The Most Famous
RELIGIOUS FIGURES from Bosnia and Herzegovina
This page contains a list of the greatest Bosnian, Herzegovinian Religious Figures. The pantheon dataset contains 2,238 Religious Figures, 4 of which were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This makes Bosnia and Herzegovina the birth place of the 64th most number of Religious Figures behind Afghanistan and South Africa.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Bosnian, Herzegovinian Religious Figures of all time. This list of famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Religious Figures is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Vinko Puljić (1945 - )
With an HPI of 54.48, Vinko Puljić is the most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.
Vinko Puljić (pronounced [ʋîːŋko pǔːʎit͜ɕ]; born 8 September 1945) is a Bosnian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a cardinal since 1994. He was the archbishop of Vrhbosna from 1991 to 2022.
2. Trifko Grabež (1895 - 1918)
With an HPI of 52.56, Trifko Grabež is the 2nd most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Trifun "Trifko" Grabež (Serbian Cyrillic: Трифун Трифко Грабеж; 28 June [O.S. 16 June] 1895 – 21 October 1916) was a Bosnian Serb member of the Black Hand organization which was involved in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
3. Guido del Mestri (1911 - 1993)
With an HPI of 49.44, Guido del Mestri is the 3rd most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Guido del Mestri also Guido Del Mestri (13 January 1911– 2 August 1993) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1940 to 1984. He was made a cardinal in 1991.
4. Mustafa Cerić (1952 - )
With an HPI of 48.19, Mustafa Cerić is the 4th most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Mustafa Cerić (Bosnian pronunciation: [mustafaː tserit͡ɕ], born 5 February 1952) is a Bosnian imam who served as the Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1993 to 2012, and is currently president of the World Bosniak Congress. In the 2014 general election, he ran for a seat in the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a Bosniak member, but was not elected. Cerić ensured that Islam is a strong element of Bosniak nationalism and has argued that Bosnia and Herzegovina should become a Bosniak nation state as Croats and Serbs already have their own nation states, Croatia and Serbia.
Pantheon has 4 people classified as religious figures born between 1895 and 1952. Of these 4, 2 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living religious figures include Vinko Puljić and Mustafa Cerić. The most famous deceased religious figures include Trifko Grabež and Guido del Mestri. As of April 2022, 1 new religious figures have been added to Pantheon including Mustafa Cerić.
