490 - 538
Pope Silverius (died 2 December 537) was bishop of Rome from 8 June 536 to his deposition in 537, a few months before his death. His rapid rise to prominence from a deacon to the papacy coincided with the efforts of Ostrogothic king Theodahad (nephew to Theodoric the Great), who intended to install a pro-Gothic candidate just before the Gothic War. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Silverius has received more than 229,637 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Pope Silverius is the 490th most popular religious figure, the 589th most popular biography from Italy (up from 607th in 2019) and the 217th most popular Italian Religious Figure.
Pope Silverius is most famous for being the pope who was removed from office by the Roman emperor after the emperor's sister, Agrippina, convinced him that Silverius was conspiring against him.
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Among religious figures, Pope Silverius ranks 490 out of 2,238. Before him are Dorothea of Caesarea, Pope Soter, Jehoshaphat, Saint Spyridon, Antipope Clement VII, and Ansgar. After him are Ahmed Yassin, Korah, Peter the Hermit, Pope Stephen I, Pope Miltiades, and Pope Caius.
279 - 311
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 484
120 - 174
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 485
908 BC - 849 BC
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 486
270 - 348
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 487
1342 - 1394
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 488
801 - 865
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 489
490 - 538
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 490
1937 - 2004
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 491
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 492
1050 - 1115
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 493
200 - 257
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 494
250 - 314
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 495
250 - 296
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 496
Among people born in 490, Pope Silverius ranks 1. After him are Bumin Qaghan, Pope Agapetus I, Romanos the Melodist, Simplicius of Cilicia, John Philoponus, John the Lydian, John the Cappadocian, and Urien. Among people deceased in 538, Pope Silverius ranks 1. After him are Severus of Antioch, Sittas, Cailtram, and Comgall mac Domangairt.
490 - 538
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1
490 - 552
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 2
490 - 536
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 3
490 - 556
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 4
490 - 560
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 5
490 - 570
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 6
490 - 600
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 7
490 - 548
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 8
490 - 586
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 9
490 - 538
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1
456 - 538
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 2
500 - 538
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 3
550 - 538
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 4
500 - 538
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 5
Among people born in Italy, Pope Silverius ranks 589 out of 4,668. Before him are Gallienus (218), Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours (1479), Lucullus (-118), Umberto Nobile (1885), Grazia Deledda (1871), and Kurt Schuschnigg (1897). After him are Franco Zeffirelli (1923), Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (1510), Matilda of Tuscany (1046), Maria Luisa of Spain (1745), Statius (40), and Pope Stephen I (200).
218 - 268
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 583
1479 - 1516
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 584
118 BC - 56 BC
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 585
1885 - 1978
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 586
1871 - 1936
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 587
1897 - 1977
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 588
490 - 538
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 589
1923 - 2019
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 590
1510 - 1537
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 591
1046 - 1115
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 592
1745 - 1792
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 593
40 - 96
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 594
200 - 257
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 595
Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Silverius ranks 217. Before him are Dominic Savio (1842), Aloysius Gonzaga (1568), Pope Leo VII (900), Pope Pontian (200), Saint Rosalia (1130), and Pope Soter (120). After him are Pope Stephen I (200), Pope Miltiades (250), Saint Eustace (10), Pope John II (470), Pope Stephen VII (850), and Alphonsus Liguori (1696).
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
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 220
470 - 535
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 221
850 - 931
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 222
1696 - 1787
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 223