RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Gregory XV

1554 - 1623

Pope Gregory XV

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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170k
Page Views (PV)
80.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
72
Languages Editions (L)
14.14
Effective Languages (L*)
2.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

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.

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Pope Gregory XV
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HPI: 80.57
Rank: 141
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HPI: 80.46
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Contemporaries

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.

Others Born in 1554

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Pope Gregory XV
1554 - 1623
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 1
Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France
1554 - 1592
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 2
Sebastian of Portugal
1554 - 1578
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 3
Walter Raleigh
1554 - 1618
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 4
Charles, Duke of Mayenne
1554 - 1611
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 5
Philip William, Prince of Orange
1554 - 1618
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 6
Philip Sidney
1554 - 1586
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 7
Bálint Balassi
1554 - 1594
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 8
Ernest of Bavaria
1554 - 1612
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 9
Louis III, Duke of Württemberg
1554 - 1593
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 10
Richard Hooker
1554 - 1600
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 11
John Lyly
1554 - 1606
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1623

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Pope Gregory XV
1554 - 1623
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 1
Anne Hathaway
1556 - 1623
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 2
Tulsidas
1532 - 1623
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 3
William Byrd
1543 - 1623
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 4
Josaphat Kuntsevych
1580 - 1623
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 5
Halime Sultan
1576 - 1623
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 6
Domenico Fetti
1589 - 1623
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 7
Mariam-uz-Zamani
1542 - 1623
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 8
Uesugi Kagekatsu
1556 - 1623
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 9
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon
1555 - 1623
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 10
Philippe de Mornay
1549 - 1623
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 11
Antonio Priuli
1548 - 1623
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 12