540 - 604
Pope Gregory I (Latin: Gregorius I; c. 540 – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the 64th Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 to his death. He is known for instituting the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregorian mission, to convert the then largely pagan Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. Gregory is also well known for his writings, which were more prolific than those of any of his predecessors as pope. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Gregory I has received more than 2,433,106 page views. His biography is available in 89 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 88 in 2019). Pope Gregory I is the 51st most popular religious figure (down from 39th in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Italy (up from 51st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Religious Figure.
Pope Gregory I is most famous for his conversion of the English people to Christianity.
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Among religious figures, Pope Gregory I ranks 51 out of 2,238. Before him are Joshua, Judas Iscariot, Ignatius of Loyola, Saul, 14th Dalai Lama, and Mary Magdalene. After him are Job, Pope Pius XII, Bartholomew the Apostle, Jerome, Anthony the Great, and Anthony of Padua.
1355 BC - 1245 BC
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 45
50 - 30
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 46
1491 - 1556
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 47
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 48
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 49
10 BC - 100
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 50
540 - 604
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 51
2300 BC - 1945 BC
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 52
1876 - 1958
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 53
100 BC - 100
HPI: 79.39
Rank: 54
345 - 420
HPI: 79.39
Rank: 55
251 - 356
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 56
1195 - 1231
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 57
Among people born in 540, Pope Gregory I ranks 1. After him are Pope Boniface III, Columbanus, Hormizd IV, Emperor Yōmei, Authari, Galswintha, Rosamund, Creoda of Mercia, and John of Biclaro. Among people deceased in 604, Pope Gregory I ranks 1. After him are Emperor Wen of Sui, Augustine of Canterbury, Al-Nabigha, and Æthelric of Deira.
540 - 604
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 1
540 - 607
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 2
540 - 615
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 3
540 - 590
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 4
540 - 587
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 5
540 - 590
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 6
540 - 568
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 7
540 - 572
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 8
540 - 593
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 9
540 - 621
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 10
540 - 604
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 1
541 - 604
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 2
510 - 604
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 3
535 - 604
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 4
600 - 604
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 5
Among people born in Italy, Pope Gregory I ranks 50 out of 4,668. Before him are Gioachino Rossini (1792), Lorenzo de' Medici (1449), Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598), Mark Antony (-83), Ötzi (-3345), and Catherine de' Medici (1519). After him are Zeno of Elea (-490), Pope Pius XII (1876), Evangelista Torricelli (1608), Claudio Monteverdi (1567), Sophia Loren (1934), and Empedocles (-490).
1792 - 1868
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 44
1449 - 1492
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 45
1598 - 1680
HPI: 79.97
Rank: 46
83 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 47
3345 BC - 3255 BC
HPI: 79.83
Rank: 48
1519 - 1589
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 49
540 - 604
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 50
490 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 51
1876 - 1958
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 52
1608 - 1647
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 53
1567 - 1643
HPI: 79.43
Rank: 54
1934 - Present
HPI: 79.38
Rank: 55
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.37
Rank: 56
Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Gregory I ranks 5. Before him are Francis of Assisi (1182), Saint Lucy (283), Pope John Paul I (1912), and Pope John XXIII (1881). After him are Pope Pius XII (1876), Pope Clement VII (1478), Benedict of Nursia (480), Pope Pius XI (1857), Saint Valentine (226), Pope Sylvester I (300), and Pope Gregory XIII (1502).
1182 - 1226
HPI: 84.80
Rank: 1
283 - 304
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 2
1912 - 1978
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 3
1881 - 1963
HPI: 80.44
Rank: 4
540 - 604
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 5
1876 - 1958
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 6
1478 - 1534
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 7
480 - 543
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 8
1857 - 1939
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 9
226 - 273
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 10
300 - 335
HPI: 78.52
Rank: 11
1502 - 1585
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 12