1533 - 1611
Antonio Possevino (Antonius Possevinus) (10 July 1533 – 26 February 1611) was a Jesuit protagonist of Counter Reformation as a papal diplomat and a Jesuit controversialist, encyclopedist and bibliographer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antonio Possevino has received more than 40,345 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Antonio Possevino is the 6,872nd most popular politician (up from 7,023rd in 2019), the 1,827th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,906th in 2019) and the 467th most popular Politician.
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Among politicians, Antonio Possevino ranks 6,872 out of 15,577. Before him are Ivan Stephen of Bulgaria, Prince Paul of Württemberg, Clément Mouamba, Bernd Rosemeyer, Kondō Isami, and David VI of Georgia. After him are Sobekhotep III, Bernard I, Duke of Saxony, Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica, Cunipert, Emperor Cheng of Jin, and George Abela.
1300 - 1373
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 6,866
1785 - 1852
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 6,867
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 6,868
1909 - 1938
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 6,869
1834 - 1868
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 6,870
1225 - 1293
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 6,871
1533 - 1611
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 6,872
1800 BC - 1800 BC
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 6,873
950 - 1011
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 6,874
230 BC - 171 BC
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 6,875
660 - 700
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 6,876
321 - 342
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 6,877
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 6,878
Among people born in 1533, Antonio Possevino ranks 17. Before him are Hieronymus Fabricius, Abdullah Khan II, Mōri Terumoto, Claudio Merulo, Eknath, and Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. After him are Anna van Egmont, Alonso de Ercilla, Cornelis Cort, Joachim Beuckelaer, Asakura Yoshikage, and Ōmura Sumitada. Among people deceased in 1611, Antonio Possevino ranks 9. Before him are Tomás Luis de Victoria, Henry Hudson, Bartholomeus Spranger, Charles, Duke of Mayenne, Katō Kiyomasa, and Eleanor de' Medici. After him are Sanada Masayuki, Kuyucu Murad Pasha, Christian II, Elector of Saxony, Nicolas Henri, Duke of Orléans, Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, and Ernest II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
1533 - 1619
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 11
1533 - 1598
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 12
1533 - 1625
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 13
1533 - 1604
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 14
1533 - 1599
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 15
1533 - 1550
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 16
1533 - 1611
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 17
1533 - 1558
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 18
1533 - 1594
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 19
1533 - 1578
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 20
1533 - 1573
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 21
1533 - 1573
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 22
1533 - 1587
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 23
1548 - 1611
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 3
1570 - 1611
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 4
1546 - 1611
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 5
1554 - 1611
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 6
1561 - 1611
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 7
1567 - 1611
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 8
1533 - 1611
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 9
1547 - 1611
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 10
1530 - 1611
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 11
1583 - 1611
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 12
1607 - 1611
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 13
1563 - 1611
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 14
1564 - 1611
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 15
Among people born in Italy, Antonio Possevino ranks 1,827 out of 4,668. Before him are Peter II, Count of Savoy (1203), Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius (-130), Lucius Verginius Rufus (14), Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy (1914), Catherine of Bologna (1413), and Saint Fabiola (400). After him are Nanni Moretti (1953), Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica (-230), Joseph Freinademetz (1852), Saint Homobonus (1117), Carlo Maria Martini (1927), and Ottavio Piccolomini (1599).
1203 - 1268
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,821
130 BC - 63 BC
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,822
14 - 97
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 1,823
1914 - 2001
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 1,824
1413 - 1463
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 1,825
400 - 399
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 1,826
1533 - 1611
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 1,827
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 1,828
230 BC - 171 BC
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 1,829
1852 - 1908
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 1,830
1117 - 1197
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 1,831
1927 - 2012
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 1,832
1599 - 1656
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 1,833
Among politicians born in Italy, Antonio Possevino ranks 467. Before him are Lucius Licinius Crassus (-140), Louis, King of Sicily (1338), Junio Valerio Borghese (1906), Peter II, Count of Savoy (1203), Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius (-130), and Lucius Verginius Rufus (14). After him are Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica (-230), Ippolito II d'Este (1509), Adaloald (602), Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este (1782), Gaius Cassius Longinus Varus (-115), and Archduke Alexander Leopold of Austria (1772).
140 BC - 91 BC
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 461
1338 - 1355
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 462
1906 - 1974
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 463
1203 - 1268
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 464
130 BC - 63 BC
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 465
14 - 97
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 466
1533 - 1611
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 467
230 BC - 171 BC
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 468
1509 - 1572
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 469
602 - 628
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 470
1782 - 1863
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 471
115 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 472
1772 - 1795
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 473