Who did Jesus say was the greatest human ever to have been born? One of the ancient Greek philosophers maybe? Or Buddha, Confucius, an Old T prophet?
No, none of them.
Jesus gave that high accolade to his cousin John, an anti-establishment hippy type living out in the wilderness dressed in rags and eating locusts and honey..
(Jesus said -"I tell you the truth, Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist.." Matt 11:11) 