Religious Figure

Pope Pius XII

pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958

1876 - 1958

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His biography is available in 102 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 97 in 2024). Pope Pius XII is the 30th most popular religious figure (up from 61st in 2024), the 26th most popular biography from Italy (up from 60th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Pius XII was most famous for his efforts to help the Jews during World War II.

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#26 / 5,905

Pope Pius XII ranks #26 among 5,905 people in Pantheon born in Italy, inside the top 1% of that group.

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Pope Pius XII climbed 354 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #568 to #214.

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Pope Pius XII's biography appears in 102 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 99% of all Religious Figures.

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Among Religious Figures

Among religious figures, Pope Pius XII ranks 30 out of 3,189. Before him are Matthew the Apostle, Saint Nicholas, Pope Paul VI, Pope John XXIII, Saint Anne, and Francis of Assisi. After him are Saint George, Pope Pius IX, James, son of Zebedee, Pope Pius XI, Isaac, and Pope Pius X.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Pope Pius XII ranks 1. After him are Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Mata Hari, Konrad Adenauer, Jack London, Adolf Windaus, John Macleod, Róbert Bárány, Erich Raeder, Zewditu, Otto Diels, and Wilhelm Pieck. Among people deceased in 1958, Pope Pius XII ranks 1. After him are Rosalind Franklin, Wolfgang Pauli, Imre Nagy, Roger Martin du Gard, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, Kurt Alder, Tyrone Power, Faisal II of Iraq, Clinton Davisson, Ernest Lawrence, and John B. Watson.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Pius XII ranks 26 out of 5,905. Before him are Benito Mussolini (1883), Cicero (-106), Virgil (-70), Pope Paul VI (1897), Pope John XXIII (1881), and Francis of Assisi (1182). After him are Pompey (-106), Caravaggio (1571), Pope Pius IX (1792), Marcus Aurelius (121), Sandro Botticelli (1445), and Nero (37).

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Among Religious Figures In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Pius XII ranks 6. Before him are Pope John Paul I (1912), Pope Leo XIII (1810), Pope Paul VI (1897), Pope John XXIII (1881), and Francis of Assisi (1182). After him are Pope Pius IX (1792), Pope Pius XI (1857), Pope Pius X (1835), Pope Clement I (40), Pope Benedict XV (1854), and Pope Urban VII (1521).

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