RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Sixtus III

390 - 440

Photo of Pope Sixtus III

Icon of person Pope Sixtus III

Pope Sixtus III was the bishop of Rome from 31 July 432 to his death on 18 August 440. His ascension to the papacy is associated with a period of increased construction in the city of Rome. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Sixtus III has received more than 261,680 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Pope Sixtus III is the 335th most popular religious figure (up from 382nd in 2019), the 379th most popular biography from Italy (up from 452nd in 2019) and the 153rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Sixtus III is most famous for being the pope during the time of the bubonic plague.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Sixtus III ranks 335 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Sergius II, Pope Anastasius III, Pope Julius I, Pope Celestine IV, Antipope John XXIII, and Vitus. After him are Pope Dionysius, Pope Leo IV, Ulfilas, Gregory of Nyssa, Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb, and Pope John I.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 390, Pope Sixtus III ranks 3. Before him are Flavius Aetius, and Pope Leo I. After him are Bleda, Prosper of Aquitaine, Faustus of Byzantium, Festus, and Jeonji of Baekje. Among people deceased in 440, Pope Sixtus III ranks 1. After him are Mesrop Mashtots, Socrates of Constantinople, and Isidore of Pelusium.

Others Born in 390

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 440

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Sixtus III ranks 379 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Celestine IV (1200), Guido Reni (1575), Antipope John XXIII (1370), Vitus (290), Archytas (-428), and Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625). After him are Alberto Moravia (1907), Pope Leo IV (790), Marcus Terentius Varro (-116), Nero Claudius Drusus (-38), Cato the Younger (-95), and Cesare Maldini (1932).

Others born in Italy

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Sixtus III ranks 153. Before him are Pope Sergius II (800), Pope Anastasius III (890), Pope Julius I (300), Pope Celestine IV (1200), Antipope John XXIII (1370), and Vitus (290). After him are Pope Leo IV (790), Pope John I (470), Pope Stephen I (200), Pope Liberius (310), Pope Marinus II (932), and Pope John II (470).

Italian born Religious Figures

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous