RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Mary, mother of Jesus

100 BC - 100

Mary, mother of Jesus

Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is a central figure of Christianity, venerated under various titles such as virgin or queen, many of them mentioned in the Litany of Loreto. The Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Church of the East, Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches believe that Mary, as mother of Jesus, is the Mother of God. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary, mother of Jesus has received more than 10,237,001 page views. Her biography is available in 146 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 139 in 2019). Mary, mother of Jesus is the 7th most popular religious figure (down from 6th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Israel and the 2nd most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Mary, mother of Jesus, is most famous for being the mother of Jesus. She is also an important figure in Christianity because she is the only woman mentioned by name in the Bible.

Memorability Metrics

10M
Page Views (PV)
90.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
146
Languages Editions (L)
17.67
Effective Languages (L*)
4.25
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Mary, mother of Jesuses by language

Over the past year Mary, mother of Jesus has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 1,880,937 views, followed by Spanish (1,018,021), and Portuguese (417,526). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Minangkabau (504.12%), (460.42%), and Korean (141.85%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mary, mother of Jesus ranks 7 out of 3,187. Before her are Muhammad, Jesus, Moses, Saint Peter, Abraham, and Martin Luther. After her are Paul the Apostle, Pope Francis, Solomon, Saint Joseph, John the Baptist, and Saint Nicholas.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Muhammad
570 - 632
HPI: 99.12
Rank: 1
Jesus
4 BC - 33
HPI: 96.04
Rank: 2
Moses
1393 BC - 1273 BC
HPI: 91.99
Rank: 3
Saint Peter
1 BC - 67
HPI: 91.85
Rank: 4
Abraham
1813 BC - 1638 BC
HPI: 91.45
Rank: 5
Martin Luther
1483 - 1546
HPI: 90.77
Rank: 6
Mary, mother of Jesus
100 BC - 100
HPI: 90.47
Rank: 7
Paul the Apostle
5 - 66
HPI: 88.90
Rank: 8
Pope Francis
1936 - Present
HPI: 88.35
Rank: 9
Solomon
1011 BC - 931 BC
HPI: 87.79
Rank: 10
Saint Joseph
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.14
Rank: 11
John the Baptist
20 BC - 31
HPI: 86.59
Rank: 12
Saint Nicholas
270 - 342
HPI: 86.05
Rank: 13

Contemporaries

Among people born in 100 BC, Mary, mother of Jesus ranks 2. Before her is Julius Caesar. After her are Saint Joseph, Bartholomew the Apostle, Saint Anne, Elizabeth, Lazarus of Bethany, Joachim, Herodias, Simon of Cyrene, Cornelius Nepos, and Crixus. Among people deceased in 100, Mary, mother of Jesus ranks 1. After her are Saint Joseph, Josephus, Mary Magdalene, John the Apostle, Bartholomew the Apostle, Saint Anne, Salome, Elizabeth, Zechariah, John the Evangelist, and Caiaphas.

Others Born in 100 BC

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Julius Caesar
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 90.92
Rank: 1
Mary, mother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 90.47
Rank: 2
Saint Joseph
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.14
Rank: 3
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 4
Saint Anne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 5
Elizabeth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 6
Lazarus of Bethany
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - Present
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 7
Joachim
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 8
Herodias
NOBLEMAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 9
Simon of Cyrene
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 10
Cornelius Nepos
WRITER
100 BC - 25 BC
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 11
Crixus
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 72 BC
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 100

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Mary, mother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 90.47
Rank: 1
Saint Joseph
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.14
Rank: 2
Josephus
HISTORIAN
37 - 100
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 3
Mary Magdalene
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 BC - 100
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 4
John the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
6 - 100
HPI: 80.04
Rank: 5
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 6
Saint Anne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 7
Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
14 - 100
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 8
Elizabeth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 9
Zechariah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 10
John the Evangelist
WRITER
10 - 100
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 11
Caiaphas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
18 - 100
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 12