200 - 235
Pope Pontian (Latin: Pontianus; died October 235) was the bishop of Rome from 21 July 230 to 28 September 235. In 235, during the persecution of Christians in the reign of the Emperor Maximinus Thrax, Pontian was arrested and sent to the island of Sardinia. He abdicated to make the election of a new pope possible. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Pontian has received more than 392,743 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Pontian is the 487th most popular religious figure (down from 395th in 2019), the 570th most popular biography from Italy (down from 471st in 2019) and the 214th most popular Italian Religious Figure.
Pope Pontian is most famous for being the first pope to be martyred. He was martyred in Rome in the year 235.
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Among religious figures, Pope Pontian ranks 487 out of 2,238. Before him are Saint Menas, Pope Sisinnius, Luigi Lucheni, Saint Sarah, Gregory Palamas, and Pope John VI. After him are Simon Magus, John Climacus, 13th Dalai Lama, Abbas ibn Ali, John Vianney, and Saint Rosalia.
285 - 309
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 481
650 - 708
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 482
1873 - 1910
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 483
100 - 100
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 484
1296 - 1359
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 485
655 - 705
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 486
200 - 235
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 487
50 - 65
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 488
579 - 649
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 489
1876 - 1933
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 490
647 - 680
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 491
1786 - 1859
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 492
1130 - 1166
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 493
Among people born in 200, Pope Pontian ranks 9. Before him are Cyprian, Valerian, Pope Fabian, Pope Dionysius, Pope Cornelius, and Hua Tuo. After him are Athenaeus, Pope Stephen I, Celsus, Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Alexander of Aphrodisias, and Artemidorus. Among people deceased in 235, Pope Pontian ranks 3. Before him are Severus Alexander and Cassius Dio. After him are Hippolytus of Rome, Julia Avita Mamaea, and Claudius Aelianus.
200 - 258
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 3
200 - 260
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 4
200 - 250
HPI: 72.16
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200 - 268
HPI: 70.56
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200 - 253
HPI: 68.25
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200 - 208
HPI: 67.31
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200 - 235
HPI: 67.23
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200 - 223
HPI: 67.12
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200 - 257
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 11
200 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 12
200 - 276
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Rank: 13
200 - 215
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 14
200 - 200
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 15
208 - 235
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 1
155 - 235
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 2
200 - 235
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 3
170 - 235
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 4
180 - 235
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 5
200 - 235
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Rank: 6
Among people born in Italy, Pope Pontian ranks 570 out of 4,668. Before him are Julia the Elder (-39), Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1782), Rudolph Valentino (1895), Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549), Raffaella Carrà (1943), and Lucius Caesar (-17). After him are Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (1545), Berengar I of Italy (850), Livius Andronicus (-280), Giorgio Agamben (1942), Marcello Lippi (1948), and Saint Rosalia (1130).
39 BC - 14
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1782 - 1866
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Rank: 565
1895 - 1926
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 566
1549 - 1609
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 567
1943 - 2021
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 568
17 BC - 2
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 569
200 - 235
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 570
1545 - 1592
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 571
850 - 924
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 572
280 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 573
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.19
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1948 - Present
HPI: 67.17
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1130 - 1166
HPI: 67.14
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Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Pontian ranks 214. Before him are Pope Stephen VIII (900), Beatrice Portinari (1265), Pope John XIV (1000), Dominic Savio (1842), Aloysius Gonzaga (1568), and Pope Leo VII (900). After him are Saint Rosalia (1130), Pope Soter (120), Pope Silverius (490), Pope Stephen I (200), Pope Miltiades (250), and Saint Eustace (10).
900 - 942
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 208
1265 - 1290
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 209
1000 - 984
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 210
1842 - 1857
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 211
1568 - 1591
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 212
900 - 939
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 213
200 - 235
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 214
1130 - 1166
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 215
120 - 174
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 216
490 - 538
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 217
200 - 257
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 218
250 - 314
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 219
10 - 118
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Rank: 220