RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Methuselah
3074 BC - 2105 BC
Methuselah
Methuselah (US: ; Hebrew: מְתוּשֶׁלַח Məṯūšélaḥ, in pausa מְתוּשָׁלַח Məṯūšālaḥ, "His death shall send" or "Man of the Javelin" or "Death of Sword"; Greek: Μαθουσάλας Mathousalas) was a biblical patriarch and a figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He is claimed to have lived the longest life, dying at 969 years of age. According to the Book of Genesis, Methuselah was the son of Enoch, the father of Lamech, and the grandfather of Noah. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Methuselah has received more than 5,725,305 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Methuselah is the 94th most popular religious figure (up from 97th in 2019).
Methuselah is most famous for being the oldest known living organism on Earth. Methuselah is a Great Basin Bristlecone Pine tree that lives in the White Mountains of California. Methuselah is over 4,847 years old.
Memorability Metrics
5.7M
Page Views (PV)
77.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
10.02
Effective Languages (L*)
2.78
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Methuselah ranks 94 out of 2,238. Before him are Saint Anne, Pope Paul III, Pope Leo XIII, Maimonides, Teresa of Ávila, and Saint Lawrence. After him are Elisha, Arius, Pope Innocent III, Saint Dominic, Hagar, and Bernard of Clairvaux.
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Saint Anne
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 88
Pope Paul III
1468 - 1549
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 89
Pope Leo XIII
1810 - 1903
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 90
Maimonides
1138 - 1204
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 91
Teresa of Ávila
1515 - 1582
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 92
Saint Lawrence
225 - 258
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 93
Methuselah
3074 BC - 2105 BC
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 94
Elisha
900 BC - 790 BC
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 95
Arius
256 - 336
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 96
Pope Innocent III
1160 - 1216
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 97
Saint Dominic
1170 - 1221
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 98
Hagar
1800 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 99
Bernard of Clairvaux
1090 - 1153
HPI: 76.50
Rank: 100
Contemporaries
Among people born in 3074 BC, Methuselah ranks 1. Among people deceased in 2105 BC, Methuselah ranks 1.
