RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saul

1079 BC - 1010 BC

Saul

Saul (; Hebrew: שָׁאוּל‎, Šāʾūl; Greek: Σαούλ, Saoúl; transl. "asked/prayed for") was a monarch of ancient Israel and Judah and the first king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. His reign, traditionally placed in the late eleventh century BCE, supposedly marked the transition of the Israelites from a scattered tribal society ruled by various judges to organized statehood. The historicity of Saul and the United Kingdom of Israel is not universally accepted, as what is known of both comes exclusively from the Hebrew Bible. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saul has received more than 4,191,103 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Saul is the 46th most popular religious figure (up from 47th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Israel (down from 16th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Saul is most famous for being the first king of Israel.

Memorability Metrics

4.2M
Page Views (PV)
79.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
65
Languages Editions (L)
12.86
Effective Languages (L*)
2.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saul ranks 46 out of 3,187. Before him are Queen of Sheba, Anthony the Great, John the Apostle, Muhammad al-Bukhari, Pope Alexander VI, and Isaiah. After him are Joshua, Pope Pius IX, Pope Benedict XVI, Samuel, Pope John XXIII, and Catherine of Alexandria.

Others Born in 1079 BC

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Saul
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 1

Others Deceased in 1010 BC

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Saul
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 1
Samuel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 79.54
Rank: 2

In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Saul ranks 17 out of 466. Before him are Matthew the Apostle (10), Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Jonah (-850), Ariel Sharon (1928), Yitzhak Rabin (1922), and Isaiah (-800). After him are Herod the Great (-73), Benjamin Netanyahu (1949), Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161), Judas Iscariot (50), Bartholomew the Apostle (-100), and Thomas the Apostle (1).

Others born in Israel

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Matthew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 74
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 11
Mahmoud Abbas
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 12
Jonah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
850 BC - 810 BC
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 13
Ariel Sharon
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.24
Rank: 14
Yitzhak Rabin
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1995
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 15
Isaiah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 16
Saul
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 17
Herod the Great
POLITICIAN
73 BC - 3 BC
HPI: 79.82
Rank: 18
Benjamin Netanyahu
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 19
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1161 - 1185
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 20
Judas Iscariot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 30
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 21
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 22
Thomas the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 72
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 23