RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Gianfranco Ravasi

1942 - Today

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Gianfranco Ravasi (born 18 October 1942) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church and a biblical scholar. A cardinal since 2010, he was President of the Pontifical Council for Culture from 2007 to 2022. He headed Milan's Ambrosian Library from 1989 to 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gianfranco Ravasi is the 1,468th most popular religious figure (up from 2,014th in 2019), the 1,964th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,826th in 2019) and the 386th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Gianfranco Ravasi ranks 1,468 out of 3,187Before him are 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah, Angelo Bagnasco, Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy, Maximus V of Constantinople, Antipope Theodore, and Menas of Constantinople. After him are Kadi Burhan al-Din, Isidore of Pelusium, Ibn Babawayh, Claudio Gugerotti, Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria, and Jan Puzyna de Kosielsko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Gianfranco Ravasi ranks 187Before him are Milton Nascimento, Bill Conti, Mitch McConnell, Gemma Jones, Ruslan Khasbulatov, and Gloria E. Anzaldúa. After him are Jozef Adamec, Ann Dunham, Don S. Davis, Walter Lini, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, and Chris Hani.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gianfranco Ravasi ranks 1,964 out of 5,161Before him are Giorgio Chinaglia (1947), Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana (1781), Carlo Sforza (1872), Lina Cavalieri (1874), Isa Miranda (1909), and Salvatore Ferragamo (1898). After him are Niccolò de' Conti (1395), Marcello Bacciarelli (1731), Gigi D'Agostino (1967), Claudio Gugerotti (1955), Remo Giazotto (1910), and Cristoforo Landino (1424).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Gianfranco Ravasi ranks 386Before him are Simon of Trent (1472), Antipope Theodoric (1100), Mario Zenari (1946), Luigi Orione (1872), Sebastiano Baggio (1913), and Angelo Bagnasco (1943). After him are Claudio Gugerotti (1955), Maria Celeste (1600), Hripsime (300), Oliviero Carafa (1430), Angelo De Donatis (1954), and Antipope Sylvester IV (1100).