RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Zoroaster
2000 BC - 2000 BC
Zoroaster
Zarathushtra Spitama, more commonly known as Zoroaster or Zarathustra, was an Iranian religious reformer who challenged the tenets of the contemporary Ancient Iranian religion, becoming the spiritual founder of Zoroastrianism. Variously described as a sage or a wonderworker; in the oldest Zoroastrian scriptures, the Gathas, which he is believed to have authored, he is described as a preacher and a poet-prophet. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zoroaster has received more than 5,861,437 page views. His biography is available in 121 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 113 in 2019). Zoroaster is the 29th most popular religious figure (down from 13th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Iran (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Iranian Religious Figure.
Zoroaster is most famous for founding Zoroastrianism.
Memorability Metrics
5.9M
Page Views (PV)
81.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
121
Languages Editions (L)
12.38
Effective Languages (L*)
4.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Zoroaster ranks 29 out of 3,187. Before him are John Calvin, Ali, Samson, Mary Magdalene, Matthew the Apostle, and Abu Bakr. After him are Saint Stephen, Saint Barbara, Sarah, Husayn ibn Ali, Abu Hanifa, and Martin of Tours.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
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John Calvin
1509 - 1564
HPI: 82.98
Rank: 23
Ali
601 - 661
HPI: 82.69
Rank: 24
Samson
1118 BC - 1078 BC
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 25
Mary Magdalene
10 BC - 100
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 26
Matthew the Apostle
10 - 74
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 27
Abu Bakr
573 - 634
HPI: 81.31
Rank: 28
Zoroaster
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 81.20
Rank: 29
Saint Stephen
1 - 36
HPI: 80.83
Rank: 30
Saint Barbara
300 - 306
HPI: 80.75
Rank: 31
Sarah
1803 BC - 1676 BC
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 32
Husayn ibn Ali
626 - 680
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 33
Abu Hanifa
698 - 767
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 34
Martin of Tours
316 - 397
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 35
Contemporaries
Among people born in 2000 BC, Zoroaster ranks 1. After him are Senusret I, Sumu-abum, Vishvamitra, Vasishtha, Bharadwaja, Gautama Maharishi, Ilu-shuma, Erishum I, Gungunum, Iddin-Dagan, and Abisare. Among people deceased in 2000 BC, Zoroaster ranks 1. After him are Hagar, Vishvamitra, Vasishtha, Bharadwaja, Gautama Maharishi, Ilu-shuma, Mang of Xia, Xie of Xia, Bu Jiang, Gungunum, and Jiong of Xia.
Others Born in 2000 BC
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 81.20
Rank: 1
Senusret I
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1919 BC
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 2
Sumu-abum
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1960 BC
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 3
Vishvamitra
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 4
Vasishtha
PHILOSOPHER
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 5
Bharadwaja
PHILOSOPHER
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 6
Gautama Maharishi
PHILOSOPHER
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 7
Ilu-shuma
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 8
Erishum I
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 9
Gungunum
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 10
Iddin-Dagan
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1954 BC
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 11
Abisare
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 2000 BC
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 81.20
Rank: 1
Hagar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1800 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 2
Vishvamitra
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 3
Vasishtha
PHILOSOPHER
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 4
Bharadwaja
PHILOSOPHER
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 5
Gautama Maharishi
PHILOSOPHER
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 6
Ilu-shuma
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 7
Mang of Xia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 8
Xie of Xia
POLITICIAN
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 9
Bu Jiang
POLITICIAN
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 10
Gungunum
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 11
Jiong of Xia
POLITICIAN
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 12
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Zoroaster ranks 3 out of 631. Before him are Omar Khayyam (1048), and Al-Ghazali (1058). After him are Ruhollah Khomeini (1902), Cyrus the Great (-600), Xerxes I (-519), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919), Ali Khamenei (1939), Darius III (-380), Harun al-Rashid (766), Ismail I (1487), and Abu Nuwas (762).
Others born in Iran
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Omar Khayyam
MATHEMATICIAN
1048 - 1131
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 1
Al-Ghazali
PHILOSOPHER
1058 - 1111
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 2
Zoroaster
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 81.20
Rank: 3
Ruhollah Khomeini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1989
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 4
Cyrus the Great
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 80.01
Rank: 5
Xerxes I
POLITICIAN
519 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 6
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1980
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 7
Ali Khamenei
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 8
Darius III
POLITICIAN
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 9
Harun al-Rashid
POLITICIAN
766 - 809
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 10
Ismail I
WRITER
1487 - 1524
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 11
Abu Nuwas
WRITER
762 - 814
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 12
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iran
Among religious figures born in Iran, Zoroaster ranks 1. After him are Ruhollah Khomeini (1902), Esther (-600), Hassan-i Sabbah (1050), Abdul Qadir Gilani (1078), Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (817), Bahá'u'lláh (1817), Báb (1819), Ibn Majah (824), Mordecai (null), Sasan (200), and Anastasius of Persia (550).
Zoroaster
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 81.20
Rank: 1
Ruhollah Khomeini
1902 - 1989
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 2
Esther
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 3
Hassan-i Sabbah
1050 - 1124
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 4
Abdul Qadir Gilani
1078 - 1166
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 5
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
817 - 875
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 6
Bahá'u'lláh
1817 - 1892
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 7
Báb
1819 - 1850
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 8
Ibn Majah
824 - 886
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 9
Mordecai
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 10
Sasan
200 - 300
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 11
Anastasius of Persia
550 - 628
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 12
