WRITER
Vittoria Colonna
1490 - 1547
Vittoria Colonna
Vittoria Colonna (April 1492 – 25 February 1547), marchioness of Pescara, was an Italian noblewoman and poet. As an educated, married noblewoman whose husband was in captivity, Colonna was able to develop relationships within the intellectual circles of Ischia and Naples. Her early poetry began to attract attention in the late 1510s and she ultimately became one of the most popular poets of 16th-century Italy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vittoria Colonna has received more than 320,263 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Vittoria Colonna is the 843rd most popular writer (up from 968th in 2019), the 985th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,096th in 2019) and the 75th most popular Italian Writer.
Vittoria Colonna was a poet, author, and patron of the arts. She was the daughter of Fabrizio Colonna, Duke of Paliano, and his wife, Lucrezia d'Alagno. She married Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, but they had no children.
Memorability Metrics
320k
Page Views (PV)
63.06
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
6.67
Effective Languages (L*)
2.52
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Vittoria Colonna ranks 843 out of 7,302. Before her are Thietmar of Merseburg, Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, Tibor Sekelj, Ingeborg Bachmann, Miroslav Krleža, and Julian Barnes. After her are Robert van Gulik, Heliodorus of Emesa, Juliette Récamier, Varlam Shalamov, W. H. Auden, and Stesichorus.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThietmar of Merseburg
975 - 1018
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 837
Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz
1843 - 1916
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 838
Tibor Sekelj
1912 - 1988
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 839
Ingeborg Bachmann
1926 - 1973
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 840
Miroslav Krleža
1893 - 1981
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 841
Julian Barnes
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 842
Vittoria Colonna
1490 - 1547
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 843
Robert van Gulik
1910 - 1967
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 844
Heliodorus of Emesa
250 - 400
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 845
Juliette Récamier
1777 - 1849
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 846
Varlam Shalamov
1907 - 1982
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 847
W. H. Auden
1907 - 1973
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 848
Stesichorus
630 BC - 555 BC
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 849
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1490, Vittoria Colonna ranks 6. Before her are Mimar Sinan, Albert, Duke of Prussia, Adrian Willaert, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, and Olaus Magnus. After her are Huáscar, Albert of Brandenburg, Florian Geyer, Ebussuud Efendi, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, and Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino. Among people deceased in 1547, Vittoria Colonna ranks 7. Before her are Henry VIII of England, Hernán Cortés, Francis I of France, Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, Sebastiano del Piombo, and Pietro Bembo. After her are Saint Cajetan, Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, Hadım Suleiman Pasha, Philippa of Guelders, Marie of Luxembourg, Countess of Vendôme, and Konrad Peutinger.
Others Born in 1490
Go to all RankingsMimar Sinan
ARCHITECT
1490 - 1588
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 1
Albert, Duke of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1490 - 1568
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 2
Adrian Willaert
COMPOSER
1490 - 1562
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 3
Charles III, Duke of Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1490 - 1527
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 4
Olaus Magnus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1490 - 1557
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 5
Vittoria Colonna
WRITER
1490 - 1547
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 6
Huáscar
POLITICIAN
1490 - 1533
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 7
Albert of Brandenburg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1490 - 1545
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 8
Florian Geyer
POLITICIAN
1490 - 1525
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 9
Ebussuud Efendi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1490 - 1574
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 10
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda
PHILOSOPHER
1490 - 1573
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 11
Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino
POLITICIAN
1490 - 1538
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1547
Go to all RankingsHenry VIII of England
NOBLEMAN
1491 - 1547
HPI: 82.37
Rank: 1
Hernán Cortés
EXPLORER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 81.10
Rank: 2
Francis I of France
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1547
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 3
Anne of Bohemia and Hungary
COMPANION
1503 - 1547
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 4
Sebastiano del Piombo
PAINTER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 5
Pietro Bembo
WRITER
1470 - 1547
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 6
Vittoria Colonna
WRITER
1490 - 1547
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 7
Saint Cajetan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1480 - 1547
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 8
Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1547
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 9
Hadım Suleiman Pasha
POLITICIAN
1467 - 1547
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 10
Philippa of Guelders
POLITICIAN
1464 - 1547
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 11
Marie of Luxembourg, Countess of Vendôme
COMPANION
1472 - 1547
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 12
Konrad Peutinger
POLITICIAN
1465 - 1547
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 13
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Vittoria Colonna ranks 985 out of 5,161. Before her are Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma (1870), Gerard of Cremona (1114), Giovanni Alfonso Borelli (1608), Giovanni Giolitti (1842), Barbara Strozzi (1619), and Sextus Pompey (-67). After her are Lucia Bosè (1931), Stesichorus (-630), Luigi Einaudi (1874), Fulvia (-77), Juliana of Nicomedia (285), and Franco Columbu (1941).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsPrincess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1899
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 979
Gerard of Cremona
WRITER
1114 - 1187
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 980
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
PHYSICIAN
1608 - 1679
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 981
Giovanni Giolitti
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1928
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 982
Barbara Strozzi
SINGER
1619 - 1677
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 983
Sextus Pompey
PIRATE
67 BC - 35 BC
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 984
Vittoria Colonna
WRITER
1490 - 1547
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 985
Lucia Bosè
ACTOR
1931 - 2020
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 986
Stesichorus
WRITER
630 BC - 555 BC
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 987
Luigi Einaudi
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1961
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 988
Fulvia
POLITICIAN
77 BC - 40 BC
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 989
Juliana of Nicomedia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
285 - 304
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 990
Franco Columbu
ACTOR
1941 - 2019
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 991
Among WRITERS In Italy
Among writers born in Italy, Vittoria Colonna ranks 75. Before her are Cesare Pavese (1908), Ibycus (-600), Pietro Bembo (1470), Italo Svevo (1861), Venantius Fortunatus (530), and Gerard of Cremona (1114). After her are Stesichorus (-630), Gaius Lucilius (-180), Gnaeus Naevius (-275), Lucius Accius (-170), Rustichello da Pisa (1290), and Chiara Lubich (1920).
Cesare Pavese
1908 - 1950
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 69
Ibycus
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 70
Pietro Bembo
1470 - 1547
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 71
Italo Svevo
1861 - 1928
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 72
Venantius Fortunatus
530 - 609
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 73
Gerard of Cremona
1114 - 1187
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 74
Vittoria Colonna
1490 - 1547
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 75
Stesichorus
630 BC - 555 BC
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 76
Gaius Lucilius
180 BC - 102 BC
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 77
Gnaeus Naevius
275 BC - 201 BC
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 78
Lucius Accius
170 BC - 84 BC
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 79
Rustichello da Pisa
1290 - 1400
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 80
Chiara Lubich
1920 - 2008
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 81