RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Oscar Cruz
1934 - 2020

Oscar Cruz
Oscar Valero Cruz (November 17, 1934 – August 26, 2020) was a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. He was the Archbishop of Lingayen–Dagupan in Pangasinan, Philippines, from 1991 until his retirement in 2009. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oscar Cruz is the 2,524th most popular religious figure (up from 3,090th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Philippines (up from 122nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Filipino Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Oscar Cruz ranks 2,524 out of 3,187. Before him are Amatus of Montecassino, Ibas of Edessa, Diogenes of Byzantium, Zacharias Ursinus, Mariam Thresia Chiramel, and Norberto Rivera Carrera. After him are Gondophares, Fiorenzo Angelini, Palladius of Galatia, Edmund Szoka, Caspar Olevian, and John X of Constantinople.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAmatus of Montecassino
1010 - 1090
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 2,518
Ibas of Edessa
400 - 457
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 2,519
Diogenes of Byzantium
100 - 129
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 2,520
Zacharias Ursinus
1534 - 1583
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 2,521
Mariam Thresia Chiramel
1876 - 1926
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 2,522
Norberto Rivera Carrera
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 2,523
Oscar Cruz
1934 - 2020
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 2,524
Gondophares
100 BC - 49
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 2,525
Fiorenzo Angelini
1916 - 2014
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 2,526
Palladius of Galatia
363 - 431
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 2,527
Edmund Szoka
1927 - 2014
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 2,528
Caspar Olevian
1536 - 1587
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 2,529
John X of Constantinople
1200 - 1206
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 2,530
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Oscar Cruz ranks 301. Before him are Ian Richardson, Anna Maria Ferrero, Michael Artin, Piet Dankert, Settela Steinbach, and Jimmy Fontana. After him are Claudio Scimone, Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Martí Vergés, Kjell Bäckman, Susan George, and Gleb Panfilov. Among people deceased in 2020, Oscar Cruz ranks 354. Before him are Valentin Gaft, Roger Vonlanthen, Rafer Johnson, Goran Paskaljević, Belaid Abdessalam, and Irm Hermann. After him are Jasraj, Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini, Norma Cappagli, Justus Dahinden, Nobby Stiles, and Murad Wilfried Hofmann.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsIan Richardson
ACTOR
1934 - 2007
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 295
Anna Maria Ferrero
ACTOR
1934 - 2018
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 296
Michael Artin
MATHEMATICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 297
Piet Dankert
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2003
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 298
Settela Steinbach
CELEBRITY
1934 - 1944
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 299
Jimmy Fontana
ACTOR
1934 - 2013
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 300
Oscar Cruz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2020
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 301
Claudio Scimone
CONDUCTOR
1934 - 2018
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 302
Vilhjálmur Einarsson
ATHLETE
1934 - 2019
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 303
Martí Vergés
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 304
Kjell Bäckman
ATHLETE
1934 - 2019
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 305
Susan George
PHILOSOPHER
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 306
Gleb Panfilov
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2023
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 307
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsValentin Gaft
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 348
Roger Vonlanthen
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2020
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 349
Rafer Johnson
ATHLETE
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 350
Goran Paskaljević
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - 2020
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 351
Belaid Abdessalam
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 352
Irm Hermann
ACTOR
1942 - 2020
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 353
Oscar Cruz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2020
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 354
Jasraj
SINGER
1930 - 2020
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 355
Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini
POLITICIAN
1968 - 2020
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 356
Norma Cappagli
CELEBRITY
1939 - 2020
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 357
Justus Dahinden
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2020
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 358
Nobby Stiles
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2020
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 359
Murad Wilfried Hofmann
WRITER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 360
In Philippines
Among people born in Philippines, Oscar Cruz ranks 42 out of 155. Before him are Arturo Tolentino (1910), Apolinario Mabini (1864), Noli de Castro (1949), Francisco Guilledo (1901), José Villanueva (1913), and Pedro Paterno (1857). After him are Jaime Sin (1928), Maria Ressa (1963), Leila de Lima (1959), Eugenio Torre (1951), Melchora Aquino (1812), and Fernando Lopez (1904).
Others born in Philippines
Go to all RankingsArturo Tolentino
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2004
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 36
Apolinario Mabini
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1903
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 37
Noli de Castro
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 38
Francisco Guilledo
BOXER
1901 - 1925
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 39
José Villanueva
ATHLETE
1913 - 1983
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 40
Pedro Paterno
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1911
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 41
Oscar Cruz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2020
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 42
Jaime Sin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2005
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 43
Maria Ressa
JOURNALIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 44
Leila de Lima
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 45
Eugenio Torre
CHESS PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 46
Melchora Aquino
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1812 - 1919
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 47
Fernando Lopez
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1993
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 48
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Philippines
Among religious figures born in Philippines, Oscar Cruz ranks 3. Before him are Luis Antonio Tagle (1957), and Lorenzo Ruiz (1600). After him are Jaime Sin (1928), Jose Advincula (1952), Gaudencio Rosales (1932), Orlando Quevedo (1939), Wenceslao Padilla (1949), Gregorio Aglipay (1860), Ricardo Vidal (1931), Jose Tomas Sanchez (1920), and Rufino Santos (1908).
Luis Antonio Tagle
1957 - Present
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 1
Lorenzo Ruiz
1600 - 1637
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 2
Oscar Cruz
1934 - 2020
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 3
Jaime Sin
1928 - 2005
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 4
Jose Advincula
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 5
Gaudencio Rosales
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 6
Orlando Quevedo
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 7
Wenceslao Padilla
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 8
Gregorio Aglipay
1860 - 1940
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 9
Ricardo Vidal
1931 - 2017
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 10
Jose Tomas Sanchez
1920 - 2012
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 11
Rufino Santos
1908 - 1973
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 12