1878 - 1903
Gemma Umberta Maria Galgani (12 March 1878 – 11 April 1903), also known as Gemma of Lucca, was an Italian mystic, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church since 1940. She has been called the "daughter of the Passion" because of her profound imitation of the Passion of Christ. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gemma Galgani has received more than 690,444 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Gemma Galgani is the 758th most popular religious figure (down from 689th in 2019), the 1,070th most popular biography from Italy (down from 931st in 2019) and the 272nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.
Gemma Galgani is most famous for her ability to eat large amounts of food without gaining weight.
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Among religious figures, Gemma Galgani ranks 758 out of 2,238. Before her are Arnulf of Metz, Mary of Bethany, Lucile Randon, Saint Susanna, Bruno of Querfurt, and Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia. After her are Mikao Usui, Abdullah ibn Saba', Sun Myung Moon, William of Gellone, Hans Egede, and Agabus.
582 - 641
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 752
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 753
1904 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 754
280 - 295
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 755
970 - 1009
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 756
300 - 306
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 757
1878 - 1903
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 758
1865 - 1926
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 759
700 - 700
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 760
1920 - 2012
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 761
750 - 812
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 762
1686 - 1758
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 763
100 - 100
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 764
Among people born in 1878, Gemma Galgani ranks 22. Before her are Paul Reynaud, Milan Nedić, Iwane Matsui, Gustav Radbruch, Princess Ingeborg of Denmark, and Shigeru Yoshida. After her are Louis Chevrolet, Yakov Yurovsky, Eileen Gray, Alexander von Falkenhausen, Elizabeth Arden, and Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria. Among people deceased in 1903, Gemma Galgani ranks 17. Before her are Otto Weininger, Hugo Wolf, Gotse Delchev, Calamity Jane, Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, and James Abbott McNeill Whistler. After her are Vasily Dokuchaev, Draga Mašin, Camillo Sitte, Richard Jordan Gatling, Marcel Renault, and Sabino Arana.
1878 - 1966
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 16
1878 - 1946
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 17
1878 - 1948
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 18
1878 - 1949
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 19
1878 - 1958
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 20
1878 - 1967
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 21
1878 - 1903
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 22
1878 - 1941
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 23
1878 - 1938
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 24
1878 - 1976
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 25
1878 - 1966
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 26
1878 - 1966
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 27
1878 - 1960
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 28
1880 - 1903
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 11
1860 - 1903
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 12
1872 - 1903
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 13
1852 - 1903
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 14
1831 - 1903
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 15
1834 - 1903
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 16
1878 - 1903
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 17
1846 - 1903
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 18
1864 - 1903
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 19
1843 - 1903
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 20
1818 - 1903
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 21
1872 - 1903
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 22
1865 - 1903
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 23
Among people born in Italy, Gemma Galgani ranks 1,070 out of 4,668. Before her are Tigellinus (10), Johann Maria Farina (1685), Barbara Strozzi (1619), Maria Theresa of Savoy (1756), Sandro Mazzola (1942), and Daniele da Volterra (1509). After her are Giacomo Carissimi (1605), Giacomo Matteotti (1885), Sebastian Cabot (1484), Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal (1589), Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920), and Francesco Geminiani (1687).
10 - 69
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 1,064
1685 - 1766
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 1,065
1619 - 1677
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 1,066
1756 - 1805
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 1,067
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 1,068
1509 - 1566
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 1,069
1878 - 1903
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 1,070
1605 - 1674
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 1,071
1885 - 1924
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 1,072
1484 - 1557
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 1,073
1589 - 1655
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 1,074
1920 - 1995
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1,075
1687 - 1762
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 1,076
Among religious figures born in Italy, Gemma Galgani ranks 272. Before her are Emma Morano (1899), Andrea Amati (1505), Saint Cajetan (1480), Antipope Boniface VII (1000), Angela of Foligno (1248), and Saint Susanna (280). After her are Giuseppe Moscati (1880), Juliana of Nicomedia (285), Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1788), Giovanni Battista Re (1934), Saint Maurus (512), and Romano Guardini (1885).
1899 - 2017
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 266
1505 - 1577
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 267
1480 - 1547
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 268
1000 - 985
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 269
1248 - 1309
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 270
280 - 295
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 271
1878 - 1903
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 272
1880 - 1927
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 273
285 - 304
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 274
1788 - 1831
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 275
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 276
512 - 587
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 277
1885 - 1968
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 278