RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Paul the Apostle

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Paul also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Christian apostle (c. 5 – c. 64/65 AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world. For his contributions towards the New Testament, he is generally regarded as one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age, and he also founded several Christian communities in Asia Minor and Europe from the mid-40s to the mid-50s AD. The main source of information on Paul's life and works is the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament. Approximately half of its content documents his travels, preaching and miracles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul the Apostle has received more than 15,101,531 page views. His biography is available in 142 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 135 in 2019). Paul the Apostle is the 8th most popular religious figure, the 2nd most popular biography from Türkiye and the most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Paul the apostle is most famous for being the author of the New Testament. He wrote 13 of the 27 books that make up the New Testament.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 88.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 142

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 15.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Paul the Apostle ranks 8 out of 3,187. Before him are Jesus, Moses, Saint Peter, Abraham, Martin Luther, and Mary, mother of Jesus. After him are Pope Francis, Solomon, Saint Joseph, John the Baptist, Saint Nicholas, and Tutankhamun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 5, Paul the Apostle ranks 1. After him are Philip the Apostle, Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, Ruzi Ying, Yin Lihua, Aristarchus of Thessalonica, and Julia Livia. Among people deceased in 66, Paul the Apostle ranks 1. After him are Petronius, Annas, Claudia Antonia, and Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Paul the Apostle ranks 2 out of 1,347. Before him are Suleiman the Magnificent (1494). After him are Herodotus (-484), Heraclitus (-535), Thales of Miletus (-623), Saint Nicholas (270), Osman I (1254), Saint George (280), Selim II (1524), Mehmed the Conqueror (1432), Ahmed I (1590), and Galen (129).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Paul the Apostle ranks 1. After him are Saint Nicholas (270), Saint George (280), Saint Barbara (300), Luke the Evangelist (31), John Chrysostom (349), Rachel (-3500), Margaret the Virgin (292), Saint Blaise (300), Saint Pantaleon (275), Ephrem the Syrian (306), and Ignatius of Antioch (35).

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