1185 - 1264
Pope Urban IV (Latin: Urbanus IV; c. 1195 – 2 October 1264), born Jacques Pantaléon, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1261 to his death. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Urban IV has received more than 274,741 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Pope Urban IV is the 272nd most popular religious figure (down from 240th in 2019), the 280th most popular biography from France (down from 265th in 2019) and the 21st most popular French Religious Figure.
Pope Urban IV is most famous for initiating the first crusade, which was a military expedition to recapture Jerusalem and other places in the Holy Land.
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Among religious figures, Pope Urban IV ranks 272 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Paschal I, Philip Melanchthon, Pope Benedict IX, Pope John XIX, Zacchaeus, and Pope Gregory IV. After him are Sathya Sai Baba, Pope Sixtus I, Saint Pantaleon, Pope Celestine I, Pope Gelasius II, and Habakkuk.
775 - 824
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 266
1497 - 1560
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 267
1012 - 1055
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 268
975 - 1032
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 269
50 - 100
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 270
790 - 844
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 271
1185 - 1264
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 272
1926 - 2011
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 273
42 - 124
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 274
275 - 303
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 275
400 - 432
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 276
1062 - 1119
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 277
626 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 278
Among people born in 1185, Pope Urban IV ranks 2. Before him is Ögedei Khan. After him are Shams Tabrizi, Töregene Khatun, Afonso II of Portugal, William III of Sicily, Thomas of Celano, Gertrude of Merania, Angelus of Jerusalem, Michael of Chernigov, Hyacinth of Poland, and Inge II of Norway. Among people deceased in 1264, Pope Urban IV ranks 1. After him are Daniel of Galicia, Vincent of Beauvais, Emperor Lizong, Treniota, Rostislav Mikhailovich, Andrey II of Vladimir, and Gonzalo de Berceo.
1185 - 1241
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 1
1185 - 1264
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 2
1185 - 1248
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 3
1185 - 1246
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 4
1185 - 1223
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 5
1185 - 1198
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 6
1185 - 1260
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 7
1185 - 1213
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 8
1185 - 1225
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 9
1185 - 1246
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 10
1185 - 1257
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 11
1185 - 1217
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 12
1185 - 1264
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 1
1201 - 1264
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2
1190 - 1264
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 3
1205 - 1264
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 4
1210 - 1264
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 5
1227 - 1264
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 6
1222 - 1264
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 7
1197 - 1264
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 8
Among people born in France, Pope Urban IV ranks 280 out of 6,011. Before him are Jean Gabin (1904), Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan (1640), Gabriel Fauré (1845), Henry I of France (1008), Simone Weil (1909), and Germaine de Staël (1766). After him are Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767), Anne of Brittany (1477), Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755), Claude Lorrain (1600), Henri Moissan (1852), and Louis, Grand Dauphin (1661).
1904 - 1976
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 274
1640 - 1707
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 275
1845 - 1924
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 276
1008 - 1060
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 277
1909 - 1943
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 278
1766 - 1817
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 279
1185 - 1264
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 280
1767 - 1794
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 281
1477 - 1514
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 282
1755 - 1842
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 283
1600 - 1682
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 284
1852 - 1907
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 285
1661 - 1711
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 286
Among religious figures born in France, Pope Urban IV ranks 21. Before him are Pope Benedict XII (1280), Francis de Sales (1567), Pope Urban VI (1318), Pope Clement IV (1190), Vincent de Paul (1581), and Pope Callixtus II (1065). After him are Pope Martin IV (1220), Pope Innocent V (1225), Genevieve (423), Hugues de Payens (1074), Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647), and Suger (1080).
1280 - 1342
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 15
1567 - 1622
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 16
1318 - 1389
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 17
1190 - 1268
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 18
1581 - 1660
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 19
1065 - 1124
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 20
1185 - 1264
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 21
1220 - 1285
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 22
1225 - 1276
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 23
423 - 502
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 24
1074 - 1136
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 25
1647 - 1690
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 26
1080 - 1151
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 27