RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Esther

600 BC - 500 BC

Esther

Esther (; Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר‎, romanized: ʾEstēr), originally Hadassah (; Hebrew: הֲדַסָּה‎, romanized: haˈdasa), is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. According to the biblical narrative, which is set in the Achaemenid Empire, the Persian king Ahasuerus falls in love with Esther and marries her. His grand vizier Haman is offended by Esther's cousin and guardian Mordecai because of his refusal to bow before him; bowing in front of another person was a prominent gesture of respect in Persian society, but deemed unacceptable by Mordecai, who believes that a Jew should only express submissiveness to God. Consequently, Haman plots to have all of Persia's Jews killed, and eventually convinces Ahasuerus to permit him to do so. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Esther is the 160th most popular religious figure (down from 117th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Iran (up from 15th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Iranian Religious Figure.

Esther is most famous for being the heroine of the biblical book of Esther. The book tells the story of how she became Queen of Persia and saved her people from destruction.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Esther ranks 160 out of 3,187. Before her are Philip the Apostle, Pope-elect Stephen, Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Ambrose, Pope Innocent XIII, and John Chrysostom. After her are Albertus Magnus, Hasan ibn Ali, Arius, Pope Anacletus, Pope Gregory IX, and Rebecca.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Philip the Apostle
5 - 80
HPI: 81.30
Rank: 154
Pope-elect Stephen
700 - 752
HPI: 81.28
Rank: 155
Bartholomew I of Constantinople
1940 - Present
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 156
Ambrose
340 - 397
HPI: 81.26
Rank: 157
Pope Innocent XIII
1655 - 1724
HPI: 81.26
Rank: 158
John Chrysostom
349 - 407
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 159
Esther
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 160
Albertus Magnus
1206 - 1280
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 161
Hasan ibn Ali
624 - 670
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 162
Arius
256 - 336
HPI: 81.19
Rank: 163
Pope Anacletus
1 - 92
HPI: 81.15
Rank: 164
Pope Gregory IX
1160 - 1241
HPI: 81.10
Rank: 165
Rebecca
259 - Present
HPI: 81.03
Rank: 166

Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Esther ranks 4. Before her are Cyrus the Great, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, and Tomyris. After her are Peisistratos, Lucretia, Servius Tullius, Ānanda, Yaśodharā, Maya, Belshazzar, and Mardonius. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Esther ranks 1. After her are Leucippus, Ānanda, Polykleitos, Artemisia I of Caria, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, Diogenes of Apollonia, Myron, Hippasus, Rāhula, Himilco, and Xanthippus.

Others Born in 600 BC

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Cyrus the Great
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 86.91
Rank: 1
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 2
Tomyris
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 3
Esther
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 4
Peisistratos
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 5
Lucretia
NOBLEMAN
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 79.96
Rank: 6
Servius Tullius
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 535 BC
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 7
Ānanda
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 8
Yaśodharā
POLITICIAN
600 BC - Present
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 9
Maya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 10
Belshazzar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 11
Mardonius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 12