Religious Figure

Pope Victor II

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1018 - 1057

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Pope Victor II

His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2024). Pope Victor II is the 503rd most popular religious figure (up from 558th in 2024), the 379th most popular biography from Germany (up from 495th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Religious Figure.

Pope Victor II is most famous for convoking the Council of Reims in 1049. The council condemned the teachings of Berengar of Tours, who had argued that the Eucharist was not a real presence of Christ.

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HPI

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#379 / 8,184

Pope Victor II ranks #379 among 8,184 people in Pantheon born in Germany, inside the top 5% of that group.

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Pope Victor II climbed 976 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #5,698 to #4,722.

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Pope Victor II's biography appears in 68 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 90% of all Religious Figures.

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Among Religious Figures

Among religious figures, Pope Victor II ranks 503 out of 3,189. Before him are Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Pope Stephen II, Zaynab bint Ali, Dionysius the Areopagite, Alcuin, and John Climacus. After him are Eric IX of Sweden, Thomas à Kempis, Charbel Makhlouf, Vincent of Saragossa, Hor-Aha, and Báb.

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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HPI: 74.02
Rank: 497
Pope Stephen II
715 - 757
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 498
Zaynab bint Ali
626 - 682
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 499
Dionysius the Areopagite
100 - 100
HPI: 73.94
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Alcuin
735 - 804
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 501
John Climacus
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HPI: 73.89
Rank: 502
Pope Victor II
1018 - 1057
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 503
Eric IX of Sweden
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HPI: 73.87
Rank: 504
Thomas à Kempis
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HPI: 73.86
Rank: 505
Charbel Makhlouf
1828 - 1898
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 506
Vincent of Saragossa
300 - 304
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 507
Hor-Aha
3100 BC - 3100 BC
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 508
Báb
1819 - 1850
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 509

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1018, Pope Victor II ranks 2. Before him is Nizam al-Mulk. After him are Harthacnut, Michael Psellos, Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo, Bagrat IV of Georgia, Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy, and Sophie, Countess of Bar. Among people deceased in 1057, Pope Victor II ranks 2. Before him is Macbeth, King of Scotland. After him are Al-Maʿarri, Reginald I, Count of Burgundy, Edward the Exile, Otto III, Duke of Swabia, and Leofric, Earl of Mercia.

Others Born in 1018

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Nizam al-Mulk
POLITICIAN
1018 - 1092
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 1
Pope Victor II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1018 - 1057
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 2
Harthacnut
POLITICIAN
1018 - 1042
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 3
Michael Psellos
PHILOSOPHER
1018 - 1078
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 4
Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo
POLITICIAN
1018 - 1046
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 5
Bagrat IV of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1018 - 1072
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 6
Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy
NOBLEMAN
1018 - 1076
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 7
Sophie, Countess of Bar
NOBLEMAN
1018 - 1093
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 8