Religious Figure

Pope Paul II

1417 - 1471

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Pope Paul II

His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2024). Pope Paul II is the 265th most popular religious figure (up from 420th in 2024), the 274th most popular biography from Italy (up from 478th in 2019) and the 123rd 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.

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Among Religious Figures

Among religious figures, Pope Paul II ranks 265 out of 3,187. Before him are Isidore of Seville, Pope Honorius II, Pope Boniface V, John of Nepomuk, Zechariah, and Pope Leo IV. After him are Pope Innocent IV, Pope Celestine IV, Mani, Vitus, Anna the Prophetess, and Saint Christopher.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Isidore of Seville
560 - 636
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 259
Pope Honorius II
1100 - 1130
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 260
Pope Boniface V
575 - 625
HPI: 78.60
Rank: 261
John of Nepomuk
1350 - 1393
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 262
Zechariah
550 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 263
Pope Leo IV
790 - 855
HPI: 78.52
Rank: 264
Pope Paul II
1417 - 1471
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 265
Pope Innocent IV
1195 - 1254
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 266
Pope Celestine IV
1200 - 1241
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 267
Mani
216 - 274
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 268
Vitus
290 - 303
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 269
Anna the Prophetess
90 BC - 100
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 270
Saint Christopher
220 - 300
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 271

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1417, Pope Paul II ranks 1. After him are Sejo of Joseon, 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, Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, Thomas Malory, João Gonçalves Zarco, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg, Edmund Beaufort, and Emperor Go-Hanazono.

Others Born in 1417

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Pope Paul II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1417 - 1471
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 1
Sejo of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1417 - 1468
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 2
Nicholas of Flüe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1417 - 1487
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 3
Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta
POLITICIAN
1417 - 1468
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 4
Stefan Branković
POLITICIAN
1417 - 1476
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 5
Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1417 - 1479
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 6
George VIII of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1417 - 1476
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 7
Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1417 - 1467
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 8
Sin Sukju
POLITICIAN
1417 - 1475
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 9
Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern
NOBLEMAN
1417 - 1480
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 10

Others Deceased in 1471

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Henry VI of England
POLITICIAN
1421 - 1471
HPI: 87.03
Rank: 1
Pope Paul II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1417 - 1471
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 2
Thomas à Kempis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1380 - 1471
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 3
George of Poděbrady
POLITICIAN
1420 - 1471
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 4
Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
1397 - 1471
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 5
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
POLITICIAN
1453 - 1471
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 6
Thomas Malory
WRITER
1405 - 1471
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 7
João Gonçalves Zarco
EXPLORER
1390 - 1471
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 8
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
POLITICIAN
1428 - 1471
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 9
Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1413 - 1471
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 10
Edmund Beaufort
NOBLEMAN
1438 - 1471
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 11
Emperor Go-Hanazono
POLITICIAN
1419 - 1471
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 12