RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Nehemiah

490 BC - 403 BC

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Nehemiah (; Hebrew: נְחֶמְיָה‎ Nəḥemyā, "Yah comforts") is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work in rebuilding Jerusalem during the Second Temple period. He was governor of Persian Judea under Artaxerxes I of Persia (465–424 BC). Most scholars believe Nehemiah was a real historical figure and that the Nehemiah Memoir, a name given by scholars to certain portions of the book written in the first person, is historically reliable. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nehemiah has received more than 1,666,513 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Nehemiah is the 440th most popular religious figure (down from 397th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Israel (down from 54th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Nehemiah is most famous for rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Nehemiah ranks 440 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Leo II, Abdullah ibn Masud, Pope Valentine, Sumayyah bint Khabbat, Pachomius the Great, and Charbel Makhlouf. After him are Saint Apollonia, Pope Boniface III, Beatrice Portinari, Pope Vitalian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Báb.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 490 BC, Nehemiah ranks 4. Before him are Empedocles, Phidias, and Zeno of Elea. After him are Bacchylides, Archelaus I of Macedon, Agis II, Crateuas of Macedon, Hellanicus of Lesbos, Ion of Chios, Nepherites I, and Oenopides. Among people deceased in 403 BC, Nehemiah ranks 1. After him are Critias, and Theramenes.

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    Nehemiah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    490 BC - 403 BC

    HPI: 68.59

    Rank: 1

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    Critias

    POLITICIAN

    460 BC - 403 BC

    HPI: 66.96

    Rank: 2

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    Theramenes

    POLITICIAN

    450 BC - 403 BC

    HPI: 59.66

    Rank: 3

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Nehemiah ranks 62 out of 466. Before him are Amalric of Jerusalem (1136), Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177), Barabbas (1), Baldwin III of Jerusalem (1130), Mahmoud Darwish (1941), and Zedekiah (-617). After him are Isaac Herzog (1960), Ada Yonath (1939), Micah (-737), Ezer Weizman (1924), Rabbi Akiva (50), and Uzziah (-900).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Nehemiah ranks 29. Before him are Eusebius (265), Judas Maccabeus (-200), Joseph of Arimathea (100), Joel (-1), James, son of Alphaeus (-10), and Barabbas (1). After him are Micah (-737), Rabbi Akiva (50), Haggai (-550), Simeon (null), James, brother of Jesus (-20), and Penitent thief (-18).

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