1468 - 1552
Basil the Blessed (known also as Basil, fool for Christ; Basil, Wonderworker of Moscow; or Blessed Basil of Moscow, fool for Christ 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 149,162 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Basil Fool for Christ is the 855th most popular religious figure (down from 842nd in 2019), the 406th most popular biography from Russia (down from 381st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Religious Figure.
Basil fool is a dessert that is traditionally made with whipped cream, sugar, and fresh basil.
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Among religious figures, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 855 out of 2,238. Before him are Al-Juwayni, Peter Chrysologus, Gerard Majella, Sergius of Radonezh, Avvakum, and Philipp Spener. After him are Anastasius of Persia, Antipope Laurentius, Antipope Honorius II, Dayananda Saraswati, Aristides of Athens, and Frumentius.
1028 - 1085
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 849
380 - 450
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 850
1726 - 1755
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 851
1314 - 1392
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 852
1620 - 1682
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 853
1635 - 1705
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 854
1468 - 1552
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 855
550 - 628
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 856
500 - 507
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 857
1010 - 1072
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 858
1824 - 1883
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 859
150 - 134
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 860
400 - 383
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 861
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.
1468 - 1549
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 1
1468 - 1532
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 2
1468 - 1490
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 3
1468 - 1552
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 4
1468 - 1540
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 5
1468 - 1548
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 6
1468 - 1529
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 7
1468 - 1553
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 8
1468 - 1533
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 9
1468 - 1524
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 10
1468 - 1536
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 11
1468 - 1532
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 12
1506 - 1552
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 1
1498 - 1552
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 2
1468 - 1552
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 3
1495 - 1552
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 4
1483 - 1552
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 5
1488 - 1552
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 6
1506 - 1552
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 7
1498 - 1552
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 8
1493 - 1552
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 9
1494 - 1552
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 10
1504 - 1552
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 11
1494 - 1552
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 12
Among people born in Russia, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 406 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).
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 400
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 401
1924 - 1945
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 402
1965 - 2006
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 403
1314 - 1392
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 404
1620 - 1682
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 405
1468 - 1552
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 406
1934 - 2000
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 407
1869 - 1947
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 408
1465 - 1523
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 409
1869 - 1870
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 410
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 411
1858 - 1915
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 412
Among religious figures born in Russia, Basil Fool for Christ ranks 8. 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), Nicholas of Japan (1836), Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova (1835), Xenia of Saint Petersburg (1719), Anna Vyrubova (1884), and Nadezhda von Meck (1831).
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 2
1605 - 1681
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 3
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 4
1867 - 1925
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 5
1314 - 1392
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 6
1620 - 1682
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 7
1468 - 1552
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 8
1865 - 1925
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 9
1836 - 1912
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 10
1835 - 1916
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 11
1719 - 1803
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 12
1884 - 1964
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 13
1831 - 1894
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 14