RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Matthew the Apostle

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Matthew the Apostle (Saint Matthew) is named in the New Testament as one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. According to Christian traditions, he was also one of the four Evangelists as author of the Gospel of Matthew, and thus is also known as Matthew the Evangelist. The claim of his gospel authorship is rejected by most biblical scholars, though the "traditional authorship still has its defenders." The New Testament records that as a disciple, he followed Jesus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthew the Apostle has received more than 3,098,553 page views. His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 83 in 2019). Matthew the Apostle is the 27th most popular religious figure, the 11th most popular biography from Israel (down from 10th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Matthew the apostle is most famous for writing the gospel of Matthew.

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  • 3.1M

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  • 81.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 86

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Matthew the Apostle has had the most page views in the with 582,832 views, followed by Spanish (389,912), and French (110,911). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Lombard (208.96%), Tagalog (128.18%), and Korean (104.97%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Matthew the Apostle ranks 27 out of 3,187Before him are Isaac, Elijah, John Calvin, Ali, Samson, and Mary Magdalene. After him are Abu Bakr, Zoroaster, Saint Stephen, Saint Barbara, Sarah, and Husayn ibn Ali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 10, Matthew the Apostle ranks 1After him are Mark the Evangelist, 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 74, Matthew the Apostle ranks 1After him are Caenis, and Polemon II of Pontus.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Matthew the Apostle ranks 11 out of 466Before him are Isaac (-1900), Elijah (-1000), Ramesses II (-1303), Josephus (37), Samson (-1118), and Mary Magdalene (-10). After him are Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Jonah (-850), Ariel Sharon (1928), Yitzhak Rabin (1922), Isaiah (-800), and Saul (-1079).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Matthew the Apostle ranks 9Before him are Saint Joseph (-100), John the Baptist (-20), Isaac (-1900), Elijah (-1000), Samson (-1118), and Mary Magdalene (-10). After him are Jonah (-850), Isaiah (-800), Saul (-1079), Judas Iscariot (50), Bartholomew the Apostle (-100), and Thomas the Apostle (1).