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Simon bar Giora

100 - 70

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Simon bar Giora (alternatively known as Simeon bar Giora or Simon ben Giora or Shimon bar Giora, Imperial Aramaic: שִׁמְעוֹן בַּר גִּיּוֹרָא or Hebrew: שִׁמְעוֹן בֵּן גִּיּוֹרָא; died 71 CE) was the leader of one of the major Judean rebel factions during the First Jewish–Roman War in 1st-century Roman Judea, who vied for control of the Jewish polity while attempting to expel the Roman army, but incited a bitter internecine war in the process. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simon bar Giora is the 286th most popular social activist (down from 237th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Jordan (down from 17th in 2019) and the most popular Jordanian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Simon bar Giora ranks 286 out of 840. Before him are Itagaki Taisuke, Serge Klarsfeld, Sultan al-Atrash, Ryszard Siwiec, Li Hongzhi, and Aruna Shanbaug case. After him are George Lincoln Rockwell, Hannie Schaft, Amelia Bloomer, Rattanbai Jinnah, Abdallah ibn Yasin, and Gustave Moynier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100, Simon bar Giora ranks 56. Before him are Quadratus of Athens, Albinus, Cerinthus, Epaphras, Titus Flavius Sabinus, and Zenobia of Armenia. After him are Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus, Chariton, Rabbel II Soter, Vima Kadphises, Scribonius Largus, and Tiberius Julius Alexander. Among people deceased in 70, Simon bar Giora ranks 6. Before him are Andrew the Apostle, Jude the Apostle, Columella, Emperor Suinin, and Yohanan ben Zakkai.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Simon bar Giora ranks 19 out of 59. Before him are Phinehas (-1300), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), Haya bint Hussein (1974), Meleager of Gadara (-130), Jair (-1000), and Fouad Twal (1940). After him are Marouf al-Bakhit (1947), Abdelsalam Majali (1925), Abdullah Ensour (1939), Prince Hassan bin Talal (1947), Samih al-Qasim (1939), and Zaid ibn Shaker (1934).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Jordan

Among social activists born in Jordan, Simon bar Giora ranks 1. After him are Eva Abu Halaweh (1975).

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