Joseph Smith
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About Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith (1805–1844) was an American religious figure who founded the Latter Day Saint movement, leading to the establishment of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His lasting cultural and societal influence is significant enough that MIT's Pantheon project ranks him #387 in historical importance, reflecting a broad, enduring global impact across languages and time, despite his relatively short life and the movement's primary geographic center.
Despite this high historical ranking, Joseph Smith's contemporary internet attention is proportionally lower. He garnered approximately 1.9 million annualized Wikipedia pageviews in 2025. To put this in context, he receives only about half the attention of Xi Jinping (#719 importance, 4.1M views) or George H. W. Bush (#788 importance, 4.4M views), figures ranked considerably lower in overall historical influence, indicating a notable '+5x overattention' gap favoring modern political figures over this historically influential religious founder.
Interestingly, his pageview count shows strong recent engagement with a +34.1% year-over-year increase, suggesting renewed interest. However, his 2025 Momentum metric (Q1 vs Q3) suggests a sharp recent decline in interest, dropping by -40% over the latter half of the year.