1505 - 1577
Andrea Amati was a luthier, from Cremona, Italy. Amati is credited with making the first instruments of the violin family that are in the form we use today. Several of his instruments survive to the present day, and some of them can still be played. Many of the surviving instruments were among a consignment of 38 instruments delivered to Charles IX of France in 1564. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrea Amati has received more than 149,066 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Andrea Amati is the 760th most popular religious figure (up from 770th in 2019), the 1,013th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,132nd in 2019) and the 267th most popular Italian Religious Figure.
Andrea Amati is most famous for being the first violin maker to produce violins with a scroll that was curved.
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Among religious figures, Andrea Amati ranks 760 out of 2,238. Before him are Onesimus, Nectarios of Aegina, John Mott, Papias of Hierapolis, Emma Morano, and Nikephoros I of Constantinople. After him are Karmapa, Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Saint Cajetan, Robert de Sorbon, and Adnan.
1 - 90
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 754
1846 - 1920
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 755
1865 - 1955
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 756
70 - 100
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 757
1899 - 2017
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 758
758 - 828
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 759
1505 - 1577
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 760
1924 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 761
1929 - 2008
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 762
1626 - 1667
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 763
1480 - 1547
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 764
1201 - 1274
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 765
122 BC - Present
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 766
Among people born in 1505, Andrea Amati ranks 3. Before him are Sokollu Mehmed Pasha and Mary of Hungary. After him are Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg, Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, Michel de l'Hôpital, Christine of Saxony, Mikołaj Rej, Christoph Amberger, Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha, Nikolaus Federmann, and Juan de Valdés. Among people deceased in 1577, Andrea Amati ranks 3. Before him are Eric XIV of Sweden and Ismail II. After him are Devlet I Giray, Şah Sultan, Anna of Saxony, Pedro Nunes, Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu, Infanta Maria of Guimarães, Alvise I Mocenigo, Scipione Rebiba, and Gjon Buzuku.
1505 - 1579
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 1
1505 - 1558
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 2
1505 - 1577
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 3
1505 - 1571
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 4
1505 - 1542
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 5
1505 - 1573
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 6
1505 - 1549
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 7
1505 - 1569
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 8
1505 - 1562
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 9
1505 - 1602
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 10
1505 - 1542
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 11
1505 - 1541
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 12
1533 - 1577
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 1
1533 - 1577
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 2
1505 - 1577
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 3
1512 - 1577
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 4
1544 - 1577
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 5
1544 - 1577
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 6
1502 - 1577
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 7
1521 - 1577
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 8
1538 - 1577
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 9
1507 - 1577
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 10
1504 - 1577
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 11
1499 - 1577
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Andrea Amati ranks 1,013 out of 4,668. Before him are Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon (1249), Francesco Albani (1578), Roberto Cavalli (1940), Rosalba Carriera (1673), Emma Morano (1899), and Giambattista della Porta (1535). After him are Michele Placido (1946), Alberto Sordi (1920), Charles III, Duke of Parma (1823), Alessandro Algardi (1595), Pietro Locatelli (1695), and Cosimo Rosselli (1439).
1249 - 1302
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 1,007
1578 - 1660
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 1,008
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 1,009
1673 - 1757
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 1,010
1899 - 2017
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 1,011
1535 - 1615
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 1,012
1505 - 1577
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 1,013
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 1,014
1920 - 2003
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 1,015
1823 - 1854
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 1,016
1595 - 1654
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 1,017
1695 - 1764
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 1,018
1439 - 1507
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 1,019
Among religious figures born in Italy, Andrea Amati ranks 267. Before him are Frances of Rome (1384), Hippolytus of Rome (170), Melania the Younger (383), Antipope Nicholas V (1260), Romuald (951), and Emma Morano (1899). After him are Saint Cajetan (1480), Antipope Boniface VII (1000), Angela of Foligno (1248), Saint Susanna (280), Gemma Galgani (1878), and Giuseppe Moscati (1880).
1384 - 1440
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 261
170 - 235
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 262
383 - 439
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 263
1260 - 1333
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 264
951 - 1027
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 265
1899 - 2017
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 266
1505 - 1577
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 267
1480 - 1547
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 268
1000 - 985
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 269
1248 - 1309
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 270
280 - 295
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 271
1878 - 1903
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 272
1880 - 1927
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 273