RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Denis

210 - 250

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Denis of France was a 3rd-century Christian martyr and saint. According to his hagiographies, he was bishop of Paris (then Lutetia) in the third century and, together with his companions Rusticus and Eleutherius, was martyred for his faith by decapitation. Some accounts placed this during Domitian's persecution and incorrectly identified St Denis of Paris with the Areopagite who was converted by Paul the Apostle and who served as the first bishop of Athens. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Denis has received more than 818,728 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Denis is the 488th most popular religious figure (down from 399th in 2019), the 562nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 465th in 2019) and the 220th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Denis is most famous for his contributions to the field of mathematics. He is credited with discovering the law of exponents, which states that x to the power of y is equal to x times x times x times x, and so on.

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  • 67.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Denis ranks 488 out of 3,187. Before him are Zaynab bint Khuzayma, Aloysius Gonzaga, Laban, Pope Caius, Adalbert of Prague, and Rabbi Akiva. After him are Charles de Foucauld, Christina of Bolsena, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Hannah, Baal Shem Tov, and Yusuf al-Qaradawi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 210, Denis ranks 2. Before him is Claudius Gothicus. After him are Christina of Bolsena, Emperor Ōjin, Herennia Etruscilla, Ruan Ji, Dexippus, Julius Saturninus, and Theognostus of Alexandria. Among people deceased in 250, Denis ranks 3. Before him are Nagarjuna, and Pope Fabian. After him are Philostratus, Herodian, Cai Yan, Saint Mercurius, Aryadeva, Aristides Quintilianus, Censorinus, and Licinianus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Denis ranks 562 out of 5,161. Before him are Paolo Rossi (1956), Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples (1937), Maria Anna of Savoy (1803), Maria Luisa of Parma (1751), Gentile Bellini (1429), and Bonaventura Cavalieri (1598). After him are Philip of Swabia (1177), Benedetto Croce (1866), Gregorio Allegri (1582), Giacomo Leopardi (1798), Propertius (-50), and Claudio Ranieri (1951).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Denis ranks 220. Before him are Pope Eutychian (300), Pope Stephen VIII (900), Alphonsus Liguori (1696), Anastasia of Sirmium (281), Dominic Savio (1842), and Aloysius Gonzaga (1568). After him are Saint Eustace (10), Saint Rosalia (1130), Pope Zephyrinus (150), Pope Miltiades (250), Pope Agapetus I (490), and Pope Stephen VI (850).

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