1379 - 1458
Pope Callixtus III (Italian: Callisto III, Valencian: Calixt III, Spanish: Calixto III; 31 December 1378 – 6 August 1458), born Alfonso de Borgia (Valencian: Alfons de Borja), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 April 1455 to his death, in August 1458. Borgia spent his early career as a professor of law at the University of Lleida; he later served as a diplomat for the kings of Aragon. He became a tutor for King Alfonso V's illegitimate son Ferdinand. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Callixtus III has received more than 648,265 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Pope Callixtus III is the 182nd most popular religious figure (down from 163rd in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Spain and the 10th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.
Pope Callixtus III is most famous for being the pope who excommunicated King Henry VIII of England for divorcing Catherine of Aragon.
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Among religious figures, Pope Callixtus III ranks 182 out of 2,238. Before him are Isidore of Seville, Pope Gregory VIII, Pope Boniface IX, Bridget of Sweden, Pope Clement XIII, and Elizabeth of Hungary. After him are Ānanda, Pope Clement IX, Mani, Pope Urban III, Pope Leo III, and Pope Marcellus II.
560 - 636
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 176
1100 - 1187
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 177
1350 - 1404
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 178
1303 - 1373
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 179
1693 - 1769
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 180
1207 - 1231
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 181
1379 - 1458
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 182
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 183
1600 - 1669
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 184
216 - 274
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 185
1200 - 1187
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 186
750 - 816
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 187
1501 - 1555
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 188
Among people born in 1379, Pope Callixtus III ranks 1. After him are Henry III of Castile, Jerome of Prague, Zawisza Czarny, and Huitzilihuitl. Among people deceased in 1458, Pope Callixtus III ranks 1. After him are Alfonso V of Aragon, Arthur III, Duke of Brittany, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Lazar Branković, John II of Cyprus, Basarab II of Wallachia, Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, and Fernão Lopes.
1379 - 1458
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 1
1379 - 1406
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 2
1379 - 1416
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 3
1379 - 1428
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 4
1379 - 1417
HPI: 51.21
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1379 - 1458
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 1
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1421 - 1458
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1450 - 1458
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1398 - 1458
HPI: 51.55
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1385 - 1458
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Among people born in Spain, Pope Callixtus III ranks 41 out of 2,932. Before him are Philip III of Spain (1578), Montserrat Caballé (1933), Luis Buñuel (1900), Roland (736), Charles III of Spain (1716), and Isidore of Seville (560). After him are Arcadius (377), Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100), El Cid (1045), Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886), and Pedro Almodóvar (1949).
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1716 - 1788
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560 - 636
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1379 - 1458
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377 - 408
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1100 - 1165
HPI: 73.68
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1886 - 1941
HPI: 73.29
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1949 - Present
HPI: 73.29
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Among religious figures born in Spain, Pope Callixtus III ranks 10. Before him are Maimonides (1138), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Saint Lawrence (225), Saint Dominic (1170), Francis Xavier (1506), and Isidore of Seville (560). After him are John of the Cross (1542), Tomás de Torquemada (1420), Vincent of Saragossa (300), Josemaría Escrivá (1902), Ibn Hazm (994), and Antipope Benedict XIII (1328).
1138 - 1204
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225 - 258
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1170 - 1221
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 7
1506 - 1552
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 8
560 - 636
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Rank: 9
1379 - 1458
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Rank: 10
1542 - 1591
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1420 - 1498
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300 - 304
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1902 - 1975
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 14
994 - 1064
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Rank: 15
1328 - 1423
HPI: 66.12
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