RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Pope Gregory III
700 - 741
Pope Gregory III
Pope Gregory III (Latin: Gregorius III; died 28 November 741) was the bishop of Rome from 11 February 731 to his death. His pontificate, like that of his predecessor, was disturbed by Byzantine iconoclasm and the advance of the Lombards, in which he invoked the intervention of Charles Martel, although ultimately in vain. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Gregory III has received more than 1,130,829 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2019). Pope Gregory III is the 299th most popular religious figure (up from 432nd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Syria (up from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Syrian Religious Figure.
Pope Gregory III is most famous for his role in the Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
71.33
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
77
Languages Editions (L)
8.17
Effective Languages (L*)
4.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Pope Gregory III ranks 299 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Evaristus, Pope Alexander III, Pope Marinus I, Ephrem the Syrian, Ignatius of Antioch, and Pope Eugene II. After him are Tiye, Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, Habakkuk, Pope John XXI, Pope Gregory V, and Abu Dawood.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPope Evaristus
44 - 105
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 293
Pope Alexander III
1100 - 1181
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 294
Pope Marinus I
830 - 884
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 295
Ephrem the Syrian
306 - 373
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 296
Ignatius of Antioch
35 - 108
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 297
Pope Eugene II
780 - 827
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 298
Pope Gregory III
700 - 741
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 299
Tiye
1398 BC - 1338 BC
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 300
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
624 - 692
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 301
Habakkuk
626 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 302
Pope John XXI
1215 - 1277
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 303
Pope Gregory V
972 - 999
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 304
Abu Dawood
817 - 888
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 305
Contemporaries
Among people born in 700, Pope Gregory III ranks 2. Before him is Pope Adrian I. After him are Pope Paul I, Pope-elect Stephen, Anastasios II, Philippikos Bardanes, Theodosius III, Dihya, Tiberius III, Wahshi ibn Harb, Abdullah ibn Saba', and Piruz Nahavandi. Among people deceased in 741, Pope Gregory III ranks 3. Before him are Charles Martel, and Leo III the Isaurian. After him is Theudoald.
Others Born in 700
Go to all RankingsPope Adrian I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 795
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 1
Pope Gregory III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 741
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 2
Pope Paul I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 767
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 3
Pope-elect Stephen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 752
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 4
Anastasios II
POLITICIAN
700 - 719
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 5
Philippikos Bardanes
POLITICIAN
700 - 713
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 6
Theodosius III
POLITICIAN
700 - 722
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 7
Dihya
POLITICIAN
700 - 601
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 8
Tiberius III
POLITICIAN
700 - 705
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 9
Wahshi ibn Harb
COMPANION
700 - 660
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 10
Abdullah ibn Saba'
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 700
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 11
Piruz Nahavandi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 644
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 741
Go to all RankingsCharles Martel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
688 - 741
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 1
Leo III the Isaurian
POLITICIAN
675 - 741
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 2
Pope Gregory III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 741
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 3
Theudoald
POLITICIAN
708 - 741
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 4
In Syria
Among people born in Syria, Pope Gregory III ranks 7 out of 210. Before him are Elagabalus (203), John of Damascus (676), Yazid I (647), Zenobia (240), Hafez al-Assad (1930), and Abd al-Rahman I (731). After him are Philip the Arab (204), Bashar al-Assad (1965), Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087), Apollodorus of Damascus (50), Ibn Kathir (1301), and Pope Anicetus (70).
Others born in Syria
Go to all RankingsElagabalus
POLITICIAN
203 - 222
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 1
John of Damascus
PHILOSOPHER
676 - 749
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 2
Yazid I
POLITICIAN
647 - 683
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 3
Zenobia
POLITICIAN
240 - 275
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 4
Hafez al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2000
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 5
Abd al-Rahman I
POLITICIAN
731 - 788
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 6
Pope Gregory III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 741
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 7
Philip the Arab
POLITICIAN
204 - 249
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 8
Bashar al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 9
Imad ad-Din Zengi
POLITICIAN
1087 - 1146
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 10
Apollodorus of Damascus
ARCHITECT
50 - 130
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 11
Ibn Kathir
HISTORIAN
1301 - 1373
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 12
Pope Anicetus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
70 - 168
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 13
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Syria
Among religious figures born in Syria, Pope Gregory III ranks 1. After him are Pope Anicetus (70), Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292), John Climacus (579), Romanos the Melodist (490), Émile Benveniste (1902), Ananias of Damascus (100), Maron (301), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), Sophronius of Jerusalem (560), Ibn Asakir (1105), and Gregory III Laham (1933).
Pope Gregory III
700 - 741
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 1
Pope Anicetus
70 - 168
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 2
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
1292 - 1350
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 3
John Climacus
579 - 649
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 4
Romanos the Melodist
490 - 556
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 5
Émile Benveniste
1902 - 1976
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 6
Ananias of Damascus
100 - 100
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 7
Maron
301 - 410
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 8
Apollinaris of Laodicea
310 - 390
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 9
Sophronius of Jerusalem
560 - 638
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 10
Ibn Asakir
1105 - 1176
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 11
Gregory III Laham
1933 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 12