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Pirro Ligorio
1513 - 1583
Pirro Ligorio
Pirro Ligorio (c. 1512 – October 30, 1583) was an Italian architect, painter, antiquarian, and garden designer during the Renaissance period. He worked as the Vatican's Papal Architect under Popes Paul IV and Pius IV, designed the fountains at Villa d’Este at Tivoli for Cardinal Ippolito II d’Este, and served as the Ducal Antiquary in Ferrara. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pirro Ligorio has received more than 61,742 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Pirro Ligorio is the 222nd most popular architect (down from 215th in 2019), the 2,115th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,993rd in 2019) and the 35th most popular Italian Architect.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
4.97
Effective Languages (L*)
2.04
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Pirro Ligorio ranks 222 out of 424. Before him are Baysunghur, Glenn Murcutt, Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, Archibald Leitch, Giuseppe Terragni, and Pierre Jeanneret. After him are Félix Candela, Paul Andreu, Shigeru Ban, Charles Percier, Nicola Salvi, and Luciano Laurana.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
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Baysunghur
1397 - 1433
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 216
Glenn Murcutt
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 217
Nicodemus Tessin the Younger
1654 - 1728
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 218
Archibald Leitch
1865 - 1939
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 219
Giuseppe Terragni
1904 - 1943
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 220
Pierre Jeanneret
1896 - 1967
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 221
Pirro Ligorio
1513 - 1583
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 222
Félix Candela
1910 - 1997
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 223
Paul Andreu
1938 - 2018
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 224
Shigeru Ban
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 225
Charles Percier
1764 - 1838
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 226
Nicola Salvi
1697 - 1751
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 227
Luciano Laurana
1420 - 1479
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 228
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1513, Pirro Ligorio ranks 5. Before him are Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg, Louis, Duke of Montpensier, and Jacques Amyot. After him are Daniele Barbaro, John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin, and Michael Baius. Among people deceased in 1583, Pirro Ligorio ranks 13. Before him are Surdas, Ivan Fyodorov, Louis VI, Elector Palatine, Antoinette de Bourbon, Oda Nobutaka, and Andrey Kurbsky. After him are Juan de Garay, Humphrey Gilbert, Jacques Pelletier du Mans, Zacharias Ursinus, and Thomas Erastus.
Others Born in 1513
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Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg
1513 - 1535
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 1
Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg
1513 - 1573
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 2
Louis, Duke of Montpensier
1513 - 1582
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 3
Jacques Amyot
1513 - 1593
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 4
Pirro Ligorio
1513 - 1583
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 5
Daniele Barbaro
1513 - 1570
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 6
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin
1513 - 1571
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 7
Michael Baius
1513 - 1589
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 8
Others Deceased in 1583
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Surdas
1478 - 1583
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 7
Ivan Fyodorov
1510 - 1583
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 8
Louis VI, Elector Palatine
1539 - 1583
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 9
Antoinette de Bourbon
1494 - 1583
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 10
Oda Nobutaka
1558 - 1583
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 11
Andrey Kurbsky
1528 - 1583
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 12
Pirro Ligorio
1513 - 1583
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 13
Juan de Garay
1528 - 1583
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 14
Humphrey Gilbert
1539 - 1583
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 15
Jacques Pelletier du Mans
1517 - 1583
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 16
Zacharias Ursinus
1534 - 1583
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 17
Thomas Erastus
1524 - 1583
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 18
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Pirro Ligorio ranks 2,115 out of 4,668. Before him are Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli (1752), Luciana Paluzzi (1937), Lorenzo Bartolini (1777), Ferruccio Parri (1890), Lamberto Maggiorani (1909), and Ottone Visconti (1207). After him are Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1594), Marco Tardelli (1954), Francesco Saverio Nitti (1868), Pietro Cataldi (1552), Mario Brega (1923), and Daniele Comboni (1831).
Others born in Italy
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Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli
1752 - 1837
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 2,109
Luciana Paluzzi
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 2,110
Lorenzo Bartolini
1777 - 1850
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 2,111
Ferruccio Parri
1890 - 1981
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2,112
Lamberto Maggiorani
1909 - 1983
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2,113
Ottone Visconti
1207 - 1295
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 2,114
Pirro Ligorio
1513 - 1583
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 2,115
Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
1594 - 1627
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 2,116
Marco Tardelli
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 2,117
Francesco Saverio Nitti
1868 - 1953
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 2,118
Pietro Cataldi
1552 - 1626
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 2,119
Mario Brega
1923 - 1994
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 2,120
Daniele Comboni
1831 - 1881
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 2,121
Among ARCHITECTS In Italy
Among architects born in Italy, Pirro Ligorio ranks 35. Before him are Gio Ponti (1891), Michele Sanmicheli (1484), Carl Ritter von Ghega (1802), Giovanni Giocondo (1433), Carlo Rainaldi (1611), and Giuseppe Terragni (1904). After him are Nicola Salvi (1697), Giovanni Antonio Amadeo (1447), Antonio da Sangallo the Elder (1455), Giacomo Quarenghi (1744), Luigi Vanvitelli (1700), and Gae Aulenti (1927).
Gio Ponti
1891 - 1979
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 29
Michele Sanmicheli
1484 - 1559
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 30
Carl Ritter von Ghega
1802 - 1860
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 31
Giovanni Giocondo
1433 - 1515
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 32
Carlo Rainaldi
1611 - 1691
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 33
Giuseppe Terragni
1904 - 1943
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 34
Pirro Ligorio
1513 - 1583
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 35
Nicola Salvi
1697 - 1751
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 36
Giovanni Antonio Amadeo
1447 - 1522
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 37
Antonio da Sangallo the Elder
1455 - 1534
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 38
Giacomo Quarenghi
1744 - 1817
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 39
Luigi Vanvitelli
1700 - 1773
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 40
Gae Aulenti
1927 - 2012
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 41
