RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Didacus of Alcalá
1400 - 1463
Didacus of Alcalá
Didacus of Alcalá (Spanish: Diego de Alcalá), also known as Diego de San Nicolás, was a Spanish Franciscan lay brother who served among the first group of missionaries to the newly conquered Canary Islands. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Didacus of Alcalá has received more than 486,387 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Didacus of Alcalá is the 1,058th most popular religious figure (up from 1,177th in 2019), the 494th most popular biography from Spain (up from 573rd in 2019) and the 36th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
490k
Page Views (PV)
58.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
4.18
Effective Languages (L*)
2.51
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Didacus of Alcalá ranks 1,058 out of 3,187. Before him are Guru Arjan, Thibaud Gaudin, Felix of Valois, Muslim ibn Aqil, William of Gellone, and Roger Etchegaray. After him are Jayadeva, Merytre-Hatshepsut, Fausto Sozzini, Sergio Sebastiani, Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, and Margaret of Cortona.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGuru Arjan
1563 - 1606
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 1,052
Thibaud Gaudin
1229 - 1292
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 1,053
Felix of Valois
1127 - 1212
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 1,054
Muslim ibn Aqil
650 - 680
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 1,055
William of Gellone
750 - 812
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 1,056
Roger Etchegaray
1922 - 2019
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 1,057
Didacus of Alcalá
1400 - 1463
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 1,058
Jayadeva
1170 - 1245
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 1,059
Merytre-Hatshepsut
1500 BC - 1425 BC
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 1,060
Fausto Sozzini
1539 - 1604
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 1,061
Sergio Sebastiani
1931 - 2024
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 1,062
Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi
1566 - 1607
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 1,063
Margaret of Cortona
1247 - 1297
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,064
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1400, Didacus of Alcalá ranks 10. Before him are Gilles Binchois, Gennadius Scholarius, Hüma Hatun, Filarete, Ruy González de Clavijo, and Konrad Witz. After him are Alexander I of Moldavia, Dabiša of Bosnia, Ausiàs March, Vladislav II of Wallachia, Goharshad Begum, and Helena of Bulgaria, Empress of Serbia. Among people deceased in 1463, Didacus of Alcalá ranks 7. Before him are François Villon, Marie of Anjou, Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia, David of Trebizond, Albert VI, Archduke of Austria, and Flavio Biondo. After him are Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici, Catherine of Bologna, Isidore of Kiev, John IV, Duke of Bavaria, and Mary of Guelders.
Others Born in 1400
Go to all RankingsGilles Binchois
COMPOSER
1400 - 1460
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 4
Gennadius Scholarius
PHILOSOPHER
1400 - 1473
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 5
Hüma Hatun
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1449
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 6
Filarete
ARCHITECT
1400 - 1469
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 7
Ruy González de Clavijo
WRITER
1400 - 1412
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 8
Konrad Witz
PAINTER
1400 - 1446
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 9
Didacus of Alcalá
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1400 - 1463
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 10
Alexander I of Moldavia
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1432
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 11
Dabiša of Bosnia
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1395
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 12
Ausiàs March
WRITER
1400 - 1459
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 13
Vladislav II of Wallachia
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1456
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 14
Goharshad Begum
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1457
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 15
Helena of Bulgaria, Empress of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1374
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1463
Go to all RankingsFrançois Villon
WRITER
1431 - 1463
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 1
Marie of Anjou
COMPANION
1404 - 1463
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 2
Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia
POLITICIAN
1438 - 1463
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 3
David of Trebizond
POLITICIAN
1408 - 1463
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 4
Albert VI, Archduke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1418 - 1463
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 5
Flavio Biondo
HISTORIAN
1388 - 1463
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 6
Didacus of Alcalá
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1400 - 1463
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 7
Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici
BUSINESSPERSON
1421 - 1463
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 8
Catherine of Bologna
WRITER
1413 - 1463
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 9
Isidore of Kiev
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1385 - 1463
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 10
John IV, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1437 - 1463
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 11
Mary of Guelders
COMPANION
1434 - 1463
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 12
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Didacus of Alcalá ranks 494 out of 3,355. Before him are Al-Mundhir of Córdoba (842), Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias (1571), Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias (1657), Alfonso IV of León (890), Rafael Alberti (1902), and Guti (1976). After him are Juan Prim, 1st Count of Reus (1814), Tulga (622), Santiago Carrillo (1915), Salvador Puig Antich (1948), Lorenzo Sanz (1943), and García Ramírez of Navarre (1110).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsAl-Mundhir of Córdoba
POLITICIAN
842 - 888
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 488
Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias
POLITICIAN
1571 - 1578
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 489
Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias
POLITICIAN
1657 - 1661
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 490
Alfonso IV of León
POLITICIAN
890 - 933
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 491
Rafael Alberti
WRITER
1902 - 1999
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 492
Guti
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 493
Didacus of Alcalá
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1400 - 1463
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 494
Juan Prim, 1st Count of Reus
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1870
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 495
Tulga
POLITICIAN
622 - 642
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 496
Santiago Carrillo
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2012
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 497
Salvador Puig Antich
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - 1974
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 498
Lorenzo Sanz
BUSINESSPERSON
1943 - 2020
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 499
García Ramírez of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1110 - 1150
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 500
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain
Among religious figures born in Spain, Didacus of Alcalá ranks 36. Before him are Anthony Mary Claret (1807), Antipope Clement VIII (1370), Peter Claver (1581), Hermenegild (564), Raymond Nonnatus (1204), and Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (1643). After him are Diego de Landa (1524), Beatus of Liébana (730), Fermin (272), Luis Ladaria Ferrer (1944), Clemente Domínguez y Gómez (1946), and Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (1057).
Anthony Mary Claret
1807 - 1870
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 30
Antipope Clement VIII
1370 - 1446
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 31
Peter Claver
1581 - 1654
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 32
Hermenegild
564 - 585
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 33
Raymond Nonnatus
1204 - 1240
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 34
Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado
1643 - 1731
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 35
Didacus of Alcalá
1400 - 1463
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 36
Diego de Landa
1524 - 1579
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 37
Beatus of Liébana
730 - 798
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 38
Fermin
272 - 303
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 39
Luis Ladaria Ferrer
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 40
Clemente Domínguez y Gómez
1946 - 2005
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 41
Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy
1057 - 1093
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 42