1502 - 1585
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 952,065 page views. His biography is available in 83 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 81 in 2019). Pope Gregory XIII is the 71st most popular religious figure (down from 66th in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 81st in 2019) and the 12th most popular Italian Religious Figure.
Pope Gregory XIII was most famous for initiating the Gregorian calendar.
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Among religious figures, Pope Gregory XIII ranks 71 out of 2,238. Before him are Daniel, Pope Pius XI, Saint Valentine, John Chrysostom, Pope Sylvester I, and Muhammad al-Bukhari. After him are Pope Urban II, Pope Julius II, Pope Gregory VII, Pope Pius IX, Pope Paul VI, and Ruhollah Khomeini.
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
810 - 870
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 70
1502 - 1585
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 71
1042 - 1099
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 72
1443 - 1513
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 73
1020 - 1085
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 74
1792 - 1878
HPI: 78.08
Rank: 75
1897 - 1978
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 76
1902 - 1989
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 77
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, Thomas Tallis, Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Miguel López de Legazpi, Pedro Nunes, Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Otto Henry, Elector Palatine, and Heinrich Aldegrever. Among people deceased in 1585, Pope Gregory XIII ranks 1. After him are Ismihan Sultan, Yermak Timofeyevich, Pierre de Ronsard, Andrea Gabrieli, Thomas Tallis, Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony, Rembert Dodoens, Luca Cambiaso, and Nicolò da Ponte.
1502 - 1558
HPI: 85.98
Rank: 1
1502 - 1585
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 2
1502 - 1533
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 3
1502 - 1557
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 4
1502 - 1529
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 5
1502 - 1585
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 6
1502 - 1550
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 7
1502 - 1572
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 8
1502 - 1577
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 9
1502 - 1539
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 10
1502 - 1559
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 11
1502 - 1555
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 12
1502 - 1585
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 1
1544 - 1585
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 2
1532 - 1585
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 3
1524 - 1585
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 4
1533 - 1585
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 5
1502 - 1585
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 6
1532 - 1585
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 7
1517 - 1585
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 8
1527 - 1585
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 9
1491 - 1585
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 10
Among people born in Italy, Pope Gregory XIII ranks 73 out of 4,668. Before him are Vitruvius (-75), Giacomo Casanova (1725), Pope Pius XI (1857), Saint Valentine (226), Pope Sylvester I (300), and Amedeo Modigliani (1884). After him are Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194), Livy (-59), Giorgio Vasari (1511), Pope Julius II (1443), Marcus Licinius Crassus (-115), and Ennio Morricone (1928).
75 BC - 15 BC
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 67
1725 - 1798
HPI: 78.68
Rank: 68
1857 - 1939
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 69
226 - 273
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 70
300 - 335
HPI: 78.52
Rank: 71
1884 - 1920
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 72
1502 - 1585
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 73
1194 - 1250
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 74
59 BC - 17
HPI: 78.27
Rank: 75
1511 - 1574
HPI: 78.27
Rank: 76
1443 - 1513
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 77
115 BC - 53 BC
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 78
1928 - 2020
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 79
Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Gregory XIII ranks 12. Before him are Pope Pius XII (1876), Pope Clement VII (1478), Benedict of Nursia (480), Pope Pius XI (1857), Saint Valentine (226), and Pope Sylvester I (300). After him are Pope Julius II (1443), Pope Gregory VII (1020), Pope Pius IX (1792), Pope Paul VI (1897), Pope Leo X (1475), and Girolamo Savonarola (1452).
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
1443 - 1513
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 13
1020 - 1085
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 14
1792 - 1878
HPI: 78.08
Rank: 15
1897 - 1978
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 16
1475 - 1521
HPI: 77.82
Rank: 17
1452 - 1498
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 18