RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Julius II

1443 - 1513

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Pope Julius II (Latin: Iulius II; Italian: Giulio II; born Giuliano della Rovere; 5 December 1443 – 21 February 1513) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1503 to his death, in February 1513. Nicknamed the Warrior Pope, the Battle Pope or the Fearsome Pope, it is often speculated that he had chosen his papal name not in honor of Pope Julius I but in emulation of Julius Caesar. One of the most powerful and influential popes, Julius II was a central figure of the High Renaissance and left a significant cultural and political legacy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Julius II has received more than 2,364,447 page views. His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 82 in 2019). Pope Julius II is the 69th most popular religious figure (up from 70th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Italy (up from 77th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Julius II is most famous for commissioning Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

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  • 78.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 84

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Julius II ranks 69 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Valentine, Anthony of Padua, Jerome, Hildegard of Bingen, Bartholomew the Apostle, and Pope Innocent VII. After him are 14th Dalai Lama, John Chrysostom, Rachel, Saint Anne, Pope Pius V, and Pope Pius XI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1443, Pope Julius II ranks 1. After him are Matthias Corvinus, Donato Bramante, Albert III, Duke of Saxony, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Rodolphus Agricola, Girolamo Riario, Piero del Pollaiolo, Magdalena of France, Askia Mohammad I, Gilbert, Count of Montpensier, and Pedro Arias Dávila. Among people deceased in 1513, Pope Julius II ranks 1. After him are Pinturicchio, James IV of Scotland, John, King of Denmark, Şehzade Ahmet, Helena of Moscow, Şehzade Korkut, Marin Barleti, and Anton Koberger.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Julius II ranks 69 out of 5,161. Before him are Ötzi (-3345), Vespasian (9), Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194), Federico Fellini (1920), Claudio Monteverdi (1567), and Pope Innocent VII (1339). After him are Sophia Loren (1934), Luciano Pavarotti (1935), Titus (41), Lucrezia Borgia (1480), Vitruvius (-75), and Zeno of Elea (-490).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Julius II ranks 12. Before him are Pope Clement VII (1478), Pope Gregory I (540), Saint Lucy (283), Pope Pius XII (1876), Saint Valentine (226), and Pope Innocent VII (1339). After him are Pope Pius V (1504), Pope Pius XI (1857), Benedict of Nursia (480), Pope Gregory XIII (1502), Pope Sylvester I (300), and Pope Benedict XV (1854).

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