850 - 897
Pope Romanus (fl. 867–897) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from August to November 897. His short reign occurred during a period of partisan strife in the Catholic Church, amid the violence and disorder in central Italy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Romanus has received more than 164,332 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Pope Romanus is the 599th most popular religious figure (down from 546th in 2019), the 750th most popular biography from Italy (down from 677th in 2019) and the 248th most popular Italian Religious Figure.
Pope Romanus is most famous for being the pope who commissioned the first known map of the world.
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Among religious figures, Pope Romanus ranks 599 out of 2,238. Before him are Jacobus da Varagine, Pope Stephen VI, Pope Severinus, Pope Leo VI, William Laud, and Nichiren. After him are Pope Theodore I, Theophanes the Confessor, Tarcisius, Ananias of Damascus, Gregory Thaumaturgus, and Pope Stephen V.
1228 - 1298
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 593
850 - 897
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 594
600 - 640
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 595
914 - 929
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 596
1573 - 1645
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 597
1222 - 1282
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 598
850 - 897
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 599
600 - 649
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 600
758 - 818
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 601
263 - 275
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 602
100 - 100
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 603
213 - 270
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 604
850 - 891
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 605
Among people born in 850, Pope Romanus ranks 10. Before him are Pope John IX, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, Berengar I of Italy, Ingólfr Arnarson, Pope Stephen VII, and Pope Stephen VI. After him are Pope Stephen V, Istakhri, Linji Yixuan, Abu Zayd al-Balkhi, Emperor Seiwa, and Vladimir of Bulgaria. Among people deceased in 897, Pope Romanus ranks 3. Before him are Pope Theodore II and Pope Stephen VI. After him are Wilfred the Hairy, Jinseong of Silla, Buhturi, and Braslav, Duke of Lower Pannonia.
850 - 900
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 4
850 - 891
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 5
850 - 924
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 6
850 - 910
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 7
850 - 931
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 8
850 - 897
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 9
850 - 897
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 10
850 - 891
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 11
850 - 957
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 12
850 - 866
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 13
850 - 934
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 14
850 - 881
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 15
850 - 893
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 16
840 - 897
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 1
850 - 897
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 2
850 - 897
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 3
840 - 897
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 4
865 - 897
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 5
819 - 897
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 6
900 - 897
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 7
Among people born in Italy, Pope Romanus ranks 750 out of 4,668. Before him are Andrea Pozzo (1642), Julius Evola (1898), Pope Severinus (600), Alessandro Manzoni (1785), Pope Leo VI (914), and Vannozza dei Cattanei (1442). After him are Giacomo della Porta (1533), Giovanni Paisiello (1740), Bernardo Bellotto (1721), Jacopo Bellini (1396), Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590), and Tarcisius (263).
1642 - 1709
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 744
1898 - 1974
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 745
600 - 640
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 746
1785 - 1873
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 747
914 - 929
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 748
1442 - 1518
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 749
850 - 897
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 750
1533 - 1602
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 751
1740 - 1816
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 752
1721 - 1780
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 753
1396 - 1470
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 754
1590 - 1621
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 755
263 - 275
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 756
Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Romanus ranks 248. Before him are Pope Alexander II (1010), Pope Theodore II (840), Jacobus da Varagine (1228), Pope Stephen VI (850), Pope Severinus (600), and Pope Leo VI (914). After him are Tarcisius (263), Pope Stephen V (850), Alexius of Rome (400), Scholastica (480), Pope Leo V (870), and Peter Lombard (1096).
1010 - 1073
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 242
840 - 897
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 243
1228 - 1298
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 244
850 - 897
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 245
600 - 640
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 246
914 - 929
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 247
850 - 897
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 248
263 - 275
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 249
850 - 891
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 250
400 - 412
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 251
480 - 547
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 252
870 - 905
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 253
1096 - 1160
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 254