RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ezra

500 BC - 401 BC

Ezra

Ezra (fl. fifth or fourth century BCE) is the main character of the Book of Ezra. According to the Hebrew Bible, he was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In the Greek Septuagint, the name is rendered as Ésdrās (Ἔσδρας), from which the Latin name Esdras comes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ezra is the 297th most popular religious figure (down from 271st in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 21st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

Ezra is most famous for his book of the Bible called the Book of Ezra. This book is about the return of the Jews from Babylonian captivity and how they rebuilt the temple in Jerusalem.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ezra ranks 297 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Anicetus, Jethro, Malik ibn Anas, Saint Patrick, Pope Julius I, and Pope Boniface VI. After him are Pope John XXI, Denis, Pope John II, Saint Cecilia, Pope Soter, and Pope Leo II.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Pope Anicetus
70 - 168
HPI: 77.69
Rank: 291
Jethro
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 292
Malik ibn Anas
711 - 795
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 293
Saint Patrick
385 - 461
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 294
Pope Julius I
300 - 352
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 295
Pope Boniface VI
800 - 896
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 296
Ezra
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 297
Pope John XXI
1215 - 1277
HPI: 77.63
Rank: 298
Denis
210 - 250
HPI: 77.63
Rank: 299
Pope John II
470 - 535
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 300
Saint Cecilia
200 - 230
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 301
Pope Soter
120 - 174
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 302
Pope Leo II
611 - 683
HPI: 77.59
Rank: 303

Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Ezra ranks 6. Before him are Artaxerxes I of Persia, Anaxagoras, Pāṇini, Leucippus, and Xanthippe. After him are Xerxes II of Persia, Brennus, Zeuxis, Artemisia I of Caria, Ajatashatru, and Myron. Among people deceased in 401 BC, Ezra ranks 2. Before him is Zechariah. After him are Cyrus the Younger, Agathon, Agis II, Clearchus of Sparta, and Megabyzus.

Others Born in 500 BC

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Artaxerxes I of Persia
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 1
Anaxagoras
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 428 BC
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 2
Pāṇini
LINGUIST
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 3
Leucippus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 4
Xanthippe
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 5
Ezra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 6
Xerxes II of Persia
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 7
Brennus
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 8
Zeuxis
PAINTER
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 9
Artemisia I of Caria
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 10
Ajatashatru
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 11
Myron
SCULPTOR
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 401 BC

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Zechariah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
550 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 1
Ezra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 2
Cyrus the Younger
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 3
Agathon
WRITER
448 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 4
Agis II
POLITICIAN
490 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 5
Clearchus of Sparta
MILITARY PERSONNEL
401 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 6
Megabyzus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
516 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 7