737 BC - 696 BC
According to the Hebrew Bible, Micah (Hebrew: מִיכָה הַמֹּרַשְׁתִּי Mīḵā hamMōraštī "Micah the Morashtite"), also known as Micheas, was a prophet in Judaism and is the author of the Book of Micah. He is considered one of the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Hebrew Bible and was a contemporary of the prophets Isaiah, Amos and Hosea. Micah was from Moresheth-Gath, in southwest Judah. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Micah has received more than 463,235 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Micah is the 384th most popular religious figure (up from 459th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Israel (up from 67th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.
Micah is most famous for his prophecy of the coming of the Messiah. He predicted that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem and would be a descendent of King David.
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Among religious figures, Micah ranks 384 out of 2,238. Before him are Faustina Kowalska, Al-Mansur, Pope Honorius II, Gregory the Illuminator, Pope Anastasius III, and Pope John IX. After him are Hannah, Saint Timothy, Pope Sixtus III, Pope Leo II, Thecla, and Pope Adrian III.
1905 - 1938
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 378
714 - 775
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 379
1100 - 1130
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 380
257 - 331
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 381
890 - 913
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 382
850 - 900
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 383
737 BC - 696 BC
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 384
1200 BC - 1100 BC
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 385
17 - 97
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 386
390 - 440
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 387
611 - 683
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 388
100 - 100
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 389
800 - 885
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 390
Among people born in 737 BC, Micah ranks 1. Among people deceased in 696 BC, Micah ranks 1.
Among people born in Israel, Micah ranks 53 out of 430. Before him are Judas Maccabeus (-200), Amos Oz (1939), James, son of Alphaeus (-10), Barabbas (1), Herodias (-100), and Amin al-Husseini (1895). After him are Dinah (-1700), Joel (-1), Nehemiah (-490), Zedekiah (-617), Manasseh of Judah (-800), and Amalric of Jerusalem (1136).
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 47
1939 - 2018
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 48
10 BC - 62
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 49
1 - 100
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 50
100 BC - 100
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 51
1895 - 1974
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 52
737 BC - 696 BC
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 53
1700 BC - 1590 BC
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 54
1 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 55
490 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 56
617 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 57
800 BC - 642 BC
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 58
1136 - 1174
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 59
Among religious figures born in Israel, Micah ranks 30. Before him are Eusebius (265), Joachim (-100), Joseph of Arimathea (100), Judas Maccabeus (-200), James, son of Alphaeus (-10), and Barabbas (1). After him are Joel (-1), Nehemiah (-490), Haggai (-550), Ahmed Yassin (1937), Annas (-22), and Simeon (null).
265 - 339
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 24
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 25
100 - 96
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 26
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 27
10 BC - 62
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 28
1 - 100
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 29
737 BC - 696 BC
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 30
1 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 31
490 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 32
550 BC - Present
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 33
1937 - 2004
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 34
22 BC - 66
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 35
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 36