1010 - 1106
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 58,600 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Benno is the 1,228th most popular religious figure (up from 1,244th in 2019), the 1,840th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,061st in 2019) and the 44th most popular German Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Benno ranks 1,228 out of 2,238. Before him are Ibn Asakir, Georg Ratzinger, Daniel the Stylite, Pier Giorgio Frassati, Anna Vyrubova, and Moses ben Jacob Cordovero. After him are Anandi Gopal Joshi, Pierre de Castelnau, Michael Michai Kitbunchu, Filaret, Ram, and Shenoute.
1105 - 1176
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,222
1924 - 2020
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 1,223
409 - 490
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1,224
1901 - 1925
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,225
1884 - 1964
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,226
1522 - 1570
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,227
1010 - 1106
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,228
1865 - 1887
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 1,229
1170 - 1208
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 1,230
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 1,231
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 1,232
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 1,233
348 - 466
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 1,234
Among people born in 1010, Benno ranks 10. Before him are Andrew I of Hungary, Michael IV the Paphlagonian, Robert de Craon, Antipope Honorius II, Antipope Victor IV, and Gallus Anonymus. After him are William Iron Arm, Drogo of Hauteville, Anno II, Eustace I, Count of Boulogne, Ernest II, Duke of Swabia, and Morphia of Melitene. 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.
1010 - 1060
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 4
1010 - 1041
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 5
1010 - 1147
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 6
1010 - 1072
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 7
1010 - 1139
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 8
1010 - 1145
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 9
1010 - 1106
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 10
1010 - 1046
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 11
1010 - 1051
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 12
1010 - 1075
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 13
1010 - 1047
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 14
1010 - 1030
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 15
1010 - 1126
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 16
1050 - 1106
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 1
1009 - 1106
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 2
1056 - 1106
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 3
1042 - 1106
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 4
1010 - 1106
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 5
1039 - 1106
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 6
1073 - 1106
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 7
Among people born in Germany, Benno ranks 1,840 out of 6,142. Before him are George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605), Hermann Weingärtner (1864), Ernest, Duke of Bavaria (1373), Axel Springer (1912), Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1784), and Ernst Gräfenberg (1881). After him are Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau (1837), Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1667), Walter Buch (1883), Judith of Swabia (1054), Wolfgang Sawallisch (1923), and William, Duke of Brunswick (1806).
1605 - 1661
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1,834
1864 - 1919
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1,835
1373 - 1438
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1,836
1912 - 1985
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1,837
1784 - 1840
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1,838
1881 - 1957
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,839
1010 - 1106
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,840
1837 - 1906
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,841
1667 - 1739
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,842
1883 - 1949
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 1,843
1054 - 1105
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 1,844
1923 - 2013
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 1,845
1806 - 1884
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 1,846
Among religious figures born in Germany, Benno ranks 44. Before him are Arnold Janssen (1837), Saint Afra (300), Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1679), Regino of Prüm (842), Prince Georg of Bavaria (1880), and Georg Ratzinger (1924). After him are Frederick of Utrecht (780), Johannes Oecolampadius (1482), Augustin Bea (1881), Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1947), Anna Schäffer (1882), and George Müller (1805).
1837 - 1909
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 38
300 - 304
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 39
1679 - 1738
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 40
842 - 915
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 41
1880 - 1943
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 42
1924 - 2020
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 43
1010 - 1106
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 44
780 - 838
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 45
1482 - 1531
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 46
1881 - 1968
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 47
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 48
1882 - 1925
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 49
1805 - 1898
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 50