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Boris I of Bulgaria

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Boris I (also Bogoris), venerated as Saint Boris I (Mihail) the Baptizer (Church Slavonic: Борисъ / Борисъ-Михаилъ, Bulgarian: Борис I / Борис-Михаил; died 2 May 907), was the ruler (knyaz) of the First Bulgarian Empire from 852 to 889. Despite a number of military setbacks, the reign of Boris I was marked with significant events that shaped Bulgarian and European history. With the Christianization of Bulgaria in 864, paganism was abolished. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Boris I of Bulgaria has received more than 378,823 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Boris I of Bulgaria is the 1,787th most popular politician (up from 1,976th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 20th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Bulgarian Politician.

Boris I of Bulgaria is most famous for his conversion to Christianity and his introduction of Christianity to Bulgaria.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Boris I of Bulgaria ranks 1,787 out of 19,576. Before him are Nicholas I of Montenegro, Öz Beg Khan, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Ish-bosheth, Amon of Judah, and Ashurnasirpal II. After him are Abulfaz Elchibey, Danjong of Joseon, Kęstutis, Jehoram of Judah, Antonia Minor, and Charles II of Navarre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 828, Boris I of Bulgaria ranks 1. After him is Ibn Qutaybah. Among people deceased in 907, Boris I of Bulgaria ranks 2. Before him is Árpád. After him are Isma'il ibn Ahmad, Herbert I, Count of Vermandois, Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria, and Alan I, King of Brittany.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Boris I of Bulgaria ranks 17 out of 415. Before him are Maximinus Thrax (173), Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), Julia Kristeva (1941), Diogenes of Apollonia (-460), Tiberius II Constantine (520), and Talaat Pasha (1874). After him are Kubrat (605), Saint Naum (830), Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937), Kaloyan of Bulgaria (1168), Hristo Stoichkov (1966), and Sylvie Vartan (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bulgaria

Among politicians born in Bulgaria, Boris I of Bulgaria ranks 11. Before him are Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), Marcian (396), Maximinus Thrax (173), Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), Tiberius II Constantine (520), and Talaat Pasha (1874). After him are Kubrat (605), Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937), Kaloyan of Bulgaria (1168), Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria (1195), Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria (1350), and Christian Rakovsky (1873).

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