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John the Evangelist

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John the Evangelist

John the Evangelist (c. 6 AD – c. 100 AD) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos, and John the Presbyter, although there is no consensus on how many of these may actually be the same individual. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John the Evangelist is the 229th most popular writer (down from 158th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Israel (down from 33rd in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Writer.

John the Evangelist is most famous for writing the Gospel of John, which is the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John the Evangelist ranks 229 out of 7,302. Before him are Stanisław Lem, Anacreon, Annie Ernaux, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Tristan Tzara, and Isaac Bashevis Singer. After him are Pliny the Younger, Nelly Sachs, Ray Bradbury, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, J. D. Salinger, and Paul Heyse.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Stanisław Lem
1921 - 2006
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 223
Anacreon
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 224
Annie Ernaux
1940 - Present
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 225
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
1729 - 1781
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 226
Tristan Tzara
1896 - 1963
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 227
Isaac Bashevis Singer
1902 - 1991
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 228
John the Evangelist
10 - 100
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 229
Pliny the Younger
61 - 113
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 230
Nelly Sachs
1891 - 1970
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 231
Ray Bradbury
1920 - 2012
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 232
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
1600 - 1681
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 233
J. D. Salinger
1919 - 2010
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 234
Paul Heyse
1830 - 1914
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 235

Contemporaries

Among people born in 10, John the Evangelist ranks 4. Before him are Matthew the Apostle, Mark the Evangelist, and Hero of Alexandria. After him are Saint Eustace, Tigellinus, Antonius Felix, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Vardanes I, Gotarzes II of Parthia, Lucius Annaeus Cornutus, and Minjung of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 100, John the Evangelist ranks 12. Before him are Mary Magdalene, Zechariah, Bartholomew the Apostle, Josephus, Salome, and Anna the Prophetess. After him are Longinus, Herod Agrippa II, Simon of Cyrene, Caiaphas, Saint Sarah, and Salome.

Others Born in 10

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Matthew the Apostle
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10 - 74
HPI: 88.31
Rank: 1
Mark the Evangelist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 68
HPI: 85.33
Rank: 2
Hero of Alexandria
MATHEMATICIAN
10 - 75
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 3
John the Evangelist
WRITER
10 - 100
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 4
Saint Eustace
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 118
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 5
Tigellinus
POLITICIAN
10 - 69
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 6
Antonius Felix
POLITICIAN
10 - 100
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 7
Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
10 - 60
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 8
Vardanes I
POLITICIAN
10 - 47
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 9
Gotarzes II of Parthia
POLITICIAN
10 - 51
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 10
Lucius Annaeus Cornutus
PHILOSOPHER
10 - 80
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 11
Minjung of Goguryeo
POLITICIAN
10 - 48
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 100

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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
Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 100
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 18