, Gaius Julius Vindex, Statilia Messalina, Lucius Clodius Macer, and Publius Petronius Turpilianus.

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In Libya

Among people born in Libya, Mark the Evangelist ranks 3 out of 64Before 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).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Libya

Among religious figures born in Libya, Mark the Evangelist ranks 1After him are Arius (256) and Pope Victor I (100).