RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Carlo Maria Martini

1927 - 2012

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Carlo Maria Martini (15 February 1927 – 31 August 2012) was an Italian Jesuit, cardinal of the Catholic Church and a Biblical scholar. He was Archbishop of Milan from 1980 to 2004 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983. A towering intellectual figure of the Roman Catholic Church, Martini was the liberal contender for the Papacy in the 2005 conclave, following the death of Pope John Paul II. According to highly placed Vatican sources, Martini received more votes in the first round than Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the conservative candidate: 40 to 38. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carlo Maria Martini has received more than 240,252 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Carlo Maria Martini is the 1,326th most popular religious figure (down from 1,250th in 2019), the 1,948th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,827th in 2019) and the 358th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Carlo Maria Martini is most famous for his work as a Cardinal, but he was also a theologian and philosopher. He served as the Archbishop of Milan from 1980 to 2002. He was also a member of the Pontifical Council for Culture and the Pontifical Council for the Laity.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Carlo Maria Martini has had the most page views in the with 40,083 views, followed by English (25,735), and Spanish (7,360). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Lombard (83.17%), Basque (73.54%), and Kapampangan (46.79%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Carlo Maria Martini ranks 1,326 out of 3,187. Before him are John of Montecorvino, Louis Massignon, Bernard de Montfaucon, Cassian of Imola, Macrina the Younger, and Lidwina. After him are Andrew Bobola, Renato Martino, Raymonde de Laroche, Andrew Avellino, Brigid of Kildare, and Meher Baba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Carlo Maria Martini ranks 115. Before him are Zbigniew Cybulski, Lee Grant, Óscar Míguez, Robert Plutchik, Paul Badura-Skoda, and Andy Williams. After him are Vasile Milea, Mikhail Ulyanov, Raymond Chow, Pierre Henry, Vladimir Shatalov, and Gabdulkhay Akhatov. Among people deceased in 2012, Carlo Maria Martini ranks 102. Before him are Vidal Sassoon, Włodzimierz Smolarek, Alfred Schmidt, Lina Romay, Andy Williams, and Nora Ephron. After him are Scott McKenzie, Gitta Sereny, Charles Durning, Félix Miélli Venerando, Svetozar Gligorić, and Bal Thackeray.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Carlo Maria Martini ranks 1,948 out of 5,161. Before him are Margaret of Durazzo (1347), Paolo Veneziano (1300), Angelo Moriondo (1851), John of Montecorvino (1246), Mia Martini (1947), and Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro (1853). After him are Isa Miranda (1909), Renato Martino (1932), Bonanno Pisano (1150), Francesco Maria Veracini (1690), Andrew Avellino (1521), and Daniele De Rossi (1983).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Carlo Maria Martini ranks 358. Before him are Vitalis of Milan (null), Giuseppe Bertello (1942), Ercole Consalvi (1757), Pietro I Orseolo (928), Teobaldo Boccapecci (1100), and John of Montecorvino (1246). After him are Renato Martino (1932), Andrew Avellino (1521), Virginia Centurione Bracelli (1587), Emerentiana (250), Joseph Freinademetz (1852), and Giuseppe Siri (1906).

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