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Akiva ben Yosef (Mishnaic Hebrew: עֲקִיבָא בֶּן יוֹסֵף ʿĂqīḇāʾ ben Yōsēf; 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 century. Rabbi Akiva was a leading contributor to the Mishnah and to Midrash halakha. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rabbi Akiva has received more than 490,452 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Rabbi Akiva is the 453rd most popular religious figure (down from 437th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Israel (down from 62nd in 2019) and the 36th 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."
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Among religious figures, Rabbi Akiva ranks 453 out of 2,272. Before him are Pope John XVII, Eber, Pope Adrian III, Hugues de Payens, Denis, and Pope Sisinnius. After him are Ahmed Yassin, Eric IX of Sweden, Pope Miltiades, Rashi, Genevieve, and Antipope Clement VII.
950 - 1003
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 447
2038 BC - 1574 BC
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 448
800 - 885
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 449
1074 - 1136
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 450
210 - 250
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 451
650 - 708
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 452
50 - 136
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 453
1937 - 2004
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 454
1120 - 1160
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 455
250 - 314
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 456
1040 - 1105
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 457
423 - 502
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 458
1342 - 1394
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 459
Among people born in 50, Rabbi Akiva ranks 9. Before him are Juvenal, Apollodorus of Damascus, Simon bar Kokhba, Zacchaeus, Salome, and Simon Magus. After him are Osroes I, Charaka, Gaius Calpurnius Piso, Yohanan ben Zakkai, Domitilla the Elder, and Vologases II of Parthia. Among people deceased in 136, Rabbi Akiva ranks 1. After him are Vibia Sabina and Eleutherius of Byzantium.
50 - 200
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 3
50 - 130
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 4
50 - 135
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 5
50 - 100
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 6
50 - 100
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 7
50 - 65
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 8
50 - 136
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 9
50 - 129
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 10
50 - Present
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 11
50 - 65
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 12
50 - 70
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 13
50 - 1
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 14
50 - 80
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 15
50 - 136
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 1
86 - 136
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 2
100 - 136
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 3
Among people born in Israel, Rabbi Akiva ranks 65 out of 389. Before him are Rehoboam (-972), Amin al-Husseini (1895), Zedekiah (-617), Edward Said (1935), Manasseh of Judah (-800), and Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177). After him are Abijah of Judah (-1000), Ahmed Yassin (1937), Micah (-737), Jehoiakim (-634), Jeconiah (-700), and Ehud Barak (1942).
972 BC - 914 BC
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 59
1895 - 1974
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 60
617 BC - Present
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 61
1935 - 2003
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 62
800 BC - 642 BC
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 63
1177 - 1186
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 64
50 - 136
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 65
1000 BC - 911 BC
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 66
1937 - 2004
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 67
737 BC - 696 BC
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 68
634 BC - 598 BC
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 69
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 70
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 71
Among religious figures born in Israel, Rabbi Akiva ranks 36. Before him are Joachim (-100), Saint Matthias (1), Saint Veronica (1), Judas Maccabeus (-200), Barabbas (1), and Penitent thief (-18). After him are Ahmed Yassin (1937), Micah (-737), James, son of Alphaeus (-10), Annas (-22), Pontius Pilate's wife (6), and Simeon (null).
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 30
1 - 80
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 31
1 - 1
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 32
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 33
1 - 100
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 34
18 BC - 30
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 35
50 - 136
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 36
1937 - 2004
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 37
737 BC - 696 BC
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 38
10 BC - 62
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 39
22 BC - 66
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 40
6 - 100
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 41
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 42