James, son of Zebedee

About James, son of Zebedee

James, son of Zebedee, was an early and central figure in Christianity, traditionally counted among Jesus’s twelve apostles. As one of the first disciples called, he and his brother John earned the moniker 'Boanerges,' or 'Sons of Thunder,' from Jesus, suggesting a zealous temperament. Though his lifespan was short, concluding around 44 AD, his foundational role in the nascent religious movement secures him a high rank of #272 in historical importance according to the Pantheon HPI, reflecting profound, long-term global cultural influence.

Despite this significant historical weight, his contemporary internet attention is comparatively meager. James garnered only 84K Wikipedia views in 2025. This places him in a distinct 'underattention' category, with an Attention Gap calculated at -5x his historical importance. For context, this is significantly less than Saint Barbara, another religious figure ranked lower at #501, who attracted 269K views in the same period, highlighting a notable modern neglect of this apostolic figure.

Further analysis of the 2025 data indicates a slight erosion of interest, with his annual pageview count declining by -3.3% year-over-year, and momentum worsening by -10% when comparing the first quarter to the third, suggesting that the already low level of attention is continuing to decrease.