1564 - 1631
Federico Borromeo (Italian: [fedeˈriːko borroˈmɛːo]; 18 August 1564 – 21 September 1631) was an Italian cardinal and Archbishop of Milan, a prominent figure of Counter-Reformation in Italy. Federico was a hero of the plague of 1630, described in Alessandro Manzoni's historical novel, The Betrothed. He was a great patron of the arts and founded the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, one of the first free public libraries in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Federico Borromeo has received more than 79,880 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Federico Borromeo is the 1,584th most popular religious figure (down from 1,418th in 2019), the 2,315th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,225th in 2019) and the 394th most popular Italian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Federico Borromeo ranks 1,584 out of 2,238. Before him are Tlacaelel, Jehoiada, Yijing, Lawrence Justinian, Taisen Deshimaru, and Ippolito d'Este. After him are Nicolaus Olahus, Zadok, Dagobert of Pisa, Plutarch of Byzantium, Willibald, and Cuthbert.
1397 - 1487
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 1,578
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 1,579
635 - 713
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 1,580
1381 - 1456
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 1,581
1914 - 1982
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 1,582
1479 - 1520
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 1,583
1564 - 1631
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 1,584
1493 - 1568
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 1,585
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 1,586
1100 - 1107
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 1,587
100 - 105
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 1,588
700 - 787
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 1,589
635 - 687
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 1,590
Among people born in 1564, Federico Borromeo ranks 14. Before him are Ahmad Sirhindi, Francisco Pacheco, Hans Leo Hassler, Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Joos de Momper, and Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Ferrara. After him are John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, Ernest II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Pedro Páez. Among people deceased in 1631, Federico Borromeo ranks 10. Before him are Constance of Austria, Willem Janszoon, Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, and Michael Maestlin. After him are Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Katō Yoshiaki, Nicolò Contarini, and Michael Drayton.
1564 - 1624
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 8
1564 - 1644
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 9
1564 - 1612
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 10
1564 - 1613
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 11
1564 - 1635
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 12
1564 - 1618
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 13
1564 - 1631
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 14
1564 - 1633
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 15
1564 - 1611
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 16
1564 - 1622
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 17
1588 - 1631
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 4
1570 - 1631
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 5
1589 - 1631
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 6
1557 - 1631
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 7
1609 - 1631
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 8
1550 - 1631
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 9
1564 - 1631
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 10
1569 - 1631
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 11
1563 - 1631
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 12
1553 - 1631
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 13
1563 - 1631
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 14
Among people born in Italy, Federico Borromeo ranks 2,315 out of 4,668. Before him are Giovanna Garzoni (1600), Franco Basaglia (1924), Alessandro Baricco (1958), Félix Fénéon (1861), Quintus Caecilius Metellus (-300), and Ippolito d'Este (1479). After him are Bernardo Buontalenti (1531), Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1855), Sikelgaita (1040), Spurius Cassius Viscellinus (-540), Artemio Franchi (1922), and Dagobert of Pisa (1100).
1600 - 1670
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 2,309
1924 - 1980
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 2,310
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 2,311
1861 - 1944
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 2,312
300 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 2,313
1479 - 1520
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 2,314
1564 - 1631
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 2,315
1531 - 1608
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 2,316
1855 - 1874
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 2,317
1040 - 1090
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 2,318
540 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 2,319
1922 - 1983
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 2,320
1100 - 1107
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 2,321
Among religious figures born in Italy, Federico Borromeo ranks 394. Before him are Giovanni Lajolo (1935), Gaudentius of Brescia (327), Pietro Riario (1447), Antonio Quarracino (1923), Lawrence Justinian (1381), and Ippolito d'Este (1479). After him are Dagobert of Pisa (1100), Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499), Olimpia Maidalchini (1591), Scipione Rebiba (1504), Antipope Callixtus III (null), and Vigilius of Trent (355).
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 388
327 - 410
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 389
1447 - 1474
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 390
1923 - 1998
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 391
1381 - 1456
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 392
1479 - 1520
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 393
1564 - 1631
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 394
1100 - 1107
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 395
1499 - 1562
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 396
1591 - 1657
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 397
1504 - 1577
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 398
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 399
355 - 405
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 400