1927 - 2021
Eduardo Martínez Somalo (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈðwaɾ.ðo maɾˈtineθ/maɾˈtines soˈmalo]; 31 March 1927 – 10 August 2021) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who spent most of his career in the Roman Curia, first in the Secretariat of State from 1956 to 1975 and from 1979 to 1988, and then leading two of its principal dicasteries: the Congregation for Divine Worship from 1988 to 1992 and the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life from 1992 to 2004. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eduardo Martínez Somalo has received more than 90,965 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Eduardo Martínez Somalo is the 821st most popular religious figure (up from 1,014th in 2019), the 311th most popular biography from Spain (up from 477th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 821 out of 2,238. Before him are Nicolaus Zinzendorf, Vilna Gaon, Saint Malachy, Mammes of Caesarea, Haran, and Rashid Rida. After him are Saint Maurus, Antipope Dioscorus, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Apollinaris of Ravenna, Romano Guardini, and Malik al-Ashtar.
1700 - 1760
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 815
1720 - 1797
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 816
1094 - 1148
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 817
259 - 275
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 818
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 819
1865 - 1935
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 820
1927 - 2021
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 821
512 - 587
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 822
500 - 530
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 823
1659 - 1719
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 824
101 - 75
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 825
1885 - 1968
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 826
585 - 658
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 827
Among people born in 1927, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 54. Before him are Hans-Dietrich Genscher, George Andrew Olah, Lois Maxwell, Daniel Keyes, Phil Hill, and Robert Noyce. After him are Sydney Brenner, John Vane, Harry Mulisch, Jacques Mayol, Maurice Ronet, and Raúl Alfonsín. Among people deceased in 2021, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 73. Before him are Norodom Ranariddh, Kåre Willoch, Bernard Tapie, Jean-Claude Carrière, Hal Holbrook, and Giampiero Boniperti. After him are Nelson Freire, Richard Donner, Ei-ichi Negishi, János Kornai, Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, and Joan Didion.
1927 - 2016
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 48
1927 - 2017
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 49
1927 - 2007
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 50
1927 - 2014
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 51
1927 - 2008
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 52
1927 - 1990
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 53
1927 - 2021
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 54
1927 - 2019
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 55
1927 - 2004
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 56
1927 - 2010
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 57
1927 - 2001
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 58
1927 - 1983
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 59
1927 - 2009
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 60
1944 - 2021
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 67
1928 - 2021
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 68
1943 - 2021
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 69
1931 - 2021
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 70
1925 - 2021
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 71
1928 - 2021
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 72
1927 - 2021
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 73
1944 - 2021
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 74
1930 - 2021
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 75
1935 - 2021
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 76
1928 - 2021
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 77
1943 - 2021
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 78
1934 - 2021
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 79
Among people born in Spain, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 311 out of 2,932. Before him are Prudentius (348), Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1877), Ildefons Cerdà (1815), Iker Casillas (1981), Sancho VII of Navarre (1154), and Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī (1029). After him are Ferdinand II of León (1137), Blanche II of Navarre (1424), Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453), Al-Hakam I (770), Jorge Semprún (1923), and Bernardino de Sahagún (1499).
348 - 413
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 305
1877 - 1949
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 306
1815 - 1876
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 307
1981 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 308
1154 - 1234
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 309
1029 - 1087
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 310
1927 - 2021
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 311
1137 - 1188
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 312
1424 - 1464
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 313
1453 - 1515
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 314
770 - 822
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 315
1923 - 2011
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 316
1499 - 1590
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 317
Among religious figures born in Spain, Eduardo Martínez Somalo ranks 24. Before him are Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía (1510), Joan Enric Vives Sicília (1949), Eulalia of Mérida (290), Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (1626), Raymond of Penyafort (1175), and Francisco Álvarez Martínez (1925). After him are Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436), Isidore the Laborer (1080), Diego de Landa (1524), Peter of Alcantara (1499), John of Ávila (1500), and Antipope Clement VIII (1370).
1510 - 1572
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 18
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 19
290 - 304
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 20
1626 - 1667
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 21
1175 - 1275
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 22
1925 - 2022
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 23
1927 - 2021
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 24
1436 - 1517
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 25
1080 - 1130
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 26
1524 - 1579
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 27
1499 - 1562
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 28
1500 - 1569
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 29
1370 - 1447
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 30