RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Peter of Alcantara
1499 - 1562
Peter of Alcantara
Peter of Alcántara, OFM (born Peter Garavita; Spanish: Pedro de Alcántara; 1499 – October 18, 1562) was a Spanish Franciscan friar who was canonized in 1669. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter of Alcantara has received more than 70,400 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Peter of Alcantara is the 834th most popular religious figure (up from 849th in 2019), the 338th most popular biography from Spain (down from 332nd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.
Peter of Alcantara is most famous for his life of prayer and penance.
Memorability Metrics
70k
Page Views (PV)
61.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
6.08
Effective Languages (L*)
2.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Peter of Alcantara ranks 834 out of 3,187. Before him are Waraqah ibn Nawfal, Andrea Amati, Antipope Boniface VII, Lucian of Antioch, Avvakum, and Al-Qurtubi. After him are Eulalia of Barcelona, Antipope Gregory VIII, Theodore Stratelates, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Priscillian, and Saint Susanna.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWaraqah ibn Nawfal
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 828
Andrea Amati
1505 - 1577
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 829
Antipope Boniface VII
1000 - 985
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 830
Lucian of Antioch
240 - 312
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 831
Avvakum
1620 - 1682
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 832
Al-Qurtubi
1214 - 1273
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 833
Peter of Alcantara
1499 - 1562
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 834
Eulalia of Barcelona
290 - 303
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 835
Antipope Gregory VIII
1100 - 1137
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 836
Theodore Stratelates
281 - 319
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 837
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
1659 - 1719
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 838
Priscillian
340 - 385
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 839
Saint Susanna
280 - 295
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 840
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1499, Peter of Alcantara ranks 7. Before him are Pope Pius IV, Mary Boleyn, Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, Diane de Poitiers, Giulio Romano, and Claude of France. After him are Bernardino de Sahagún, Claude Garamond, Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat, Maria Salviati, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, and Michiel Coxie. Among people deceased in 1562, Peter of Alcantara ranks 7. Before him are Antoine of Navarre, Adrian Willaert, Eleanor of Toledo, Lütfi Pasha, Gabriele Falloppio, and Götz von Berlichingen. After him are Jan van Scorel, Francesco de' Rossi, Christoph Amberger, Claudin de Sermisy, Giovanni de' Medici, and François de Tournon.
Others Born in 1499
Go to all RankingsPope Pius IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1499 - 1565
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 1
Mary Boleyn
COMPANION
1499 - 1543
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 2
Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia
MATHEMATICIAN
1499 - 1557
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 3
Diane de Poitiers
POLITICIAN
1499 - 1566
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 4
Giulio Romano
PAINTER
1499 - 1546
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 5
Claude of France
COMPANION
1499 - 1524
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 6
Peter of Alcantara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1499 - 1562
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 7
Bernardino de Sahagún
WRITER
1499 - 1590
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 8
Claude Garamond
DESIGNER
1499 - 1561
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 9
Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat
POLITICIAN
1499 - 1551
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 10
Maria Salviati
COMPANION
1499 - 1543
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 11
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
EXPLORER
1499 - 1543
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 12
Michiel Coxie
PAINTER
1499 - 1592
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1562
Go to all RankingsAntoine of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1518 - 1562
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 1
Adrian Willaert
COMPOSER
1490 - 1562
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 2
Eleanor of Toledo
POLITICIAN
1522 - 1562
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 3
Lütfi Pasha
POLITICIAN
1488 - 1562
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 4
Gabriele Falloppio
BIOLOGIST
1523 - 1562
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 5
Götz von Berlichingen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1480 - 1562
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 6
Peter of Alcantara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1499 - 1562
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 7
Jan van Scorel
PAINTER
1495 - 1562
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 8
Francesco de' Rossi
PAINTER
1510 - 1562
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 9
Christoph Amberger
PAINTER
1505 - 1562
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 10
Claudin de Sermisy
COMPOSER
1490 - 1562
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 11
Giovanni de' Medici
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1543 - 1562
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 12
François de Tournon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1489 - 1562
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 13
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Peter of Alcantara ranks 338 out of 3,355. Before him are Ferdinand II of León (1137), Joseph Calasanz (1556), Pedro Sánchez (1972), Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867), Al-Qurtubi (1214), and Benito Pérez Galdós (1843). After him are Ernesto Valverde (1964), Eulalia of Barcelona (290), Berengaria of Castile (1180), Priscillian (340), Carmen Maura (1945), and Juan Negrín (1892).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsFerdinand II of León
POLITICIAN
1137 - 1188
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 332
Joseph Calasanz
PHYSICIAN
1556 - 1648
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 333
Pedro Sánchez
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 334
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
WRITER
1867 - 1928
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 335
Al-Qurtubi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1214 - 1273
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 336
Benito Pérez Galdós
WRITER
1843 - 1920
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 337
Peter of Alcantara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1499 - 1562
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 338
Ernesto Valverde
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 339
Eulalia of Barcelona
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
290 - 303
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 340
Berengaria of Castile
POLITICIAN
1180 - 1246
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 341
Priscillian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
340 - 385
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 342
Carmen Maura
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 343
Juan Negrín
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1956
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 344
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain
Among religious figures born in Spain, Peter of Alcantara ranks 27. Before him are Raymond of Penyafort (1175), Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (1626), Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436), Isidore the Laborer (1080), John of Ávila (1500), and Al-Qurtubi (1214). After him are Eulalia of Barcelona (290), Priscillian (340), Anthony Mary Claret (1807), Antipope Clement VIII (1370), Peter Claver (1581), and Hermenegild (564).
Raymond of Penyafort
1175 - 1275
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 21
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
1626 - 1667
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 22
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
1436 - 1517
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 23
Isidore the Laborer
1080 - 1130
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 24
John of Ávila
1500 - 1569
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 25
Al-Qurtubi
1214 - 1273
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 26
Peter of Alcantara
1499 - 1562
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 27
Eulalia of Barcelona
290 - 303
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 28
Priscillian
340 - 385
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 29
Anthony Mary Claret
1807 - 1870
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 30
Antipope Clement VIII
1370 - 1446
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 31
Peter Claver
1581 - 1654
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 32
Hermenegild
564 - 585
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 33