RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria

1923 - 2012

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Pope Shenouda III (Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ʃeˈnuːdæ]; Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲅ̅ Papa Abba Šenoude pimah šoumt; Arabic: بابا الإسكندرية شنودة الثالث Bābā al-Iskandarīyah Shinūdah al-Thālith; 3 August 1923 – 17 March 2012) was the 117th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria has received more than 506,440 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria is the 711th most popular religious figure (up from 716th in 2019), the 149th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 147th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria is most famous for his leadership of the Coptic Church in Egypt.

Memorability Metrics

  • 510k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria ranks 711 out of 3,187. Before him are Thomas Wolsey, Émile Benveniste, Johann Tetzel, Gertrude of Nivelles, Athenagoras I of Constantinople, and John of God. After him are Hillel the Elder, Lucile Randon, Atiśa, Angelo Sodano, Ananias of Damascus, and Pope Severinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria ranks 30. Before him are Richard Attenborough, Yma Sumac, Lee Teng-hui, Bert Trautmann, Alan Shepard, and Antoni Tàpies. After him are Arvid Carlsson, Markus Wolf, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Anne Baxter, Nizar Qabbani, and Morris. Among people deceased in 2012, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria ranks 27. Before him are Ernest Borgnine, Donna Summer, Robin Gibb, Matilde Camus, Carlos Fuentes, and Antoni Tàpies. After him are Sven Hassel, Jean Giraud, John Demjanjuk, Antonio Tabucchi, Ravi Shankar, and Sun Myung Moon.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria ranks 149 out of 642. Before him are Nonnus (500), Aybak (1197), Sa'id of Egypt (1822), Senenmut (-1600), Intef I (-2200), and Nawal El Saadawi (1931). After him are Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1927), Apries (-650), Taha Hussein (1889), Theophylact Simocatta (580), Ptolemy X Alexander I (-140), and Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria ranks 24. Before him are Mary of Egypt (344), Djet (-3000), Meritaten (-1400), Al-Suyuti (1445), Macarius of Egypt (300), and Pope Alexander I of Alexandria (250). After him are Basilides (117), Amun-her-khepeshef (-1300), Pope Peter I of Alexandria (300), Nahshon (null), Merytre-Hatshepsut (-1500), and Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria (444).

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