1552 - 1610
Matteo Ricci (Italian pronunciation: [matˈtеːo ˈrittʃi]; Latin: Mattheus Riccius Maceratensis; 6 October 1552 – 11 May 1610), was an Italian Jesuit priest and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions. He created the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu, a 1602 map of the world written in Chinese characters. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matteo Ricci has received more than 526,969 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Matteo Ricci is the 295th most popular religious figure (up from 298th in 2019), the 352nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 361st in 2019) and the 131st most popular Italian Religious Figure.
Matteo Ricci was a Jesuit missionary to China in the late 16th century. He is most famous for introducing Western science and mathematics to China, as well as Western religious thought.
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Among religious figures, Matteo Ricci ranks 295 out of 2,272. Before him are Rebecca, Barabbas, Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Saint Ursula, Al-Tirmidhi, and Pope John XV. After him are Pope Gregory V, Pope Lucius III, Pope Sergius III, Muhammad al-Mahdi, Ignatius of Antioch, and Ulfilas.
259 - Present
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 289
1 - 100
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 290
1940 - Present
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 291
400 - 383
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 292
824 - 892
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 293
1000 - 996
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 294
1552 - 1610
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 295
972 - 999
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 296
1110 - 1185
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 297
860 - 911
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 298
869 - 941
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 299
35 - 108
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 300
311 - 383
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 301
Among people born in 1552, Matteo Ricci ranks 4. Before him are Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Pope Paul V, and Boris Godunov. After him are Vasili IV of Russia, Seonjo of Joseon, Lavinia Fontana, Edmund Spenser, Hans von Aachen, Jost Bürgi, Henri, Prince of Condé, and Petrus Plancius. Among people deceased in 1610, Matteo Ricci ranks 3. Before him are Caravaggio and Henry IV of France. After him are Ludolph van Ceulen, François Ravaillac, Adam Elsheimer, Honda Tadakatsu, False Dmitry II, Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, Catherine Vasa of Sweden, Hasegawa Tōhaku, and Anthony Jenkinson.
1552 - 1612
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 1
1552 - 1621
HPI: 80.85
Rank: 2
1552 - 1605
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 3
1552 - 1610
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 4
1552 - 1612
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 5
1552 - 1608
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 6
1552 - 1614
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 7
1552 - 1599
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 8
1552 - 1615
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 9
1552 - 1632
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 10
1552 - 1588
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 11
1552 - 1622
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 12
1571 - 1610
HPI: 88.46
Rank: 1
1553 - 1610
HPI: 86.09
Rank: 2
1552 - 1610
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 3
1540 - 1610
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 4
1578 - 1610
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 5
1578 - 1610
HPI: 70.00
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1548 - 1610
HPI: 69.85
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1600 - 1610
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 8
1574 - 1610
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 9
1539 - 1610
HPI: 66.62
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1539 - 1610
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 11
1529 - 1610
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Matteo Ricci ranks 352 out of 4,088. Before him are Pope Boniface I (370), Pope Benedict II (635), Petronius Maximus (396), Primo Levi (1919), Claudio Abbado (1933), and Pope John XV (1000). After him are Pope Lucius III (1110), Cato the Younger (-95), Pope Sergius III (860), Gordian III (225), Scipio Aemilianus (-185), and Pope Anastasius I (340).
370 - 422
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 346
635 - 685
HPI: 77.43
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396 - 455
HPI: 77.43
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1919 - 1987
HPI: 77.34
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1933 - 2014
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 350
1000 - 996
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 351
1552 - 1610
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 352
1110 - 1185
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 353
95 BC - 46 BC
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 354
860 - 911
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 355
225 - 244
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 356
185 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 357
340 - 401
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 358
Among religious figures born in Italy, Matteo Ricci ranks 131. Before him are Pope Honorius IV (1210), Pope Anacletus (1), Pope Innocent IV (1195), Pope Boniface I (370), Pope Benedict II (635), and Pope John XV (1000). After him are Pope Lucius III (1110), Pope Sergius III (860), Pope Anastasius I (340), Pope Zachary (679), Pope Gregory II (669), and Pope Paschal I (775).
1210 - 1287
HPI: 77.51
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1195 - 1254
HPI: 77.47
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370 - 422
HPI: 77.46
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635 - 685
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 129
1000 - 996
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 130
1552 - 1610
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 131
1110 - 1185
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 132
860 - 911
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 133
340 - 401
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 134
679 - 752
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 135
669 - 731
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 136
775 - 824
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 137