RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Martin de Porres
1579 - 1639
Martin de Porres
Martín de Porres Velázquez (9 December 1579 – 3 November 1639) was a Peruvian lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. He is the patron saint of mixed-race people, barbers, innkeepers, public health workers, all those seeking racial harmony, and animals. He was noted for his work on behalf of the poor, establishing an orphanage and a children's hospital. He maintained an austere lifestyle, which included fasting and abstaining from meat. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin de Porres has received more than 1,295,403 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Martin de Porres is the 699th most popular religious figure (down from 697th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Peru (up from 16th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Peruvian Religious Figure.
Martin de Porres was a Dominican friar, and is most famous for being the first person of African descent to be declared a saint.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
64.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
2.95
Effective Languages (L*)
4.16
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Martin de Porres ranks 699 out of 3,187. Before him are Abdullah ibn Saba', Abe no Seimei, Scholastica, 6th Dalai Lama, Pancras of Rome, and Lydia of Thyatira. After him are Gertrude the Great, Antipas of Pergamum, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Abdullah ibn Salam, Epiphanius of Salamis, and Thomas Wolsey.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAbdullah ibn Saba'
700 - 700
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 693
Abe no Seimei
921 - 1005
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 694
Scholastica
480 - 547
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 695
6th Dalai Lama
1683 - 1706
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 696
Pancras of Rome
289 - 304
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 697
Lydia of Thyatira
100 - 100
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 698
Martin de Porres
1579 - 1639
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 699
Gertrude the Great
1256 - 1302
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 700
Antipas of Pergamum
100 - 92
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 701
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 702
Abdullah ibn Salam
550 - 643
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 703
Epiphanius of Salamis
315 - 403
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 704
Thomas Wolsey
1473 - 1530
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 705
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1579, Martin de Porres ranks 2. Before him is Tirso de Molina. After him are Tokugawa Hidetada, Frans Snyders, Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues, Carlo Saraceni, Jens Munk, John Fletcher, Juan Pablo Bonet, Marie of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Johannes Meursius. Among people deceased in 1639, Martin de Porres ranks 3. Before him are Mustafa I, and Tommaso Campanella. After him are Orazio Gentileschi, Roelant Savery, Bernard of Saxe-Weimar, Stefano Landi, Martin Opitz, Augusta of Denmark, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, and John Ford.
Others Born in 1579
Go to all RankingsTirso de Molina
WRITER
1579 - 1648
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1
Martin de Porres
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1579 - 1639
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 2
Tokugawa Hidetada
POLITICIAN
1579 - 1632
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 3
Frans Snyders
PAINTER
1579 - 1657
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 4
Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
WRITER
1579 - 1666
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 5
Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues
POLITICIAN
1579 - 1633
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 6
Carlo Saraceni
PAINTER
1579 - 1620
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 7
Jens Munk
EXPLORER
1579 - 1628
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 8
John Fletcher
WRITER
1579 - 1625
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 9
Juan Pablo Bonet
WRITER
1579 - 1633
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 10
Marie of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
POLITICIAN
1579 - 1649
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 11
Johannes Meursius
HISTORIAN
1579 - 1639
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1639
Go to all RankingsMustafa I
POLITICIAN
1591 - 1639
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 1
Tommaso Campanella
PHILOSOPHER
1568 - 1639
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 2
Martin de Porres
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1579 - 1639
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 3
Orazio Gentileschi
PAINTER
1563 - 1639
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 4
Roelant Savery
PAINTER
1576 - 1639
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 5
Bernard of Saxe-Weimar
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1639
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 6
Stefano Landi
COMPOSER
1587 - 1639
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 7
Martin Opitz
WRITER
1597 - 1639
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 8
Augusta of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1639
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 9
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón
WRITER
1581 - 1639
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 10
Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
NOBLEMAN
1597 - 1639
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 11
John Ford
WRITER
1586 - 1639
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 12
In Peru
Among people born in Peru, Martin de Porres ranks 15 out of 287. Before him are Manco Cápac (1250), Rose of Lima (1586), Pachacuti (1380), Túpac Amaru II (1738), Yma Sumac (1923), and Manco Inca Yupanqui (1512). After him are Huáscar (1490), Topa Inca Yupanqui (1441), Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539), Viracocha Inca (1310), Teófilo Cubillas (1949), and Abimael Guzmán (1934).
Others born in Peru
Go to all RankingsManco Cápac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1250 - 1169
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 9
Rose of Lima
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1586 - 1617
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 10
Pachacuti
POLITICIAN
1380 - 1460
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 11
Túpac Amaru II
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1738 - 1781
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 12
Yma Sumac
SINGER
1923 - 2008
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 13
Manco Inca Yupanqui
POLITICIAN
1512 - 1544
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 14
Martin de Porres
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1579 - 1639
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 15
Huáscar
POLITICIAN
1490 - 1533
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 16
Topa Inca Yupanqui
POLITICIAN
1441 - 1493
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 17
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
WRITER
1539 - 1616
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 18
Viracocha Inca
POLITICIAN
1310 - 1438
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 19
Teófilo Cubillas
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 20
Abimael Guzmán
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - 2021
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 21
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Peru
Among religious figures born in Peru, Martin de Porres ranks 3. Before him are Manco Cápac (1250), and Rose of Lima (1586). After him are Sinchi Roca (1230), Mayta Cápac (1290), Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne (1943), Pedro Barreto (1944), and Juan Guevara (1882).
Manco Cápac
1250 - 1169
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 1
Rose of Lima
1586 - 1617
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 2
Martin de Porres
1579 - 1639
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 3
Sinchi Roca
1230 - 1260
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 4
Mayta Cápac
1290 - 1320
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 5
Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 6
Pedro Barreto
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 7
Juan Guevara
1882 - 1954
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 8