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Álvaro del Portillo

1914 - 1994

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Álvaro del Portillo y Diez de Sollano (11 March 1914 – 23 March 1994) was a Spanish Catholic bishop and engineer who served as the prelate of Opus Dei between 1982 and 1994. Church leaders Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Carlo Caffarra have praised Portillo as a faithful servant of God. John Paul II referred to him as a "good and faithful servant" while Caffarra dubbed him a "disciple of Christ". His cause of sainthood commenced on 21 January 2004 after being titled as a Servant of God. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Álvaro del Portillo is the 108th most popular engineer (up from 119th in 2019), the 678th most popular biography from Spain (up from 706th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Álvaro del Portillo ranks 108 out of 389. Before him are Jimmy Doolittle, Stephen Timoshenko, Fedor Tokarev, Herman Potočnik, Viktor Kaplan, and John A. Roebling. After him are Lu Ban, Mikhail Mil, Carlo Abarth, Pierre Clostermann, Sergei Khrushchev, and François Laurent d'Arlandes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Álvaro del Portillo ranks 108. Before him are Omar Ali Saifuddien III, Thomas Watson Jr., Pavle, Serbian Patriarch, Martin Ritt, Nicanor Parra, and Sonny Boy Williamson I. After him are Annie Fischer, George Reeves, Kirill Kondrashin, Jean-Pierre Vernant, Bernard Malamud, and Eugene Nida. Among people deceased in 1994, Álvaro del Portillo ranks 99. Before him are Wilma Rudolph, Claude Akins, Cab Calloway, Motoo Kimura, R. D. Burman, and Paisios of Mount Athos. After him are Jack Unterweger, Jérôme Lejeune, Sarah Kofman, Max Morlock, Manos Hatzidakis, and Moana Pozzi.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Álvaro del Portillo ranks 678 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan José Omella (1946), Santiago Cañizares (1969), Salomé (1939), Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli (1540), Antonio de Torres Jurado (1817), and José Zorrilla (1817). After him are Leopoldo Alas (1852), Josep Lluís Núñez (1931), Idris al-Ma'mun (1186), Daniel Brühl (1978), Ardo (700), and Juan Goytisolo (1931).

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Among ENGINEERS In Spain

Among engineers born in Spain, Álvaro del Portillo ranks 3. Before him are José Echegaray (1832), and Ildefons Cerdà (1815). After him are Agustín de Betancourt (1758).

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