1519 - 1605
Theodore Beza (Latin: Theodorus Beza; French: Théodore de Bèze or de Besze; June 24, 1519 – October 13, 1605) was a French Calvinist Protestant theologian, reformer and scholar who played an important role in the Protestant Reformation. He was a disciple of John Calvin and lived most of his life in Geneva. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodore Beza has received more than 312,152 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Theodore Beza is the 835th most popular writer (up from 863rd in 2019), the 992nd most popular biography from France (down from 958th in 2019) and the 129th most popular French Writer.
Theodore Beza was a French theologian who served as the last chancellor of the University of Geneva. He was also one of the translators of the Geneva Bible. He is most famous for his work as a theologian and for his translation of the Bible.
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Among writers, Theodore Beza ranks 835 out of 5,755. Before him are Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, Edgar Wallace, Thomas Pynchon, Sam Shepard, and Matilde Camus. After him are Odysseas Elytis, Antonio Tabucchi, Annie Ernaux, L. Frank Baum, Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, and Magtymguly Pyragy.
1724 - 1803
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 829
1813 - 1851
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 830
1875 - 1932
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 831
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 832
1943 - 2017
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 833
1919 - 2012
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 834
1519 - 1605
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 835
1911 - 1996
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 836
1943 - 2012
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 837
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 838
1856 - 1919
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 839
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 840
1733 - 1807
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 841
Among people born in 1519, Theodore Beza ranks 9. Before him are Pope Innocent IX, Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Gaspard II de Coligny, Francis, Duke of Guise, Occhiali, and Isabella Jagiellon. After him are Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Antonis Mor, Andrea Cesalpino, Thomas Gresham, and Frans Floris. Among people deceased in 1605, Theodore Beza ranks 10. Before him are Boris Godunov, Handan Sultan, Feodor II of Russia, Jean Nicot, John Davis, and Ulisse Aldrovandi. After him are Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Naresuan, Jan Zamoyski, Orazio Vecchi, Robert Catesby, and Stradanus.
1519 - 1591
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 3
1519 - 1574
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 4
1519 - 1572
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 5
1519 - 1563
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 6
1519 - 1587
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 7
1519 - 1559
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 8
1519 - 1605
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 9
1519 - 1536
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 10
1519 - 1560
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 11
1519 - 1575
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 12
1519 - 1603
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 13
1519 - 1579
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 14
1519 - 1570
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 15
1552 - 1605
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 4
1574 - 1605
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 5
1589 - 1605
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 6
1530 - 1605
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 7
1550 - 1605
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 8
1522 - 1605
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 9
1519 - 1605
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 10
1570 - 1605
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 11
1555 - 1605
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 12
1542 - 1605
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 13
1550 - 1605
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 14
1573 - 1605
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 15
1523 - 1605
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 16
Among people born in France, Theodore Beza ranks 992 out of 6,011. Before him are Alphonse Bertillon (1853), Jacques Cassini (1677), Pierre Augereau (1757), Eleanor of Provence (1223), Michel Rolle (1652), and Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy (1847). After him are Jean-Pierre Léaud (1944), Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (1156), Jacques Demy (1931), Princess Clémentine of Orléans (1817), Annie Ernaux (1940), and Jean-Baptiste Bessières (1768).
1853 - 1914
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 986
1677 - 1756
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 987
1757 - 1816
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 988
1223 - 1291
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 989
1652 - 1719
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 990
1847 - 1923
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 991
1519 - 1605
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 992
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 993
1156 - 1222
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 994
1931 - 1990
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 995
1817 - 1907
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 996
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 997
1768 - 1813
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 998
Among writers born in France, Theodore Beza ranks 129. Before him are Juliette Récamier (1777), Max Jacob (1876), Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626), Jean Anouilh (1910), Laura de Noves (1310), and Madame Roland (1754). After him are Annie Ernaux (1940), Antoine Galland (1646), Maurice Denis (1870), Éric Zemmour (1958), Jean de Joinville (1224), and Eugène Scribe (1791).
1777 - 1849
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 123
1876 - 1944
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 124
1626 - 1696
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 125
1910 - 1987
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 126
1310 - 1348
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 127
1754 - 1793
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 128
1519 - 1605
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 129
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 130
1646 - 1715
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 131
1870 - 1943
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 132
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 133
1224 - 1317
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 134
1791 - 1861
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 135