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Kaloyan of Bulgaria

1168 - 1207

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Kaloyan or Kalojan, also known as Ivan I, Ioannitsa or Johannitsa (Bulgarian: Калоян, Йоаница; c. 1170 – October 1207), the Romanslayer, was emperor or tsar of Bulgaria from 1196 to 1207. He was the younger brother of Theodor and Asen, who led the anti-Byzantine uprising of the Bulgarians and Vlachs in 1185. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kaloyan of Bulgaria has received more than 280,102 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Kaloyan of Bulgaria is the 1,924th most popular politician (up from 2,537th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 26th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Bulgarian Politician.

Kaloyan of Bulgaria is most famous for being the first ruler of Bulgaria to convert to Christianity.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Kaloyan of Bulgaria has had the most page views in the with 63,945 views, followed by English (44,282), and Russian (10,453). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Arabic (90.26%), Welsh (62.08%), and Latin (53.92%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kaloyan of Bulgaria ranks 1,924 out of 19,576Before him are Eudokia Makrembolitissa, Ladislaus IV of Hungary, Clodius Albinus, Eric the Victorious, Clovis II, and John II of Castile. After him are Anastasios II, Alfonso XI of Castile, Anchises, Beji Caid Essebsi, Li Xiannian, and Herod Archelaus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1168, Kaloyan of Bulgaria ranks 1After him are Emperor Ningzong, Emperor Zhangzong of Jin, and Rudolf II, Count of Habsburg. Among people deceased in 1207, Kaloyan of Bulgaria ranks 1After him are Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat, Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, Vukan Nemanjić, Frederick I, Duke of Lorraine, Xin Qiji, Simon II, Duke of Lorraine, and Erling Steinvegg.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Kaloyan of Bulgaria ranks 21 out of 415Before him are Tiberius II Constantine (520), Talaat Pasha (1874), Boris I of Bulgaria (828), Kubrat (605), Saint Naum (830), and Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937). After him are Hristo Stoichkov (1966), Sylvie Vartan (1944), Tzvetan Todorov (1939), Vasil Levski (1837), Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria (1195), and Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria (1350).

Among POLITICIANS In Bulgaria

Among politicians born in Bulgaria, Kaloyan of Bulgaria ranks 14Before him are Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), Tiberius II Constantine (520), Talaat Pasha (1874), Boris I of Bulgaria (828), Kubrat (605), and Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937). After him are Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria (1195), Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria (1350), Christian Rakovsky (1873), Rumen Radev (1963), Zhelyu Zhelev (1935), and Michael Shishman of Bulgaria (1280).