1554 - 1623
Pope Gregory XV (Latin: Gregorius XV; 9 January 1554 – 8 July 1623), born Alessandro Ludovisi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 February 1621 to his death in 1623. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Gregory XV has received more than 169,205 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Pope Gregory XV is the 141st most popular religious figure (down from 122nd in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from Italy (down from 140th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.
Pope Gregory XV is most famous for re-establishing the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits, in the Catholic Church.
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Among religious figures, Pope Gregory XV ranks 141 out of 2,272. Before him are Pope Sixtus V, Pope Clement XII, Pope Gregory XI, Pope Innocent X, Pope Formosus, and Pope Pius IV. After him are Zechariah, Bernadette Soubirous, Pope Clement VI, Pope Paul IV, Pope Martin V, and Jeremiah.
1520 - 1590
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 135
1652 - 1740
HPI: 80.72
Rank: 136
1370 - 1378
HPI: 80.69
Rank: 137
1574 - 1655
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 138
816 - 896
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 139
1499 - 1565
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 140
1554 - 1623
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 141
90 BC - 100
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 142
1844 - 1879
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 143
1291 - 1352
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 144
1476 - 1559
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 145
1369 - 1431
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 146
650 BC - 586 BC
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 147
Among people born in 1554, Pope Gregory XV ranks 1. After him are Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France, Sebastian of Portugal, Walter Raleigh, Charles, Duke of Mayenne, Philip William, Prince of Orange, Philip Sidney, Bálint Balassi, Ernest of Bavaria, Louis III, Duke of Württemberg, Richard Hooker, and John Lyly. Among people deceased in 1623, Pope Gregory XV ranks 1. After him are Anne Hathaway, Tulsidas, William Byrd, Josaphat Kuntsevych, Halime Sultan, Domenico Fetti, Mariam-uz-Zamani, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, Philippe de Mornay, and Antonio Priuli.
1554 - 1623
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 1
1554 - 1592
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 2
1554 - 1578
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 3
1554 - 1618
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 4
1554 - 1611
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 5
1554 - 1618
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 6
1554 - 1586
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 7
1554 - 1594
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 8
1554 - 1612
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 9
1554 - 1593
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 10
1554 - 1600
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 11
1554 - 1606
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 12
1554 - 1623
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 1
1556 - 1623
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 2
1532 - 1623
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 3
1543 - 1623
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 4
1580 - 1623
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 5
1576 - 1623
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 6
1589 - 1623
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 7
1542 - 1623
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 8
1556 - 1623
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 9
1555 - 1623
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 10
1549 - 1623
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 11
1548 - 1623
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Pope Gregory XV ranks 178 out of 4,088. Before him are Pope Innocent X (1574), Catullus (-84), Pope Formosus (816), Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768), Pope Pius IV (1499), and Giovanni Bellini (1430). After him are Vincenzo Bellini (1801), Pliny the Younger (61), Pope Paul IV (1476), Pope Martin V (1369), Guido of Arezzo (991), and Luchino Visconti (1906).
1574 - 1655
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 172
84 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 173
816 - 896
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 174
1768 - 1835
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 175
1499 - 1565
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 176
1430 - 1516
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 177
1554 - 1623
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 178
1801 - 1835
HPI: 80.53
Rank: 179
61 - 113
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 180
1476 - 1559
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 181
1369 - 1431
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 182
991 - 1050
HPI: 80.44
Rank: 183
1906 - 1976
HPI: 80.44
Rank: 184
Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Gregory XV ranks 52. Before him are Pope Gregory XII (1335), Pope Sixtus V (1520), Pope Clement XII (1652), Pope Innocent X (1574), Pope Formosus (816), and Pope Pius IV (1499). After him are Pope Paul IV (1476), Pope Martin V (1369), Pope Nicholas V (1397), Rita of Cascia (1381), Pope Clement XI (1649), and Pope Clement XIV (1705).
1335 - 1417
HPI: 80.77
Rank: 46
1520 - 1590
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 47
1652 - 1740
HPI: 80.72
Rank: 48
1574 - 1655
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 49
816 - 896
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 50
1499 - 1565
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 51
1554 - 1623
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 52
1476 - 1559
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 53
1369 - 1431
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 54
1397 - 1455
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 55
1381 - 1457
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 56
1649 - 1721
HPI: 80.34
Rank: 57
1705 - 1774
HPI: 80.34
Rank: 58