RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Joan

Pope Joan (Ioannes Anglicus, 855–857) was, according to legend, a woman who reigned as pope for two years during the Middle Ages. Her story first appeared in chronicles in the 13th century and subsequently spread throughout Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Joan has received more than 2,188,684 page views. Her biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Pope Joan is the 237th most popular religious figure (down from 230th in 2019), the 151st most popular biography from Germany (up from 154th 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.

Memorability Metrics

2.2M
Page Views (PV)
72.92
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
10.72
Effective Languages (L*)
2.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Joan ranks 237 out of 3,187. Before her are John of the Cross, Pope Adeodatus I, Pope Celestine V, Pope John XVIII, Pope Marcellus I, and Pope Urban VI. After her are Pope Honorius II, Nathan, Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Pope Lucius III, and Tomás de Torquemada.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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John of the Cross
1542 - 1591
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 231
Pope Adeodatus I
570 - 618
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 232
Pope Celestine V
1215 - 1296
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 233
Pope John XVIII
970 - 1009
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 234
Pope Marcellus I
255 - 309
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 235
Pope Urban VI
1318 - 1389
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 236
Pope Joan
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 237
Pope Honorius II
1100 - 1130
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 238
Nathan
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 239
Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
659 - 713
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 240
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib
548 - 570
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 241
Pope Lucius III
1110 - 1185
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 242
Tomás de Torquemada
1420 - 1498
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 243

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Pope Joan ranks 151 out of 7,253. Before her are Rudolf Christoph Eucken (1846), Ernst Röhm (1887), Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (973), Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), Friedrich Ebert (1871), and Levi Strauss (1829). After her are Eckhart Tolle (1948), Agrippina the Younger (15), Franz von Papen (1879), Friedrich Hölderlin (1770), Johann Friedrich Herbart (1776), and Alfred Jodl (1890).

Others born in Germany

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Rudolf Christoph Eucken
PHILOSOPHER
1846 - 1926
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 145
Ernst Röhm
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1934
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 146
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
973 - 1024
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 147
Frederick William I of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1688 - 1740
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 148
Friedrich Ebert
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1925
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 149
Levi Strauss
BUSINESSPERSON
1829 - 1902
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 150
Pope Joan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 151
Eckhart Tolle
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 152
Agrippina the Younger
POLITICIAN
15 - 59
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 153
Franz von Papen
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1969
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 154
Friedrich Hölderlin
WRITER
1770 - 1843
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 155
Johann Friedrich Herbart
PHILOSOPHER
1776 - 1841
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 156
Alfred Jodl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1946
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 157