RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Gregory XIII

1502 - 1585

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Pope Gregory XIII (Latin: Gregorius XIII; Italian: Gregorio XIII; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585), born Ugo Boncompagni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Gregory XIII has received more than 1,029,039 page views. His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 83 in 2019). Pope Gregory XIII is the 79th most popular religious figure (down from 68th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Italy (down from 73rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Gregory XIII was most famous for initiating the Gregorian calendar.

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  • 77.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 84

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 14.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Gregory XIII ranks 79 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Anne, Pope Pius V, Pope Pius XI, Benedict of Nursia, Hasan ibn Ali, and Pope Urban II. After him are Pope Sylvester I, Pope Benedict XV, Girolamo Savonarola, Pope Sixtus IV, Pope Paul VI, and Thomas the Apostle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1502, Pope Gregory XIII ranks 2. Before him is Hurrem Sultan. After him are Atahualpa, John III of Portugal, La Malinche, Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Miguel López de Legazpi, Pedro Nunes, Thomas Tallis, Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Otto Henry, Elector Palatine, and Heinrich Aldegrever. Among people deceased in 1585, Pope Gregory XIII ranks 1. After him are Pierre de Ronsard, Ismihan Sultan, Yermak Timofeyevich, Andrea Gabrieli, Thomas Tallis, Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony, Pontus De la Gardie, Rembert Dodoens, Luca Cambiaso, and Nicolò da Ponte.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Gregory XIII ranks 86 out of 5,161. Before him are Catherine de' Medici (1519), Giorgio Vasari (1511), Pope Pius V (1504), Pope Pius XI (1857), Benedict of Nursia (480), and Michael Collins (1930). After him are Pope Sylvester I (300), Masaccio (1401), Sonia Gandhi (1946), Pope Benedict XV (1854), Livy (-59), and Girolamo Savonarola (1452).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Gregory XIII ranks 16. Before him are Saint Valentine (226), Pope Innocent VII (1339), Pope Julius II (1443), Pope Pius V (1504), Pope Pius XI (1857), and Benedict of Nursia (480). After him are Pope Sylvester I (300), Pope Benedict XV (1854), Girolamo Savonarola (1452), Pope Sixtus IV (1414), Pope Paul VI (1897), and Pope Leo X (1475).

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