1295 - 1327
Roch (lived c. 1348 – 15/16 August 1376/79; traditionally c. 1295 – 16 August 1327), also called Rock in English, was a Majorcan Catholic confessor whose death is commemorated on 16 August and 9 September in Italy; he was especially invoked against the plague. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Roch has received more than 1,433,206 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Saint Roch is the 199th most popular religious figure (down from 168th in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from France (down from 189th in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Religious Figure.
Saint Roch is most famous for being the patron saint of dogs and those who are bitten by them.
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Among religious figures, Saint Roch ranks 199 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Clement X, Pope Boniface V, Pope Sixtus II, Pope Celestine V, Pope Evaristus, and Pope Lucius I. After him are Pope Pius I, Pope Innocent VI, Pope Benedict XI, Pope Paul V, Ambrose, and Pope Siricius.
1590 - 1676
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 193
575 - 625
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 194
215 - 258
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 195
1215 - 1296
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 196
44 - 105
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 197
200 - 254
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 198
1295 - 1327
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 199
90 - 154
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 200
1282 - 1362
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 201
1240 - 1304
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 202
1552 - 1621
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 203
340 - 397
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 204
334 - 399
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 205
Among people born in 1295, Saint Roch ranks 1. After him are Isabella of France, Jean Buridan, Nicephorus Gregoras, Henry Suso, Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy, Catherine of Austria, Duchess of Calabria, and Nicholas Orsini. Among people deceased in 1327, Saint Roch ranks 3. Before him are Osman I and Edward II of England. After him are James II of Aragon, Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy, Elizabeth de Burgh, Anne of Austria, Margravine of Brandenburg, and Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine.
1295 - 1327
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 1
1295 - 1358
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 2
1295 - 1361
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 3
1295 - 1360
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 4
1295 - 1366
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 5
1295 - 1350
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 6
1295 - 1323
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 7
1295 - 1323
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 8
1254 - 1327
HPI: 85.24
Rank: 1
1284 - 1327
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 2
1295 - 1327
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 3
1267 - 1327
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 4
1260 - 1327
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 5
1289 - 1327
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 6
1280 - 1327
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 7
1300 - 1327
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 8
Among people born in France, Saint Roch ranks 209 out of 6,011. Before him are Henri Rousseau (1844), Léon Foucault (1819), Richard II of England (1367), Nicéphore Niépce (1765), Georges Méliès (1861), and Charles IV of France (1294). After him are Pope Innocent VI (1282), Marie Thérèse of France (1778), Gustave Doré (1832), John II of France (1319), Petronius (27), and Pope Benedict XII (1280).
1844 - 1910
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 203
1819 - 1868
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 204
1367 - 1400
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 205
1765 - 1833
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 206
1861 - 1938
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 207
1294 - 1328
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 208
1295 - 1327
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 209
1282 - 1362
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 210
1778 - 1851
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 211
1832 - 1883
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 212
1319 - 1364
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 213
27 - 66
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 214
1280 - 1342
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 215
Among religious figures born in France, Saint Roch ranks 13. Before him are Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Pope Gregory XI (1370), Pope John XXII (1244), Pope Urban V (1310), Jacques de Molay (1243), and Pope Clement VI (1291). After him are Pope Innocent VI (1282), Pope Benedict XII (1280), Francis de Sales (1567), Pope Urban VI (1318), Pope Clement IV (1190), and Vincent de Paul (1581).
1844 - 1879
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 7
1370 - 1378
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 8
1244 - 1334
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 9
1310 - 1370
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 10
1243 - 1314
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 11
1291 - 1352
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 12
1295 - 1327
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 13
1282 - 1362
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 14
1280 - 1342
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 15
1567 - 1622
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 16
1318 - 1389
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 17
1190 - 1268
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 18
1581 - 1660
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 19