RELIGIOUS FIGURE

William of Gellone

750 - 812

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William of Gellone (c. 755 – 28 May 812 or 814), the medieval William of Orange, was the second Duke of Toulouse from 790 until 811. In 804, he founded the abbey of Gellone. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William of Gellone has received more than 218,785 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). William of Gellone is the 1,056th most popular religious figure (down from 783rd in 2019), the 1,658th most popular biography from France (down from 1,098th in 2019) and the 81st most popular French Religious Figure.

William of Gellone is most famous for founding the abbey of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of William of Gellones by language

Over the past year William of Gellone has had the most page views in the with 25,500 views, followed by French (17,976), and German (5,700). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Swahili (526.42%), Belarusian (88.12%), and Indonesian (79.71%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, William of Gellone ranks 1,056 out of 3,187. Before him are Ram, Rupert of Salzburg, Guru Arjan, Thibaud Gaudin, Felix of Valois, and Muslim ibn Aqil. After him are Roger Etchegaray, Didacus of Alcalá, Jayadeva, Merytre-Hatshepsut, Fausto Sozzini, and Sergio Sebastiani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 750, William of Gellone ranks 6. Before him are Pope Leo III, Leo IV the Khazar, Muhammad al-Shaybani, Benedict of Aniane, and Bermudo I of Asturias. After him are Theodulf of Orléans, Pietro Tradonico, Domenico Monegario, Cynewulf of Wessex, Antony I of Constantinople, and Teodato Ipato. Among people deceased in 812, William of Gellone ranks 2. Before him is Staurakios. After him is Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab.

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In France

Among people born in France, William of Gellone ranks 1,658 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacques Dutronc (1943), Émile Coué (1857), Marcel Aymé (1902), Félix Savart (1791), Maria of Montpellier (1182), and Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1942). After him are Jean Dujardin (1972), Roger Etchegaray (1922), Nicolas Sanson (1600), Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine (953), Aymon, Count of Savoy (1291), and Georges Feydeau (1862).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, William of Gellone ranks 81. Before him are John of Matha (1150), Arnaud Amalric (1160), Hugh of Cluny (1024), Caesarius of Arles (470), Thibaud Gaudin (1229), and Felix of Valois (1127). After him are Roger Etchegaray (1922), Valentin Haüy (1745), Abbo of Fleury (945), Jacques de Vitry (1170), Jeanne Guyon (1648), and Julian the Hospitaller (700).

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