100 BC - 100
Simon of Cyrene (Hebrew: שמעון, Standard Hebrew Šimʿon, Tiberian Hebrew Šimʿôn; Greek: Σίμων Κυρηναῖος, Simōn Kyrēnaios; died CE 33) was the man compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus of Nazareth as Jesus was taken to his crucifixion, according to all three Synoptic Gospels:And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon of Cyrene has received more than 1,578,698 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Simon of Cyrene is the 1,314th most popular politician (down from 778th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Libya (down from 7th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Libyan Politician.
Simon of Cyrene is most famous for carrying Jesus' cross on the way to his crucifixion.
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Among politicians, Simon of Cyrene ranks 1,314 out of 15,577. Before him are Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Frederick VII of Denmark, Huni, Beyhan Sultan, Constantine IV, and Asa of Judah. After him are Abijah of Judah, David II of Scotland, Ghazan, Lazar of Serbia, Millard Fillmore, and Theodor Heuss.
1747 - 1793
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 1,308
1808 - 1863
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 1,309
2650 BC - 2630 BC
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 1,310
1497 - 1559
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 1,311
652 - 685
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 1,312
1000 BC - 873 BC
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 1,313
100 BC - 100
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 1,314
1000 BC - 911 BC
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 1,315
1324 - 1371
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 1,316
1271 - 1304
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 1,317
1329 - 1389
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 1,318
1800 - 1874
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 1,319
1884 - 1963
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 1,320
Among people born in 100 BC, Simon of Cyrene ranks 11. Before him are Saint Anne, Elizabeth, Joachim, Crixus, Herodias, and Cornelius Nepos. After him are Cleopatra V of Egypt, Ambiorix, Gaius Octavius, Gamaliel, Andronicus of Rhodes, and Zebedee. Among people deceased in 100, Simon of Cyrene ranks 21. Before him are Barabbas, Dionysius the Areopagite, Herodias, Thecla, Salome, and Apollonius of Tyana. After him are Saint Sarah, Anna the Prophetess, Ananias of Damascus, Nicodemus, Herod Agrippa II, and Pontius Pilate's wife.
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 5
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 6
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 7
100 BC - 72 BC
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 8
100 BC - 100
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 9
100 BC - 25 BC
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 10
100 BC - 100
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 11
100 BC - 57 BC
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 12
100 BC - 53 BC
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 13
100 BC - 58 BC
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 14
100 BC - 63
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 15
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 16
100 BC - 100
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 17
1 - 100
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 15
100 - 100
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 16
100 BC - 100
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 17
100 - 100
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 18
50 - 100
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 19
15 - 100
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 20
100 BC - 100
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 21
100 - 100
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 22
90 BC - 100
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 23
100 - 100
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 24
50 BC - 100
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 25
28 - 100
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 26
6 - 100
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 27
Among people born in Libya, Simon of Cyrene ranks 10 out of 64. Before him are Arius (256), Septimius Severus (145), Aristippus (-434), Omar Mukhtar (1858), Callimachus (-310), and Idris of Libya (1889). After him are Pope Victor I (100), Carneades (-214), Khalifa Haftar (1943), Synesius (370), Berenice II of Egypt (-267), and Lorenzo Bandini (1935).
256 - 336
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 4
145 - 211
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 5
434 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 6
1858 - 1931
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 7
310 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 8
1889 - 1983
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 9
100 BC - 100
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 10
100 - 199
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 11
214 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 12
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 13
370 - 413
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 14
267 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 15
1935 - 1967
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 16
Among politicians born in Libya, Simon of Cyrene ranks 4. Before him are Muammar Gaddafi (1942), Septimius Severus (145), and Idris of Libya (1889). After him are Fayez al-Sarraj (1960), Pedubast I (-900), Gaius Fulvius Plautianus (150), Ptolemy Apion (-101), Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (1972), Aguila Saleh Issa (1944), Baghdadi Mahmudi (1945), and Hodierna of Jerusalem (1110).
1942 - 2011
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 1
145 - 211
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 2
1889 - 1983
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 3
100 BC - 100
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 4
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 5
900 BC - 793 BC
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 6
150 - 205
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 7
101 BC - 96 BC
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 8
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 9
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 10
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 11
1110 - 1164
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 12