RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Anna the Prophetess
90 BC - 100
Anna the Prophetess
Anna (Hebrew: חַנָּה, Ḥana; Ancient Greek: Ἄννα, Ánna), distinguished as Anna the Prophetess, is a woman mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. According to that Gospel, she was an elderly woman of the Tribe of Asher who prophesied about Jesus at the Temple of Jerusalem. She appears in Luke 2:36–38 during the presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2024). Anna the Prophetess is the 270th most popular religious figure (up from 584th in 2024). (up from 182nd in 2019)
Anna the prophetess is most famous for telling King Herod that he would not live to see the end of the day after he ordered the death of all the baby boys in Bethlehem.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Anna the Prophetess ranks 270 out of 3,187. Before her are Pope Leo IV, Pope Paul II, Pope Innocent IV, Pope Celestine IV, Mani, and Vitus. After her are Saint Christopher, Pope Eugene I, Pope Cornelius, Pope Gregory V, Pope Sergius IV, and Tomás de Torquemada.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
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Pope Leo IV
790 - 855
HPI: 78.52
Rank: 264
Pope Paul II
1417 - 1471
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 265
Pope Innocent IV
1195 - 1254
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 266
Pope Celestine IV
1200 - 1241
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 267
Mani
216 - 274
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 268
Vitus
290 - 303
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 269
Anna the Prophetess
90 BC - 100
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 270
Saint Christopher
220 - 300
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 271
Pope Eugene I
600 - 657
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 272
Pope Cornelius
200 - 253
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 273
Pope Gregory V
972 - 999
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 274
Pope Sergius IV
970 - 1012
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 275
Tomás de Torquemada
1420 - 1498
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 276
Contemporaries
Among people born in 90 BC, Anna the Prophetess ranks 3. Before her are Zechariah, and Diodorus Siculus. After her are Publius Clodius Pulcher, Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus, Pompeia, Phraates IV, Trebonius, Gaius Scribonius Curio, Aulus Hirtius, Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus, and Gaius Antonius Hybrida. Among people deceased in 100, Anna the Prophetess ranks 11. Before her are Elizabeth, Mary Magdalene, Zechariah, Bartholomew the Apostle, Josephus, and Salome. After her are John the Evangelist, Longinus, Herod Agrippa II, Simon of Cyrene, Caiaphas, and Saint Sarah.
Others Born in 90 BC
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Zechariah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 83.06
Rank: 1
Diodorus Siculus
HISTORIAN
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 2
Anna the Prophetess
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 3
Publius Clodius Pulcher
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 52 BC
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 4
Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 5
Pompeia
POLITICIAN
90 BC - Present
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 6
Phraates IV
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 2 BC
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 7
Trebonius
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 8
Gaius Scribonius Curio
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 49 BC
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 9
Aulus Hirtius
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 10
Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 11
Gaius Antonius Hybrida
POLITICIAN
90 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 100
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Elizabeth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 83.98
Rank: 5
Mary Magdalene
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 BC - 100
HPI: 83.67
Rank: 6
Zechariah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 83.06
Rank: 7
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 8
Josephus
HISTORIAN
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 9
Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
14 - 100
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 10
Anna the Prophetess
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 11
John the Evangelist
WRITER
10 - 100
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 12
Longinus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 13
Herod Agrippa II
POLITICIAN
28 - 100
HPI: 76.66
Rank: 14
Simon of Cyrene
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 15
Caiaphas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
18 - 100
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 16
Saint Sarah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 17
