RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope John I

470 - 526

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Pope John I (Latin: Ioannes I; died 18 May 526) was the bishop of Rome from 13 August 523 to his death. He was a native of Siena (or the "Castello di Serena", near Chiusdino), in Italy. He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Constantinople by the Ostrogoth King Theoderic to negotiate better treatment for Arians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope John I has received more than 288,232 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Pope John I is the 341st most popular religious figure (down from 326th in 2019), the 389th most popular biography from Italy (down from 386th in 2019) and the 155th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope John I was the pope from 523-526. He is most famous for being the first pope to wear a crown, which he was given by the emperor Justinian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Pope John I has had the most page views in the with 33,155 views, followed by Italian (9,156), and Spanish (4,992). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Sicilian (142.33%), Ido (100.52%), and Ilocano (89.04%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope John I ranks 341 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Sixtus III, Pope Dionysius, Pope Leo IV, Ulfilas, Gregory of Nyssa, and Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb. After him are Ali al-Ridha, Talhah, Pope Stephen I, Hosea, Pope Liberius, and Pope Marinus II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 470, Pope John I ranks 1. After him are Pope John II, Pope Boniface II, Theudis, Caesarius of Arles, Medardus, Audofleda, Albinus of Angers, Caradoc, Finnian of Clonard, Buddhapālita, and Narasimhagupta. Among people deceased in 526, Pope John I ranks 1. After him are Theodoric the Great, Audofleda, and Amalafrida.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope John I ranks 389 out of 5,161. Before him are Nero Claudius Drusus (-38), Cato the Younger (-95), Cesare Maldini (1932), Tiberius Gracchus (-163), Nino Rota (1911), and Camillo Golgi (1843). After him are Pope Stephen I (200), Gianni Versace (1946), Pope Liberius (310), Pope Marinus II (932), Pope John II (470), and Pope Benedict VII (910).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope John I ranks 155. Before him are Pope Julius I (300), Pope Celestine IV (1200), Antipope John XXIII (1370), Vitus (290), Pope Sixtus III (390), and Pope Leo IV (790). After him are Pope Stephen I (200), Pope Liberius (310), Pope Marinus II (932), Pope John II (470), Pope Benedict VII (910), and Pope John XI (910).

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