1546 - 1591
Veronica Franco (1546–1591) was an Italian poet and courtesan in 16th-century Venice. She is known for her notable clientele, feminist advocacy, literary contributions, and philanthropy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Veronica Franco has received more than 822,884 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Veronica Franco is the 1,017th most popular writer (down from 914th in 2019), the 1,155th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,028th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Italian Writer.
Veronica Franco was an Italian courtesan and writer who was most famous for her memoirs.
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Among writers, Veronica Franco ranks 1,017 out of 5,755. Before her are Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Comtessa de Dia, Dobrica Ćosić, Tibor Sekelj, Harry Mulisch, and Titus Pomponius Atticus. After her are James Hadley Chase, Iris Murdoch, Bar Hebraeus, Julien Green, Derek Walcott, and Bernhard Schlink.
45 - 95
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,011
1175 - 1225
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1,012
1921 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1,013
1912 - 1988
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,014
1927 - 2010
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,015
110 BC - 32 BC
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 1,016
1546 - 1591
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 1,017
1906 - 1985
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 1,018
1919 - 1999
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 1,019
1226 - 1286
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 1,020
1900 - 1998
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1,021
1930 - 2017
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1,022
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 1,023
Among people born in 1546, Veronica Franco ranks 5. Before her are Murad III, Tycho Brahe, Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg, and Heo Jun. After her are Bartholomeus Spranger, Takeda Katsuyori, Charlotte of Bourbon, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Thomas Digges, and Johann Fischart. Among people deceased in 1591, Veronica Franco ranks 8. Before her are Pope Innocent IX, John of the Cross, Aloysius Gonzaga, Vincenzo Galilei, Dmitry of Uglich, and Sen no Rikyū. After her are Jacobus Gallus, Christian I, Elector of Saxony, Luis de León, Jost Amman, Vespasiano I Gonzaga, and Anna of Hesse.
1546 - 1595
HPI: 82.69
Rank: 1
1546 - 1601
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 2
1546 - 1608
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 3
1546 - 1615
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 4
1546 - 1591
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 5
1546 - 1611
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 6
1546 - 1582
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 7
1546 - 1582
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 8
1546 - 1617
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 9
1546 - 1595
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 10
1546 - 1590
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 11
1519 - 1591
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 2
1542 - 1591
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 3
1568 - 1591
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 4
1520 - 1591
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 5
1582 - 1591
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 6
1522 - 1591
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 7
1546 - 1591
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 8
1550 - 1591
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 9
1560 - 1591
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 10
1527 - 1591
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 11
1539 - 1591
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 12
1531 - 1591
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 13
1529 - 1591
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 14
Among people born in Italy, Veronica Franco ranks 1,155 out of 4,668. Before her are Gaius Valerius Flaccus (45), Giuseppe Bertello (1942), Ludovico Carracci (1555), Titus Pomponius Atticus (-110), Marcus Claudius Marcellus (-42), and Julia Drusilla (39). After her are Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti (1774), Niccolò Jommelli (1714), Gioseffo Zarlino (1517), Franco Corelli (1921), Pope Leo VIII (900), and Leonardo Vinci (1690).
45 - 95
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,149
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,150
1555 - 1619
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,151
110 BC - 32 BC
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 1,152
42 BC - 23 BC
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 1,153
39 - 41
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 1,154
1546 - 1591
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 1,155
1774 - 1849
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 1,156
1714 - 1774
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 1,157
1517 - 1590
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 1,158
1921 - 2003
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 1,159
900 - 965
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1,160
1690 - 1730
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 1,161
Among writers born in Italy, Veronica Franco ranks 84. Before her are Vittoria Colonna (1490), Persius (34), Lucius Accius (-170), Elsa Morante (1912), Gaius Valerius Flaccus (45), and Titus Pomponius Atticus (-110). After her are Guido Cavalcanti (1258), Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1427), Gaius Asinius Pollio (-76), Giambattista Marino (1569), Odoric of Pordenone (1286), and Matteo Bandello (1484).
1490 - 1547
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 78
34 - 62
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 79
170 BC - 84 BC
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 80
1912 - 1985
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 81
45 - 95
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 82
110 BC - 32 BC
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 83
1546 - 1591
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 84
1258 - 1300
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 85
1427 - 1482
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 86
76 BC - 4
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 87
1569 - 1625
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 88
1286 - 1331
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 89
1484 - 1561
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 90