RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Moses

1393 BC - 1273 BC

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In Abrahamic religions, Moses was a prophet who led the Israelites out of slavery in the Exodus. He is considered the most important prophet in Judaism and Samaritanism, and one of the most important prophets in Christianity, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, and other Abrahamic religions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Moses has received more than 19,151,617 page views. His biography is available in 151 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 143 in 2019). Moses is the 3rd most popular religious figure, the most popular biography from Egypt and the most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Moses is most famous for leading the Jews out of Egypt, and for receiving the Ten Commandments.

Memorability Metrics

  • 19M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 93.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 151

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 18.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Moses ranks 3 out of 3,187Before him are Muhammad, and Jesus. After him are Saint Peter, Abraham, Martin Luther, Mary, mother of Jesus, Paul the Apostle, Pope Francis, Solomon, Saint Joseph, and John the Baptist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1393 BC, Moses ranks 1 Among people deceased in 1273 BC, Moses ranks 1

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Moses ranks 1 out of 642After him are Cleopatra (-69), Tutankhamun (-1341), Euclid (-350), Nefertiti (-1400), Ptolemy (100), Yasser Arafat (1929), Akhenaten (-1400), Hypatia (350), Anthony the Great (251), Origen (185), and Joshua (-1355).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Moses ranks 1After him are Tutankhamun (-1341), Anthony the Great (251), Joshua (-1355), Catherine of Alexandria (287), Hagar (-1800), Moses in Islam (-1392), Seti I (-1323), Tiye (-1398), Pachomius the Great (292), Saint Apollonia (110), and Saint Maurice (250).