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The following is a list of popes who were VIIIs:

Innocent VIII

Boniface VIII

Urban VIII

Benedict VIII

John VIII

Clement VIII

Gregory VIII

Leo VIII

Pius VIII

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Pope Urban has been used by 8 popes.

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