RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Benedict VIII

980 - 1024

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Pope Benedict VIII (Latin: Benedictus VIII; c. 980 – 9 April 1024) was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 18 May 1012 until his death. He was born Theophylact to the noble family of the counts of Tusculum. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Benedict VIII has received more than 200,025 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Benedict VIII is the 201st most popular religious figure (up from 203rd in 2019), the 229th most popular biography from Italy (up from 235th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Benedict VIII is most famous for being the pope who excommunicated his own godson, the Holy Roman Emperor Otto III.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 71

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 18.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Benedict VIII ranks 201 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Roch, Pope Pelagius I, Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Pope Benedict XII, Pope Clement X, and Pope Benedict XI. After him are Elizabeth of Hungary, Pope Boniface I, Pope Celestine III, John of Nepomuk, Pope Innocent IX, and Pope Gregory XI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 980, Pope Benedict VIII ranks 2. Before him is Avicenna. After him are Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, Olof Skötkonung, Harald II of Denmark, Gisela of Hungary, Humbert I, Count of Savoy, Gerard of Csanád, Hemma of Gurk, Tancred of Hauteville, Mokjong of Goryeo, and Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders. Among people deceased in 1024, Pope Benedict VIII ranks 1. After him are Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, Eiríkr Hákonarson, and Abd al-Rahman V.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Benedict VIII ranks 229 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Marcellus II (1501), Giuseppe Mazzini (1805), Pope Pelagius I (505), Piero della Francesca (1415), Pope Clement X (1590), and Pope Benedict XI (1240). After him are Luchino Visconti (1906), Pope Boniface I (370), Pope Celestine III (1106), Pope Innocent IX (1519), Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696), and Giorgio Armani (1934).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Benedict VIII ranks 84. Before him are Agnes of Rome (291), Pope Eugene IV (1383), Pope Marcellus II (1501), Pope Pelagius I (505), Pope Clement X (1590), and Pope Benedict XI (1240). After him are Pope Boniface I (370), Pope Celestine III (1106), Pope Innocent IX (1519), Pope Gregory XIV (1535), Pope Innocent XII (1615), and Pope Eugene III (1080).

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