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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Bavo of Ghent

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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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  • 59.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Bavo of Ghent ranks 939 out of 2,238Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 589, Bavo of Ghent ranks 3Before 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 4Before him are 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Emperor Kōtoku, and Jindeok of Silla. After him is Anna of East Anglia.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Bavo of Ghent ranks 158 out of 1,019Before 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).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Belgium

Among religious figures born in Belgium, Bavo of Ghent ranks 3Before 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).