Religious Figure
Pope Joan
woman who reigned as pope during the Middle Ages, according to legend
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Pope Joan
Her biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2024). Pope Joan is the 186th most popular religious figure (up from 237th in 2024), the 105th most popular biography from Germany (up from 151st in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Religious Figure.
Pope Joan was a woman who disguised herself as a man and became pope. She was eventually found out and killed.
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510k
Page Views
Past 12 months
80.19
HPI
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#105 / 8,184
Pope Joan ranks #105 among 8,184 people in Pantheon born in Germany, inside the top 2% of that group.
+555
Pope Joan climbed 555 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #1,890 to #1,335.
2.7×
Pope Joan's Wikipedia page drew 510k views over the past year, 2.7× the average among Religious Figures.
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Among Religious Figures
Among religious figures, Pope Joan ranks 186 out of 3,189. Before her are Pope Clement IV, Pope Boniface IX, Pope Gregory VIII, Pope Innocent VII, Bernard of Clairvaux, and Pope Urban III. After her are Pope Damasus II, Pope Siricius, Pope Benedict XI, Lazarus of Bethany, John Bosco, and Padre Pio.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
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Pope Clement IV
1190 - 1268
HPI: 80.43
Rank: 180
Pope Boniface IX
1350 - 1404
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 181
Pope Gregory VIII
1100 - 1187
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 182
Pope Innocent VII
1339 - 1406
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 183
Bernard of Clairvaux
1090 - 1153
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 184
Pope Urban III
1100 - 1187
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 185
Pope Joan
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 186
Pope Damasus II
1000 - 1048
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 187
Pope Siricius
334 - 399
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 188
Pope Benedict XI
1240 - 1304
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 189
Lazarus of Bethany
100 BC - Present
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 190
John Bosco
1815 - 1888
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 191
Padre Pio
1887 - 1968
HPI: 79.99
Rank: 192
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Pope Joan ranks 105 out of 8,184. Before her are Karl Jaspers (1883), Rudolf Höss (1901), Peter III of Russia (1728), Charles Bukowski (1920), Heinz Guderian (1888), and Ludwig Feuerbach (1804). After her are Gerhard Schröder (1944), Michael Schumacher (1969), Pope Damasus II (1000), Friedrich Paulus (1890), Rudolf I of Germany (1218), and William Herschel (1738).
Others born in Germany
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Karl Jaspers
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1969
HPI: 80.28
Rank: 99
Rudolf Höss
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1947
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 100
Peter III of Russia
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1762
HPI: 80.24
Rank: 101
Charles Bukowski
WRITER
1920 - 1994
HPI: 80.23
Rank: 102
Heinz Guderian
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1954
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 103
Ludwig Feuerbach
PHILOSOPHER
1804 - 1872
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 104
Pope Joan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 105
Gerhard Schröder
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 106
Michael Schumacher
RACING DRIVER
1969 - Present
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 107
Pope Damasus II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1048
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 108
Friedrich Paulus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1957
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 109
Rudolf I of Germany
POLITICIAN
1218 - 1291
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 110
William Herschel
ASTRONOMER
1738 - 1822
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 111
Among Religious Figures In Germany
Among religious figures born in Germany, Pope Joan ranks 6. Before her are Pope Benedict XVI (1927), Martin Luther (1483), Hildegard of Bingen (1098), Ambrose (340), and Albertus Magnus (1206). After her are Pope Damasus II (1000), Philip Melanchthon (1497), Pope Clement II (1005), Pope Victor II (1018), Thomas à Kempis (1380), and Bruno of Cologne (1030).
Pope Benedict XVI
1927 - 2022
HPI: 93.90
Rank: 1
Martin Luther
1483 - 1546
HPI: 92.77
Rank: 2
Hildegard of Bingen
1098 - 1179
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 3
Ambrose
340 - 397
HPI: 81.26
Rank: 4
Albertus Magnus
1206 - 1280
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 5
Pope Joan
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 6
Pope Damasus II
1000 - 1048
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 7
Philip Melanchthon
1497 - 1560
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 8
Pope Clement II
1005 - 1047
HPI: 79.38
Rank: 9
Pope Victor II
1018 - 1057
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 10
Thomas à Kempis
1380 - 1471
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 11
Bruno of Cologne
1030 - 1101
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 12
