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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Samson

1118 BC - 1078 BC

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Samson (; Hebrew: שִׁמְשׁוֹן Šīmšōn "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution of the monarchy. He is sometimes considered as an Israelite version of the popular Near Eastern folk hero also embodied by the Sumerian Gilgamesh and Enkidu, as well as the Greek Heracles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samson has received more than 6,176,716 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Samson is the 25th most popular religious figure (up from 29th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Israel (up from 11th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Samson is most famous for being a biblical figure who was given superhuman strength by God. He was captured by the Philistines and forced to work for them, but he eventually killed them with the jawbone of a donkey.

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  • 6.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 81.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 69

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Samsons by language

Over the past year Samson has had the most page views in the with 842,437 views, followed by Spanish (320,469), and Russian (141,544). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Greek (1,866.04%), Korean (231.60%), and Azerbaijani (159.67%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Samson ranks 25 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint George, Andrew the Apostle, Isaac, Elijah, John Calvin, and Ali. After him are Mary Magdalene, Matthew the Apostle, Abu Bakr, Zoroaster, Saint Stephen, and Saint Barbara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1118 BC, Samson ranks 1. After him is Jephthah. Among people deceased in 1078 BC, Samson ranks 1. 

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    Samson

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1118 BC - 1078 BC

    HPI: 81.74

    Rank: 1

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    Jephthah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1118 BC - 1080 BC

    HPI: 66.36

    Rank: 2

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Others Deceased in 1078 BC

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    Samson

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1118 BC - 1078 BC

    HPI: 81.74

    Rank: 1

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Samson ranks 9 out of 466. Before him are Saint Joseph (-100), John the Baptist (-20), Isaac (-1900), Elijah (-1000), Ramesses II (-1303), and Josephus (37). After him are Mary Magdalene (-10), Matthew the Apostle (10), Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Jonah (-850), Ariel Sharon (1928), and Yitzhak Rabin (1922).

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    Saint Joseph

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    100 BC - 100

    HPI: 87.14

    Rank: 3

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    John the Baptist

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    20 BC - 31

    HPI: 86.59

    Rank: 4

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    Isaac

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1900 BC - 1533 BC

    HPI: 83.04

    Rank: 5

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    Elijah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1000 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 83.04

    Rank: 6

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    Ramesses II

    NOBLEMAN

    1303 BC - 1213 BC

    HPI: 83.00

    Rank: 7

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    Josephus

    HISTORIAN

    37 - 100

    HPI: 82.65

    Rank: 8

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    Samson

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1118 BC - 1078 BC

    HPI: 81.74

    Rank: 9

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    Mary Magdalene

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    10 BC - 100

    HPI: 81.53

    Rank: 10

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    Matthew the Apostle

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    10 - 74

    HPI: 81.50

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Mahmoud Abbas

    Mahmoud Abbas

    POLITICIAN

    1935 - Present

    HPI: 81.05

    Rank: 12

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    Jonah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    850 BC - 810 BC

    HPI: 80.46

    Rank: 13

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    Ariel Sharon

    POLITICIAN

    1928 - 2014

    HPI: 80.24

    Rank: 14

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    Yitzhak Rabin

    POLITICIAN

    1922 - 1995

    HPI: 80.14

    Rank: 15

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Samson ranks 7. Before him are Jesus (-4), Mary, mother of Jesus (-100), Saint Joseph (-100), John the Baptist (-20), Isaac (-1900), and Elijah (-1000). After him are Mary Magdalene (-10), Matthew the Apostle (10), Jonah (-850), Isaiah (-800), Saul (-1079), and Judas Iscariot (50).

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