RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Rabbi Akiva

50 - 136

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Akiva ben Joseph (Mishnaic Hebrew: עֲקִיבָא בֶּן יוֹסֵף, ʿĂqīḇāʾ ben Yōsēp̄; c. 50 – 28 September 135 CE), also known as Rabbi Akiva (רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא), was a leading Jewish scholar and sage, a tanna of the latter part of the first century and the beginning of the second. Rabbi Akiva was a leading contributor to the Mishnah and to Midrash halakha. He is referred to in Tosafot as Rosh la-Hakhamim ("Chief of the Sages"). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rabbi Akiva has received more than 747,327 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Rabbi Akiva is the 487th most popular religious figure (up from 538th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Israel (up from 74th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Rabbi Akiva is most famous for saying "let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, oh Lord, my strength and my redeemer."

Memorability Metrics

  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Rabbi Akiva ranks 487 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope John IV, Zaynab bint Khuzayma, Aloysius Gonzaga, Laban, Pope Caius, and Adalbert of Prague. After him are Denis, Charles de Foucauld, Christina of Bolsena, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Hannah, and Baal Shem Tov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 50, Rabbi Akiva ranks 8. Before him are Epictetus, Juvenal, Simon bar Kokhba, Apollodorus of Damascus, Zacchaeus, and Salome. After him are Simon Magus, Osroes I, Charaka, Gaius Calpurnius Piso, Saint Petronilla, and Pacorus II. Among people deceased in 136, Rabbi Akiva ranks 1. After him are Vibia Sabina, and Eleutherius of Byzantium.

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Others Deceased in 136

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Rabbi Akiva ranks 67 out of 466. Before him are Zedekiah (-617), Nehemiah (-490), Isaac Herzog (1960), Ada Yonath (1939), Micah (-737), and Ezer Weizman (1924). After him are Uzziah (-900), Manasseh of Judah (-800), Haggai (-550), Simeon (null), James, brother of Jesus (-20), and Gal Gadot (1985).

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  • Photo of Zedekiah

    Zedekiah

    POLITICIAN

    617 BC - 550 BC

    HPI: 68.61

    Rank: 61

  • Photo of Nehemiah

    Nehemiah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    490 BC - 403 BC

    HPI: 68.59

    Rank: 62

  • Photo of Isaac Herzog

    Isaac Herzog

    POLITICIAN

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 68.28

    Rank: 63

  • Photo of Ada Yonath

    Ada Yonath

    BIOLOGIST

    1939 - Present

    HPI: 68.27

    Rank: 64

  • Photo of Micah

    Micah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    737 BC - 696 BC

    HPI: 68.09

    Rank: 65

  • Photo of Ezer Weizman

    Ezer Weizman

    POLITICIAN

    1924 - 2005

    HPI: 67.99

    Rank: 66

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    Rabbi Akiva

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    50 - 136

    HPI: 67.88

    Rank: 67

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    Uzziah

    POLITICIAN

    900 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 67.68

    Rank: 68

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    Manasseh of Judah

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 642 BC

    HPI: 67.63

    Rank: 69

  • Photo of Haggai

    Haggai

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    550 BC - Present

    HPI: 67.49

    Rank: 70

  • Photo of Simeon

    Simeon

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    HPI: 67.37

    Rank: 71

  • Photo of James, brother of Jesus

    James, brother of Jesus

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    20 BC - 69

    HPI: 67.17

    Rank: 72

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    Gal Gadot

    ACTOR

    1985 - Present

    HPI: 67.16

    Rank: 73

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Rabbi Akiva ranks 31. Before him are Joseph of Arimathea (100), Joel (-1), James, son of Alphaeus (-10), Barabbas (1), Nehemiah (-490), and Micah (-737). After him are Haggai (-550), Simeon (null), James, brother of Jesus (-20), Penitent thief (-18), Annas (-22), and Canaan (null).

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