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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Gregory VIII

1100 - 1187

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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 202,778 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Pope Gregory VIII is the 177th most popular religious figure (up from 196th in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from Italy (up from 241st in 2019) and the 70th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Gregory VIII is most famous for calling for the first crusade.

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  • 74.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 69

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 19.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Gregory VIII ranks 177 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Alexander VII, Pope Gregory XIV, Saint Cecilia, Rachel, Pope Eugene IV, and Isidore of Seville. After him are Pope Boniface IX, Bridget of Sweden, Pope Clement XIII, Elizabeth of Hungary, Pope Callixtus III, and Ānanda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Pope Gregory VIII ranks 1. After him are Muhammad al-Idrisi, Pope Alexander III, Ahmad Sanjar, Pope Honorius II, Pope Lucius II, Pope Celestine II, Pope Innocent II, Albert the Bear, Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Pope Adrian IV, and Sverker I of Sweden. Among people deceased in 1187, Pope Gregory VIII ranks 1. After him are Pope Urban III, Raynald of Châtillon, Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, Emperor Gaozong of Song, Gerard of Cremona, Constantine Manasses, Roger de Moulins, and Ruben III, Prince of Armenia.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Gregory VIII ranks 201 out of 4,668. Before him are Pope Alexander VII (1599), Pope Gregory XIV (1535), Arcangelo Corelli (1653), Saint Cecilia (200), Giovanni Bellini (1430), and Pope Eugene IV (1383). After him are Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448), Pope Boniface IX (1350), Pope Clement XIII (1693), Vitellius (15), Pertinax (126), and Pope Clement IX (1600).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Gregory VIII ranks 70. Before him are Pope Innocent X (1574), Pope Nicholas V (1397), Pope Alexander VII (1599), Pope Gregory XIV (1535), Saint Cecilia (200), and Pope Eugene IV (1383). After him are Pope Boniface IX (1350), Pope Clement XIII (1693), Pope Clement IX (1600), Pope Urban III (1200), Pope Leo III (750), and Pope Marcellus II (1501).

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