The Most Famous
RELIGIOUS FIGURES from Dominican Republic
This page contains a list of the greatest Dominican Religious Figures. The pantheon dataset contains 3,187 Religious Figures, 2 of which were born in Dominican Republic. This makes Dominican Republic the birth place of the 110th most number of Religious Figures behind Senegal, and Malaysia.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Dominican Religious Figures of all time. This list of famous Dominican Religious Figures is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (b. 1936)
With an HPI of 61.60, Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez is the most famous Dominican Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.
Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas ðe xeˈsus ˈlopes roˈðɾiɣes]; born 31 October 1936) is a Dominican Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santo Domingo from 1981 to 2016. He was made a cardinal in 1991.
2. Juan Soto (b. 1998)
With an HPI of 42.22, Juan Soto is the 2nd most famous Dominican Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Juan José Soto Pacheco (born October 25, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals, San Diego Padres, and New York Yankees. Soto is a five-time Silver Slugger Award winner and four-time All-Star. Soto signed with the Nationals as an international free agent in 2015. He made his MLB debut in 2018 and was the runner-up for the NL Rookie of the Year Award. In 2019, he played a key part in the Nationals' first World Series championship, earning him the Babe Ruth Award. In 2020, he won the National League batting title with a .351 average. After being traded to the Padres at the 2022 trade deadline, Soto was dealt to the Yankees following the 2023 season. In his lone season with the team, he reached the 2024 World Series and finished third in AL MVP voting. After becoming a free agent for the first time in his career, Soto signed a 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets in the offseason, the largest contract in professional sports history. Soto is renowned for his exceptional plate discipline and known for his unique batter's box movements, dubbed the "Soto Shuffle."
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Dominican religious figures born between 1936 and 1998. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Dominican religious figures include Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, and Juan Soto. As of April 2024, 1 new Dominican religious figures have been added to Pantheon including Juan Soto.
