1865 - 1930
Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta, (10 October 1865 – 26 February 1930) was a Spanish Catholic bishop, Vatican official, and cardinal. Before becoming a cardinal, he served as the secretary of the papal conclave of 1903 that elected Pope Pius X, who is said to have accepted his election through Merry del Val's encouragement. Pius X later appointed him as the Cardinal Secretary of State. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rafael Merry del Val has received more than 140,401 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Rafael Merry del Val is the 1,374th most popular religious figure (down from 1,236th in 2019), the 1,577th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,544th in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Rafael Merry del Val ranks 1,374 out of 2,238. Before him are Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje, Andrew Bobola, Anna Schäffer, Mamertus, Parshvanatha, and An Shigao. After him are Theodosius of Kiev, Hermann Gmeiner, Zakir Naik, Carpocrates, George Müller, and Pelagio Galvani.
1670 - 1735
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 1,368
1591 - 1657
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 1,369
1882 - 1925
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,370
401 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,371
872 BC - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,372
101 - 168
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,373
1865 - 1930
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,374
1029 - 1074
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,375
1919 - 1986
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,376
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,377
100 - 138
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,378
1805 - 1898
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,379
1165 - 1230
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,380
Among people born in 1865, Rafael Merry del Val ranks 60. Before him are Duchess Amalie in Bavaria, Abraham Isaac Kook, Anandi Gopal Joshi, Jovan Cvijić, Bronisława Dłuska, and Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg. After him are Princess Olga Paley, Hannah Chaplin, Friedrich Paschen, Eugene Botkin, Hantaro Nagaoka, and Prince Kan'in Kotohito. Among people deceased in 1930, Rafael Merry del Val ranks 43. Before him are Waldemar Haffkine, José Carlos Mariátegui, Theodor Nöldeke, Adolf Engler, Eduard Meyer, and Emil Krebs. After him are Riccardo Drigo, Frank P. Ramsey, Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera, Alois Jirásek, Carl Panzram, and Eric Lemming.
1865 - 1912
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 54
1865 - 1935
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 55
1865 - 1887
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 56
1865 - 1927
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 57
1865 - 1939
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 58
1865 - 1927
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 59
1865 - 1930
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 60
1865 - 1929
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 61
1865 - 1928
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 62
1865 - 1947
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 63
1865 - 1918
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 64
1865 - 1950
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 65
1865 - 1945
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 66
1860 - 1930
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 37
1894 - 1930
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 38
1836 - 1930
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 39
1844 - 1930
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 40
1855 - 1930
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 41
1867 - 1930
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 42
1865 - 1930
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 43
1846 - 1930
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 44
1903 - 1930
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 45
1866 - 1930
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 46
1851 - 1930
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 47
1892 - 1930
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 48
1880 - 1930
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 49
Among people born in United Kingdom, Rafael Merry del Val ranks 1,577 out of 7,765. Before him are William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708), John Barbirolli (1899), Oliver Hart (1948), Maurice Wilkes (1913), Rupert Sheldrake (1942), and Mary Ann Cotton (1832). After him are Roger Hunt (1938), Eric Knight (1897), George Smith (1840), Kate Moss (1974), Sam Worthington (1976), and James Edward Smith (1759).
1708 - 1778
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 1,571
1899 - 1970
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 1,572
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,573
1913 - 2010
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,574
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,575
1832 - 1873
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,576
1865 - 1930
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,577
1938 - 2021
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,578
1897 - 1943
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 1,579
1840 - 1876
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 1,580
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,581
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,582
1759 - 1828
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,583
Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Rafael Merry del Val ranks 40. Before him are Gildas (500), Simon Stock (1164), John Ball (1338), Reginald Lee (1870), Oswald of Northumbria (604), and John Smyth (1570). After him are John Nelson Darby (1800), Roger Deakins (1949), Dunstan (909), Julian of Norwich (1342), Stephen Langton (1150), and Joseph Butler (1692).
500 - 570
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 34
1164 - 1265
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 35
1338 - 1381
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 36
1870 - 1913
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 37
604 - 642
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 38
1570 - 1612
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 39
1865 - 1930
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 40
1800 - 1882
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 41
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 42
909 - 988
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 43
1342 - 1416
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 44
1150 - 1228
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 45
1692 - 1752
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 46