RELIGIOUS FIGURE
John of Nepomuk
1350 - 1393
John of Nepomuk
John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (Czech: Jan Nepomucký; German: Johannes Nepomuk; Latin: Ioannes Nepomucenus) (c. 1345 – 20 March 1393) was a saint of Bohemia (Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. Later accounts state that he was the confessor of the queen of Bohemia and refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John of Nepomuk has received more than 558,808 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). John of Nepomuk is the 205th most popular religious figure (up from 207th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Czechia and the most popular Czech Religious Figure.
John of Nepomuk is most famous for being a martyr who was thrown into the Vltava River and drowned.
Memorability Metrics
560k
Page Views (PV)
73.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
11.19
Effective Languages (L*)
2.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, John of Nepomuk ranks 205 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Clement X, Pope Benedict XI, Pope Benedict VIII, Elizabeth of Hungary, Pope Boniface I, and Pope Celestine III. After him are Pope Innocent IX, Pope Gregory XI, Pope Sixtus II, Bridget of Sweden, Pope Gregory XIV, and Pope Innocent XII.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPope Clement X
1590 - 1676
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 199
Pope Benedict XI
1240 - 1304
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 200
Pope Benedict VIII
980 - 1024
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 201
Elizabeth of Hungary
1207 - 1231
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 202
Pope Boniface I
370 - 422
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 203
Pope Celestine III
1106 - 1198
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 204
John of Nepomuk
1350 - 1393
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 205
Pope Innocent IX
1519 - 1591
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 206
Pope Gregory XI
1370 - 1378
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 207
Pope Sixtus II
215 - 258
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 208
Bridget of Sweden
1303 - 1373
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 209
Pope Gregory XIV
1535 - 1591
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 210
Pope Innocent XII
1615 - 1700
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 211
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1350, John of Nepomuk ranks 2. Before him is Pope Boniface IX. After him are Malhun Hatun, Miloš Obilić, Manuel II Palaiologos, Dmitry Donskoy, Vincent Ferrer, Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, John I of Aragon, Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria, Pierre d'Ailly, and Urus Khan. Among people deceased in 1393, John of Nepomuk ranks 1. After him are Elizabeth of Pomerania, John I, Count of La Marche, Fa Ngum, Leo V, King of Armenia, Emperor Go-En'yū, Frederick, Duke of Bavaria, and Bagrat V of Georgia.
Others Born in 1350
Go to all RankingsPope Boniface IX
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1350 - 1404
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 1
John of Nepomuk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1350 - 1393
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 2
Malhun Hatun
COMPANION
1350 - 1324
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 3
Miloš Obilić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1350 - 1389
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 4
Manuel II Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1350 - 1425
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 5
Dmitry Donskoy
NOBLEMAN
1350 - 1389
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 6
Vincent Ferrer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1350 - 1419
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 7
Margaret III, Countess of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1350 - 1405
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 8
John I of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1350 - 1396
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 9
Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1350 - 1395
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 10
Pierre d'Ailly
PHILOSOPHER
1350 - 1420
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 11
Urus Khan
POLITICIAN
1350 - 1377
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1393
Go to all RankingsJohn of Nepomuk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1350 - 1393
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 1
Elizabeth of Pomerania
COMPANION
1347 - 1393
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 2
John I, Count of La Marche
NOBLEMAN
1344 - 1393
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 3
Fa Ngum
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1393
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 4
Leo V, King of Armenia
POLITICIAN
1342 - 1393
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 5
Emperor Go-En'yū
POLITICIAN
1359 - 1393
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 6
Frederick, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1339 - 1393
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 7
Bagrat V of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1301 - 1393
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 8
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, John of Nepomuk ranks 18 out of 1,200. Before him are Bedřich Smetana (1824), Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1316), Edmund Husserl (1859), Jan Žižka (1360), Alphonse Mucha (1860), and Ferdinand Porsche (1875). After him are Karel Čapek (1890), Wilhelm Steinitz (1836), Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583), Kurt Gödel (1906), Joseph Schumpeter (1883), and Bertha von Suttner (1843).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsBedřich Smetana
COMPOSER
1824 - 1884
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 12
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1378
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 13
Edmund Husserl
PHILOSOPHER
1859 - 1938
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 14
Jan Žižka
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1360 - 1424
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 15
Alphonse Mucha
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 16
Ferdinand Porsche
DESIGNER
1875 - 1951
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 17
John of Nepomuk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1350 - 1393
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 18
Karel Čapek
WRITER
1890 - 1938
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 19
Wilhelm Steinitz
CHESS PLAYER
1836 - 1900
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 20
Albrecht von Wallenstein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1583 - 1634
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 21
Kurt Gödel
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1978
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 22
Joseph Schumpeter
ECONOMIST
1883 - 1950
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 23
Bertha von Suttner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1843 - 1914
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 24
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Czechia
Among religious figures born in Czechia, John of Nepomuk ranks 1. After him are Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (907), Adalbert of Prague (955), Ludmila of Bohemia (860), Agnes of Bohemia (1211), Clement Mary Hofbauer (1751), Dominik Duka (1943), Maria Restituta Kafka (1894), Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia (1204), Miloslav Vlk (1932), Zdislava Berka (1215), and Melchior Grodziecki (1584).
John of Nepomuk
1350 - 1393
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 1
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
907 - 935
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 2
Adalbert of Prague
955 - 997
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 3
Ludmila of Bohemia
860 - 921
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 4
Agnes of Bohemia
1211 - 1282
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 5
Clement Mary Hofbauer
1751 - 1820
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 6
Dominik Duka
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 7
Maria Restituta Kafka
1894 - 1943
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 8
Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia
1204 - 1265
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 9
Miloslav Vlk
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 10
Zdislava Berka
1215 - 1252
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 11
Melchior Grodziecki
1584 - 1619
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 12