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 4,095,927 page views. Her biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Sarah is the 32nd most popular religious figure (up from 117th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 9th in 2019) and the 2nd 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 80.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 70

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Sarah ranks 32 out of 3,187. Before her are Mary Magdalene, Matthew the Apostle, Abu Bakr, Zoroaster, Saint Stephen, and Saint Barbara. After her are Husayn ibn Ali, Abu Hanifa, Martin of Tours, Jonah, Ruhollah Khomeini, and Pope John Paul I.

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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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    Sarah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1803 BC - 1676 BC

    HPI: 80.67

    Rank: 1

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    Sarah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1803 BC - 1676 BC

    HPI: 80.67

    Rank: 1

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Sarah ranks 7 out of 384. Before her are Abraham (-1813), Saladin (1138), Hammurabi (-1810), Saddam Hussein (1937), Sargon of Akkad (-2300), and Nebuchadnezzar II (-630). After her are Abu Hanifa (698), Sennacherib (-740), Ashurbanipal (-685), Al-Kindi (801), Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780), and Ibn al-Haytham (965).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, Sarah ranks 2. Before her are Abraham (-1813). After her are Abu Hanifa (698), Mani (216), Rabia of Basra (710), Ezra (-500), Muhammad al-Mahdi (869), Belshazzar (-600), Eber (-2038), Junayd of Baghdad (830), Ibn Hisham (701), and Hillel the Elder (-110).

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