RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Gianna Beretta Molla

1922 - 1962

Photo of Gianna Beretta Molla

Icon of person Gianna Beretta Molla

Gianna Beretta Molla (4 October 1922 – 28 April 1962) was an Italian Catholic pediatrician. Although aware of possible fatal consequences, Molla refused both an abortion and a hysterectomy during her pregnancy with her fourth child in order to preserve the child's life. Molla's medical career followed the teachings of the Catholic Church; she believed in following her conscience while coming to the aid of others who required assistance. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gianna Beretta Molla has received more than 756,226 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Gianna Beretta Molla is the 1,150th most popular religious figure (down from 998th in 2019), the 1,677th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,448th in 2019) and the 333rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Gianna Beretta Molla was a doctor who was killed in the 1980 Bologna bombing.

Memorability Metrics

  • 760k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Gianna Beretta Molla ranks 1,150 out of 3,187. Before her are Annie Chapman, Sultan Walad, Vincent of Lérins, Eisai, Maria Branyas, and Pier Giorgio Frassati. After her are Medardus, George Hamartolos, Maria Celeste, Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova, Cláudio Hummes, and Meletius of Antioch.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Gianna Beretta Molla ranks 100. Before her are Jean-Pierre Rampal, Salvatore Giuliano, Sven Nykvist, Jonas Mekas, Michael Cacoyannis, and Alistair MacLean. After her are José Froilán González, Shigeru Mizuki, Carl Reiner, Egon Bahr, Ferenc Deák, and Miloš Jakeš. Among people deceased in 1962, Gianna Beretta Molla ranks 50. Before her are Princess Helen of Serbia, Vita Sackville-West, Natalia Sedova, M. Visvesvaraya, Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg, and Lei Feng. After her are Hu Shih, Frank Borzage, Thomas Mitchell, Muhammad VIII al-Amin, Emil Artin, and Albert Sarraut.

Others Born in 1922

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1962

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gianna Beretta Molla ranks 1,677 out of 5,161. Before her are Gnaeus Pompeius (-80), Agostino Barbarigo (1420), Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901), Gianluca Zambrotta (1977), Eleanor of Sicily (1325), and Pietro Germi (1914). After her are Giuseppe Sammartini (1695), Maria Celeste (1600), Irene Camber (1926), Giorgio Bassani (1916), Lucius Licinius Crassus (-140), and Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (1441).

Others born in Italy

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Gianna Beretta Molla ranks 333. Before her are Pope Pontian (200), Emma Morano (1899), Saint Marcella (325), Agostino Casaroli (1914), Antipope Christopher (900), and Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901). After her are Maria Celeste (1600), Henry Benedict Stuart (1725), Eusebius of Vercelli (283), Catherine of Genoa (1447), Ippolito de' Medici (1511), and Roberto Calvi (1920).

Italian born Religious Figures

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous