RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Philemon

100 - 68

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Philemon (; Greek: Φιλήμων; Philḗmōn) was an early Christian in Asia Minor who was the recipient of a private letter from Paul of Tarsus which forms part of the Christian New Testament. This letter is known as Epistle to Philemon, although it is addressed "to Philemon, our dear friend and fellow worker, also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philemon has received more than 77,282 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Philemon is the 722nd most popular religious figure (down from 673rd in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 287th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Philemon is most famous for his epistle to Philemon, which is the shortest of the New Testament epistles. The epistle is a personal letter from Paul to Philemon, a Christian convert, concerning the runaway slave Onesimus.

Memorability Metrics

  • 77k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Philemons by language

Over the past year Philemon has had the most page views in the with 20,923 views, followed by Indonesian (7,638), and English (7,609). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Javanese (39.11%), Tamil (31.41%), and Ukrainian (30.14%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Philemon ranks 722 out of 3,187. Before him are Ananias of Damascus, Pope Severinus, Mahapajapati Gotami, Silas, Euphemia, and Eli. After him are Ivo of Kermartin, Nathan Söderblom, Melania the Younger, Pope Adrian IV, Pope Leo VIII, and Saint Eligius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100, Philemon ranks 17. Before him are Pope Telesphorus, Pope Hyginus, Justin Martyr, Lydia of Thyatira, Antipas of Pergamum, and Ananias of Damascus. After him are Cornelius the Centurion, Mary the Jewess, Marcus Annius Verus, Philip the Evangelist, Agabus, and Aretaeus of Cappadocia. Among people deceased in 68, Philemon ranks 3. Before him are Nero, and Mark the Evangelist. After him are Statilia Messalina, Publius Petronius Turpilianus, Gaius Julius Vindex, Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus, Lucius Clodius Macer, and Tiberius Julius Mithridates.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Philemon ranks 45 out of 169. Before him are Seleucus IV Philopator (-217), Eumenes II (-221), Chryseis (null), Zosimus (460), Candaules (-800), and Gregory of Narek (951). After him are Fritigern (400), Abgar V (-1), Telipinu (-1600), Megasthenes (-350), Deiphobus (null), and Astyanax (null).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Turkey

Among religious figures born in Turkey, Philemon ranks 7. Before him are Ulfilas (311), Clement of Ohrid (840), Dionysius Exiguus (475), Pope Vitalian (600), Pope Sabinian (530), and Pope John VII (650). After him are Theophilus of Antioch (140), Expeditus (300), Papias of Hierapolis (70), Flavian of Constantinople (380), Melito of Sardis (140), and George Syncellus (800).

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