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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Sebastian

300 - 287

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Sebastian (Latin: Sebastianus; c. AD 255 – c. AD 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Diocletianic Persecution of Christians. He was initially tied to a post or tree and shot with arrows, though this did not kill him. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Sebastian has received more than 3,455,008 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Sebastian is the 104th most popular religious figure (up from 107th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from France (up from 132nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Religious Figure.

Saint Sebastian is most famous for being a martyr who was shot with arrows and then clubbed to death.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 76.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Sebastian ranks 104 out of 2,238. Before him are Saint Dominic, Hagar, Bernard of Clairvaux, Margaret the Virgin, Francis Xavier, and Pope Clement V. After him are Agatha of Sicily, Bilal ibn Rabah, Albertus Magnus, Pope Pius V, Elizabeth, and Esther.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300, Saint Sebastian ranks 3. Before him are Saint Barbara and Pope Sylvester I. After him are Saint Blaise, Pope Felix I, Pope Julius I, Pope Eutychian, Theodore of Amasea, Valerius Severus, Vincent of Saragossa, Macarius of Egypt, and Vātsyāyana. Among people deceased in 287, Saint Sebastian ranks 1. After him is Saint Maurice.

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In France

Among people born in France, Saint Sebastian ranks 115 out of 6,011. Before him are Georges Danton (1759), Nicolas Flamel (1330), Pope Clement V (1264), Albert Schweitzer (1875), Philip II of France (1165), and Anatole France (1844). After him are Rudolf Diesel (1858), Marcel Duchamp (1887), Jacques Lacan (1901), François Rabelais (1494), Charles XIV John of Sweden (1763), and Hugh Capet (940).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Saint Sebastian ranks 5. Before him are John Calvin (1509), Pope Urban II (1042), Bernard of Clairvaux (1090), and Pope Clement V (1264). After him are Thérèse of Lisieux (1873), Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Pope Gregory XI (1370), Pope John XXII (1244), Pope Urban V (1310), Jacques de Molay (1243), and Pope Clement VI (1291).

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