1473 - 1536
Cecilia Gallerani (Italian pronunciation: [tʃeˈtʃiːlja ɡalleˈraːni]; 1473 – 1536), born in Siena, Republic of Siena, was the favourite and most celebrated of the many mistresses of Ludovico Sforza, known as Lodovico il Moro, Duke of Milan. She is best known as the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's painting The Lady with an Ermine (circa 1489). While posing for the painting, she invited Leonardo, who at the time was working as court artist for Sforza, to meetings at which Milanese intellectuals discussed philosophy and other subjects. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cecilia Gallerani has received more than 262,065 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Cecilia Gallerani is the 31st most popular celebrity (down from 26th in 2019), the 1,219th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,076th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Celebrity.
Cecilia Gallerani was a mistress of Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan. She is most famous for being Leonardo da Vinci's muse and the subject of his painting Lady with an Ermine.
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Among celebrities, Cecilia Gallerani ranks 31 out of 184. Before her are Chandra Bahadur Dangi, Peggy Guggenheim, Dodi Fayed, Mary Anning, Marie Duplessis, and Rosemary Kennedy. After her are Mehran Karimi Nasseri, Sarah Knauss, Jean-Marie Loret, Besarion Jughashvili, Armi Kuusela, and Albert Pierrepoint.
1939 - 2015
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 25
1898 - 1979
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 26
1955 - 1997
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 27
1799 - 1847
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 28
1824 - 1847
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 29
1918 - 2005
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 30
1473 - 1536
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 31
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 32
1880 - 1999
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 33
1918 - 1985
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 34
1850 - 1909
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 35
1934 - Present
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 36
1905 - 1992
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 37
Among people born in 1473, Cecilia Gallerani ranks 9. Before her are James IV of Scotland, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, Thomas Wolsey, Georg von Frundsberg, John Corvinus, and Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales. After her are Hans Burgkmair, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, and James III of Cyprus. Among people deceased in 1536, Cecilia Gallerani ranks 10. Before her are Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, Germaine of Foix, Francis III, Duke of Brittany, William Tyndale, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, and Baldassare Peruzzi. After her are John of Leiden, Garcilaso de la Vega, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Gil Vicente, Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Felice della Rovere.
1473 - 1513
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 3
1473 - 1483
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 4
1473 - 1530
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 5
1473 - 1528
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 6
1473 - 1504
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 7
1473 - 1484
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 8
1473 - 1536
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 9
1473 - 1531
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 10
1473 - 1541
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 11
1473 - 1541
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 12
1473 - 1554
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 13
1473 - Present
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 14
1493 - 1536
HPI: 82.24
Rank: 4
1488 - 1536
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 5
1518 - 1536
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 6
1494 - 1536
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 7
1504 - 1536
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 8
1481 - 1536
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 9
1473 - 1536
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 10
1509 - 1536
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 11
1501 - 1536
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 12
1519 - 1536
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 13
1465 - 1536
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 14
1460 - 1536
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 15
1483 - 1536
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 16
Among people born in Italy, Cecilia Gallerani ranks 1,219 out of 4,088. Before her are Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany (1663), Andrea Solari (1460), Vittorino da Feltre (1378), Giuseppe Castiglione (1688), Eleanor de' Medici (1567), and Luigi Einaudi (1874). After her are Stefano di Giovanni (1392), Francis V, Duke of Modena (1819), Giovanni il Popolano (1467), Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius (-130), Giovanni Boldini (1842), and Princess Mafalda of Savoy (1902).
1663 - 1713
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 1,213
1460 - 1524
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 1,214
1378 - 1446
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 1,215
1688 - 1766
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 1,216
1567 - 1611
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 1,217
1874 - 1961
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 1,218
1473 - 1536
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 1,219
1392 - 1450
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 1,220
1819 - 1875
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 1,221
1467 - 1498
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 1,222
130 BC - 63 BC
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 1,223
1842 - 1931
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 1,224
1902 - 1944
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 1,225
Among celebrities born in Italy, Cecilia Gallerani ranks 5. Before her are Ötzi (-3345), Lisa del Giocondo (1479), Simonetta Vespucci (1453), and Rosalia Lombardo (1918). After her are Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione (1837) and Milena Miconi (1971).
3345 BC - 3255 BC
HPI: 83.64
Rank: 1
1479 - 1542
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 2
1453 - 1476
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 3
1918 - 1920
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 4
1473 - 1536
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 5
1837 - 1899
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 6
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 7