Religious Figure

Pope Formosus

pope

816 - 896

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Pope Formosus

His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2024). Pope Formosus is the 131st most popular religious figure (down from 130th in 2024), the 139th most popular biography from Italy (up from 145th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Formosus is most famous for being the first pope to be tried and convicted of high treason.

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HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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#139 / 5,905

Pope Formosus ranks #139 among 5,905 people in Pantheon born in Italy, inside the top 3% of that group.

+228

Pope Formosus climbed 228 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #1,163 to #935.

72

Pope Formosus's biography appears in 72 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 92% of all Religious Figures.

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Among Religious Figures

Among religious figures, Pope Formosus ranks 131 out of 3,189. Before him are Saul, Pope Gregory VII, Saint Timothy, Pope Alexander VII, Pope Marcellus II, and Catherine of Aragon. After him are Pope Paul IV, Pope Callixtus III, Mahavira, Brigham Young, Jude the Apostle, and Pope Gregory XIV.

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HPI: 81.96
Rank: 125
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HPI: 81.93
Rank: 126
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HPI: 81.91
Rank: 127
Pope Alexander VII
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HPI: 81.91
Rank: 128
Pope Marcellus II
1501 - 1555
HPI: 81.90
Rank: 129
Catherine of Aragon
1485 - 1536
HPI: 81.80
Rank: 130
Pope Formosus
816 - 896
HPI: 81.79
Rank: 131
Pope Paul IV
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HPI: 81.79
Rank: 132
Pope Callixtus III
1379 - 1458
HPI: 81.78
Rank: 133
Mahavira
599 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 134
Brigham Young
1801 - 1877
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 135
Jude the Apostle
15 - 70
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 136
Pope Gregory XIV
1535 - 1591
HPI: 81.61
Rank: 137

Contemporaries

Among people born in 816, Pope Formosus ranks 1. After him are Bardas, Joseph the Hymnographer, and Henjō. Among people deceased in 896, Pope Formosus ranks 1. After him are Pope Boniface VI, Photios I of Constantinople, Abu Hanifa Dinawari, Hastein, Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun, and Ermengard of Italy.

Others Born in 816

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Pope Formosus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
816 - 896
HPI: 81.79
Rank: 1
Bardas
POLITICIAN
816 - 866
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 2
Joseph the Hymnographer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
816 - 886
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 3
Henjō
WRITER
816 - 890
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 4

Others Deceased in 896

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Pope Formosus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
816 - 896
HPI: 81.79
Rank: 1
Pope Boniface VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 - 896
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 2
Photios I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 896
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 3
Abu Hanifa Dinawari
ASTRONOMER
815 - 896
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 4
Hastein
POLITICIAN
810 - 896
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 5
Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun
POLITICIAN
864 - 896
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 6
Ermengard of Italy
NOBLEMAN
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 7