RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Pope Gregory VIII
1100 - 1187
Pope Gregory VIII
Pope Gregory VIII (Latin: Gregorius VIII; c. 1100/1105 – 17 December 1187), born Alberto di Morra, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States for two months in 1187. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Gregory VIII has received more than 210,357 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Pope Gregory VIII is the 187th most popular religious figure (down from 173rd in 2019), the 214th most popular biography from Italy (down from 200th in 2019) and the 74th most popular Italian Religious Figure.
Pope Gregory VIII is most famous for calling for the first crusade.
Memorability Metrics
210k
Page Views (PV)
74.02
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
70
Languages Editions (L)
18.59
Effective Languages (L*)
2.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Pope Gregory VIII ranks 187 out of 3,187. Before him are Bernadette Soubirous, Pope Clement IX, Pope Celestine I, Abdul Qadir Gilani, Malik ibn Anas, and Pope Urban III. After him are Pope Benedict XIV, Pope Martin V, Pope Clement XIII, Pope Clement VI, Agnes of Rome, and Pope Eugene IV.
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1844 - 1879
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 181
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1600 - 1669
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 182
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400 - 432
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 183
Abdul Qadir Gilani
1078 - 1166
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 184
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711 - 795
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 185
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1200 - 1187
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 186
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1100 - 1187
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 187
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HPI: 73.99
Rank: 188
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1369 - 1431
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 189
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HPI: 73.96
Rank: 190
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HPI: 73.95
Rank: 191
Agnes of Rome
291 - 305
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 192
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HPI: 73.91
Rank: 193
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1100, Pope Gregory VIII ranks 2. Before him is Muhammad al-Idrisi. After him are Pope Lucius II, Pope Honorius II, Pope Innocent II, Ahmad Sanjar, Pope Alexander III, Pope Celestine II, Adam of Bremen, Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, and Albert the Bear. Among people deceased in 1187, Pope Gregory VIII ranks 2. Before him is Pope Urban III. After him are Raynald of Châtillon, Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, Emperor Gaozong of Song, Gerard of Cremona, Constantine Manasses, Adelaide of Vohburg, Alexios Branas, Roger de Moulins, and Ruben III, Prince of Armenia.
Others Born in 1100
Go to all RankingsMuhammad al-Idrisi
GEOGRAPHER
1100 - 1165
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 1
Pope Gregory VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1187
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 2
Pope Lucius II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1145
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 3
Pope Honorius II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1130
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 4
Pope Innocent II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1143
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 5
Ahmad Sanjar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1100 - 1157
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 6
Pope Alexander III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1181
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 7
Pope Celestine II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1144
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 8
Adam of Bremen
HISTORIAN
1100 - 1080
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 9
Suleiman ibn Qutulmish
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1086
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 10
Najm ad-Din Ayyub
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1173
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 11
Albert the Bear
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1170
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1187
Go to all RankingsPope Urban III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1187
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 1
Pope Gregory VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1187
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 2
Raynald of Châtillon
NOBLEMAN
1123 - 1187
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 3
Raymond III, Count of Tripoli
NOBLEMAN
1140 - 1187
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 4
Emperor Gaozong of Song
POLITICIAN
1107 - 1187
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 5
Gerard of Cremona
WRITER
1114 - 1187
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 6
Constantine Manasses
WRITER
1130 - 1187
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 7
Adelaide of Vohburg
NOBLEMAN
1127 - 1187
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 8
Alexios Branas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1200 - 1187
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 9
Roger de Moulins
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1187
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 10
Ruben III, Prince of Armenia
POLITICIAN
1145 - 1187
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 11
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Pope Gregory VIII ranks 214 out of 5,161. Before him are Pompey (-106), Servius Tullius (-600), Pope Clement IX (1600), Pope Celestine I (400), Antonio Salieri (1750), and Pope Urban III (1200). After him are Pope Benedict XIV (1675), Pope Martin V (1369), Gerolamo Cardano (1501), Pope Clement XIII (1693), Suetonius (70), and Agnes of Rome (291).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsPompey
POLITICIAN
106 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 208
Servius Tullius
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 535 BC
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 209
Pope Clement IX
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1600 - 1669
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 210
Pope Celestine I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 432
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 211
Antonio Salieri
COMPOSER
1750 - 1825
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 212
Pope Urban III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1187
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 213
Pope Gregory VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1187
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 214
Pope Benedict XIV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1675 - 1758
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 215
Pope Martin V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1369 - 1431
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 216
Gerolamo Cardano
MATHEMATICIAN
1501 - 1576
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 217
Pope Clement XIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1693 - 1769
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 218
Suetonius
HISTORIAN
70 - 126
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 219
Agnes of Rome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
291 - 305
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 220
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy
Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Gregory VIII ranks 74. Before him are Pope Linus (1), Pope Boniface V (575), Saint Cecilia (200), Pope Clement IX (1600), Pope Celestine I (400), and Pope Urban III (1200). After him are Pope Benedict XIV (1675), Pope Martin V (1369), Pope Clement XIII (1693), Agnes of Rome (291), Pope Eugene IV (1383), and Pope Marcellus II (1501).
Pope Linus
1 - 79
HPI: 74.43
Rank: 68
Pope Boniface V
575 - 625
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 69
Saint Cecilia
200 - 230
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 70
Pope Clement IX
1600 - 1669
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 71
Pope Celestine I
400 - 432
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 72
Pope Urban III
1200 - 1187
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 73
Pope Gregory VIII
1100 - 1187
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 74
Pope Benedict XIV
1675 - 1758
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 75
Pope Martin V
1369 - 1431
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 76
Pope Clement XIII
1693 - 1769
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 77
Agnes of Rome
291 - 305
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 78
Pope Eugene IV
1383 - 1447
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 79
Pope Marcellus II
1501 - 1555
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 80