RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Saint Anne
100 BC - 100
Saint Anne
According to apocrypha, as well as Christian and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary, the wife of Joachim and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the Bible's canonical gospels. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Anne has received more than 2,604,665 page views. Her biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Saint Anne is the 73rd most popular religious figure (up from 85th in 2019).
Saint Anne is most famous for being the mother of the Virgin Mary.
Memorability Metrics
2.6M
Page Views (PV)
77.80
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
68
Languages Editions (L)
10.50
Effective Languages (L*)
3.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Saint Anne ranks 73 out of 3,187. Before her are Bartholomew the Apostle, Pope Innocent VII, Pope Julius II, 14th Dalai Lama, John Chrysostom, and Rachel. After her are Pope Pius V, Pope Pius XI, Benedict of Nursia, Hasan ibn Ali, Pope Urban II, and Pope Gregory XIII.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
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Bartholomew the Apostle
100 BC - 100
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 67
Pope Innocent VII
1339 - 1406
HPI: 78.51
Rank: 68
Pope Julius II
1443 - 1513
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 69
14th Dalai Lama
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 70
John Chrysostom
349 - 407
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 71
Rachel
3500 BC - 1553 BC
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 72
Saint Anne
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 73
Pope Pius V
1504 - 1572
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 74
Pope Pius XI
1857 - 1939
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 75
Benedict of Nursia
480 - 543
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 76
Hasan ibn Ali
624 - 670
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 77
Pope Urban II
1042 - 1099
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 78
Pope Gregory XIII
1502 - 1585
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 79
Contemporaries
Among people born in 100 BC, Saint Anne ranks 5. Before her are Julius Caesar, Mary, mother of Jesus, Saint Joseph, and Bartholomew the Apostle. After her are Elizabeth, Lazarus of Bethany, Joachim, Herodias, Simon of Cyrene, Cornelius Nepos, and Crixus. Among people deceased in 100, Saint Anne ranks 7. Before her are Mary, mother of Jesus, Saint Joseph, Josephus, Mary Magdalene, John the Apostle, and Bartholomew the Apostle. After her are Salome, Elizabeth, Zechariah, John the Evangelist, Caiaphas, and Herodias.
Others Born in 100 BC
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Julius Caesar
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 90.92
Rank: 1
Mary, mother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 90.47
Rank: 2
Saint Joseph
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.14
Rank: 3
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 4
Saint Anne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 5
Elizabeth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 6
Lazarus of Bethany
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - Present
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 7
Joachim
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 8
Herodias
NOBLEMAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 9
Simon of Cyrene
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 10
Cornelius Nepos
WRITER
100 BC - 25 BC
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 11
Crixus
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 72 BC
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 100
Go to all RankingsMary, mother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 90.47
Rank: 1
Saint Joseph
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.14
Rank: 2
Josephus
HISTORIAN
37 - 100
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 3
Mary Magdalene
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 BC - 100
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 4
John the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
6 - 100
HPI: 80.04
Rank: 5
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 6
Saint Anne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 7
Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
14 - 100
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 8
Elizabeth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 9
Zechariah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 10
John the Evangelist
WRITER
10 - 100
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 11
Caiaphas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
18 - 100
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 12
Herodias
NOBLEMAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 13
