RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Mary Magdalene

10 BC - 100

Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene, Magdalena or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and resurrection. She is mentioned by name twelve times in the canonical gospels, more than most of the apostles and more than any other woman in the gospels, other than Jesus's family. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Magdalene has received more than 13,142,223 page views. Her biography is available in 88 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 86 in 2019). Mary Magdalene is the 26th most popular religious figure (up from 49th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Israel (up from 17th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Mary Magdalene is most famous for being one of Jesus' most loyal followers and for being the first person to see him after his resurrection.

Memorability Metrics

13M
Page Views (PV)
81.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
88
Languages Editions (L)
10.39
Effective Languages (L*)
4.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Mary Magdalenes by language

Over the past year Mary Magdalene has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 1,860,053 views, followed by Spanish (448,831), and Russian (275,693). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Sinhalese (151.97%), Korean (101.96%), and Franco-Provençal (75.97%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mary Magdalene ranks 26 out of 3,187. Before her are Andrew the Apostle, Isaac, Elijah, John Calvin, Ali, and Samson. After her are Matthew the Apostle, Abu Bakr, Zoroaster, Saint Stephen, Saint Barbara, and Sarah.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Andrew the Apostle
6 BC - 70
HPI: 83.11
Rank: 20
Isaac
1900 BC - 1533 BC
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 21
Elijah
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 22
John Calvin
1509 - 1564
HPI: 82.98
Rank: 23
Ali
601 - 661
HPI: 82.69
Rank: 24
Samson
1118 BC - 1078 BC
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 25
Mary Magdalene
10 BC - 100
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 26
Matthew the Apostle
10 - 74
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 27
Abu Bakr
573 - 634
HPI: 81.31
Rank: 28
Zoroaster
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 81.20
Rank: 29
Saint Stephen
1 - 36
HPI: 80.83
Rank: 30
Saint Barbara
300 - 306
HPI: 80.75
Rank: 31
Sarah
1803 BC - 1676 BC
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 32

Contemporaries

Among people born in 10 BC, Mary Magdalene ranks 1. After her are Claudius, James, son of Alphaeus, and Lucius Vitellius the Elder. Among people deceased in 100, Mary Magdalene ranks 4. Before her are Mary, mother of Jesus, Saint Joseph, and Josephus. After her are John the Apostle, Bartholomew the Apostle, Saint Anne, Salome, Elizabeth, Zechariah, John the Evangelist, and Caiaphas.

Others Born in 10 BC

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Mary Magdalene
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 BC - 100
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 1
Claudius
POLITICIAN
10 BC - 54
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 2
James, son of Alphaeus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 BC - 62
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 3
Lucius Vitellius the Elder
POLITICIAN
10 BC - 51
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 4

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