RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Sixtus V

1520 - 1590

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Pope Sixtus V (Italian: Sisto V; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 1585 to his death, in August 1590. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order, where he displayed talents as a scholar and preacher, and enjoyed the patronage of Pius V, who made him a cardinal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Sixtus V has received more than 699,462 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Pope Sixtus V is the 158th most popular religious figure (down from 140th in 2019), the 180th most popular biography from Italy (down from 165th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Sixtus V is most famous for being the pope who built the Sistine Chapel.

Memorability Metrics

  • 700k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Sixtus V ranks 158 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Benedict XIII, Pope Pius IV, Pope Clement XII, Catherine of Siena, Pope Innocent X, and Rabia of Basra. After him are Ānanda, Pope Callixtus III, Pope Martin IV, Pope Julius III, Pope Honorius III, and Vladimir the Great.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1520, Pope Sixtus V ranks 2. Before him is Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. After him are Sigismund II Augustus, Vincenzo Galilei, Barbara Radziwiłł, Koca Sinan Pasha, Christophe Plantin, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, Matthias Flacius, Alessandro Farnese, Thoinot Arbeau, and Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine. Among people deceased in 1590, Pope Sixtus V ranks 2. Before him is Pope Urban VII. After him are Charles II, Archduke of Austria, Ambroise Paré, Archduchess Anna of Austria, Christina of Denmark, Gioseffo Zarlino, Bernardino de Sahagún, Francis Walsingham, Charles de Bourbon, Marietta Robusti, and Frans Hogenberg.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Sixtus V ranks 180 out of 5,161. Before him are Nerva (30), Pope Benedict XIII (1649), Pope Pius IV (1499), Pope Clement XII (1652), Catherine of Siena (1347), and Pope Innocent X (1574). After him are Scipio Africanus (-235), Enrico Caruso (1873), Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448), Pope Julius III (1487), Pope Honorius III (1148), and Pope Gregory XII (1335).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Sixtus V ranks 57. Before him are Pope Leo XII (1760), Pope Benedict XIII (1649), Pope Pius IV (1499), Pope Clement XII (1652), Catherine of Siena (1347), and Pope Innocent X (1574). After him are Pope Julius III (1487), Pope Honorius III (1148), Pope Gregory XII (1335), Pope Paul IV (1476), Pope Felix I (300), and Pope Boniface IX (1350).

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