RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Pishoy
320 - 417
Pishoy
Bishoy of Scetis (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲓϣⲱⲓ Abba Pišoi; Greek: Ὅσιος Παΐσιος ὁ Μέγας; 320 – 417 AD), known in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria as the Star of the Desert and the Beloved of our Good Savior, was a Coptic Desert Father. He is said to have seen Jesus, and been bodily preserved to the present day via incorruptibility at the Monastery of Saint Bishoy in the Nitrian Desert, Egypt. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pishoy has received more than 81,499 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Pishoy is the 1,893rd most popular religious figure, the 393rd most popular biography from Egypt and the 49th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
81k
Page Views (PV)
53.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
5.23
Effective Languages (L*)
1.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Pishoy ranks 1,893 out of 3,187. Before him are Ursus of Solothurn, Karekin I, Peter Chanel, Itta of Metz, Camillo Ruini, and John XIV of Constantinople. After him are Bill W., José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez, Ashraf Ali Thanwi, Pedro Barreto, Elizabeth Bolden, and Optatus.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsUrsus of Solothurn
201 - 300
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 1,887
Karekin I
1932 - 1999
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 1,888
Peter Chanel
1803 - 1841
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 1,889
Itta of Metz
592 - 652
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 1,890
Camillo Ruini
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 1,891
John XIV of Constantinople
1282 - 1347
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 1,892
Pishoy
320 - 417
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 1,893
Bill W.
1895 - 1971
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 1,894
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez
1919 - 2019
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 1,895
Ashraf Ali Thanwi
1863 - 1943
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 1,896
Pedro Barreto
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 1,897
Elizabeth Bolden
1890 - 2006
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 1,898
Optatus
400 - 397
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 1,899
Contemporaries
Among people born in 320, Pishoy ranks 8. Before him are Onuphrius, Aurelius Victor, Aelius Donatus, Eutropius, Emperor Jianwen of Jin, and Firmus. After him is Flavian I of Antioch. Among people deceased in 417, Pishoy ranks 2. Before him is Pope Innocent I. After him is Zenobius of Florence.
Others Born in 320
Go to all RankingsOnuphrius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
320 - 400
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 2
Aurelius Victor
POLITICIAN
320 - 390
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 3
Aelius Donatus
WRITER
320 - 380
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 4
Eutropius
HISTORIAN
320 - 400
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 5
Emperor Jianwen of Jin
POLITICIAN
320 - 372
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 6
Firmus
POLITICIAN
320 - 375
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 7
Pishoy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
320 - 417
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 8
Flavian I of Antioch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
320 - 404
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 9
Others Deceased in 417
Go to all RankingsPope Innocent I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
378 - 417
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 1
Pishoy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
320 - 417
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 2
Zenobius of Florence
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
337 - 417
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 3
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Pishoy ranks 393 out of 642. Before him are Mostafa El-Nahas (1879), Saif al-Adel (1960), Salama Moussa (1887), Gohar Gasparyan (1924), Antigone Costanda (1934), and Al-Zafir (1133). After him are Antonios Naguib (1935), Pope Achillas of Alexandria (300), Georges Schehadé (1905), Hermias (401), Zainab al Ghazali (1917), and Anatolius of Laodicea (201).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsMostafa El-Nahas
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1965
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 387
Saif al-Adel
EXTREMIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 388
Salama Moussa
WRITER
1887 - 1958
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 389
Gohar Gasparyan
SINGER
1924 - 2007
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 390
Antigone Costanda
COMPANION
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 391
Al-Zafir
POLITICIAN
1133 - 1154
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 392
Pishoy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
320 - 417
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 393
Antonios Naguib
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - 2022
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 394
Pope Achillas of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 313
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 395
Georges Schehadé
WRITER
1905 - 1989
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 396
Hermias
PHILOSOPHER
401 - 450
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 397
Zainab al Ghazali
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2005
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 398
Anatolius of Laodicea
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
201 - 283
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 399
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt
Among religious figures born in Egypt, Pishoy ranks 49. Before him are Shenoute (348), Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi (1920), Antipope Dioscorus (500), Moses the Black (332), Macarius of Alexandria (297), and Peter III of Alexandria (500). After him are Antonios Naguib (1935), Pope Achillas of Alexandria (300), Anatolius of Laodicea (201), Pope Theonas of Alexandria (300), Menas of Constantinople (null), and Pope Maximus of Alexandria (250).
Shenoute
348 - 466
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 43
Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi
1920 - 1969
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 44
Antipope Dioscorus
500 - 530
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 45
Moses the Black
332 - 407
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 46
Macarius of Alexandria
297 - 395
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 47
Peter III of Alexandria
500 - 490
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 48
Pishoy
320 - 417
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 49
Antonios Naguib
1935 - 2022
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 50
Pope Achillas of Alexandria
300 - 313
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 51
Anatolius of Laodicea
201 - 283
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 52
Pope Theonas of Alexandria
300 - 300
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 53
Menas of Constantinople
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 54
Pope Maximus of Alexandria
250 - 282
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 55