RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Peter

1 BC - 67

Saint Peter

Saint Peter (Imperial Aramaic: 𐡔𐡌𐡏𐡅𐡍 𐡁𐡓 𐡉𐡅𐡍𐡄, romanized: Shimoun Bar Younah; died AD 64–68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas (Imperial Aramaic: 𐡊𐡉𐡐𐡀, romanized: Kipa, lit. 'Rock'), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repeatedly and prominently in all four New Testament gospels as well as the Acts of the Apostles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Peter has received more than 12,046,210 page views. His biography is available in 124 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 121 in 2019). Saint Peter is the 4th most popular religious figure (up from 10th in 2019).

Saint Peter, also known as Simon Peter, was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ and is considered one of the most important figures in early Christianity. He is particularly famous for his leadership among the apostles and his role as the first bishop of Rome, which is regarded as the foundation of the papacy.

Memorability Metrics

12M
Page Views (PV)
91.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
124
Languages Editions (L)
24.99
Effective Languages (L*)
2.62
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Saint Peters by language

Over the past year Saint Peter has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 1,879,843 views, followed by Spanish (672,808), and Portuguese (345,713). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Asturian (423.53%), Cornish (213.33%), and Esperanto (160.35%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Peter ranks 4 out of 3,187. Before him are Muhammad, Jesus, and Moses. After him are Abraham, Martin Luther, Mary, mother of Jesus, Paul the Apostle, Pope Francis, Solomon, Saint Joseph, and John the Baptist.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Muhammad
570 - 632
HPI: 99.12
Rank: 1
Jesus
4 BC - 33
HPI: 96.04
Rank: 2
Moses
1393 BC - 1273 BC
HPI: 91.99
Rank: 3
Saint Peter
1 BC - 67
HPI: 91.85
Rank: 4
Abraham
1813 BC - 1638 BC
HPI: 91.45
Rank: 5
Martin Luther
1483 - 1546
HPI: 90.77
Rank: 6
Mary, mother of Jesus
100 BC - 100
HPI: 90.47
Rank: 7
Paul the Apostle
5 - 66
HPI: 88.90
Rank: 8
Pope Francis
1936 - Present
HPI: 88.35
Rank: 9
Solomon
1011 BC - 931 BC
HPI: 87.79
Rank: 10
Saint Joseph
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.14
Rank: 11
John the Baptist
20 BC - 31
HPI: 86.59
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1 BC, Saint Peter ranks 1. After him are Joel, Abgar V, Pothinus, Herod of Chalcis, Onjo of Baekje, Parthenius of Nicaea, Lucius Arruntius Camillus Scribonianus, Artaxias II of Iberia, and Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus. Among people deceased in 67, Saint Peter ranks 1. After him are Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, and Cestius Gallus.

Others Born in 1 BC

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Saint Peter
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 BC - 67
HPI: 91.85
Rank: 1
Joel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 2
Abgar V
POLITICIAN
1 BC - 50
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 3
Pothinus
POLITICIAN
1 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 4
Herod of Chalcis
POLITICIAN
1 BC - 48
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 5
Onjo of Baekje
POLITICIAN
1 BC - 28
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 6
Parthenius of Nicaea
WRITER
1 BC - 14
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 7
Lucius Arruntius Camillus Scribonianus
POLITICIAN
1 BC - 42
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 8
Artaxias II of Iberia
POLITICIAN
1 BC - 1
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 9
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus
POLITICIAN
1 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 10