RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Yohanan ben Zakkai

50 - 70

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Yohanan ben Zakkai (Hebrew: יוֹחָנָן בֶּן זַכַּאי, romanized: Yōḥānān ben Zakkaʾy; 1st century CE), sometimes abbreviated as ריב״ז‎ ribaz for Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, was a tanna, an important Jewish sage during the late Second Temple period during the transformative post-destruction era. He was a primary contributor to the core text of Rabbinic Judaism, the Mishnah. His name is often preceded by the honorific title Rabban. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yohanan ben Zakkai has received more than 242,997 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Yohanan ben Zakkai is the 1,208th most popular religious figure (down from 1,170th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Yohanan ben Zakkai ranks 1,208 out of 3,187. Before him are Vincent Pallotti, Hudson Taylor, Stachys the Apostle, Śāntarakṣita, Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i, and Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron. After him are Zita, Pope Theophilus of Alexandria, Nimatullah Kassab, Shaohao, Ad-Darazi, and Francesco Barberini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 50, Yohanan ben Zakkai ranks 17. Before him are Charaka, Gaius Calpurnius Piso, Saint Petronilla, Pacorus II, Tiberius Claudius Narcissus, and Domitilla the Elder. After him are Cestius Gallus, Vologases II of Parthia, Archippus, Veleda, Titus Flavius Clemens, and Junia. Among people deceased in 70, Yohanan ben Zakkai ranks 5. Before him are Andrew the Apostle, Jude the Apostle, Columella, and Emperor Suinin. After him is Simon bar Giora.

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