POLITICIAN
Ruth
1200 BC - 1200 BC
Ruth
Ruth (; Hebrew: רוּת, Modern: Rūt, Tiberian: Rūṯ) is the person after whom the Book of Ruth is named. She was a Moabite woman who married an Israelite, Mahlon. After the death of all the male members of her family (her husband, her father-in-law, and her brother-in-law), she stays with her mother-in-law, Naomi, and moves to Judah with her, where Ruth wins the love and protection of a wealthy relative, Boaz, through her kindness. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruth has received more than 216,345 page views. Her biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Ruth is the 844th most popular politician (up from 935th in 2019).
Ruth is most famous for being the central figure in the Old Testament book of Ruth. The book tells the story of Ruth, a Moabite woman who married an Israelite man and had a son named Obed.
Memorability Metrics
220k
Page Views (PV)
70.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
8.41
Effective Languages (L*)
2.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Ruth ranks 844 out of 15,577. Before her are Lech Kaczyński, Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator, Louis I of Spain, William Howard Taft, Frederick VI of Denmark, and Manuel II Palaiologos. After her are Modu Chanyu, Gustav III of Sweden, Wilm Hosenfeld, Islam Karimov, Jozef Tiso, and Aurangzeb.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Lech Kaczyński
1949 - 2010
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 838
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
62 BC - 47 BC
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 839
Louis I of Spain
1707 - 1724
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 840
William Howard Taft
1857 - 1930
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 841
Frederick VI of Denmark
1768 - 1839
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 842
Manuel II Palaiologos
1350 - 1425
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 843
Ruth
1200 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 844
Modu Chanyu
234 BC - 174 BC
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 845
Gustav III of Sweden
1746 - 1792
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 846
Wilm Hosenfeld
1895 - 1952
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 847
Islam Karimov
1938 - 2016
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 848
Jozef Tiso
1887 - 1947
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 849
Aurangzeb
1618 - 1707
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 850
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1200 BC, Ruth ranks 2. Before her is Nebuchadnezzar I. After her are Hannah, Ramesses V, Ramesses IV, Ramesses XI, Tiglath-Pileser I, Ramesses VIII, Smendes, Herihor, Jizi, and Di Yi. Among people deceased in 1200 BC, Ruth ranks 1. After her are Amenmesse, Suppiluliuma II, Ninurta-apal-Ekur, Mutakkil-Nusku, Ashur-resh-ishi I, Ashur-dan I, Enlil-nadin-apli, Marduk-apla-iddina I, Ashur-nadin-apli, Meli-Shipak II, and Enlil-kudurri-usur.
Others Born in 1200 BC
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Nebuchadnezzar I
1200 BC - 1104 BC
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 1
Ruth
1200 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 2
Hannah
1200 BC - 1100 BC
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 3
Ramesses V
1200 BC - 1145 BC
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 4
Ramesses IV
1200 BC - 1149 BC
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 5
Ramesses XI
1200 BC - 1077 BC
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 6
Tiglath-Pileser I
1200 BC - 1076 BC
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 7
Ramesses VIII
1200 BC - 1129 BC
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 8
Smendes
1200 BC - 1052 BC
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 9
Herihor
1200 BC - 1081 BC
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 10
Jizi
1200 BC - 1100 BC
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 11
Di Yi
1200 BC - 1076 BC
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1200 BC
Go to all RankingsRuth
1200 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 1
Amenmesse
1250 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 2
Suppiluliuma II
1300 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 3
Ninurta-apal-Ekur
1300 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 4
Mutakkil-Nusku
1200 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 5
Ashur-resh-ishi I
1200 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 6
Ashur-dan I
1300 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 7
Enlil-nadin-apli
1200 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 8
Marduk-apla-iddina I
1300 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 9
Ashur-nadin-apli
1300 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 10
Meli-Shipak II
1300 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 11
Enlil-kudurri-usur
1300 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 12
