RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Alessandro Farnese
1520 - 1589
Alessandro Farnese
Alessandro Farnese (5 October 1520 – 2 March 1589), an Italian cardinal and diplomat and a great collector and patron of the arts, was the grandson of Pope Paul III (who also bore the name Alessandro Farnese), and the son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, who was murdered in 1547. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alessandro Farnese has received more than 22,081 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Alessandro Farnese is the 941st most popular religious figure (down from 939th in 2019).
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
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Effective Languages (L*)
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Alessandro Farnese ranks 941 out of 2,238. Before him are José Freire Falcão, Heinrich Bullinger, Antipope Victor IV, Jacob Frank, Bavo of Ghent, and Gotthard of Hildesheim. After him are Joseph Franklin Rutherford, Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam, Paul of Samosata, Jacob Sprenger, Jorge Medina, and Mariam Baouardy.
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José Freire Falcão
1925 - 2021
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 935
Heinrich Bullinger
1504 - 1575
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 936
Antipope Victor IV
1095 - 1164
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 937
Jacob Frank
1726 - 1791
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 938
Bavo of Ghent
589 - 654
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 939
Gotthard of Hildesheim
960 - 1038
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 940
Alessandro Farnese
1520 - 1589
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 941
Joseph Franklin Rutherford
1869 - 1942
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 942
Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 943
Paul of Samosata
200 - 275
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 944
Jacob Sprenger
1435 - 1495
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 945
Jorge Medina
1926 - 2021
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 946
Mariam Baouardy
1846 - 1878
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 947
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1520, Alessandro Farnese ranks 8. Before him are Pope Sixtus V, Sigismund II Augustus, Vincenzo Galilei, Barbara Radziwiłł, Koca Sinan Pasha, and Christophe Plantin. After him are Madeleine of Valois, Matthias Flacius, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, Thoinot Arbeau, Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine, and Moses Isserles. Among people deceased in 1589, Alessandro Farnese ranks 5. Before him are Catherine de' Medici, Henry III of France, Jacques Clément, and Christophe Plantin. After him are Benedict the Moor, Johannes Sturm, Anna Maria of the Palatinate, Bernard Palissy, Michael Baius, Jean-Antoine de Baïf, and Heo Nanseolheon.
Others Born in 1520
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Pope Sixtus V
1520 - 1590
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 2
Sigismund II Augustus
1520 - 1572
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 3
Vincenzo Galilei
1520 - 1591
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 4
Barbara Radziwiłł
1520 - 1551
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 5
Koca Sinan Pasha
1520 - 1596
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 6
Christophe Plantin
1520 - 1589
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 7
Alessandro Farnese
1520 - 1589
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 8
Madeleine of Valois
1520 - 1537
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 9
Matthias Flacius
1520 - 1575
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 10
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
1520 - 1598
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 11
Thoinot Arbeau
1520 - 1595
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 12
Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine
1520 - 1580
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 13
Moses Isserles
1520 - 1572
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1589
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Catherine de' Medici
1519 - 1589
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 1
Henry III of France
1551 - 1589
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 2
Jacques Clément
1567 - 1589
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 3
Christophe Plantin
1520 - 1589
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 4
Alessandro Farnese
1520 - 1589
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 5
Benedict the Moor
1526 - 1589
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 6
Johannes Sturm
1507 - 1589
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 7
Anna Maria of the Palatinate
1561 - 1589
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 8
Bernard Palissy
1510 - 1589
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 9
Michael Baius
1513 - 1589
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 10
Jean-Antoine de Baïf
1532 - 1589
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 11
Heo Nanseolheon
1563 - 1589
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 12
