RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Wenceslao Padilla
1949 - 2018
Wenceslao Padilla
Wenceslao Selga Padilla (29 September 1949 – 25 September 2018) was a Filipino Scheut priest who from 2 August 2003 was the Apostolic prefect of the Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar, a pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church in Mongolia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wenceslao Padilla has received more than 11,739 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Wenceslao Padilla is the 2,907th most popular religious figure (down from 2,643rd in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Philippines (up from 62nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Filipino Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
12k
Page Views (PV)
44.39
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
5.40
Effective Languages (L*)
1.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Wenceslao Padilla ranks 2,907 out of 3,187. Before him are Vissarion, Johannes Weiss, Wahiduddin Khan, Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, Paul Gallagher, and Gérard Mulumba Kalemba. After him are Giuseppe Merisi, Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, Carlos María de la Torre, Jean Margéot, Jose Tomas Sanchez, and Thomas Cooray.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVissarion
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 2,901
Johannes Weiss
1863 - 1914
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 2,902
Wahiduddin Khan
1925 - 2021
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 2,903
Rodolfo Quezada Toruño
1932 - 2012
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 2,904
Paul Gallagher
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 2,905
Gérard Mulumba Kalemba
1937 - 2020
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 2,906
Wenceslao Padilla
1949 - 2018
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 2,907
Giuseppe Merisi
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 2,908
Anthony Olubunmi Okogie
1936 - Present
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 2,909
Carlos María de la Torre
1873 - 1968
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 2,910
Jean Margéot
1916 - 2009
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 2,911
Jose Tomas Sanchez
1920 - 2012
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 2,912
Thomas Cooray
1901 - 1988
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 2,913
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Wenceslao Padilla ranks 576. Before him are Alberto Cardaccio, Steve Gaines, Ishenbai Kadyrbekov, Jean-Jacques Favier, Jonathan Kellerman, and Ieremia Tabai. After him are Flora Gomes, Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, José Rodrigues Neto, Dave Gibbons, Jim Lea, and James Rivière. Among people deceased in 2018, Wenceslao Padilla ranks 433. Before him are Igor Korobov, William Smith, Wilhelm Genazino, Geoff Murphy, Geoffrey Oryema, and Győző Forintos. After him are Steven Bochco, Gary Kurtz, Douglas Rain, Yoseph Imry, Viktor Matviyenko, and Hugh Wilson.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsAlberto Cardaccio
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2015
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 570
Steve Gaines
MUSICIAN
1949 - 1977
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 571
Ishenbai Kadyrbekov
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 572
Jean-Jacques Favier
ASTRONAUT
1949 - 2023
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 573
Jonathan Kellerman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 574
Ieremia Tabai
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 575
Wenceslao Padilla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - 2018
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 576
Flora Gomes
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 577
Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 578
José Rodrigues Neto
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2019
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 579
Dave Gibbons
COMIC ARTIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 580
Jim Lea
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 581
James Rivière
ARTIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 582
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsIgor Korobov
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2018
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 427
William Smith
WRESTLER
1928 - 2018
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 428
Wilhelm Genazino
WRITER
1943 - 2018
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 429
Geoff Murphy
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 2018
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 430
Geoffrey Oryema
SINGER
1953 - 2018
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 431
Győző Forintos
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 432
Wenceslao Padilla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - 2018
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 433
Steven Bochco
PRODUCER
1943 - 2018
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 434
Gary Kurtz
PRODUCER
1940 - 2018
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 435
Douglas Rain
ACTOR
1928 - 2018
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 436
Yoseph Imry
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2018
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 437
Viktor Matviyenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2018
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 438
Hugh Wilson
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2018
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 439
In Philippines
Among people born in Philippines, Wenceslao Padilla ranks 55 out of 155. Before him are Lualhati Bautista (1945), Jejomar Binay (1942), Gaudencio Rosales (1932), José Burgos (1837), Efren Reyes (1954), and Jose Maria Sison (1939). After him are Dolphy (1928), James Cooke Brown (1921), Jose Tomas Sanchez (1920), Luis Taruc (1913), Fernando Poe Jr. (1939), and Leon O. Chua (1936).
Others born in Philippines
Go to all RankingsLualhati Bautista
WRITER
1945 - 2023
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 49
Jejomar Binay
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 50
Gaudencio Rosales
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 51
José Burgos
WRITER
1837 - 1872
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 52
Efren Reyes
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 53
Jose Maria Sison
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2022
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 54
Wenceslao Padilla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - 2018
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 55
Dolphy
COMEDIAN
1928 - 2012
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 56
James Cooke Brown
WRITER
1921 - 2000
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 57
Jose Tomas Sanchez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2012
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 58
Luis Taruc
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 2005
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 59
Fernando Poe Jr.
ACTOR
1939 - 2004
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 60
Leon O. Chua
ENGINEER
1936 - Present
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 61
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Philippines
Among religious figures born in Philippines, Wenceslao Padilla ranks 5. Before him are Jaime Sin (1928), Lorenzo Ruiz (1600), Luis Antonio Tagle (1957), and Gaudencio Rosales (1932). After him are Jose Tomas Sanchez (1920), Orlando Quevedo (1939), Gregorio Aglipay (1860), Ricardo Vidal (1931), Rufino Santos (1908), Jose Advincula (1952), and Julio Rosales (1906).
Jaime Sin
1928 - 2005
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 1
Lorenzo Ruiz
1600 - 1637
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 2
Luis Antonio Tagle
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 3
Gaudencio Rosales
1932 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 4
Wenceslao Padilla
1949 - 2018
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 5
Jose Tomas Sanchez
1920 - 2012
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 6
Orlando Quevedo
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 7
Gregorio Aglipay
1860 - 1940
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 8
Ricardo Vidal
1931 - 2017
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 9
Rufino Santos
1908 - 1973
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 10
Jose Advincula
1952 - Present
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 11
Julio Rosales
1906 - 1983
HPI: 34.86
Rank: 12