1538 - 1607
Cesare Baronio, C.O. (as an author also known as Caesar Baronius; 30 August 1538 – 30 June 1607) was an Italian Oratorian, cardinal and historian of the Catholic Church. His best-known works are his Annales Ecclesiastici ("Ecclesiastical Annals"), which appeared in 12 folio volumes (1588–1607). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Caesar Baronius has received more than 121,706 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Caesar Baronius is the 969th most popular religious figure (down from 871st in 2019), the 1,385th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,295th in 2019) and the 305th most popular Italian Religious Figure.
Caesar Baronius was a Catholic priest and scholar of the Counter-Reformation. He is most famous for his Annales Ecclesiastici, which is a history of the Church from AD 284 to AD 1590.
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Among religious figures, Caesar Baronius ranks 969 out of 2,238. Before him are Theodore of Mopsuestia, Ippolito de' Medici, Eutyches, Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg, Margaret of Cortona, and Alois Hudal. After him are Sebastian Castellio, Veronica Giuliani, Angelo Scola, Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, Lars Levi Laestadius, and Arnaud Amalric.
350 - 428
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 963
1511 - 1535
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 964
380 - 454
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 965
1744 - 1817
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 966
1247 - 1297
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 967
1885 - 1963
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 968
1538 - 1607
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 969
1515 - 1563
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 970
1660 - 1727
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 971
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 972
1517 - 1586
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 973
1800 - 1861
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 974
1160 - 1225
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 975
Among people born in 1538, Caesar Baronius ranks 3. Before him are Charles Borromeo and Christopher Clavius. After him are Diane de France, Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Maeda Toshiie, Matija Gubec, Louis of Nassau, Infanta Maria of Guimarães, Giovanni Battista Guarini, Hōjō Ujimasa, and Ashikaga Yoshihide. Among people deceased in 1607, Caesar Baronius ranks 3. Before him are Domenico Fontana and Alessandro Allori. After him are Anna d'Este, Hans Vredeman de Vries, Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Giorgio Basta, Guidobaldo del Monte, Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst, Jacob van Heemskerck, Luzzasco Luzzaschi, and Bento de Góis.
1538 - 1584
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 1
1538 - 1612
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 2
1538 - 1607
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 3
1538 - 1619
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 4
1538 - 1587
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 5
1538 - 1599
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 6
1538 - 1573
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 7
1538 - 1574
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 8
1538 - 1577
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 9
1538 - 1612
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 10
1538 - 1590
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 11
1538 - 1568
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 12
1543 - 1607
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 1
1535 - 1607
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 2
1538 - 1607
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 3
1531 - 1607
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 4
1527 - 1607
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 5
1566 - 1607
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 6
1550 - 1607
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 7
1545 - 1607
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 8
1563 - 1607
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 9
1567 - 1607
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 10
1545 - 1607
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 11
1562 - 1607
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Caesar Baronius ranks 1,385 out of 4,668. Before him are Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio (1467), Bernardino Ramazzini (1633), Bianca Maria Visconti (1425), Constantius Gallus (325), Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (1490), and Margaret of Cortona (1247). After him are Paolo Ruffini (1765), Andrea Alciato (1492), Veronica Giuliani (1660), Angelo Scola (1941), Battista Farina (1893), and Trota of Salerno (1001).
1467 - 1516
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 1,379
1633 - 1714
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 1,380
1425 - 1468
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 1,381
325 - 354
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 1,382
1490 - 1538
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 1,383
1247 - 1297
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 1,384
1538 - 1607
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 1,385
1765 - 1822
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 1,386
1492 - 1550
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 1,387
1660 - 1727
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 1,388
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 1,389
1893 - 1966
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 1,390
1001 - 1200
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 1,391
Among religious figures born in Italy, Caesar Baronius ranks 305. Before him are Alessandro Valignano (1539), Peter of Verona (1206), Agostino Casaroli (1914), Felix of Cantalice (1515), Ippolito de' Medici (1511), and Margaret of Cortona (1247). After him are Veronica Giuliani (1660), Angelo Scola (1941), Scipione Borghese (1577), Felicitas of Rome (101), Pietro Parolin (1955), and Praxedes (100).
1539 - 1606
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 299
1206 - 1252
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 300
1914 - 1998
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 301
1515 - 1587
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 302
1511 - 1535
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 303
1247 - 1297
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 304
1538 - 1607
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 305
1660 - 1727
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 306
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 307
1577 - 1633
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 308
101 - 165
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 309
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 310
100 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 311