RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Youssef Absi
1946 - Today
Youssef Absi
Youssef Absi (Arabic: يوسف عبسي; Latin: Iosephus Absi; born June 20, 1946, in Damascus, Syria) is the current patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, serving since June 21, 2017. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Youssef Absi has received more than 131,918 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Youssef Absi is the 2,736th most popular religious figure (down from 2,603rd in 2019), the 168th most popular biography from Syria (down from 161st in 2019) and the 20th most popular Syrian Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
54.02
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
3.21
Effective Languages (L*)
3.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Youssef Absi ranks 2,736 out of 3,187. Before him are Ciarán of Clonmacnoise, Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn, Jean Marcel Honoré, Lojze Grozde, Vicente Enrique y Tarancón, and Aimee Semple McPherson. After him are Franziskus von Bettinger, Gérald Lacroix, Emmanuel Wamala, Marek Jędraszewski, Louis-Marie Billé, and Edmund Szoka.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCiarán of Clonmacnoise
516 - 546
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 2,730
Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2,731
Jean Marcel Honoré
1920 - 2013
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2,732
Lojze Grozde
1923 - 1943
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 2,733
Vicente Enrique y Tarancón
1907 - 1994
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 2,734
Aimee Semple McPherson
1890 - 1944
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 2,735
Youssef Absi
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 2,736
Franziskus von Bettinger
1850 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 2,737
Gérald Lacroix
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 2,738
Emmanuel Wamala
1926 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 2,739
Marek Jędraszewski
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 2,740
Louis-Marie Billé
1938 - 2002
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 2,741
Edmund Szoka
1927 - 2014
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 2,742
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Youssef Absi ranks 547. Before him are Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Yekaterina Gradova, Stephen P. Synnott, Tom Walkinshaw, Milton Viera, and Elisabetta Casellati. After him are Daša Drndić, Franz Xaver Kroetz, Okko Kamu, Eva Šuranová, Jiang Rong, and Michel Chossudovsky.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsMichael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 541
Yekaterina Gradova
ACTOR
1946 - 2021
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 542
Stephen P. Synnott
ASTRONOMER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 543
Tom Walkinshaw
RACING DRIVER
1946 - 2010
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 544
Milton Viera
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 545
Elisabetta Casellati
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 546
Youssef Absi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 547
Daša Drndić
WRITER
1946 - 2018
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 548
Franz Xaver Kroetz
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 549
Okko Kamu
CONDUCTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 550
Eva Šuranová
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2016
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 551
Jiang Rong
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 552
Michel Chossudovsky
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 553
In Syria
Among people born in Syria, Youssef Absi ranks 168 out of 210. Before him are Muhammad Mustafa Mero (1941), Burhan Ghalioun (1945), George Wassouf (1961), Ali Farzat (1951), Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (1903), and Bushra al-Assad (1960). After him are Riad al-Asaad (1961), Issam Zahreddine (1961), Abu Mohammad al-Adnani (1977), Assala Nasri (1969), Eulogius of Alexandria (501), and Adel Safar (1953).
Others born in Syria
Go to all RankingsMuhammad Mustafa Mero
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2020
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 162
Burhan Ghalioun
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 163
George Wassouf
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 164
Ali Farzat
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 165
Suat Hayri Ürgüplü
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1981
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 166
Bushra al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 167
Youssef Absi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 168
Riad al-Asaad
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 169
Issam Zahreddine
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1961 - 2017
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 170
Abu Mohammad al-Adnani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1977 - 2016
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 171
Assala Nasri
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 172
Eulogius of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
501 - 608
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 173
Adel Safar
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 174
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Syria
Among religious figures born in Syria, Youssef Absi ranks 20. Before him are John X of Antioch (1955), Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan (1934), Ignatius Moses I Daoud (1930), Cosmas of Maiuma (675), Ignatius Joseph III Yonan (1944), and Ignatius IV of Antioch (1920). After him are Abu Mohammad al-Adnani (1977), Eulogius of Alexandria (501), Maximos IV Sayegh (1878), Ibas of Edessa (400), and Ignatius Aphrem II (1965).
John X of Antioch
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 14
Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan
1934 - 2021
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 15
Ignatius Moses I Daoud
1930 - 2012
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 16
Cosmas of Maiuma
675 - 760
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 17
Ignatius Joseph III Yonan
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 18
Ignatius IV of Antioch
1920 - 2012
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 19
Youssef Absi
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 20
Abu Mohammad al-Adnani
1977 - 2016
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 21
Eulogius of Alexandria
501 - 608
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 22
Maximos IV Sayegh
1878 - 1967
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 23
Ibas of Edessa
400 - 457
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 24
Ignatius Aphrem II
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 25