Historian
Gottfried Arnold
German Lutheran theologian and historian
1665 - 1714
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Gottfried Arnold
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gottfried Arnold is the 381st most popular historian (up from 397th in 2024), the 4,349th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,472nd in 2019) and the 46th most popular German Historian.
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Gottfried Arnold is the most memorable of the 11 notable people born in Annaberg-Buchholz, in what is now modern-day Germany, ahead of Evelin Jahl, Matthias Herget, and Viola Bauer.
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Among Historians
Among historians, Gottfried Arnold ranks 381 out of 579. Before him are John Keegan, Omeljan Pritsak, Jacob Talmon, Leo Allatius, Heinrich Zimmer, and Géza Alföldy. After him are Léon Gautier, Heinrich von Sybel, Michele Amari, Peter Gay, Heinrich Gelzer, and Ernest Labrousse.
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John Keegan
1934 - 2012
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 375
Omeljan Pritsak
1919 - 2006
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 376
Jacob Talmon
1916 - 1980
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 377
Leo Allatius
1586 - 1669
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 378
Heinrich Zimmer
1890 - 1943
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 379
Géza Alföldy
1935 - 2011
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 380
Gottfried Arnold
1665 - 1714
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 381
Léon Gautier
1832 - 1897
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 382
Heinrich von Sybel
1817 - 1895
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 383
Michele Amari
1806 - 1889
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 384
Peter Gay
1923 - 2015
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 385
Heinrich Gelzer
1847 - 1906
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 386
Ernest Labrousse
1895 - 1988
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 387
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1665, Gottfried Arnold ranks 10. Before him are Nicolaus Bruhns, José Benito de Churriguera, Adriaen Coorte, Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, John George II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, and Giacomo F. Maraldi. After him is James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde. Among people deceased in 1714, Gottfried Arnold ranks 15. Before him are Constantin Brâncoveanu, Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Marie Anne Mancini, Prince Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, and Vasily Golitsyn. After him are Kaibara Ekken, Matthew Henry, and Edmund Andros.
Others Born in 1665
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Nicolaus Bruhns
COMPOSER
1665 - 1697
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 4
José Benito de Churriguera
ARCHITECT
1665 - 1725
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 5
Adriaen Coorte
PAINTER
1665 - 1707
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 6
Rudolf Jakob Camerarius
BIOLOGIST
1665 - 1721
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 7
John George II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1665 - 1698
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 8
Giacomo F. Maraldi
MATHEMATICIAN
1665 - 1729
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 9
Gottfried Arnold
HISTORIAN
1665 - 1714
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 10
James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde
POLITICIAN
1665 - 1745
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 11
Others Deceased in 1714
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Constantin Brâncoveanu
NOBLEMAN
1654 - 1714
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 9
Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
WRITER
1633 - 1714
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 10
Marie Anne Mancini
POLITICIAN
1649 - 1714
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 11
Prince Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
NOBLEMAN
1668 - 1714
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 12
Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert
ECONOMIST
1646 - 1714
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 13
Vasily Golitsyn
POLITICIAN
1643 - 1714
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 14
Gottfried Arnold
HISTORIAN
1665 - 1714
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 15
Kaibara Ekken
PHILOSOPHER
1630 - 1714
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 16
Matthew Henry
WRITER
1662 - 1714
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 17
Edmund Andros
POLITICIAN
1637 - 1714
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 18
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Gottfried Arnold ranks 4,349 out of 8,184. Before him are Klaus Doldinger (1936), Ditmar Jakobs (1953), Gertrude of Brunswick (1060), Georg Anton Friedrich Ast (1778), Karl Klindworth (1830), and Christian Ziege (1972). After him are Eva Renzi (1944), Jaki Liebezeit (1938), Markus Söder (1967), Mechthild of the Palatinate (1419), Fritz Graebner (1877), and Paul Mauser (1838).
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Klaus Doldinger
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2025
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 4,343
Ditmar Jakobs
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 4,344
Gertrude of Brunswick
POLITICIAN
1060 - 1117
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 4,345
Georg Anton Friedrich Ast
PHILOSOPHER
1778 - 1841
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 4,346
Karl Klindworth
COMPOSER
1830 - 1916
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 4,347
Christian Ziege
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 4,348
Gottfried Arnold
HISTORIAN
1665 - 1714
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 4,349
Eva Renzi
ACTOR
1944 - 2005
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 4,350
Jaki Liebezeit
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2017
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 4,351
Markus Söder
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 4,352
Mechthild of the Palatinate
NOBLEMAN
1419 - 1482
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 4,353
Fritz Graebner
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1934
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 4,354
Paul Mauser
ENGINEER
1838 - 1914
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 4,355
Among Historians In Germany
Among historians born in Germany, Gottfried Arnold ranks 46. Before him are Georg Gottfried Gervinus (1805), Johann Gottfried Eichhorn (1752), Arno Peters (1916), Kurt Aland (1915), Franz Babinger (1891), and Heinrich Zimmer (1890). After him are Heinrich von Sybel (1817), Peter Gay (1923), Heinrich Gelzer (1847), Friedrich Kittler (1943), Eberhard Jäckel (1929), and Joseph Hergenröther (1824).
Georg Gottfried Gervinus
1805 - 1871
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 40
Johann Gottfried Eichhorn
1752 - 1827
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 41
Arno Peters
1916 - 2002
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 42
Kurt Aland
1915 - 1994
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 43
Franz Babinger
1891 - 1967
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 44
Heinrich Zimmer
1890 - 1943
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 45
Gottfried Arnold
1665 - 1714
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 46
Heinrich von Sybel
1817 - 1895
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 47
Peter Gay
1923 - 2015
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 48
Heinrich Gelzer
1847 - 1906
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 49
Friedrich Kittler
1943 - 2011
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 50
Eberhard Jäckel
1929 - 2017
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 51
Joseph Hergenröther
1824 - 1890
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 52
