701 BC - 609 BC
Zephaniah (, Hebrew: צְפַנְיָה, Modern: Ṣəfanya, Tiberian: Ṣep̄anyā, "Concealed of/is YHWH") is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible; the most prominent being the prophet who prophesied in the days of Josiah, king of Judah (640–609 BCE) and is attributed a book bearing his name among the Twelve Minor Prophets. His name is commonly transliterated Sophonias in Bibles translated from the Vulgate or Septuagint. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zephaniah has received more than 528,123 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Zephaniah is the 683rd most popular religious figure (up from 910th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Israel (up from 127th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Zephaniah ranks 683 out of 2,238. Before him are Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, Philemon, Hillel the Elder, Olaus Magnus, Piruz Nahavandi, and Jean-Baptiste de La Salle. After him are Theodora, Abe no Seimei, Aloysius Stepinac, Mordecai, Eulalia of Mérida, and James, brother of Jesus.
600 - 652
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 677
100 - 68
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 678
110 BC - 10
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 679
1490 - 1557
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 680
700 - 644
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 681
1651 - 1719
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 682
701 BC - 609 BC
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 683
815 - 867
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 684
921 - 1005
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 685
1898 - 1960
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 686
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 687
290 - 304
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 688
20 BC - 69
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 689
Among people born in 701 BC, Zephaniah ranks 1. After him is Cleisthenes of Sicyon. Among people deceased in 609 BC, Zephaniah ranks 2. Before him is Josiah.
Among people born in Israel, Zephaniah ranks 95 out of 430. Before him are Isaac Luria (1534), Pontius Pilate's wife (6), Berenice (28), Uri Geller (1946), Isabella II of Jerusalem (1212), and Unas (-2400). After him are Ezer Weizman (1924), James, brother of Jesus (-20), Itzhak Perlman (1945), Mahmoud Darwish (1941), Philip the Tetrarch (-4), and Dan Shechtman (1941).
1534 - 1572
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 89
6 - 100
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 90
28 - 80
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 91
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 92
1212 - 1228
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 93
2400 BC - 2350 BC
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 94
701 BC - 609 BC
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 95
1924 - 2005
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 96
20 BC - 69
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 97
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 98
1941 - 2008
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 99
4 BC - 34
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 100
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 101
Among religious figures born in Israel, Zephaniah ranks 44. Before him are Penitent thief (-18), Pope Theodore I (600), Nicodemus (-50), Epiphanius of Salamis (315), Isaac Luria (1534), and Pontius Pilate's wife (6). After him are James, brother of Jesus (-20), Canaan (null), Philip the Evangelist (100), Simeon of Jerusalem (100), Mariam Baouardy (1846), and Al-Tabarani (873).
18 BC - 30
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 38
600 - 649
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 39
50 BC - 100
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 40
315 - 403
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 41
1534 - 1572
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 42
6 - 100
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 43
701 BC - 609 BC
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 44
20 BC - 69
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 45
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 46
100 - 100
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 47
100 - 107
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 48
1846 - 1878
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 49
873 - 971
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 50