RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope John XII

937 - 964

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Pope John XII (Latin: Ioannes XII; c. 930/937 – 14 May 964), born Octavian, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 16 December 955 to his death in 964. He was related to the counts of Tusculum, a powerful Roman family which had dominated papal politics for over half a century. He became pope in his late teenage years or early twenties. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope John XII has received more than 1,292,325 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Pope John XII is the 286th most popular religious figure (down from 261st in 2019), the 319th most popular biography from Italy (down from 305th in 2019) and the 130th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope John XII is most famous for being the first pope to resign from the papacy.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope John XII ranks 286 out of 3,187. Before him are Brigham Young, Philip Melanchthon, Saint Veronica, Vincent de Paul, Saint Patrick, and Pope Cornelius. After him are Zaynab bint Jahsh, Pope Paschal II, Pope Alexander I, Charles Borromeo, Francis de Sales, and Pope Eugene I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 937, Pope John XII ranks 1. After him is Li Yu. Among people deceased in 964, Pope John XII ranks 1. 

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    Pope John XII

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    937 - 964

    HPI: 71.76

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Li Yu

    Li Yu

    POLITICIAN

    937 - 978

    HPI: 56.49

    Rank: 2

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope John XII ranks 319 out of 5,161. Before him are Dario Fo (1926), Pierre Cardin (1922), Zita of Bourbon-Parma (1892), Pope Cornelius (200), Alessandro Scarlatti (1660), and Giorgio Napolitano (1925). After him are Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378), Dino Zoff (1942), Pope Paschal II (1050), Pope Alexander I (100), Charles Borromeo (1538), and Aldo Moro (1916).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope John XII ranks 130. Before him are Pope Pius I (90), Pope Paschal I (775), Pope Gelasius I (410), Pope Adrian III (800), Pope Benedict I (525), and Pope Cornelius (200). After him are Pope Paschal II (1050), Pope Alexander I (100), Charles Borromeo (1538), Pope Eugene I (600), Pope Alexander III (1100), and Pope Marinus I (830).

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