RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Sixtus IV

1414 - 1484

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Pope Sixtus IV (or Xystus IV, Italian: Sisto IV; born Francesco della Rovere; 21 July 1414 – 12 August 1484) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 until his death. His accomplishments as pope included the construction of the Sistine Chapel and the creation of the Vatican Library. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Sixtus IV has received more than 1,379,010 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Pope Sixtus IV is the 83rd most popular religious figure (up from 145th in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 172nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Sixtus IV was most famous for being the pope who commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

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  • 80.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 74

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Sixtus IV ranks 83 out of 3,187. Before him are Hasan ibn Ali, Pope Urban II, Pope Gregory XIII, Pope Sylvester I, Pope Benedict XV, and Girolamo Savonarola. After him are Pope Paul VI, Thomas the Apostle, Pope Leo X, Hagar, Ezekiel, and Pope Pius III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1414, Pope Sixtus IV ranks 1. After him are Jami, Munjong of Joseon, Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg, and Francis I, Duke of Brittany. Among people deceased in 1484, Pope Sixtus IV ranks 1. After him are Saint Casimir, Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Luigi Pulci, Ippolita Maria Sforza, Mino da Fiesole, Nicolas Froment, and Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Sixtus IV ranks 93 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Sylvester I (300), Masaccio (1401), Sonia Gandhi (1946), Pope Benedict XV (1854), Livy (-59), and Girolamo Savonarola (1452). After him are Antonio Stradivari (1644), Pope Paul VI (1897), Toto Cutugno (1943), Bud Spencer (1929), Pope Leo X (1475), and Amedeo Modigliani (1884).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Sixtus IV ranks 20. Before him are Pope Pius XI (1857), Benedict of Nursia (480), Pope Gregory XIII (1502), Pope Sylvester I (300), Pope Benedict XV (1854), and Girolamo Savonarola (1452). After him are Pope Paul VI (1897), Pope Leo X (1475), Pope Pius III (1439), Pope Gregory VII (1020), Pope Pius X (1835), and Pope Paul III (1468).

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