RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Sabbatai Zevi
1626 - 1676
Sabbatai Zevi
Sabbatai Zevi (Hebrew: שַׁבְּתַי צְבִי, romanized: Šabbĕṯai Ṣĕḇî; Turkish: Sabetay Sevi; August 1, 1626 – c. September 17, 1676) was an Ottoman Jewish mystic, and ordained rabbi from Smyrna (now İzmir, Turkey). His family origins may have been Ashkenazi or Spanish. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sabbatai Zevi has received more than 1,317,414 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Sabbatai Zevi is the 372nd most popular religious figure (down from 333rd in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 128th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Religious Figure.
Sabbatai Zevi was most famous for his conversion to Islam in 1666.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
69.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
7.70
Effective Languages (L*)
3.01
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Sabbatai Zevi ranks 372 out of 3,187. Before him are Bahá'u'lláh, Pope Soter, Pope Clement III, Pope Sergius I, James, son of Alphaeus, and Pope Anicetus. After him are Pope Nicholas II, Parascheva of the Balkans, Alcuin, Muhammad al-Baqir, Pope Martin I, and Pope Fabian.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBahá'u'lláh
1817 - 1892
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 366
Pope Soter
120 - 174
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 367
Pope Clement III
1130 - 1191
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 368
Pope Sergius I
650 - 701
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 369
James, son of Alphaeus
10 BC - 62
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 370
Pope Anicetus
70 - 168
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 371
Sabbatai Zevi
1626 - 1676
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 372
Pope Nicholas II
990 - 1061
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 373
Parascheva of the Balkans
1000 - 1100
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 374
Alcuin
735 - 804
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 375
Muhammad al-Baqir
677 - 733
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 376
Pope Martin I
590 - 655
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 377
Pope Fabian
200 - 250
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 378
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1626, Sabbatai Zevi ranks 2. Before him is Christina, Queen of Sweden. After him are Jan Steen, Richard Cromwell, William II, Prince of Orange, Francesco Redi, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Giovanni Legrenzi, Louis Couperin, Bada Shanren, and John Aubrey. Among people deceased in 1676, Sabbatai Zevi ranks 3. Before him are Pope Clement X, and Alexis of Russia. After him are Michiel de Ruyter, Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Francesco Cavalli, Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Madame de Brinvilliers, Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Carl Gustaf Wrangel, and Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg.
Others Born in 1626
Go to all RankingsChristina, Queen of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1626 - 1689
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 1
Sabbatai Zevi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1626 - 1676
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 2
Jan Steen
PAINTER
1626 - 1679
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 3
Richard Cromwell
POLITICIAN
1626 - 1712
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 4
William II, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1626 - 1650
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 5
Francesco Redi
PHYSICIAN
1626 - 1697
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 6
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné
WRITER
1626 - 1696
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 7
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1626 - 1667
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 8
Giovanni Legrenzi
COMPOSER
1626 - 1690
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 9
Louis Couperin
COMPOSER
1626 - 1661
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 10
Bada Shanren
PAINTER
1626 - 1705
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 11
John Aubrey
WRITER
1626 - 1697
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1676
Go to all RankingsPope Clement X
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1590 - 1676
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 1
Alexis of Russia
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1676
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 2
Sabbatai Zevi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1626 - 1676
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 3
Michiel de Ruyter
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1607 - 1676
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 4
Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha
POLITICIAN
1635 - 1676
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 5
Francesco Cavalli
COMPOSER
1602 - 1676
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 6
Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen
WRITER
1622 - 1676
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 7
Madame de Brinvilliers
EXTREMIST
1630 - 1676
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 8
Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1636 - 1676
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 9
Claudia Felicitas of Austria
POLITICIAN
1653 - 1676
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 10
Carl Gustaf Wrangel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1613 - 1676
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 11
Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1617 - 1676
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 12
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Sabbatai Zevi ranks 124 out of 1,347. Before him are Photios I of Constantinople (900), Kara Mustafa Pasha (1634), Michael III (840), John I Tzimiskes (925), Artemisia I of Caria (-500), and Mesrop Mashtots (361). After him are Parascheva of the Balkans (1000), Constans II (630), Andronikos II Palaiologos (1259), Manuel II Palaiologos (1350), Isaac II Angelos (1155), and Abdullah Gül (1950).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsPhotios I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 896
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 118
Kara Mustafa Pasha
POLITICIAN
1634 - 1683
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 119
Michael III
POLITICIAN
840 - 867
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 120
John I Tzimiskes
POLITICIAN
925 - 976
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 121
Artemisia I of Caria
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 122
Mesrop Mashtots
LINGUIST
361 - 440
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 123
Sabbatai Zevi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1626 - 1676
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 124
Parascheva of the Balkans
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1100
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 125
Constans II
POLITICIAN
630 - 668
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 126
Andronikos II Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1259 - 1332
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 127
Manuel II Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1350 - 1425
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 128
Isaac II Angelos
POLITICIAN
1155 - 1204
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 129
Abdullah Gül
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 130
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye
Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Sabbatai Zevi ranks 17. Before him are Ephrem the Syrian (306), Ignatius of Antioch (35), Irenaeus (130), Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), Gregory of Nyssa (335), and Photios I of Constantinople (900). After him are Parascheva of the Balkans (1000), Simeon Stylites (389), Fethullah Gülen (1941), Saint Nino (296), Thecla (100), and Marcion of Sinope (85).
Ephrem the Syrian
306 - 373
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 11
Ignatius of Antioch
35 - 108
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 12
Irenaeus
130 - 202
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 13
Bartholomew I of Constantinople
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 14
Gregory of Nyssa
335 - 395
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 15
Photios I of Constantinople
900 - 896
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 16
Sabbatai Zevi
1626 - 1676
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 17
Parascheva of the Balkans
1000 - 1100
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 18
Simeon Stylites
389 - 459
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 19
Fethullah Gülen
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 20
Saint Nino
296 - 335
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 21
Thecla
100 - 100
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 22
Marcion of Sinope
85 - 160
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 23