RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Leo II

611 - 683

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Pope Leo II (c. 611 – 28 June 683) was the Bishop of Rome from 17 August 682 to his death. One of the popes of the Byzantine Papacy, he is described by a contemporary biographer as both just and learned. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Leo II has received more than 244,057 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Pope Leo II is the 434th most popular religious figure (down from 383rd in 2019), the 502nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 455th in 2019) and the 199th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Leo II is most famous for being the pope who crowned Charlemagne as the Holy Roman Emperor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 69

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Leo II ranks 434 out of 3,187Before him are Anas ibn Malik, Philomena, Clement of Ohrid, Dionysius Exiguus, Eber, and Pope John V. After him are Abdullah ibn Masud, Pope Valentine, Sumayyah bint Khabbat, Pachomius the Great, Charbel Makhlouf, and Nehemiah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 611, Pope Leo II ranks 2Before him is Dagobert I.  Among people deceased in 683, Pope Leo II ranks 4Before him are Yazid I, Umm Salama, and Emperor Gaozong of Tang. After him are Uqba ibn Nafi, Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal, and Juansher.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Leo II ranks 502 out of 5,161Before him are Queen Paola of Belgium (1937), Francesco I Sforza (1401), Berengar I of Italy (850), Paolo Maldini (1968), Jacopo Peri (1561), and Cornelius Nepos (-100). After him are Pontormo (1494), Elena Ferrante (1943), Pope Valentine (780), Totila (500), Umberto Boccioni (1882), and Pope Boniface III (540).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Leo II ranks 199Before him are Pope Alexander II (1010), Pope Benedict III (810), Pope Simplicius (420), Pope Paul II (1417), Pope Honorius I (585), and Januarius (272). After him are Pope Valentine (780), Pope Boniface III (540), Beatrice Portinari (1265), Pope Conon (630), Pope Hilarius (415), and Pope Callixtus I (180).