New games! PlayTrivia andBirthle.

RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Basil Fool for Christ

1468 - 1552

Photo of Basil Fool for Christ

Icon of person Basil Fool for Christ

Vasily the Blessed (known also as Basil, and as the fool for Christ; the Wonderworker of Moscow; or Blessed Vasily of Moscow; Russian: Василий Блаженный, Vasily Blazhenny) is a Russian Orthodox saint of the type known as yurodivy or "holy fool". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basil Fool for Christ has received more than 202,128 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Basil Fool for Christ is the 887th most popular religious figure (down from 842nd in 2019), the 405th most popular biography from Russia (down from 380th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Russian Religious Figure.

Basil fool is a dessert that is traditionally made with whipped cream, sugar, and fresh basil.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Basil Fool for Christs by language


Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 887 out of 2,238. Before him are Peter Chrysologus, Gerard Majella, Sergius of Radonezh, Anastasius Bibliothecarius, Avvakum, and Philipp Spener. After him are Anastasius of Persia, Antipope Laurentius, Antipope Honorius II, Dayananda Saraswati, Aristides of Athens, and Frumentius.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1468, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 4. Before him are Pope Paul III, John, Elector of Saxony, and Charles I, Duke of Savoy. After him are Tomé Pires, Juan de Zumárraga, Juan del Encina, Francesco Donato, Cornelis Engebrechtsz., Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria, Ibn Kemal, and Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Among people deceased in 1552, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 3. Before him are Francis Xavier and Katharina von Bora. After him are Petrus Apianus, Paolo Giovio, Sebastian Münster, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Andreas Osiander, Olaus Petri, Antonio de Mendoza, Guru Angad, and Pierre Attaingnant.

Others Born in 1468

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1552

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 405 out of 3,262. Before him are Lyudmila Ulitskaya (1943), Valery Leontiev (1949), Roza Shanina (1924), Shamil Basayev (1965), Sergius of Radonezh (1314), and Avvakum (1620). After him are Leonid Rogozov (1934), Pyotr Krasnov (1869), Mehmed I Giray (1465), Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia (1869), Andre Geim (1958), and Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (1858).

Others born in Russia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia

Among religious figures born in Russia, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 9. Before him are Patriarch Kirill of Moscow (1946), Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (1605), Ilia II of Georgia (1933), Eugen Sandow (1867), Sergius of Radonezh (1314), and Avvakum (1620). After him are Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow (1865), Tode Mongke (1282), Nicholas of Japan (1836), Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova (1835), Xenia of Saint Petersburg (1719), and Anna Vyrubova (1884).

Russian born Religious Figures

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous
  • DatawheelCL