RELIGIOUS FIGURE

João I of Kongo

1470 - 1506

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Nzinga-a-Nkuwu João I (né Nzinga-a-Nkuwu) was the 5th ManiKongo of the Kingdom of Kongo (Kongo: Kongo-dia-Ntotila) between 1470 and 1509. He voluntarily converted to Roman Catholicism. He was baptized on 3 May 1491 and took the Christian name of João. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of João I of Kongo has received more than 152,817 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. João I of Kongo is the 1,387th most popular religious figure (down from 1,330th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

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  • 56.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, João I of Kongo ranks 1,387 out of 3,187. Before him are Edward Schillebeeckx, Karaindash, Anatolius of Constantinople, Angelo Amato, Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje, and Wolf Messing. After him are Violet Brown, Guru Amar Das, Antipope Sylvester IV, Willehad, Naropa, and Zakir Naik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1470, João I of Kongo ranks 16. Before him are György Dózsa, Francis, Count of Vendôme, Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, Catherine of Navarre, Lucrezia de' Medici, and Tang Yin. After him are Wen Zhengming, Fernando de Rojas, Vincenzo Catena, Ludovico di Varthema, Gonzalo Guerrero, and Marco Basaiti. Among people deceased in 1506, João I of Kongo ranks 12. Before him are Anne of Foix-Candale, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Sesshū Tōyō, Alexander Agricola, Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu, and Sancha of Aragon. After him is Robert Henryson.

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