RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Stephen VIII

900 - 942

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Pope Stephen VIII (Latin: Stephanus VIII; died October 942) was the bishop of Rome and nominal ruler of the Papal States from 14 July 939 to his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Stephen VIII has received more than 129,809 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Pope Stephen VIII is the 474th most popular religious figure (down from 462nd in 2019), the 546th most popular biography from Italy (down from 534th in 2019) and the 215th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Stephen VIII is most famous for ordering the death of his predecessor, Pope Formosus.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 64

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 18.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Stephen VIII ranks 474 out of 3,187. Before him are Margaret Mary Alacoque, Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari, Pope Eutychian, Uwais al-Qarani, Maya, and Micah. After him are Antipope Benedict XIII, Alphonsus Liguori, Thomas Becket, Anastasia of Sirmium, Pope John VI, and Dominic Savio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Pope Stephen VIII ranks 11. Before him are Pope Leo VII, Pope Benedict VI, Pope Lando, Pope Agapetus II, Halfdan Ragnarsson, and Ahmad ibn Fadlan. After him are Robert the Strong, Berengar II of Italy, Pope Leo VIII, Guy III of Spoleto, Banū Mūsā, and Zoe Karbonopsina. Among people deceased in 942, Pope Stephen VIII ranks 1. After him are William Longsword, Saadia Gaon, Odo of Cluny, Fulk I, Count of Anjou, Shi Jingtang, Pietro Participazio, and Agapius of Hierapolis.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Stephen VIII ranks 546 out of 5,161. Before him are Peter Lombard (1096), Constance, Queen of Sicily (1154), Scipio Aemilianus (-185), Pope Eutychian (300), Caterina Sforza (1463), and Filippino Lippi (1457). After him are Rodolfo Graziani (1882), Dionysius I of Syracuse (-430), Ernesto Teodoro Moneta (1833), Alphonsus Liguori (1696), Anastasia of Sirmium (281), and Giulio Caccini (1551).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Stephen VIII ranks 215. Before him are Pope-elect Stephen (700), Pope Anterus (180), Pope John III (520), Pope John XIV (1000), Peter Lombard (1096), and Pope Eutychian (300). After him are Alphonsus Liguori (1696), Anastasia of Sirmium (281), Dominic Savio (1842), Aloysius Gonzaga (1568), Denis (210), and Saint Eustace (10).

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