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Uzziah

900 BC - 900 BC

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Uzziah (; Hebrew: עֻזִּיָּהוּ ‘Uzzīyyāhū, meaning "my strength is Yah"; Greek: Ὀζίας; Latin: Ozias), also known as Azariah (; Hebrew: עֲזַרְיָה ‘Azaryā; Greek: Αζαρίας; Latin: Azarias), was the tenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and one of Amaziah's sons. (2 Chronicles 26:1) Uzziah was 16 when he became king of Judah and reigned for 52 years. The first 24 years of his reign were as a co-regent with his father, Amaziah. William F. Albright dates Uzziah's reign to 783–742 BC. Edwin R. Thiele's chronology has Uzziah becoming coregent with his father Amaziah in 792/791 BCE and sole ruler of Judah after his father's death in 768/767 BCE. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Uzziah has received more than 728,995 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Uzziah is the 1,472nd most popular politician (up from 1,615th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Israel (up from 69th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Israeli Politician.

Uzziah was the king of Judah from 792 to 740 BCE. He is most famous for his military conquests and his building projects.

Memorability Metrics

  • 730k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Uzziahs by language

Over the past year Uzziah has had the most page views in the with 112,266 views, followed by Portuguese (37,501), and Spanish (27,161). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (20,600.00%), Hungarian (176.47%), and Tagalog (138.43%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Uzziah ranks 1,472 out of 19,576. Before him are Porfirio Díaz, Masinissa, Charles III of Naples, Leo von Caprivi, Urho Kekkonen, and Koxinga. After him are Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Alexios IV Angelos, Anthemius, Millard Fillmore, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, and Theodore I Laskaris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900 BC, Uzziah ranks 4. Before him are Elisha, Ahab, and Athaliah. After him are Shalmaneser III, Jehu, Jehoram of Judah, Jehoash of Israel, Ahaziah of Judah, Caranus of Macedon, Jehoahaz of Israel, and Shammuramat. Among people deceased in 900 BC, Uzziah ranks 2. Before him is Elijah. After him are Omri, Abiathar, Hazael, Tukulti-Ninurta II, King Gong of Zhou, Agis I, Ben-Hadad I, Hadadezer, Mattan I, and Marduk-zakir-shumi I.

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Others Deceased in 900 BC

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  • Photo of Elijah

    Elijah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1000 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 83.04

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Uzziah

    Uzziah

    POLITICIAN

    900 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 67.68

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Omri

    Omri

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 64.53

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Abiathar

    Abiathar

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1000 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 60.84

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Hazael

    Hazael

    POLITICIAN

    900 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 60.32

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Tukulti-Ninurta II

    Tukulti-Ninurta II

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 58.77

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of King Gong of Zhou

    King Gong of Zhou

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 55.75

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Agis I

    Agis I

    POLITICIAN

    957 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 55.74

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Ben-Hadad I

    Ben-Hadad I

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 54.74

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Hadadezer

    Hadadezer

    POLITICIAN

    HPI: 53.92

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Mattan I

    Mattan I

    POLITICIAN

    864 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 51.23

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Marduk-zakir-shumi I

    Marduk-zakir-shumi I

    POLITICIAN

    850 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 50.95

    Rank: 12

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Uzziah ranks 68 out of 466. Before him are Nehemiah (-490), Isaac Herzog (1960), Ada Yonath (1939), Micah (-737), Ezer Weizman (1924), and Rabbi Akiva (50). After him are Manasseh of Judah (-800), Haggai (-550), Simeon (null), James, brother of Jesus (-20), Gal Gadot (1985), and Jehoiakim (-634).

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  • Photo of Nehemiah

    Nehemiah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    490 BC - 403 BC

    HPI: 68.59

    Rank: 62

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    Isaac Herzog

    POLITICIAN

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 68.28

    Rank: 63

  • Photo of Ada Yonath

    Ada Yonath

    BIOLOGIST

    1939 - Present

    HPI: 68.27

    Rank: 64

  • Photo of Micah

    Micah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    737 BC - 696 BC

    HPI: 68.09

    Rank: 65

  • Photo of Ezer Weizman

    Ezer Weizman

    POLITICIAN

    1924 - 2005

    HPI: 67.99

    Rank: 66

  • Photo of Rabbi Akiva

    Rabbi Akiva

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    50 - 136

    HPI: 67.88

    Rank: 67

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    Uzziah

    POLITICIAN

    900 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 67.68

    Rank: 68

  • Photo of Manasseh of Judah

    Manasseh of Judah

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 642 BC

    HPI: 67.63

    Rank: 69

  • Photo of Haggai

    Haggai

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    550 BC - Present

    HPI: 67.49

    Rank: 70

  • Photo of Simeon

    Simeon

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    HPI: 67.37

    Rank: 71

  • Photo of James, brother of Jesus

    James, brother of Jesus

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    20 BC - 69

    HPI: 67.17

    Rank: 72

  • Photo of Gal Gadot

    Gal Gadot

    ACTOR

    1985 - Present

    HPI: 67.16

    Rank: 73

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    Jehoiakim

    POLITICIAN

    634 BC - 598 BC

    HPI: 67.06

    Rank: 74

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Uzziah ranks 25. Before him are Amalric of Jerusalem (1136), Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177), Baldwin III of Jerusalem (1130), Zedekiah (-617), Isaac Herzog (1960), and Ezer Weizman (1924). After him are Manasseh of Judah (-800), Jehoiakim (-634), Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi (1947), Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1105), Jehoash of Judah (-843), and Amon of Judah (-660).

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