Figura religiosa
Pope Pius XII
1876 - 1958
Pope Pius XII
Papa Pio XII (in latino Pius PP. XII, nato Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli; Roma, 2 marzo 1876 – Castel Gandolfo, 9 ottobre 1958) è stato il 260º papa della Chiesa cattolica e vescovo di Roma, 2º sovrano dello Stato della Città del Vaticano, dal 2 marzo 1939 fino alla morte. Nel 1990, a conclusione della prima fase di beatificazione, ha ricevuto il titolo di servo di Dio. Nel 2009, a conclusione della seconda fase, ha ricevuto il titolo di venerabile, che ne attesta l'eroicità delle virtù per la Chiesa. La causa di canonizzazione è affidata alla Compagnia di Gesù. Leggi di più su Wikipedia
His biography is available in 102 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 97 in 2024). Pope Pius XII is the 30th most popular figura religiosa (up from 61st in 2024), the 26th most popular biography from Italy (up from 60th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Italian Figura Religiosa.
Pope Pius XII was most famous for his efforts to help the Jews during World War II.
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Among Figura religiosas
Among figura religiosas, Pope Pius XII ranks 30 out of 3,187. Before him are Matthew the Apostle, Saint Nicholas, Pope Paul VI, Pope John XXIII, Saint Anne, and Francis of Assisi. After him are Saint George, Pope Pius IX, James, son of Zebedee, Pope Pius XI, Isaac, and Pope Pius X.
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HPI: 88.31
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HPI: 88.17
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HPI: 88.00
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Pope Pius XII
1876 - 1958
HPI: 87.71
Rank: 30
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HPI: 86.83
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HPI: 86.66
Rank: 34
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1900 BC - 1533 BC
HPI: 86.63
Rank: 35
Pope Pius X
1835 - 1914
HPI: 86.02
Rank: 36
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1876, Pope Pius XII ranks 1. After him are Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Mata Hari, Konrad Adenauer, Jack London, Adolf Windaus, John Macleod, Róbert Bárány, Erich Raeder, Zewditu, Otto Diels, and Wilhelm Pieck. Among people deceased in 1958, Pope Pius XII ranks 1. After him are Rosalind Franklin, Wolfgang Pauli, Imre Nagy, Roger Martin du Gard, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, Kurt Alder, Tyrone Power, Faisal II of Iraq, Clinton Davisson, Ernest Lawrence, and John B. Watson.
Others Born in 1876
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1958
HPI: 87.71
Rank: 1
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1948
HPI: 86.88
Rank: 2
Mata Hari
DANCER
1876 - 1917
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 3
Konrad Adenauer
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1967
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 4
Jack London
WRITER
1876 - 1916
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 5
Adolf Windaus
CHEMIST
1876 - 1959
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 6
John Macleod
CHEMIST
1876 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 7
Róbert Bárány
PHYSICIAN
1876 - 1936
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 8
Erich Raeder
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1876 - 1960
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 9
Zewditu
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1930
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 10
Otto Diels
CHEMIST
1876 - 1954
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 11
Wilhelm Pieck
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1960
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1958
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1958
HPI: 87.71
Rank: 1
Rosalind Franklin
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 1958
HPI: 79.24
Rank: 2
Wolfgang Pauli
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1958
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 3
Imre Nagy
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1958
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 4
Roger Martin du Gard
WRITER
1881 - 1958
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 5
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1958
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 6
Kurt Alder
CHEMIST
1902 - 1958
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 7
Tyrone Power
ACTOR
1914 - 1958
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 8
Faisal II of Iraq
POLITICIAN
1935 - 1958
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 9
Clinton Davisson
PHYSICIST
1881 - 1958
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 10
Ernest Lawrence
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1958
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 11
John B. Watson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1878 - 1958
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Pope Pius XII ranks 26 out of 5,161. Before him are Benito Mussolini (1883), Cicero (-106), Virgil (-70), Pope Paul VI (1897), Pope John XXIII (1881), and Francis of Assisi (1182). After him are Pompey (-106), Caravaggio (1571), Pope Pius IX (1792), Marcus Aurelius (121), Sandro Botticelli (1445), and Nero (37).
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Benito Mussolini
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1945
HPI: 88.36
Rank: 20
Cicero
POLITICIAN
106 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 88.19
Rank: 21
Virgil
WRITER
70 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 88.05
Rank: 22
Pope Paul VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1897 - 1978
HPI: 88.00
Rank: 23
Pope John XXIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1881 - 1963
HPI: 87.98
Rank: 24
Francis of Assisi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1182 - 1226
HPI: 87.80
Rank: 25
Pope Pius XII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1958
HPI: 87.71
Rank: 26
Pompey
POLITICIAN
106 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 87.68
Rank: 27
Caravaggio
PAINTER
1571 - 1610
HPI: 87.57
Rank: 28
Pope Pius IX
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1792 - 1878
HPI: 87.55
Rank: 29
Marcus Aurelius
POLITICIAN
121 - 180
HPI: 87.41
Rank: 30
Sandro Botticelli
PAINTER
1445 - 1510
HPI: 87.24
Rank: 31
Nero
POLITICIAN
37 - 68
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 32
Among Figura religiosas In Italy
Among figura religiosas born in Italy, Pope Pius XII ranks 6. Before him are Pope John Paul I (1912), Pope Leo XIII (1810), Pope Paul VI (1897), Pope John XXIII (1881), and Francis of Assisi (1182). After him are Pope Pius IX (1792), Pope Pius XI (1857), Pope Pius X (1835), Pope Clement I (40), Pope Benedict XV (1854), and Pope Urban VII (1521).
Pope John Paul I
1912 - 1978
HPI: 89.80
Rank: 1
Pope Leo XIII
1810 - 1903
HPI: 88.51
Rank: 2
Pope Paul VI
1897 - 1978
HPI: 88.00
Rank: 3
Pope John XXIII
1881 - 1963
HPI: 87.98
Rank: 4
Francis of Assisi
1182 - 1226
HPI: 87.80
Rank: 5
Pope Pius XII
1876 - 1958
HPI: 87.71
Rank: 6
Pope Pius IX
1792 - 1878
HPI: 87.55
Rank: 7
Pope Pius XI
1857 - 1939
HPI: 86.66
Rank: 8
Pope Pius X
1835 - 1914
HPI: 86.02
Rank: 9
Pope Clement I
40 - 99
HPI: 86.00
Rank: 10
Pope Benedict XV
1854 - 1922
HPI: 85.96
Rank: 11
Pope Urban VII
1521 - 1590
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 12
