1475 - 1521
Pope Leo X (Italian: Leone X; born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, 11 December 1475 – 1 December 1521) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1513 to his death, in December 1521.Born into the prominent political and banking Medici family of Florence, Giovanni was the second son of Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of the Florentine Republic, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1489. Following the death of Pope Julius II, Giovanni was elected pope after securing the backing of the younger members of the College of Cardinals. Early on in his rule he oversaw the closing sessions of the Fifth Council of the Lateran, but struggled to implement the reforms agreed. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Leo X has received more than 2,896,122 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Pope Leo X is the 78th most popular religious figure (up from 89th in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Italy (up from 107th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Italian Religious Figure.
Pope Leo X is most famous for his lavish lifestyle and spending.
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Among religious figures, Pope Leo X ranks 78 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Urban II, Pope Julius II, Pope Gregory VII, Pope Pius IX, Pope Paul VI, and Ruhollah Khomeini. After him are Girolamo Savonarola, Ezekiel, Mark the Evangelist, Isaiah, Pope Pius X, and Hasan ibn Ali.
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
1475 - 1521
HPI: 77.82
Rank: 78
1452 - 1498
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 79
621 BC - 569 BC
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 80
10 - 68
HPI: 77.73
Rank: 81
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 82
1835 - 1914
HPI: 77.50
Rank: 83
624 - 670
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 84
Among people born in 1475, Pope Leo X ranks 2. Before him is Michelangelo. After him are Cesare Borgia, Paolo Uccello, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Diego de Almagro, Beatrice d'Este, Sebastiano Serlio, Bernardino Luini, Afonso, Prince of Portugal, Luis Ramírez de Lucena, and Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick. Among people deceased in 1521, Pope Leo X ranks 2. Before him is Ferdinand Magellan. After him are Manuel I of Portugal, Josquin des Prez, Juan Ponce de León, Zhengde Emperor, Sebastian Brant, Christina of Saxony, Leonardo Loredan, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, Francisco Serrão, and Raffaele Riario.
1475 - 1564
HPI: 91.26
Rank: 1
1475 - 1521
HPI: 77.82
Rank: 2
1475 - 1507
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 3
1475 - 1475
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 4
1475 - 1519
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 5
1475 - 1538
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 6
1475 - 1497
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 7
1475 - 1554
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 8
1475 - 1532
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 9
1475 - 1491
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 10
1475 - 1530
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 11
1475 - 1499
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 12
1480 - 1521
HPI: 91.69
Rank: 1
1475 - 1521
HPI: 77.82
Rank: 2
1469 - 1521
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 3
1450 - 1521
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 4
1460 - 1521
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 5
1491 - 1521
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 6
1458 - 1521
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 7
1461 - 1521
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 8
1436 - 1521
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 9
1491 - 1521
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 10
1500 - 1521
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 11
1461 - 1521
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Pope Leo X ranks 88 out of 4,668. Before him are Titus (41), Michael Collins (1930), Antonio Salieri (1750), Giotto (1267), Filippo Brunelleschi (1377), and Pope Paul VI (1897). After him are Bud Spencer (1929), Girolamo Savonarola (1452), Brutus the Younger (-85), Tintoretto (1518), Pope Pius X (1835), and Enrico Fermi (1901).
41 - 81
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 82
1930 - 2021
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 83
1750 - 1825
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 84
1267 - 1337
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 85
1377 - 1446
HPI: 77.92
Rank: 86
1897 - 1978
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 87
1475 - 1521
HPI: 77.82
Rank: 88
1929 - 2016
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 89
1452 - 1498
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 90
85 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 77.64
Rank: 91
1518 - 1594
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 92
1835 - 1914
HPI: 77.50
Rank: 93
1901 - 1954
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 94
Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Leo X ranks 17. Before him are Pope Sylvester I (300), Pope Gregory XIII (1502), Pope Julius II (1443), Pope Gregory VII (1020), Pope Pius IX (1792), and Pope Paul VI (1897). After him are Girolamo Savonarola (1452), Pope Pius X (1835), Pope Benedict XV (1854), Pope Paul III (1468), Pope Leo XIII (1810), and Pope Innocent III (1160).
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
1835 - 1914
HPI: 77.50
Rank: 19
1854 - 1922
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 20
1468 - 1549
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 21
1810 - 1903
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 22
1160 - 1216
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 23