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Paul of Thebes (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ; Koinē Greek: Παῦλος ὁ Θηβαῖος, Paûlos ho Thēbaîos; Latin: Paulus Eremita; c. 227 – c. 341), commonly known as Paul the First Hermit or Paul the Anchorite, was an Egyptian saint regarded as the first Christian hermit and grazer, who was claimed to have lived alone in the desert of Thebes, Roman Egypt from the age of sixteen to the age of one hundred and thirteen years old. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul of Thebes has received more than 289,713 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Paul of Thebes is the 423rd most popular religious figure (up from 491st in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 90th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.
Paul of Thebes is most famous for his life of asceticism and self-mortification.
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Among religious figures, Paul of Thebes ranks 423 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Benedict VI, Gad, Pope John VII, Pope Valentine, Saint Sava, and 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf. After him are Abd Allah ibn Abbas, Maximus the Confessor, Uwais al-Qarani, Abu Dawood, Salome, and Januarius.
900 - 974
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 417
1564 BC - 1439 BC
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 418
650 - 707
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 419
780 - 827
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 420
1169 - 1236
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 421
580 - 654
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 422
227 - 342
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 423
619 - 688
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 424
580 - 662
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 425
594 - 657
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 426
817 - 888
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 427
50 - 100
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 428
272 - 305
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 429
Among people born in 227, Paul of Thebes ranks 1. After him is Zhuge Zhan. Among people deceased in 342, Paul of Thebes ranks 2. Before him is Saint Nicholas. After him is Emperor Cheng of Jin.
270 - 342
HPI: 85.95
Rank: 1
227 - 342
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 2
321 - 342
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 3
Among people born in Egypt, Paul of Thebes ranks 70 out of 582. Before him are Meritaten (-1400), Muhammad Abduh (1849), Sextus Empiricus (160), Shoshenq I (-1000), Sayyid Qutb (1906), and Appian (95). After him are Saint Maurice (250), Eric Hobsbawm (1917), Pachomius the Great (292), Apollonius of Rhodes (-295), Psamtik I (-700), and Lactantius (250).
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 64
1849 - 1905
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 65
160 - 210
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 66
1000 BC - 924 BC
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 67
1906 - 1966
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 68
95 - 165
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 69
227 - 342
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 70
250 - 287
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 71
1917 - 2012
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 72
292 - 348
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 73
295 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 74
700 BC - 610 BC
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 75
250 - 325
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 76
Among religious figures born in Egypt, Paul of Thebes ranks 13. Before him are Seti I (-1323), Miriam (-1400), Moses in Islam (-1392), Tiye (-1398), Saint Apollonia (110), and Meritaten (-1400). After him are Saint Maurice (250), Pachomius the Great (292), Saint Menas (285), Saint Sarah (100), Mary of Egypt (344), and Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926).
1323 BC - 1279 BC
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 7
1400 BC - 1274 BC
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 8
1392 BC - 1272 BC
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 9
1398 BC - 1338 BC
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 10
110 - 249
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 11
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 12
227 - 342
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 13
250 - 287
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 14
292 - 348
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 15
285 - 309
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 16
100 - 100
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 17
344 - 421
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 18
1926 - 2022
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Rank: 19