RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Basil Fool for Christ
1468 - 1552
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 212,300 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Basil Fool for Christ is the 862nd most popular religious figure (up from 879th in 2019), the 380th most popular biography from Russia (up from 404th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Russian Religious Figure.
Basil fool is a dessert that is traditionally made with whipped cream, sugar, and fresh basil.
Memorability Metrics
210k
Page Views (PV)
61.17
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
4.57
Effective Languages (L*)
3.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 862 out of 3,187. Before him are Alessandro Valignano, Jean-Louis Tauran, Antipope John XVI, Louise de Marillac, Saturnin, and Saint Emeric of Hungary. After him are Julia Pastrana, Al-Bayhaqi, Peter of Verona, Mata Amritanandamayi, Lawrence of Brindisi, and Mikao Usui.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlessandro Valignano
1539 - 1606
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 856
Jean-Louis Tauran
1943 - 2018
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 857
Antipope John XVI
1000 - 1001
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 858
Louise de Marillac
1591 - 1660
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 859
Saturnin
300 - 300
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 860
Saint Emeric of Hungary
1000 - 1031
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 861
Basil Fool for Christ
1468 - 1552
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 862
Julia Pastrana
1834 - 1860
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 863
Al-Bayhaqi
994 - 1066
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 864
Peter of Verona
1206 - 1252
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 865
Mata Amritanandamayi
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 866
Lawrence of Brindisi
1559 - 1619
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 867
Mikao Usui
1865 - 1926
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 868
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1468, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 3. Before him are Pope Paul III, and John, Elector of Saxony. After him are Charles I, Duke of Savoy, Juan de Zumárraga, Tomé Pires, Ibn Kemal, Cornelis Engebrechtsz., Juan del Encina, Johannes Werner, Francesco Donato, and Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Among people deceased in 1552, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 4. Before him are Francis Xavier, Katharina von Bora, and Sebastian Münster. After him are Petrus Apianus, Paolo Giovio, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Olaus Petri, Guru Angad, Andreas Osiander, Antonio de Mendoza, and Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg.
Others Born in 1468
Go to all RankingsPope Paul III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1468 - 1549
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 1
John, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1468 - 1532
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 2
Basil Fool for Christ
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1468 - 1552
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 3
Charles I, Duke of Savoy
1468 - 1490
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 4
Juan de Zumárraga
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1468 - 1548
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 5
Tomé Pires
WRITER
1468 - 1540
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 6
Ibn Kemal
WRITER
1468 - 1536
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 7
Cornelis Engebrechtsz.
PAINTER
1468 - 1533
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 8
Juan del Encina
WRITER
1468 - 1529
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 9
Johannes Werner
MATHEMATICIAN
1468 - 1522
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 10
Francesco Donato
POLITICIAN
1468 - 1553
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 11
Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1468 - 1532
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1552
Go to all RankingsFrancis Xavier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1506 - 1552
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 1
Katharina von Bora
COMPANION
1498 - 1552
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 2
Sebastian Münster
GEOGRAPHER
1488 - 1552
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3
Basil Fool for Christ
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1468 - 1552
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 4
Petrus Apianus
ASTRONOMER
1495 - 1552
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 5
Paolo Giovio
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1483 - 1552
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 6
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
POLITICIAN
1506 - 1552
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 7
Olaus Petri
WRITER
1493 - 1552
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 8
Guru Angad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1504 - 1552
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 9
Andreas Osiander
MATHEMATICIAN
1498 - 1552
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 10
Antonio de Mendoza
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1552
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 11
Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1552
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 12
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 380 out of 3,761. Before him are Ferdinand von Wrangel (1797), Eduard Khil (1934), Aleksandr Lyapunov (1857), Chung Il-kwon (1917), Aleksandr Karelin (1967), and Nikolai Leskov (1831). After him are Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1822), Vladimir Kryuchkov (1924), Nathalie Sarraute (1900), Nikolay Semyonov (1896), Viktor Tsoi (1962), and Leonid Andreyev (1871).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsFerdinand von Wrangel
EXPLORER
1797 - 1870
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 374
Eduard Khil
SINGER
1934 - 2012
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 375
Aleksandr Lyapunov
MATHEMATICIAN
1857 - 1918
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 376
Chung Il-kwon
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1994
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 377
Aleksandr Karelin
WRESTLER
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 378
Nikolai Leskov
WRITER
1831 - 1895
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 379
Basil Fool for Christ
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1468 - 1552
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 380
Olga Nikolaevna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1892
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 381
Vladimir Kryuchkov
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2007
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 382
Nathalie Sarraute
WRITER
1900 - 1999
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 383
Nikolay Semyonov
CHEMIST
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 384
Viktor Tsoi
SINGER
1962 - 1990
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 385
Leonid Andreyev
WRITER
1871 - 1919
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 386
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia
Among religious figures born in Russia, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 10. Before him are Seraphim of Sarov (1754), Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (1605), Eugen Sandow (1867), Ilia II of Georgia (1933), Sergius of Radonezh (1314), and Avvakum (1620). After him are Nadezhda von Meck (1831), Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow (1865), Alexander Schmorell (1917), Tode Mongke (1282), Nicholas of Japan (1836), and Xenia of Saint Petersburg (1719).
Seraphim of Sarov
1754 - 1833
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 4
Patriarch Nikon of Moscow
1605 - 1681
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 5
Eugen Sandow
1867 - 1925
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 6
Ilia II of Georgia
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 7
Sergius of Radonezh
1314 - 1392
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 8
Avvakum
1620 - 1682
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 9
Basil Fool for Christ
1468 - 1552
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 10
Nadezhda von Meck
1831 - 1894
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 11
Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow
1865 - 1925
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 12
Alexander Schmorell
1917 - 1943
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 13
Tode Mongke
1282 - 1287
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 14
Nicholas of Japan
1836 - 1912
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 15
Xenia of Saint Petersburg
1719 - 1803
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 16