RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Salome

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In the New Testament, Salome was a follower of Jesus who appears briefly in the canonical gospels and in apocryphal writings. She is named by Mark as present at the crucifixion and as one of the Myrrhbearers, the women who found Jesus's empty tomb. Interpretation has further identified her with other women who are mentioned but not named in the canonical gospels. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Salome has received more than 3,161,860 page views. Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Salome is the 422nd most popular religious figure (up from 423rd in 2019).

Salome is most famous for her dance of the seven veils, which she performed for Herod Antipas in order to get John the Baptist's head on a platter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Salome ranks 422 out of 3,187. Before her are Pope Benedict III, Pope Simplicius, Barabbas, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Pope Paul II, and Marcion of Sinope. After her are James the Less, Pope Honorius I, Januarius, Vincent of Saragossa, Saint Titus, and Anas ibn Malik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 50, Salome ranks 7. Before her are Judas Iscariot, Epictetus, Juvenal, Simon bar Kokhba, Apollodorus of Damascus, and Zacchaeus. After her are Rabbi Akiva, Simon Magus, Osroes I, Charaka, Gaius Calpurnius Piso, and Saint Petronilla. Among people deceased in 100, Salome ranks 20. Before her are Simon of Cyrene, Zacchaeus, Dionysius the Areopagite, Thecla, Apollonius of Tyana, and Barabbas. After her are Longinus, Saint Sarah, Anna the Prophetess, Nicodemus, Herod Agrippa II, and Pomponius Mela.

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