1921 - 2016
Paulo Evaristo Arns OFM (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈpawlu evaˈɾistu ˈaʁns]; 14 September 1921 – 14 December 2016) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church, who was made a cardinal and the Archbishop of São Paulo by Pope Paul VI, and later became cardinal protopriest. His ministry began with a twenty-year academic career, but when charged with responsibility for the Sao Paulo Archdiocese he proved a relentless opponent of Brazil's military dictatorship and its use of torture as well as an advocate for the poor and a vocal defender of liberation theology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paulo Evaristo Arns has received more than 112,809 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Paulo Evaristo Arns is the 2,110th most popular religious figure (down from 1,754th in 2019), the 345th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 317th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Brazilian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Paulo Evaristo Arns ranks 2,110 out of 2,238. Before him are Demophon of Eleusis, Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro, Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Justus, Giulio della Rovere, and Nicolaus von Amsdorf. After him are Peire Cardenal, Stanislaus Papczyński, Paul Josef Cordes, Catald, Abu al-Misk Kafur, and Javier Lozano Barragán.
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 2,104
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 2,105
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 2,106
600 - 631
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 2,107
1533 - 1578
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 2,108
1483 - 1565
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 2,109
1921 - 2016
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 2,110
1180 - 1278
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 2,111
1631 - 1701
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 2,112
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 2,113
700 - 685
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 2,114
905 - 968
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 2,115
1933 - 2022
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 2,116
Among people born in 1921, Paulo Evaristo Arns ranks 236. Before him are John Agar, Simin Daneshvar, Jeanne Demessieux, Ken Adam, Jack Kramer, and Lis Hartel. After him are Rodney Dangerfield, Leo Penn, Rinaldo Martino, Mario Rigoni Stern, Buddy Rogers, and Frédéric Dard. Among people deceased in 2016, Paulo Evaristo Arns ranks 243. Before him are Zubaida Tharwat, Tom Hayden, Zoltán Kocsis, Ioannis Grivas, Ken Adam, and Pierre Étaix. After him are Lupita Tovar, Manfred Krug, Jimmy Bain, Turgay Şeren, László Sárosi, and Kigeli V of Rwanda.
1921 - 2002
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 230
1921 - 2012
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 231
1921 - 1968
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 232
1921 - 2016
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 233
1921 - 2009
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 234
1921 - 2009
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 235
1921 - 2016
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 236
1921 - 2004
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 237
1921 - 1998
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 238
1921 - 2000
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 239
1921 - 2008
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 240
1921 - 1992
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 241
1921 - 2000
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 242
1940 - 2016
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 237
1939 - 2016
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 238
1952 - 2016
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 239
1923 - 2016
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 240
1921 - 2016
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 241
1928 - 2016
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 242
1921 - 2016
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 243
1910 - 2016
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 244
1937 - 2016
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 245
1947 - 2016
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 246
1932 - 2016
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 247
1932 - 2016
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 248
1936 - 2016
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 249
Among people born in Brazil, Paulo Evaristo Arns ranks 345 out of 2,067. Before him are Romualdo Arppi Filho (1939), Camargo Guarnieri (1907), Ana Maria Machado (1941), Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847), Roberto Firmino (1991), and Hamilton Mourão (1953). After him are Ivan Lins (1945), Clodovil Hernandes (1937), Serginho Chulapa (1953), Denílson de Oliveira Araújo (1977), Joel Camargo (1946), and Roberto de Assis Moreira (1971).
1939 - 2023
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 339
1907 - 1993
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 340
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 341
1847 - 1935
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 342
1991 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 343
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 344
1921 - 2016
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 345
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 346
1937 - 2009
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 347
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 348
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 349
1946 - 2014
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 350
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 351
Among religious figures born in Brazil, Paulo Evaristo Arns ranks 9. Before him are Leonardo Boff (1938), Cláudio Hummes (1934), João Braz de Aviz (1947), Eusébio Scheid (1932), Frei Galvão (1739), and Aloísio Lorscheider (1924). After him are Irmã Dulce (1914), Odilo Scherer (1949), Geraldo Majella Agnelo (1933), Eugênio Sales (1920), Orani João Tempesta (1949), and Raymundo Damasceno Assis (1937).
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 3
1934 - 2022
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 4
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 5
1932 - 2021
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 6
1739 - 1822
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 7
1924 - 2007
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 8
1921 - 2016
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 9
1914 - 1992
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 10
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 11
1933 - 2023
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 12
1920 - 2012
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 13
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 14
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 15