RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Penitent thief

18 BC - 30

Photo of Penitent thief

Icon of person Penitent thief

The Penitent Thief, also known as the Good Thief, Wise Thief, Grateful Thief, or Thief on the Cross, is one of two unnamed thieves in Luke's account of the crucifixion of Jesus in the New Testament. The Gospel of Luke describes him asking Jesus to "remember him" when Jesus comes into his kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Penitent thief has received more than 1,827,630 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Penitent thief is the 544th most popular religious figure (up from 551st in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Israel (down from 76th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

The penitent thief is most famous for the prayer he said on the cross. He was crucified next to Jesus and he asked Jesus to remember him when he came into his kingdom.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Penitent thief ranks 544 out of 3,187. Before him are Luigi Lucheni, Djet, Saint Marinus, Radha, Pope Stephen II, and Hind bint Utbah. After him are Simon Magus, Pope Boniface II, Antipope Clement VII, Zayd ibn Thabit, Meritaten, and William Laud.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 18 BC, Penitent thief ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 30, Penitent thief ranks 2. Before him is Judas Iscariot. After him is Shammai.

Others Born in 18 BC

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 30

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Penitent thief ranks 79 out of 466. Before him are Gal Gadot (1985), Jehoiakim (-634), Edward Said (1935), Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi (1947), Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1105), and Jehoash of Judah (-843). After him are Amon of Judah (-660), George Habash (1926), Yitzhak Navon (1921), Jeconiah (-700), Annas (-22), and Unas (-2400).

Others born in Israel

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Penitent thief ranks 35. Before him are Nehemiah (-490), Micah (-737), Rabbi Akiva (50), Haggai (-550), Simeon (null), and James, brother of Jesus (-20). After him are Annas (-22), Canaan (null), Nicodemus (-50), Pope Theodore I (600), Isaac Luria (1534), and Pontius Pilate's wife (6).

Israeli born Religious Figures

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous