1400 - 1463
Didacus of Alcalá (Spanish: Diego de Alcalá), also known as Diego de San Nicolás, was a Spanish Franciscan lay brother who served as 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 457,600 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Didacus of Alcalá is the 1,186th most popular religious figure (up from 1,331st in 2019), the 573rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 737th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Didacus of Alcalá ranks 1,186 out of 2,238. Before him are Charles de Bourbon, Śāntarakṣita, Jeremias II of Constantinople, Pope Theophilus of Alexandria, Xenia of Saint Petersburg, and Kashyapa. After him are John IV of Constantinople, Nimatullah Kassab, Beatrice of Silva, Marie Laveau, Antipope Victor IV, and Geert Groote.
1523 - 1590
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 1,180
725 - 788
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 1,181
1536 - 1595
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 1,182
310 - 412
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 1,183
1719 - 1803
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 1,184
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 1,185
1400 - 1463
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 1,186
600 - 595
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 1,187
1808 - 1858
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 1,188
1424 - 1492
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 1,189
1801 - 1881
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 1,190
1010 - 1139
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 1,191
1340 - 1384
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 1,192
Among people born in 1400, Didacus of Alcalá ranks 17. Before him are Vladislav II of Wallachia, Hüma Hatun, Ruy González de Clavijo, Jang Yeong-sil, Doukas, and Dabiša of Bosnia. After him are Goharshad Begum, Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia, John, Constable of Portugal, Charles I of Albret, Michael Szilágyi, and Johann Fust. 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 Catherine of Bologna, John IV, Duke of Bavaria, Isidore of Kiev, and Mary of Guelders.
1400 - 1456
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 11
1400 - 1449
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 12
1400 - 1412
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 13
1400 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 14
1400 - 1500
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 15
1400 - 1395
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 16
1400 - 1463
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 17
1400 - 1457
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 18
1400 - 1400
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 19
1400 - 1442
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 20
1400 - 1415
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 21
1400 - 1460
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 22
1400 - 1466
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 23
1431 - 1463
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 1
1404 - 1463
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 2
1438 - 1463
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 3
1408 - 1463
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 4
1418 - 1463
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 5
1388 - 1463
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 6
1400 - 1463
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 7
1413 - 1463
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 8
1437 - 1463
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 9
1385 - 1463
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 10
1434 - 1463
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 11
Among people born in Spain, Didacus of Alcalá ranks 573 out of 2,932. Before him are Juan Carreño de Miranda (1614), Javier Marías (1951), Verónica Forqué (1955), Gilbert Horal (1200), Juan Donoso Cortés (1809), and Abraham Zacuto (1452). After him are Abraham bar Hiyya (1070), Ali ibn Yusuf (1083), Reccared II (650), Sebastián Iradier (1809), Federico Mompou (1893), and Witteric (570).
1614 - 1685
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 567
1951 - 2022
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 568
1955 - 2021
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 569
1200 - 1200
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 570
1809 - 1853
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 571
1452 - 1515
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 572
1400 - 1463
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 573
1070 - 1145
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 574
1083 - 1143
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 575
650 - 621
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 576
1809 - 1865
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 577
1893 - 1987
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 578
570 - 610
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 579
Among religious figures born in Spain, Didacus of Alcalá ranks 44. Before him are Anthony Mary Claret (1807), Fermin (272), Raymond Nonnatus (1204), Junípero Serra (1713), Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (1057), and Theodulf of Orléans (750). After him are Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi (1076), Luis Ladaria Ferrer (1944), Pedro Arrupe (1907), Diego Laynez (1512), Thomas of Villanova (1486), and Eulogius of Córdoba (810).
1807 - 1870
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 38
272 - 303
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 39
1204 - 1240
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 40
1713 - 1784
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 41
1057 - 1093
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 42
750 - 821
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 43
1400 - 1463
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 44
1076 - 1148
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 45
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 46
1907 - 1991
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 47
1512 - 1565
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 48
1486 - 1555
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 49
810 - 859
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 50