RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Benno

1010 - 1106

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Benno (c. 1010 – 16 June 1106) was named Bishop of Meissen in 1066. Venerated since the 13th century, he was canonized in 1523. Benno did much for his diocese, both by ecclesiastical reforms on the Hildebrandine model and by material developments. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benno has received more than 60,293 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Benno is the 1,302nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,218th in 2019), the 1,974th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,838th in 2019) and the 46th most popular German Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 60k

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  • 56.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Benno ranks 1,302 out of 3,187. Before him are Andrey Sheptytsky, Paisius Velichkovsky, Dashrath Manjhi, Pedro Arrupe, Nicetas of Remesiana, and Antipope Philip. After him are Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi, Uppalavanna, Claudio Acquaviva, Amoghavajra, An Shigao, and Ahmad al-Tijani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1010, Benno ranks 11. Before him are Michael IV the Paphlagonian, Robert de Craon, Antipope Honorius II, Antipope Victor IV, William Iron Arm, and Gallus Anonymus. After him are Badr al-Jamali, Drogo of Hauteville, Anno II, Ernest II, Duke of Swabia, Eustace I, Count of Boulogne, and Amatus of Montecassino. Among people deceased in 1106, Benno ranks 5. Before him are Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Yusuf ibn Tashfin, Nestor the Chronicler, and Magnus, Duke of Saxony. After him are Minamoto no Yoshiie, and Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Benno ranks 1,974 out of 7,253. Before him are Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906), Christoph Schneider (1966), Alfred Schmidt (1931), Heinrich Schwarz (1906), Fritz Wunderlich (1930), and Hieronymus Wolf (1516). After him are Johann Baptist von Spix (1781), Philipp Veit (1793), Alexander Gauland (1941), Georg Lindemann (1884), Manfred Kaltz (1953), and Hinrich Lohse (1896).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Benno ranks 46. Before him are Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1679), Berthold (1180), Johann Arndt (1555), Regino of Prüm (842), Irmina of Oeren (700), and Frederick of Utrecht (780). After him are Augustin Bea (1881), George Müller (1805), Wolfgang of Regensburg (924), Johannes Oecolampadius (1482), Georg Ratzinger (1924), and Jürgen Moltmann (1926).

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