RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Miriam

1400 BC - 1274 BC

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Miriam (מִרְיָם‎ Mīrəyām) was described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus. The Torah refers to her as "Miriam the Prophetess" and the Talmud names her as one of the seven major female prophets of Israel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miriam has received more than 1,138,754 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Miriam is the 132nd most popular religious figure (up from 183rd in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Egypt (up from 39th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Miriam was the sister of Moses and Aaron and the prophetess of the Old Testament. She is most famous for her song of praise to God after the crossing of the Red Sea.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 80.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Miriam ranks 132 out of 2,272. Before her are Pope Gregory IX, Pope Clement VIII, Pope Benedict XIV, Bridget of Sweden, Barnabas, and Pope Paul V. After her are Pope Leo I, Pope Gregory XII, Pope Sixtus V, Pope Clement XII, Pope Gregory XI, and Pope Innocent X.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1400 BC, Miriam ranks 3. Before her are Nefertiti and Akhenaten. After her are Smenkhkare, Meritaten, Shalmaneser I, Kiya, Muršili II, Jethro, Meritamen, Ashur-uballit I, and Adad-nirari I. Among people deceased in 1274 BC, Miriam ranks 2. Before her is Aaron. After her is Adad-nirari I.

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    Aaron

    1396 BC - 1274 BC

    HPI: 87.37

    Rank: 1

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    Miriam

    1400 BC - 1274 BC

    HPI: 80.82

    Rank: 2

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    Adad-nirari I

    1400 BC - 1274 BC

    HPI: 68.90

    Rank: 3

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Miriam ranks 32 out of 520. Before her are Seti I (-1323), Ramesses I (-1300), Khufu (-2700), Nefertari (-1290), Ankhesenamun (-1347), and Omar Sharif (1932). After her are Caesarion (-47), Horemheb (-1319), Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Demis Roussos (1946), Philo (-15), and Baibars (1223).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Miriam ranks 5. Before her are Moses (-1393), Joshua (-1355), Anthony the Great (251), and Catherine of Alexandria (287). After her are Hagar (-1800), Moses in Islam (-1392), Saint Apollonia (110), Pachomius the Great (292), Saint Sarah (100), Saint Maurice (250), and Paul of Thebes (227).

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