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Akiva ben Yosef (Mishnaic Hebrew: עֲקִיבָא בֶּן יוֹסֵף ʿĂqīvāʾ 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. He is referred to in the Talmud 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 555,686 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Rabbi Akiva is the 525th most popular religious figure (down from 452nd in 2019), the 76th most popular biography from Israel (down from 64th in 2019) and the 35th 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 525 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Anastasius II, Dionysius Exiguus, Saint Giles, Anas ibn Malik, Angela Merici, and Adalbert of Prague. After him are Pope Alexander I of Alexandria, Pope John XIII, Anna the Prophetess, Christina of Bolsena, Antipope Benedict XIII, and Sumayyah bint Khabbat.
450 - 498
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Rank: 519
475 - 544
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 520
640 - 710
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 521
612 - 712
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 522
1474 - 1540
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 523
955 - 997
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 524
50 - 136
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 525
250 - 326
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 526
930 - 972
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 527
90 BC - 100
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 528
210 - 304
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 529
1328 - 1423
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 530
550 - 615
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 531
Among people born in 50, Rabbi Akiva ranks 9. Before him are Juvenal, Zacchaeus, Apollodorus of Damascus, Simon bar Kokhba, Salome, and Simon Magus. After him are Charaka, Osroes I, Gaius Calpurnius Piso, Saint Petronilla, Pacorus II, and Yohanan ben Zakkai. Among people deceased in 136, Rabbi Akiva ranks 1. After him are Vibia Sabina and Eleutherius of Byzantium.
50 - 200
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 3
50 - 100
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 4
50 - 130
HPI: 69.45
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50 - 135
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 6
50 - 100
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 7
50 - 65
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 8
50 - 136
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 9
50 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 10
50 - 129
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 11
50 - 65
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50 - 100
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Rank: 13
50 - 105
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Rank: 14
50 - 70
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 15
50 - 136
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 1
86 - 136
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Rank: 2
100 - 136
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 3
Among people born in Israel, Rabbi Akiva ranks 76 out of 430. Before him are Amon of Judah (-660), Uzziah (-900), Annas (-22), Ehud Olmert (1945), Simeon (null), and Jehoash of Judah (-843). After him are Ada Yonath (1939), Penitent thief (-18), Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1105), Baldwin III of Jerusalem (1130), Cyril of Jerusalem (313), and Ahaziah of Judah (-900).
660 BC - 640 BC
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 70
900 BC - 900 BC
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22 BC - 66
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1945 - Present
HPI: 66.33
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HPI: 66.30
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843 BC - 797 BC
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50 - 136
HPI: 66.20
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1939 - Present
HPI: 66.18
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18 BC - 30
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 78
1105 - 1161
HPI: 65.57
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1130 - 1163
HPI: 65.57
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313 - 386
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900 BC - 842 BC
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Among religious figures born in Israel, Rabbi Akiva ranks 35. Before him are Micah (-737), Joel (-1), Nehemiah (-490), Ahmed Yassin (1937), Annas (-22), and Simeon (null). After him are Penitent thief (-18), Pope Theodore I (600), Nicodemus (-50), Epiphanius of Salamis (315), Isaac Luria (1534), and Pontius Pilate's wife (6).
737 BC - 696 BC
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 29
1 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 30
490 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 31
1937 - 2004
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 32
22 BC - 66
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 33
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 34
50 - 136
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 35
18 BC - 30
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 36
600 - 649
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 37
50 BC - 100
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 38
315 - 403
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Rank: 39
1534 - 1572
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 40
6 - 100
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Rank: 41