589 - 654
Saint Bavo of Ghent (also known as Bavon, Allowin, Bavonius, Baaf; AD 622–659) is a Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bavo of Ghent has received more than 75,597 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Bavo of Ghent is the 939th most popular religious figure (down from 817th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 142nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Religious Figure.
The most famous part of Ghent is the Ghent Altarpiece, which is the largest altarpiece in the world. It was created by Jan and Hubert van Eyck in the 15th century.
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Among religious figures, Bavo of Ghent ranks 939 out of 2,238. Before him are Alessandro Valignano, Severinus of Noricum, José Freire Falcão, Heinrich Bullinger, Antipope Victor IV, and Jacob Frank. After him are Gotthard of Hildesheim, Alessandro Farnese, Joseph Franklin Rutherford, Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam, Paul of Samosata, and Jacob Sprenger.
1539 - 1606
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 933
410 - 482
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 934
1925 - 2021
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 935
1504 - 1575
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 936
1095 - 1164
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 937
1726 - 1791
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 938
589 - 654
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 939
960 - 1038
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 940
1520 - 1589
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 941
1869 - 1942
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 942
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 943
200 - 275
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 944
1435 - 1495
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 945
Among people born in 589, Bavo of Ghent ranks 3. Before him are Sawda bint Zamʿa and Ja'far ibn Abi Talib. After him is Miqdad ibn Aswad. Among people deceased in 654, Bavo of Ghent ranks 4. Before him are 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Emperor Kōtoku, and Jindeok of Silla. After him is Anna of East Anglia.
589 - 674
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 1
589 - 629
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 2
589 - 654
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3
589 - 653
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 4
580 - 654
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 1
596 - 654
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 2
650 - 654
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 3
589 - 654
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 4
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 5
Among people born in Belgium, Bavo of Ghent ranks 158 out of 1,019. Before him are The Singing Nun (1933), Jacob Le Maire (1585), Elio Di Rupo (1951), Leo Baekeland (1863), Charles Michel (1975), and John I, Duke of Brabant (1252). After him are Blanche of Namur (1320), Princess Louise of Belgium (1858), André Franquin (1924), Pierre De Geyter (1848), Silvio Gesell (1862), and Zénobe Gramme (1826).
1933 - 1985
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 152
1585 - 1616
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 153
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 154
1863 - 1944
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 155
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 156
1252 - 1294
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 157
589 - 654
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 158
1320 - 1363
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 159
1858 - 1924
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 160
1924 - 1997
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 161
1848 - 1932
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 162
1862 - 1930
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 163
1826 - 1901
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 164
Among religious figures born in Belgium, Bavo of Ghent ranks 3. Before him are Father Damien (1840) and Gertrude of Nivelles (626). After him are Godfried Danneels (1933), Gudula (646), Lutgardis (1182), Begga (615), Rimbert (830), Adalard of Corbie (751), Désiré-Joseph Mercier (1851), Edward Schillebeeckx (1914), and William of St-Thierry (1085).
1840 - 1889
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 1
626 - 659
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 2
589 - 654
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3
1933 - 2019
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 4
646 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 5
1182 - 1246
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 6
615 - 693
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 7
830 - 888
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 8
751 - 827
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 9
1851 - 1926
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 10
1914 - 2009
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 11
1085 - 1148
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 12