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John the Orphanotrophos

1000 - 1043

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John the Orphanotrophos (Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Ὀρφανοτρόφος) was the chief court eunuch (parakoimomenos) during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Romanos III (r. 1028–1034). John was born in the region of Paphlagonia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John the Orphanotrophos has received more than 55,228 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John the Orphanotrophos is the 11,786th most popular politician (down from 10,786th in 2019).

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  • 17

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John the Orphanotrophos ranks 11,786 out of 19,576Before him are Thomas de Maizière, Jaime Lerner, Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, Anatolijs Gorbunovs, Colville Young, and Urien. After him are John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch, W. Averell Harriman, Mahmud Nedim Pasha, Vineh of Bulgaria, Chen Jiongming, and Hugh IX of Lusignan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, John the Orphanotrophos ranks 59Before him are Aron of Bulgaria, Dominic of Silos, William of Jumièges, Pandulf Ironhead, Melus of Bari, and Abu Ali Bal'ami. After him are Constantine Leichoudes, Miroslav of Croatia, Adalbert, Duke of Lorraine, Albert I, Count of Namur, Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais, and Qabus. Among people deceased in 1043, John the Orphanotrophos ranks 5Before him are George Maniakes, Gisela of Swabia, Stefan Vojislav, and Alexius of Constantinople. After him is Hallvard Vebjørnsson.

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