RELIGIOUS FIGURE
João I of Kongo
1470 - 1506
João I of Kongo
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 151,246 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). João I of Kongo is the 1,341st most popular religious figure (up from 5,015th in 2019).
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
55.39
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
4.84
Effective Languages (L*)
2.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, João I of Kongo ranks 1,341 out of 2,238. Before him are Umamah bint Zainab, Amandus, Raymonde de Laroche, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, Beatus of Liébana, and Asma bint Umais. After him are Karekin II, Henri Estienne, Nikolaj Velimirović, Ankhesenpepi II, Adam Stefan Sapieha, and Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr.
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Umamah bint Zainab
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 1,335
Amandus
600 - 676
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 1,336
Raymonde de Laroche
1882 - 1919
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,337
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
1856 - 1921
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,338
Beatus of Liébana
730 - 798
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,339
Asma bint Umais
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,340
João I of Kongo
1470 - 1506
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 1,341
Karekin II
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 1,342
Henri Estienne
1528 - 1598
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 1,343
Nikolaj Velimirović
1880 - 1956
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 1,344
Ankhesenpepi II
2400 BC - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 1,345
Adam Stefan Sapieha
1867 - 1951
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 1,346
Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
1935 - 1980
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,347
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1470, João I of Kongo ranks 18. Before him are Juan Díaz de Solís, Catherine of Navarre, Lucrezia de' Medici, Tang Yin, Fernando de Rojas, and Vincenzo Catena. After him are Wen Zhengming, Bartolomeo Tromboncino, Marco Basaiti, Ludovico di Varthema, and Polydore Vergil. Among people deceased in 1506, João I of Kongo ranks 12. Before him are Anne of Foix-Candale, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Sesshū Tōyō, Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu, Alexander Agricola, and Sancha of Aragon. After him is Robert Henryson.
Others Born in 1470
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Juan Díaz de Solís
1470 - 1516
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 12
Catherine of Navarre
1470 - 1517
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 13
Lucrezia de' Medici
1470 - 1553
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 14
Tang Yin
1470 - 1524
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 15
Fernando de Rojas
1470 - 1541
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 16
Vincenzo Catena
1470 - 1531
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 17
João I of Kongo
1470 - 1506
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 18
Wen Zhengming
1470 - 1559
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 19
Bartolomeo Tromboncino
1470 - 1535
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 20
Marco Basaiti
1470 - 1530
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 21
Ludovico di Varthema
1470 - 1517
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 22
Polydore Vergil
1470 - 1555
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 1506
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Anne of Foix-Candale
1484 - 1506
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 6
Sultan Husayn Bayqara
1438 - 1506
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 7
Sesshū Tōyō
1420 - 1506
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 8
Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu
1430 - 1506
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 9
Alexander Agricola
1446 - 1506
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 10
Sancha of Aragon
1478 - 1506
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 11
João I of Kongo
1470 - 1506
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 12
Robert Henryson
1425 - 1506
HPI: 38.80
Rank: 13
