RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Angelo Amato
1938 - 2024

Angelo Amato
Angelo Amato, S.D.B. (8 June 1938 – 31 December 2024) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints between 2008 and 2018. He served as Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from 2002 to 2008 and became a cardinal in 2010. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Angelo Amato is the 929th most popular religious figure (up from 1,384th in 2019), the 1,239th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,036th in 2019) and the 304th most popular Italian Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Angelo Amato ranks 929 out of 3,187. Before him are Guru Angad, Ravi Shankar, Angela of Foligno, Raniero Cantalamessa, Lucian of Antioch, and Hélder Câmara. After him are George Alencherry, Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, Reginald Lee, Al-Qurtubi, Anastasius of Persia, and Antipope Gregory VIII.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGuru Angad
1504 - 1552
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 923
Ravi Shankar
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 924
Angela of Foligno
1248 - 1309
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 925
Raniero Cantalamessa
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 926
Lucian of Antioch
240 - 312
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 927
Hélder Câmara
1909 - 1999
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 928
Angelo Amato
1938 - 2024
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 929
George Alencherry
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 930
Abd Manaf ibn Qusai
430 - 600
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 931
Reginald Lee
1870 - 1913
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 932
Al-Qurtubi
1214 - 1273
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 933
Anastasius of Persia
550 - 628
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 934
Antipope Gregory VIII
1100 - 1137
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 935
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Angelo Amato ranks 75. Before him are Oleg Gordievsky, Takehiko Kawanishi, Terry Wogan, Georg Baselitz, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, and Etta James. After him are Ayaz Mutallibov, Ryōji Noyori, Marcello Gandini, Murtala Mohammed, Tatsuya Shiji, and Leonardo Boff. Among people deceased in 2024, Angelo Amato ranks 76. Before him are Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Nikolai Ryzhkov, Salvatore Schillaci, Dikembe Mutombo, Andrew Schally, and Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud. After him are Marcello Gandini, Daniel Dennett, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, Fraser Stoddart, Gustavo Gutiérrez, and Seiji Ozawa.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsOleg Gordievsky
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2025
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 69
Takehiko Kawanishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 70
Terry Wogan
PRESENTER
1938 - 2016
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 71
Georg Baselitz
PAINTER
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 72
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 73
Etta James
SINGER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 74
Angelo Amato
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2024
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 75
Ayaz Mutallibov
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2022
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 76
Ryōji Noyori
CHEMIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 77
Marcello Gandini
ENGINEER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 78
Murtala Mohammed
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1976
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 79
Tatsuya Shiji
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 80
Leonardo Boff
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 81
Others Deceased in 2024
Go to all RankingsNguyễn Phú Trọng
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2024
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 70
Nikolai Ryzhkov
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2024
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 71
Salvatore Schillaci
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - 2024
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 72
Dikembe Mutombo
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1966 - 2024
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 73
Andrew Schally
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2024
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 74
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2024
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 75
Angelo Amato
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2024
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 76
Marcello Gandini
ENGINEER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 77
Daniel Dennett
PHILOSOPHER
1942 - 2024
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 78
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 79
Fraser Stoddart
CHEMIST
1942 - 2024
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 80
Gustavo Gutiérrez
PHILOSOPHER
1928 - 2024
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 81
Seiji Ozawa
CONDUCTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 82
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Angelo Amato ranks 1,239 out of 5,161. Before him are Giovanni Messe (1883), Francis IV, Duke of Modena (1779), Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany (1663), Angela of Foligno (1248), Raniero Cantalamessa (1934), and Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (1569). After him are Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1427), Riccardo Patrese (1954), Giampiero Boniperti (1928), Adelaide del Vasto (1072), Bianca Maria Visconti (1425), and Marcello Gandini (1938).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Messe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1968
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 1,233
Francis IV, Duke of Modena
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1846
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 1,234
Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany
POLITICIAN
1663 - 1713
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 1,235
Angela of Foligno
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1248 - 1309
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 1,236
Raniero Cantalamessa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 1,237
Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1569 - 1622
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 1,238
Angelo Amato
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2024
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 1,239
Lucrezia Tornabuoni
WRITER
1427 - 1482
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 1,240
Riccardo Patrese
RACING DRIVER
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,241
Giampiero Boniperti
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2021
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1,242
Adelaide del Vasto
COMPANION
1072 - 1118
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 1,243
Bianca Maria Visconti
POLITICIAN
1425 - 1468
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 1,244
Marcello Gandini
ENGINEER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 1,245
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy
Among religious figures born in Italy, Angelo Amato ranks 304. Before him are Giuseppe Bertello (1942), Anthony Maria Zaccaria (1502), Giuseppe Moscati (1880), Peter Chrysologus (380), Angela of Foligno (1248), and Raniero Cantalamessa (1934). After him are Anastasius Bibliothecarius (815), Pietro Gasparri (1852), Arnold of Brescia (1100), Romano Guardini (1885), Antipope Christopher (900), and Alfredo Ottaviani (1890).
Giuseppe Bertello
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 298
Anthony Maria Zaccaria
1502 - 1539
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 299
Giuseppe Moscati
1880 - 1927
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 300
Peter Chrysologus
380 - 450
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 301
Angela of Foligno
1248 - 1309
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 302
Raniero Cantalamessa
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 303
Angelo Amato
1938 - 2024
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 304
Anastasius Bibliothecarius
815 - 879
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 305
Pietro Gasparri
1852 - 1934
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 306
Arnold of Brescia
1100 - 1155
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 307
Romano Guardini
1885 - 1968
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 308
Antipope Christopher
900 - 904
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 309
Alfredo Ottaviani
1890 - 1979
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 310