1170 - 1221
Saint Dominic, (Spanish: Santo Domingo; 8 August 1170 – 6 August 1221), also known as Dominic de Guzmán (Spanish: [ɡuθˈman]), was a Castilian Catholic priest and the founder of the Dominican Order. He is the patron saint of astronomers and natural scientists, and he and his order are traditionally credited with spreading and popularizing the rosary. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Dominic has received more than 1,877,283 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Dominic is the 98th most popular religious figure (up from 102nd in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Spain (down from 27th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.
Saint Dominic is most famous for the establishment of the Dominican Order.
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Among religious figures, Saint Dominic ranks 98 out of 2,238. Before him are Teresa of Ávila, Saint Lawrence, Methuselah, Elisha, Arius, and Pope Innocent III. After him are Hagar, Bernard of Clairvaux, Margaret the Virgin, Francis Xavier, Pope Clement V, and Saint Sebastian.
1515 - 1582
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 92
225 - 258
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 93
3074 BC - 2105 BC
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 94
900 BC - 790 BC
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 95
256 - 336
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 96
1160 - 1216
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 97
1170 - 1221
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 98
1800 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 99
1090 - 1153
HPI: 76.50
Rank: 100
292 - 307
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 101
1506 - 1552
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 102
1264 - 1314
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 103
300 - 287
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 104
Among people born in 1170, Saint Dominic ranks 2. Before him is Fibonacci. After him are Valdemar II of Denmark, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Walther von der Vogelweide, Constantine Laskaris, Hermann von Salza, Isabella of Hainault, Muqali, Jayadeva, Otto I, Count of Burgundy, and Pierre de Castelnau. Among people deceased in 1221, Saint Dominic ranks 1. After him are Theodore I Laskaris, Berengaria of Portugal, Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen, Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, Alix, Duchess of Brittany, Raymond-Roupen, and Abraham of Smolensk.
1170 - 1240
HPI: 79.18
Rank: 1
1170 - 1221
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 2
1170 - 1241
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 3
1170 - 1220
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 4
1170 - 1230
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 5
1170 - 1205
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 6
1170 - 1239
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 7
1170 - 1190
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 8
1170 - 1223
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 9
1170 - 1245
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 10
1170 - 1200
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 11
1170 - 1208
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 12
1170 - 1221
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 1
1174 - 1221
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 2
1198 - 1221
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 3
1162 - 1221
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 4
1200 - 1221
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 5
1200 - 1221
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 6
1199 - 1221
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 7
1172 - 1221
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 8
Among people born in Spain, Saint Dominic ranks 28 out of 2,932. Before him are Joan Miró (1893), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), Maimonides (1138), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Saint Lawrence (225), and Philip IV of Spain (1605). After him are Francis Xavier (1506), Charles II of Spain (1661), Anne of Austria (1601), Ibn Arabi (1165), Julio Iglesias (1943), and Federico García Lorca (1898).
1893 - 1983
HPI: 77.81
Rank: 22
1452 - 1516
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 23
1138 - 1204
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 24
1515 - 1582
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 25
225 - 258
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 26
1605 - 1665
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 27
1170 - 1221
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 28
1506 - 1552
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 29
1661 - 1700
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 30
1601 - 1666
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 31
1165 - 1240
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 32
1943 - Present
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 33
1898 - 1936
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 34
Among religious figures born in Spain, Saint Dominic ranks 7. Before him are Catherine of Aragon (1485), Ignatius of Loyola (1491), Pope Alexander VI (1431), Maimonides (1138), Teresa of Ávila (1515), and Saint Lawrence (225). After him are Francis Xavier (1506), Isidore of Seville (560), Pope Callixtus III (1379), John of the Cross (1542), Tomás de Torquemada (1420), and Vincent of Saragossa (300).
1485 - 1536
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 1
1491 - 1556
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 2
1431 - 1503
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 3
1138 - 1204
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 4
1515 - 1582
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 5
225 - 258
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 6
1170 - 1221
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 7
1506 - 1552
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 8
560 - 636
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 9
1379 - 1458
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 10
1542 - 1591
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 11
1420 - 1498
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 12
300 - 304
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 13