POLITICIAN

Simon of Cyrene

100 BC - 100

Simon of Cyrene

Simon of Cyrene (Hebrew: שמעון‎, Standard Hebrew Šimʿon, Tiberian Hebrew Šimʿôn; Greek: Σίμων Κυρηναῖος, Simōn Kyrēnaios) was the man compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus of Nazareth as Jesus was taken to his crucifixion, according to all three Synoptic Gospels: He was also the father of the disciples Rufus and Alexander. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simon of Cyrene is the 904th most popular politician (up from 1,017th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Libya (up from 8th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Libyan Politician.

Simon of Cyrene is most famous for carrying Jesus' cross on the way to his crucifixion.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Simon of Cyrene ranks 904 out of 19,576. Before him are Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor, Ptolemy IV Philopator, Lee Myung-bak, Gaius Octavius, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and Darius II. After him are Justin I, Felix Dzerzhinsky, Arnulf of Carinthia, Alexandra of Denmark, Jugurtha, and Enver Pasha.

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Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor
1075 - 1137
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 898
Ptolemy IV Philopator
244 BC - 205 BC
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 899
Lee Myung-bak
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 900
Gaius Octavius
100 BC - 58 BC
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 901
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
1936 - 2019
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 902
Darius II
475 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 903
Simon of Cyrene
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 904
Justin I
450 - 527
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 905
Felix Dzerzhinsky
1877 - 1926
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 906
Arnulf of Carinthia
850 - 899
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 907
Alexandra of Denmark
1844 - 1925
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 908
Jugurtha
160 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 76.30
Rank: 909
Enver Pasha
1881 - 1922
HPI: 76.30
Rank: 910

Contemporaries

Among people born in 100 BC, Simon of Cyrene ranks 10. Before him are Saint Anne, Elizabeth, Bartholomew the Apostle, Lazarus of Bethany, Joachim, and Gaius Octavius. After him are Mary of Clopas, Herodias, Cornelius Nepos, Cleopatra V of Egypt, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica, and Gamaliel. Among people deceased in 100, Simon of Cyrene ranks 15. Before him are Josephus, Salome, Anna the Prophetess, John the Evangelist, Longinus, and Herod Agrippa II. After him are Caiaphas, Saint Sarah, Salome, Herodias, Barabbas, and Zacchaeus.

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Saint Anne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 4
Elizabeth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 83.98
Rank: 5
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 6
Lazarus of Bethany
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - Present
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 7
Joachim
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 8
Gaius Octavius
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 58 BC
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 9
Simon of Cyrene
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 10
Mary of Clopas
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 1
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 11
Herodias
NOBLEMAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 12
Cornelius Nepos
WRITER
100 BC - 25 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 13
Cleopatra V of Egypt
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 57 BC
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 14
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 46 BC
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 15
Gamaliel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 63
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 16