RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Giovanni Battista Re

1934 - Today

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Giovanni Battista Re (born 30 January 1934) is an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church whose service has been primarily in the Roman Curia. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2001. He was prefect of the Congregation for Bishops from 2000 to 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giovanni Battista Re has received more than 240,855 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Battista Re is the 778th most popular religious figure (up from 806th in 2019), the 1,070th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,110th in 2019) and the 269th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Giovanni Battista Re is most famous for his painting "The Last Supper" which is a depiction of the last meal Jesus shared with his disciples before his crucifixion.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Giovanni Battista Re ranks 778 out of 3,187. Before him are Brother Roger, Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, Anna Göldi, Gerard of Csanád, Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, and Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur. After him are Nectarios of Aegina, Hemma of Gurk, Jean Mabillon, József Mindszenty, Expeditus, and Philip the Evangelist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Giovanni Battista Re ranks 56. Before him are Brian Epstein, Wole Soyinka, Louise Fletcher, Bengt I. Samuelsson, Bettino Craxi, and John Surtees. After him are Jan Švankmajer, Rudolf Schuster, Alfred Schnittke, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Carlo Rubbia, and Heng Samrin.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Re ranks 1,070 out of 5,161. Before him are Ferdinand, Duke of Parma (1751), Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry (1798), Giacomo Carissimi (1605), Ludovico Carracci (1555), Gianni Morandi (1944), and Eleonora Gonzaga (1598). After him are Vittorio Pozzo (1886), Beniamino Gigli (1890), Luigi Nono (1924), Guy III of Spoleto (900), Rustichello da Pisa (1290), and Maria Pia of Savoy (1847).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Re ranks 269. Before him are Juliana of Nicomedia (285), Saint Cajetan (1480), Antipope Nicholas V (1260), Romuald (951), Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti (1774), and Gerard of Csanád (980). After him are Augustine of Canterbury (510), Hippolytus of Rome (170), Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1788), Pietro Parolin (1955), Gemma Galgani (1878), and Peter Chrysologus (380).

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