RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope John VIII

820 - 882

Pope John VIII

Pope John VIII (Latin: Ioannes VIII; died 16 December 882) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 14 December 872 to his death. He is often considered one of the ablest popes of the 9th century. John devoted much of his papacy attempting to halt and reverse the Muslim gains in southern Italy and their march northwards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope John VIII has received more than 356,957 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Pope John VIII is the 261st most popular religious figure (down from 232nd in 2019), the 287th most popular biography from Italy (down from 268th in 2019) and the 118th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope John VIII is most famous for being the pope who had to deal with the aftermath of the Western Schism.

Memorability Metrics

360k
Page Views (PV)
72.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
71
Languages Editions (L)
11.38
Effective Languages (L*)
3.12
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope John VIII ranks 261 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Anacletus, Pope Damasus II, Pope Boniface IV, Pope Honorius IV, Pope Gelasius II, and Pope Felix III. After him are Rebecca, Pope Urban I, Saint Pantaleon, Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Pope Sergius IV, and Zechariah.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Pope Anacletus
1 - 92
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 255
Pope Damasus II
1000 - 1048
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 256
Pope Boniface IV
550 - 615
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 257
Pope Honorius IV
1210 - 1287
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 258
Pope Gelasius II
1062 - 1119
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 259
Pope Felix III
440 - 492
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 260
Pope John VIII
820 - 882
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 261
Rebecca
259 - Present
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 262
Pope Urban I
222 - 230
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 263
Saint Pantaleon
275 - 303
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 264
Demetrius of Thessaloniki
270 - 306
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 265
Pope Sergius IV
970 - 1012
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 266
Zechariah
550 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 267

Contemporaries

Among people born in 820, Pope John VIII ranks 1. After him are Rastislav of Moravia, Álmos, Ibn Khordadbeh, Ashot I of Armenia, Vímara Peres, Presian I of Bulgaria, Al-Mahani, Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious, Anandavardhana, Adalbert I, Margrave of Tuscany, and Ranulf I of Aquitaine. Among people deceased in 882, Pope John VIII ranks 1. After him are Louis III of France, Louis the Younger, García Íñiguez of Pamplona, Hincmar, Rorik of Dorestad, and Eudokia Ingerina.

Others Born in 820

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Pope John VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
820 - 882
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 1
Rastislav of Moravia
POLITICIAN
820 - 870
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 2
Álmos
POLITICIAN
820 - 895
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 3
Ibn Khordadbeh
GEOGRAPHER
820 - 912
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 4
Ashot I of Armenia
POLITICIAN
820 - 890
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 5
Vímara Peres
POLITICIAN
820 - 873
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 6
Presian I of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
820 - 852
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 7
Al-Mahani
MATHEMATICIAN
820 - 880
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 8
Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
820 - 874
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 9
Anandavardhana
PHILOSOPHER
820 - 890
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 10
Adalbert I, Margrave of Tuscany
POLITICIAN
820 - 886
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 11
Ranulf I of Aquitaine
POLITICIAN
820 - 866
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 12