RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope John III

520 - 574

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Pope John III (Latin: Ioannes III; died 13 July 574), born Catelinus, was the bishop of Rome from 17 July 561 to his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope John III has received more than 205,995 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia. Pope John III is the 461st most popular religious figure (down from 459th in 2019), the 533rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 528th in 2019) and the 211th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope John III is most famous for his efforts to reform the church and the papacy. He was also a patron of the arts and sciences.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 69

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope John III ranks 461 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Sabinian, Longinus, Bahira, Thomas à Kempis, Pope-elect Stephen, and Pope Anterus. After him are Hor-Aha, Pope John XIV, Genevieve, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Saint Maurice, and Peter Lombard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 520, Pope John III ranks 2. Before him is Pope Pelagius II. After him are Justin II, Tiberius II Constantine, Charibert I, Emperor Sushun, Martin of Braga, Paul the Silentiary, and Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma. Among people deceased in 574, Pope John III ranks 2. Before him is Narses. After him are Cleph, and Conall mac Comgaill.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope John III ranks 533 out of 5,161. Before him are Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1290), Pope Anterus (180), Marcello Lippi (1948), Elisabeth Farnese (1692), Conrad IV of Germany (1228), and Lucullus (-118). After him are Pope John XIV (1000), Giuseppe Piazzi (1746), Piero di Cosimo de' Medici (1416), Gianni Rodari (1920), Giulio Andreotti (1919), and Carlo Gesualdo (1566).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope John III ranks 211. Before him are Pope Callixtus I (180), Pope Stephen IV (770), Pope Stephen III (720), Longinus (100), Pope-elect Stephen (700), and Pope Anterus (180). After him are Pope John XIV (1000), Peter Lombard (1096), Pope Eutychian (300), Pope Stephen VIII (900), Alphonsus Liguori (1696), and Anastasia of Sirmium (281).

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