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Giorgio Vasari
1511 - 1574
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Giorgio Vasari
His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia. Giorgio Vasari is the 92nd most popular writer (down from 88th in 2024), the 128th most popular biography from Italy (down from 81st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Italian Writer.
Giorgio Vasari is most famous for being an Italian painter, architect, and writer. He is best known for his book "The Lives of the Artists" which was published in 1550.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Giorgio Vasari ranks 92 out of 7,302. Before him are Maxim Gorky, Du Fu, Pablo Neruda, George Bernard Shaw, Maurice Maeterlinck, and Kurt Vonnegut. After him are Milan Kundera, Heinrich Heine, Louisa May Alcott, Erich Maria Remarque, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Isaac Asimov.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Maxim Gorky
1868 - 1936
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 86
Du Fu
712 - 770
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 87
Pablo Neruda
1904 - 1973
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 88
George Bernard Shaw
1856 - 1950
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 89
Maurice Maeterlinck
1862 - 1949
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 90
Kurt Vonnegut
1922 - 2007
HPI: 82.15
Rank: 91
Giorgio Vasari
1511 - 1574
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 92
Milan Kundera
1929 - 2023
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 93
Heinrich Heine
1797 - 1856
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 94
Louisa May Alcott
1832 - 1888
HPI: 81.95
Rank: 95
Erich Maria Remarque
1898 - 1970
HPI: 81.94
Rank: 96
Ursula K. Le Guin
1929 - 2018
HPI: 81.89
Rank: 97
Isaac Asimov
1920 - 1992
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 98
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1511, Giorgio Vasari ranks 1. After him are Francisco de Orellana, Henry, Duke of Cornwall, Bartolomeo Ammannati, Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Ippolito de' Medici, Erasmus Reinhold, Francisco López de Gómara, Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Nicola Vicentino, Juan Pizarro, and Pierre Viret. Among people deceased in 1574, Giorgio Vasari ranks 2. Before him is Selim II. After him are Charles IX of France, Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Georg Joachim Rheticus, Renée of France, Bartolomeo Eustachi, Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, Maarten van Heemskerck, Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, Marie of Cleves, Princess of Condé, and Ebussuud Efendi.
Others Born in 1511
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WRITER
1511 - 1574
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 1
Francisco de Orellana
EXPLORER
1511 - 1546
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 2
Henry, Duke of Cornwall
NOBLEMAN
1511 - Present
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 3
Bartolomeo Ammannati
ARCHITECT
1511 - 1592
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 4
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
COMPANION
1511 - 1571
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 5
Ippolito de' Medici
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1511 - 1535
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 6
Erasmus Reinhold
ASTRONOMER
1511 - 1553
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 7
Francisco López de Gómara
HISTORIAN
1511 - 1566
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 8
Ashikaga Yoshiharu
POLITICIAN
1511 - 1550
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 9
Nicola Vicentino
COMPOSER
1511 - 1576
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 10
Juan Pizarro
EXPLORER
1511 - 1536
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 11
Pierre Viret
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1511 - 1571
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1574
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Selim II
POLITICIAN
1524 - 1574
HPI: 85.83
Rank: 1
Giorgio Vasari
WRITER
1511 - 1574
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 2
Charles IX of France
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1574
HPI: 80.43
Rank: 3
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1574
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 4
Georg Joachim Rheticus
GEOGRAPHER
1514 - 1574
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 5
Renée of France
POLITICIAN
1510 - 1574
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 6
Bartolomeo Eustachi
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1574
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 7
Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry
POLITICIAN
1523 - 1574
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 8
Maarten van Heemskerck
PAINTER
1498 - 1574
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 9
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1524 - 1574
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 10
Marie of Cleves, Princess of Condé
COMPANION
1553 - 1574
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 11
Ebussuud Efendi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1490 - 1574
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Giorgio Vasari ranks 128 out of NaN. Before him are Pope Clement XI (1649), Pope Clement XIII (1693), Masaccio (1401), Pope Clement XIV (1705), Lucrezia Borgia (1480), and Pope Sixtus IV (1414). After him are Pope Innocent VIII (1432), Marie de' Medici (1575), Pope Alexander VIII (1610), Pope Innocent XII (1615), Pope Julius III (1487), and Tintoretto (1518).
Others born in Italy
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Pope Clement XI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1649 - 1721
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 122
Pope Clement XIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1693 - 1769
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 123
Masaccio
PAINTER
1401 - 1428
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 124
Pope Clement XIV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1705 - 1774
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 125
Lucrezia Borgia
NOBLEMAN
1480 - 1519
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 126
Pope Sixtus IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1414 - 1484
HPI: 82.12
Rank: 127
Giorgio Vasari
WRITER
1511 - 1574
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 128
Pope Innocent VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1432 - 1492
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 129
Marie de' Medici
NOBLEMAN
1575 - 1642
HPI: 82.02
Rank: 130
Pope Alexander VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1610 - 1691
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 131
Pope Innocent XII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1615 - 1700
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 132
Pope Julius III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1487 - 1555
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 133
Tintoretto
PAINTER
1518 - 1594
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 134
Among Writers In Italy
Among writers born in Italy, Giorgio Vasari ranks 9. Before him are Ovid (-43), Petrarch (1304), Giovanni Boccaccio (1313), Horace (-65), Umberto Eco (1932), and Giacomo Casanova (1725). After him are Cato the Elder (-243), Carlo Collodi (1826), Plautus (-254), Guillaume Apollinaire (1880), Catullus (-84), and Carlo Goldoni (1707).
Ovid
43 BC - 17
HPI: 86.87
Rank: 3
Petrarch
1304 - 1374
HPI: 86.60
Rank: 4
Giovanni Boccaccio
1313 - 1375
HPI: 85.98
Rank: 5
Horace
65 BC - 8 BC
HPI: 84.80
Rank: 6
Umberto Eco
1932 - 2016
HPI: 83.13
Rank: 7
Giacomo Casanova
1725 - 1798
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 8
Giorgio Vasari
1511 - 1574
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 9
Cato the Elder
243 BC - 149 BC
HPI: 79.82
Rank: 10
Carlo Collodi
1826 - 1890
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 11
Plautus
254 BC - 184 BC
HPI: 79.62
Rank: 12
Guillaume Apollinaire
1880 - 1918
HPI: 79.26
Rank: 13
Catullus
84 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 14
Carlo Goldoni
1707 - 1793
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 15
