RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Giovanni Angelo Becciu
1948 - Today
Giovanni Angelo Becciu
Giovanni Angelo Becciu (born 2 June 1948) is an Italian Catholic prelate who served as prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints from 2018 until his resignation under duress in 2020. Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2018. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giovanni Angelo Becciu has received more than 289,759 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Giovanni Angelo Becciu is the 968th most popular religious figure (up from 1,438th in 2019), the 1,422nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,081st in 2019) and the 307th most popular Italian Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
290k
Page Views (PV)
65.43
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
6.73
Effective Languages (L*)
1.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Giovanni Angelo Becciu ranks 968 out of 3,187. Before him are Donatus Magnus, Suhayb ar-Rumi, Antipope Honorius II, Charles I, Count of Flanders, Mary Jane Kelly, and Saint Sabina. After him are Ikkyū, Saint Petronilla, Fatimah bint Musa, Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Nadezhda von Meck, and Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDonatus Magnus
250 - 355
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 962
Suhayb ar-Rumi
587 - 659
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 963
Antipope Honorius II
1010 - 1072
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 964
Charles I, Count of Flanders
1083 - 1127
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 965
Mary Jane Kelly
1863 - 1888
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 966
Saint Sabina
100 - 126
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 967
Giovanni Angelo Becciu
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 968
Ikkyū
1394 - 1481
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 969
Saint Petronilla
50 - 100
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 970
Fatimah bint Musa
790 - 816
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 971
Gerhard Ludwig Müller
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 972
Nadezhda von Meck
1831 - 1894
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 973
Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow
1865 - 1925
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 974
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Giovanni Angelo Becciu ranks 92. Before him are Mahesh Bhatt, Amadou Toumani Touré, Michel Suleiman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lars Lagerbäck, and Sérgio Vieira de Mello. After him are John Noble, Dominique Sanda, Mischa Maisky, Barbara Hershey, Nicolae Timofti, and Jesper Christensen.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsMahesh Bhatt
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 86
Amadou Toumani Touré
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2020
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 87
Michel Suleiman
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 88
Andrew Lloyd Webber
COMPOSER
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 89
Lars Lagerbäck
COACH
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 90
Sérgio Vieira de Mello
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2003
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 91
Giovanni Angelo Becciu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 92
John Noble
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 93
Dominique Sanda
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 94
Mischa Maisky
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 95
Barbara Hershey
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 96
Nicolae Timofti
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 97
Jesper Christensen
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 98
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Angelo Becciu ranks 1,422 out of 5,161. Before him are Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858), Saint Sabina (100), Saverio Mercadante (1795), Calpurnia (-77), Tyrannius Rufinus (345), and Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa (1750). After him are Salvatore Schillaci (1964), Louis I of Etruria (1773), Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (-220), Lella Lombardi (1941), Alesso Baldovinetti (1425), and Ruggero Deodato (1939).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsPrince Henry of Battenberg
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1896
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 1,416
Saint Sabina
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 126
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 1,417
Saverio Mercadante
COMPOSER
1795 - 1870
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 1,418
Calpurnia
POLITICIAN
77 BC - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 1,419
Tyrannius Rufinus
HISTORIAN
345 - 411
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 1,420
Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1829
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 1,421
Giovanni Angelo Becciu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 1,422
Salvatore Schillaci
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - 2024
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 1,423
Louis I of Etruria
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1803
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1,424
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus
POLITICIAN
220 BC - 154 BC
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 1,425
Lella Lombardi
RACING DRIVER
1941 - 1992
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 1,426
Alesso Baldovinetti
PAINTER
1425 - 1499
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 1,427
Ruggero Deodato
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2022
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 1,428
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy
Among religious figures born in Italy, Giovanni Angelo Becciu ranks 307. Before him are Saint Silvia (515), Arnold of Brescia (1100), Angelo Scola (1941), Arsenius the Great (354), Antipope Honorius II (1010), and Saint Sabina (100). After him are Pietro Gasparri (1852), Eugenia of Rome (180), Veronica Giuliani (1660), Benedict the Moor (1526), Saint Chrysogonus (250), and Anastasius Bibliothecarius (815).
Saint Silvia
515 - 592
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 301
Arnold of Brescia
1100 - 1155
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 302
Angelo Scola
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 303
Arsenius the Great
354 - 449
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 304
Antipope Honorius II
1010 - 1072
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 305
Saint Sabina
100 - 126
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 306
Giovanni Angelo Becciu
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 307
Pietro Gasparri
1852 - 1934
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 308
Eugenia of Rome
180 - 258
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 309
Veronica Giuliani
1660 - 1727
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 310
Benedict the Moor
1526 - 1589
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 311
Saint Chrysogonus
250 - 303
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 312
Anastasius Bibliothecarius
815 - 879
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 313