RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Mark the Evangelist

10 - 68

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Mark the Evangelist (Koinē Greek: Μᾶρκος, romanized: Mârkos), also known as John Mark (Koinē Greek: Ἰωάννης Μᾶρκος, romanized: Iōánnēs Mârkos; Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ, romanized: Yōḥannān) 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 2,372,077 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Mark the Evangelist is the 39th most popular religious figure (up from 78th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Libya and the most popular Libyan Religious Figure.

The evangelist is most famous for his gospel, which is the first of the four canonical gospels.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 80.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 78

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mark the Evangelist ranks 39 out of 3,187. Before him are Husayn ibn Ali, Abu Hanifa, Martin of Tours, Jonah, Ruhollah Khomeini, and Pope John Paul I. After him are Queen of Sheba, Anthony the Great, John the Apostle, Muhammad al-Bukhari, Pope Alexander VI, and Isaiah.

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Contemporaries

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, Gotarzes II of Parthia, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Lucius Annaeus Cornutus, Vardanes I, and Minjung of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 68, Mark the Evangelist ranks 2. Before him is Nero. After him are Philemon, Statilia Messalina, Publius Petronius Turpilianus, Gaius Julius Vindex, Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus, Lucius Clodius Macer, and Tiberius Julius Mithridates.

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In Libya

Among people born in Libya, Mark the Evangelist ranks 3 out of 76. Before him are Eratosthenes (-276), and Muammar Gaddafi (1942). After him are Septimius Severus (145), Arius (256), Aristippus (-434), Omar Mukhtar (1858), Simon of Cyrene (-100), Callimachus (-310), Idris of Libya (1889), Pope Victor I (100), and Khalifa Haftar (1943).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Libya

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

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