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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Sarah

1803 BC - 1676 BC

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Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch, prophet, and major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife and half-sister of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sarah has received more than 3,733,877 page views. Her biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Sarah is the 120th most popular religious figure (down from 50th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 6th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

Sarah is most famous for her work in the abolitionist movement, which was a movement to end slavery in the United States. She became an activist at a young age, and she was an important figure in the Underground Railroad.

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  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 75.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 61

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Sarah ranks 120 out of 2,238Before her are Pope Clement I, Pope Gregory XVI, Simon the Zealot, Thérèse of Lisieux, Hassan-i Sabbah, and Zechariah. After her are Pope Gregory IX, Pope Gregory XV, Anselm of Canterbury, Seti I, Pope Boniface VIII, and Pope Formosus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1803 BC, Sarah ranks 1 Among people deceased in 1676 BC, Sarah ranks 1

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Sarah ranks 9 out of 338Before her are Hammurabi (-1810), Saddam Hussein (1937), Nebuchadnezzar II (-630), Abu Hanifa (698), Ashurbanipal (-685), and Sargon of Akkad (-2300). After her are Al-Kindi (801), Ibn al-Haytham (965), Mani (216), Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780), Alexander IV of Macedon (-323), and Rabia of Basra (710).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, Sarah ranks 3Before her are Abraham (-1813) and Abu Hanifa (698). After her are Mani (216), Rabia of Basra (710), Ezra (-500), Belshazzar (-600), Idris (-3500), Muhammad al-Mahdi (869), Eber (-2038), Ibn Hisham (701), and Junayd of Baghdad (830).