640 - 710
Saint Giles (, Latin: Aegidius, French: Gilles, Italian: Egidio, Spanish: Gil), also known as Giles the Hermit, was a hermit or monk active in the lower Rhône most likely in the 7th century. Revered as a saint, his cult became widely diffused but his hagiography is mostly legendary. A town that bears his name grew up around the monastery he purportedly founded, which became a pilgrimage centre and a stop on the Way of Saint James. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Giles has received more than 441,622 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Giles is the 539th most popular religious figure (down from 532nd in 2019), the 141st most popular biography from Greece and the 9th most popular Greek Religious Figure.
Saint Giles is most famous for being the patron saint of those suffering from leprosy. He is also the patron saint of beggars and cripples.
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Among religious figures, Saint Giles ranks 539 out of 2,238. Before him are Alphonsus Liguori, Simeon, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, John Wesley, Pope Anastasius II, and Dionysius Exiguus. After him are Anas ibn Malik, Angela Merici, Adalbert of Prague, Rabbi Akiva, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria, and Pope John XIII.
1696 - 1787
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 533
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 534
589 - 629
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 535
1703 - 1791
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 536
450 - 498
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 537
475 - 544
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 538
640 - 710
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 539
612 - 712
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 540
1474 - 1540
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 541
955 - 997
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 542
50 - 136
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 543
250 - 326
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 544
930 - 972
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 545
Among people born in 640, Saint Giles ranks 2. Before him is Asparuh of Bulgaria. After him are Musa ibn Nusayr, Isaac of Nineveh, Kusaila, Saint Kilian, Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi, and Seaxburh of Ely. Among people deceased in 710, Saint Giles ranks 1. After him are Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Wittiza, Rupert of Salzburg, Shangguan Wan'er, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, and Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi.
640 - 700
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 1
640 - 710
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 2
640 - 716
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 3
640 - 700
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 4
640 - 688
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 5
640 - 689
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 6
640 - 710
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 7
640 - 699
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 8
640 - 710
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1
656 - 710
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 2
687 - 710
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 3
650 - 710
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 4
664 - 710
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 5
662 - 710
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 6
640 - 710
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 7
Among people born in Greece, Saint Giles ranks 141 out of 936. Before him are Pope Eleutherius (171), Cleon (-450), Costa-Gavras (1933), Epimenides (-690), Parmenion (-400), and Callicrates (-470). After him are Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), Sophia Palaiologina (1455), Demetrius of Phalerum (-350), Agesilaus II (-444), and Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (-506).
171 - 189
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 135
450 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 136
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 137
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 138
400 BC - 329 BC
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 139
470 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 140
640 - 710
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 141
550 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 142
180 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 143
1455 - 1503
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 144
350 BC - 282 BC
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 145
444 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 146
506 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 147
Among religious figures born in Greece, Saint Giles ranks 9. Before him are Pope Dionysius (200), Dionysius the Areopagite (100), Saint Titus (13), Philomena (291), Pope Hyginus (100), and Pope Eleutherius (171). After him are Antipope Alexander V (1339), Athenagoras I of Constantinople (1886), Athenagoras of Athens (133), Theodore Stratelates (281), Saturnin (300), and Aristides of Athens (150).
200 - 268
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 3
100 - 100
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 4
13 - 107
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 5
291 - 304
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 6
100 - 142
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 7
171 - 189
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 8
640 - 710
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 9
1339 - 1410
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 10
1886 - 1972
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 11
133 - 190
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 12
281 - 319
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 13
300 - 300
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 14
150 - 134
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 15