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Shimon bar Yochai

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Shimon bar Yochai (Zoharic Aramaic: שמעון בר יוחאי, Šimʿon bar Yoḥay) or Shimon ben Yochai (Mishnaic Hebrew: שמעון בן יוחאי), also known by the acronym Rashbi, was a 2nd-century tanna or sage of the period of Roman Judaea and early Syria Palaestina. He was one of the most eminent disciples of Rabbi Akiva. The Zohar, a 13th-century foundational work of Kabbalah, is ascribed to him by Kabbalistic tradition, but this claim is universally rejected by modern scholars. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shimon bar Yochai has received more than 391,865 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Shimon bar Yochai is the 3,527th most popular politician (up from 3,793rd in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from Israel (down from 111th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Israeli Politician.

Shimon bar yochai is most famous for being a rabbi who was alive during the time of the Roman Empire. He is also known for being the author of the Zohar, a book of Jewish mysticism.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shimon bar Yochai ranks 3,527 out of 19,576. Before him are Antiochus VIII Grypus, Emperor Seimu, Emperor Ping of Han, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Emperor Taizong of Liao, and Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein. After him are Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi, Lluís Llach, Tigellinus, Emperor Sakuramachi, Paul Kagame, and Qutalmish.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1, Shimon bar Yochai ranks 14. Before him are Pope Anacletus, Barabbas, Thomas Bangalter, Silas, Vologases I of Parthia, and Onesimus. After him are Sextus Afranius Burrus, Nicanor the Deacon, Locusta, Joanna, wife of Chuza, Caesarius of Africa, and Pallas. Among people deceased in 160, Shimon bar Yochai ranks 2. Before him is Marcion of Sinope. After him are Valentinus, Marcus Cornelius Fronto, and Quintus Lollius Urbicus.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Shimon bar Yochai ranks 116 out of 466. Before him are Isabella II of Jerusalem (1212), Yair Lapid (1963), Zephaniah (-701), Philip the Evangelist (100), Judah ha-Nasi (135), and Gene Simmons (1949). After him are David Grossman (1954), Benny Gantz (1959), Israel Tal (1924), Barak (null), Aristobulus II (-100), and Yochanan Vollach (1945).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Shimon bar Yochai ranks 46. Before him are Berenice (28), Yigal Allon (1918), Philip the Tetrarch (-4), Isabella II of Jerusalem (1212), Yair Lapid (1963), and Judah ha-Nasi (135). After him are Benny Gantz (1959), Barak (null), Aristobulus II (-100), Yoav Galant (1958), Al-Maqdisi (945), and Al-Afdal Shahanshah (1066).

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