200 - 275
Paul of Samosata (Greek: Παῦλος ὁ Σαμοσατεύς, lived from 200 to 275 AD) was Bishop of Antioch from 260 to 268 and the originator of the Paulianist heresy named after him. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul of Samosata has received more than 165,222 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Paul of Samosata is the 944th most popular religious figure (down from 828th in 2019), the 443rd most popular biography from Turkey (down from 398th in 2019) and the 64th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.
Paul of Samosata is most famous for being the first to teach that Jesus was a mere mortal.
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Among religious figures, Paul of Samosata ranks 944 out of 2,238. Before him are Jacob Frank, Bavo of Ghent, Gotthard of Hildesheim, Alessandro Farnese, Joseph Franklin Rutherford, and Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam. After him are Jacob Sprenger, Jorge Medina, Mariam Baouardy, Ignatios of Constantinople, Sabellius, and Merytre-Hatshepsut.
1726 - 1791
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 938
589 - 654
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 939
960 - 1038
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 940
1520 - 1589
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 941
1869 - 1942
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 942
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 943
200 - 275
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 944
1435 - 1495
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 945
1926 - 2021
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 946
1846 - 1878
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 947
797 - 877
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 948
200 - 300
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 949
1500 BC - 1425 BC
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 950
Among people born in 200, Paul of Samosata ranks 27. Before him are Artabanus IV of Parthia, Claudius Aelianus, Lucius Artorius Castus, Tatiana of Rome, Achilles Tatius, and Yu Jin. After him are Sabellius, Gao Shun, Yue Jin, Liu Zhang, Marcia, and Vologases VI. Among people deceased in 275, Paul of Samosata ranks 5. Before him are Zenobia, Aurelian, Tarcisius, and Mammes of Caesarea.
200 - 224
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 21
200 - 235
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 22
200 - 200
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 23
200 - 226
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 24
200 - 300
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 25
200 - 221
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 26
200 - 275
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 27
200 - 300
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 28
200 - 199
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 29
200 - Present
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 30
200 - 219
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 31
200 - 193
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 32
200 - 228
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 33
240 - 275
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 1
214 - 275
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 2
263 - 275
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 3
259 - 275
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 4
200 - 275
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 5
Among people born in Turkey, Paul of Samosata ranks 443 out of 1,301. Before him are George Pachymeres (1242), Zoe Karbonopsina (900), Aristophanes of Byzantium (-257), Aelius Aristides (117), Ivaylo of Bulgaria (1281), and Callippus (-370). After him are Stephanus of Byzantium (501), Eutropius (400), Ignatios of Constantinople (797), Artemisia II of Caria (null), Irene Doukaina (1066), and Yılmaz Güney (1937).
1242 - 1310
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 437
900 - 1000
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 438
257 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 439
117 - 189
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 440
1281 - 1281
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 441
370 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 442
200 - 275
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 443
501 - 600
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 444
400 - 399
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 445
797 - 877
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 446
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 447
1066 - 1138
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 448
1937 - 1984
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 449
Among religious figures born in Turkey, Paul of Samosata ranks 64. Before him are Apollinaris of Ravenna (101), Ebussuud Efendi (1490), Athanasius the Athonite (920), Antipas of Pergamum (100), Charalambos (87), and Lucian of Antioch (240). After him are Ignatios of Constantinople (797), Theodore of Mopsuestia (350), Eutyches (380), Melito of Sardis (140), Germanus I of Constantinople (634), and Mark of Ephesus (1392).
101 - 75
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 58
1490 - 1574
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 59
920 - 1003
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 60
100 - 92
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 61
87 - 202
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 62
240 - 312
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 63
200 - 275
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 64
797 - 877
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 65
350 - 428
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 66
380 - 454
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 67
140 - 180
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 68
634 - 733
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 69
1392 - 1444
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 70