Religious Figure
João I of Kongo
Awenekongo of the Lukeni Nkanda
1470 - 1506
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João I of Kongo
His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. João I of Kongo is the 1,733rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,386th in 2024).
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HPI
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#28,498
More than 5 centuries after death, João I of Kongo still holds rank #28,498 among all individuals in Pantheon.
Jan 1
João I of Kongo shares a January 1 birthday with Mary, mother of Jesus, Saint Peter, and Laozi.
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Among Religious Figures
Among religious figures, João I of Kongo ranks 1,733 out of 3,187. Before him are Ashkenaz, James Gibbons, Dashrath Manjhi, Lubaba bint al-Harith, Marie of the Incarnation, and Antonios Naguib. After him are Jerzy Radziwiłł, Hōjō Ujimasa, Paul Gallagher, Peter Schöffer, Ludwig Müller, and Teodolfo Mertel.
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HPI: 62.09
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1470, João I of Kongo ranks 20. Before him are Lucrezia de' Medici, Quli Qutb Shah, Tang Yin, Vincenzo Catena, Wen Zhengming, and Fernando de Rojas. After him are Bartolomeo Tromboncino, Bernardo Dovizi, Willibald Pirckheimer, Ludovico di Varthema, Gonzalo Guerrero, and Marco Basaiti. Among people deceased in 1506, João I of Kongo ranks 12. Before him are Alexander Jagiellon, Sesshū Tōyō, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Alexander Agricola, Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu, and Sancha of Aragon. After him is Robert Henryson.
Others Born in 1470
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Lucrezia de' Medici
COMPANION
1470 - 1553
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 14
Quli Qutb Shah
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1543
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 15
Tang Yin
PAINTER
1470 - 1524
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 16
Vincenzo Catena
PAINTER
1470 - 1531
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 17
Wen Zhengming
PAINTER
1470 - 1559
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 18
Fernando de Rojas
WRITER
1470 - 1541
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 19
João I of Kongo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1470 - 1506
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 20
Bartolomeo Tromboncino
COMPOSER
1470 - 1535
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 21
Bernardo Dovizi
WRITER
1470 - 1520
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 22
Willibald Pirckheimer
WRITER
1470 - 1530
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 23
Ludovico di Varthema
WRITER
1470 - 1517
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 24
Gonzalo Guerrero
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1470 - 1536
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 25
Marco Basaiti
PAINTER
1470 - 1530
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 1506
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Alexander Jagiellon
POLITICIAN
1461 - 1506
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 6
Sesshū Tōyō
PAINTER
1420 - 1506
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 7
Sultan Husayn Bayqara
POLITICIAN
1438 - 1506
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 8
Alexander Agricola
COMPOSER
1446 - 1506
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 9
Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu
POLITICIAN
1430 - 1506
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 10
Sancha of Aragon
NOBLEMAN
1478 - 1506
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 11
João I of Kongo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1470 - 1506
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 12
Robert Henryson
WRITER
1425 - 1506
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 13
