RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Paul II

1417 - 1471

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Pope Paul II (Latin: Paulus II; Italian: Paolo II; 23 February 1417 – 26 July 1471), born Pietro Barbo, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 August 1464 to his death. When his maternal uncle became Pope Eugene IV, Barbo switched from training to be a merchant to religious studies. His rise in the Church was relatively rapid. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Paul II has received more than 713,480 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Pope Paul II is the 420th most popular religious figure (down from 287th in 2019), the 478th most popular biography from Italy (down from 339th in 2019) and the 196th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Paul II was most famous for his contributions to the Catholic Church. He was the first pope to visit a Jewish synagogue and the first to visit a mosque. He was also the first pope to travel to Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Memorability Metrics

  • 710k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 74

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Paul II ranks 420 out of 3,187. Before him are Musa al-Kadhim, Thecla, Pope Benedict III, Pope Simplicius, Barabbas, and Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia. After him are Marcion of Sinope, Salome, James the Less, Pope Honorius I, Januarius, and Vincent of Saragossa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1417, Pope Paul II ranks 2. Before him is Sejo of Joseon. After him are Nicholas of Flüe, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Stefan Branković, Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria, George VIII of Georgia, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, Sin Sukju, and Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern. Among people deceased in 1471, Pope Paul II ranks 2. Before him is Henry VI of England. After him are Thomas à Kempis, George of Poděbrady, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Thomas Malory, João Gonçalves Zarco, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg, Emperor Go-Hanazono, and Otto V, Duke of Brunswick.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Paul II ranks 478 out of 5,161. Before him are Gaius Gracchus (-154), Pope Benedict III (810), Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771), Pope Simplicius (420), Simonetta Vespucci (1453), and Guccio Gucci (1881). After him are Giuliano de' Medici (1453), Christine de Pizan (1365), Pope Honorius I (585), Januarius (272), Mario Draghi (1947), and John Cabot (1450).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Paul II ranks 196. Before him are Pope Anastasius IV (1073), Pope Stephen VII (850), Pope Mark (290), Pope Alexander II (1010), Pope Benedict III (810), and Pope Simplicius (420). After him are Pope Honorius I (585), Januarius (272), Pope Leo II (611), Pope Valentine (780), Pope Boniface III (540), and Beatrice Portinari (1265).

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