1126 - 1199
Saint Michael the Syrian (Arabic: ميخائيل السرياني, romanized: Mīkhaʾēl el Sūryani:),(Classical Syriac: ܡܺܝܟ݂ܳܐܝܶܠ ܣܽܘܪܝܳܝܳܐ, romanized: Mīkhoʾēl Sūryoyo), died AD 1199, also known as Michael the Great (Syriac: ܡܺܝܟ݂ܳܐܝܶܠ ܪܰܒ݁ܳܐ, romanized: Mīkhoʾēl Rabo) or Michael Syrus or Michael the Elder, to distinguish him from his nephew, was a patriarch and saint of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1166 to 1199. He is best known today as the author of the largest medieval Chronicle, which he wrote in the Syriac language. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael the Syrian has received more than 119,835 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Michael the Syrian is the 1,543rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,388th in 2019), the 736th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 695th in 2019) and the 107th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Michael the Syrian ranks 1,543 out of 2,238. Before him are Neferneferuaten, Philotheus I of Constantinople, Petronius of Bologna, Julian of Toledo, Hieronymus von Colloredo, and Adolfo Nicolás. After him are Adalbert of Hamburg, Joachim Meisner, William Levada, Maxim of Bulgaria, Dawud al-Zahiri, and Dimitry of Rostov.
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 1,537
1300 - 1379
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 1,538
450 - 450
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 1,539
642 - 690
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 1,540
1732 - 1812
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 1,541
1936 - 2020
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 1,542
1126 - 1199
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 1,543
1000 - 1072
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 1,544
1933 - 2017
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 1,545
1936 - 2019
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 1,546
1914 - 2012
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 1,547
815 - 883
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 1,548
1651 - 1709
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 1,549
Among people born in 1126, Michael the Syrian ranks 6. Before him are Averroes, William I of Sicily, Khaqani, Mieszko III the Old, and Peter I of Courtenay. After him are John Doukas, Sibylla of Burgundy, and Anvari. Among people deceased in 1199, Michael the Syrian ranks 8. Before him are Minamoto no Yoritomo, Stefan Nemanja, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, Khaqani, Joan of England, Queen of Sicily, and Geng Ding. After him is Raymond IV, Count of Tripoli.
1126 - 1198
HPI: 82.99
Rank: 1
1126 - 1166
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 2
1126 - 1199
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 3
1126 - 1202
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 4
1126 - 1183
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 5
1126 - 1199
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 6
1126 - 1200
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 7
1126 - 1150
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 8
1126 - 1190
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 9
1147 - 1199
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 2
1113 - 1199
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 3
1160 - 1199
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 4
1126 - 1199
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 5
1165 - 1199
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 6
1200 BC - 1199
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 7
1126 - 1199
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 8
1101 - 1199
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 9
Among people born in Turkey, Michael the Syrian ranks 736 out of 1,301. Before him are Nikephoros Blemmydes (1197), Alexios IV of Trebizond (1382), İdil Biret (1941), Parthenius of Nicaea (-1), Anicia Juliana (462), and Manuel II of Trebizond (1324). After him are George I of Georgia (996), Nizamüddin Ahmed Pasha (1281), Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ (1983), Audoin (541), Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha (1667), and Ahmed Nihad (1883).
1197 - 1269
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 730
1382 - 1429
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 731
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 732
1 BC - 14
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 733
462 - 527
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 734
1324 - 1333
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 735
1126 - 1199
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 736
996 - 1027
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 737
1281 - 1380
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 738
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 739
541 - 560
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 740
1667 - 1716
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 741
1883 - 1954
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 742
Among religious figures born in Turkey, Michael the Syrian ranks 107. Before him are Thaddeus of Edessa (100), Sheikh Said (1864), Joseph Genesius (1000), Stephen I of Constantinople (867), Eutychius of Constantinople (512), and Modestus of Jerusalem (537). After him are Antony II of Constantinople (829), Alypius the Stylite (700), Peter of Sebaste (345), Saint Pothinus (87), Athanasius I of Constantinople (1230), and Evodius (50).
100 - 50
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 101
1864 - 1925
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 102
1000 - 1000
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 103
867 - 893
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 104
512 - 582
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 105
537 - 634
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 106
1126 - 1199
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 107
829 - 901
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 108
700 - 700
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 109
345 - 390
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 110
87 - 177
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 111
1230 - 1310
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 112
50 - 69
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 113