1431 - 1503
Pope Alexander VI (born Rodrigo de Borja; 1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503) (epithet: Valentinus ("The Valencian") was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503. Born into the prominent Borgia family in Xàtiva in the Kingdom of Valencia under the Crown of Aragon (now Spain), Rodrigo studied law at the University of Bologna. He was ordained deacon and made a cardinal in 1456 after the election of his uncle as Pope Callixtus III, and a year later he became vice-chancellor of the Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Alexander VI has received more than 6,705,622 page views. His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2019). Pope Alexander VI is the 63rd most popular religious figure (down from 46th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Spain (down from 18th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Religious Figure.
Pope Alexander VI was most famous for his scandalous behavior, such as fathering children with his own daughter, and for his nepotism.
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Among religious figures, Pope Alexander VI ranks 63 out of 2,238. Before him are Anthony of Padua, Pope Clement VII, Luke the Evangelist, Benedict of Nursia, Abu Hanifa, and Hildegard of Bingen. After him are Thomas the Apostle, Daniel, Pope Pius XI, Saint Valentine, John Chrysostom, and Pope Sylvester I.
1195 - 1231
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 57
1478 - 1534
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 58
31 - 84
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 59
480 - 543
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 60
698 - 767
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 61
1098 - 1179
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 62
1431 - 1503
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 63
1 - 72
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 64
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 78.60
Rank: 65
1857 - 1939
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 66
226 - 273
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 67
349 - 407
HPI: 78.53
Rank: 68
300 - 335
HPI: 78.52
Rank: 69
Among people born in 1431, Pope Alexander VI ranks 2. Before him is Vlad the Impaler. After him are François Villon, Andrea Mantegna, Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Ladislaus Hunyadi, Jasper Tudor, John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch, and John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. Among people deceased in 1503, Pope Alexander VI ranks 1. After him are Pope Pius III, Elizabeth of York, Piero the Unfortunate, Sophia Palaiologina, Margaret of York, Sten Sture the Elder, Peter II, Duke of Bourbon, Bona of Savoy, George, Duke of Bavaria, Pierre d'Aubusson, and Giovanni Pontano.
1431 - 1476
HPI: 84.22
Rank: 1
1431 - 1503
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 2
1431 - 1463
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 3
1431 - 1506
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 4
1431 - 1505
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 5
1431 - 1457
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 6
1431 - 1495
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 7
1431 - 1457
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 8
1431 - 1471
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 9
1431 - 1503
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 1
1439 - 1503
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 2
1466 - 1503
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 3
1472 - 1503
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 4
1455 - 1503
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 5
1446 - 1503
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 6
1440 - 1503
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 7
1438 - 1503
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 8
1449 - 1503
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 9
1455 - 1503
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 10
1423 - 1503
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 11
1426 - 1503
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 12
Among people born in Spain, Pope Alexander VI ranks 20 out of 2,932. Before him are Hadrian (76), Isabella I of Castile (1451), Catherine of Aragon (1485), Ignatius of Loyola (1491), Francisco Pizarro (1478), and Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503). After him are Joanna of Castile (1479), Joan Miró (1893), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), Maimonides (1138), Teresa of Ávila (1515), and Saint Lawrence (225).
76 - 138
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 14
1451 - 1504
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 15
1485 - 1536
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 16
1491 - 1556
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 17
1478 - 1541
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 18
1503 - 1564
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 19
1431 - 1503
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 20
1479 - 1555
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 21
1893 - 1983
HPI: 77.81
Rank: 22
1452 - 1516
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 23
1138 - 1204
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 24
1515 - 1582
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 25
225 - 258
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 26
Among religious figures born in Spain, Pope Alexander VI ranks 3. Before him are Catherine of Aragon (1485) and Ignatius of Loyola (1491). After him are Maimonides (1138), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Saint Lawrence (225), Saint Dominic (1170), Francis Xavier (1506), Isidore of Seville (560), Pope Callixtus III (1379), John of the Cross (1542), and Tomás de Torquemada (1420).
1485 - 1536
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 1
1491 - 1556
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 2
1431 - 1503
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 3
1138 - 1204
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 4
1515 - 1582
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 5
225 - 258
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 6
1170 - 1221
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 7
1506 - 1552
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 8
560 - 636
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 9
1379 - 1458
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 10
1542 - 1591
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 11
1420 - 1498
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 12