RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Brother Alois
1954 - Today
Brother Alois
Brother Alois (born Alois Löser; 11 June 1954) is the former prior of the Taizé Community. He succeeded Brother Roger as the community's second prior after the founder's death on 16 August 2005. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brother Alois has received more than 46,257 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Brother Alois is the 2,704th most popular religious figure (down from 2,453rd in 2019), the 4,773rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,331st in 2019) and the 120th most popular German Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
46k
Page Views (PV)
47.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
6.13
Effective Languages (L*)
1.50
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Brother Alois ranks 2,704 out of 3,187. Before him are Sergius II of Constantinople, Michael Levytsky, Friedrich Gustav Piffl, Raúl Francisco Primatesta, Mikel Koliqi, and Jon Sobrino. After him are Eugenio Tosi, Walter Breuning, Chiara Badano, Finnian of Clonard, Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche, and Talgat Tadzhuddin.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSergius II of Constantinople
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 2,698
Michael Levytsky
1774 - 1858
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 2,699
Friedrich Gustav Piffl
1864 - 1932
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 2,700
Raúl Francisco Primatesta
1919 - 2006
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 2,701
Mikel Koliqi
1900 - 1997
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 2,702
Jon Sobrino
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 2,703
Brother Alois
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 2,704
Eugenio Tosi
1864 - 1929
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 2,705
Walter Breuning
1896 - 2011
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 2,706
Chiara Badano
1971 - 1990
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 2,707
Finnian of Clonard
470 - 549
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 2,708
Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 2,709
Talgat Tadzhuddin
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 2,710
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Brother Alois ranks 356. Before him are Alex Salmond, Graziano Rossi, Bob Menendez, Einar Már Guðmundsson, Medha Patkar, and Piero Gros. After him are Patrick St. Esprit, Jeffrey Combs, Ziad Fazah, Hary Gunarto, Harvey Fierstein, and Ariane Ascaride.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsAlex Salmond
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 350
Graziano Rossi
RACING DRIVER
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 351
Bob Menendez
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 352
Einar Már Guðmundsson
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 353
Medha Patkar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 354
Piero Gros
SKIER
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 355
Brother Alois
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 356
Patrick St. Esprit
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 357
Jeffrey Combs
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 358
Ziad Fazah
LINGUIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 359
Hary Gunarto
INVENTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 360
Harvey Fierstein
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 361
Ariane Ascaride
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 362
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Brother Alois ranks 4,773 out of 7,253. Before him are Detlef Schrempf (1963), Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin (1943), Klaus Glahn (1942), Johanna Kinkel (1810), Monika Zehrt (1952), and Lothar Kurbjuweit (1950). After him are Rudolph Dirks (1877), Yıldıray Baştürk (1978), Andreas Scholl (1967), Wendelin Werner (1968), Roland Grapow (1959), and Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1750).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsDetlef Schrempf
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 4,767
Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 4,768
Klaus Glahn
WRESTLER
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 4,769
Johanna Kinkel
COMPOSER
1810 - 1858
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 4,770
Monika Zehrt
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 4,771
Lothar Kurbjuweit
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 4,772
Brother Alois
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 4,773
Rudolph Dirks
COMIC ARTIST
1877 - 1968
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 4,774
Yıldıray Baştürk
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 4,775
Andreas Scholl
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 4,776
Wendelin Werner
MATHEMATICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 4,777
Roland Grapow
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 4,778
Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg
WRITER
1750 - 1819
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 4,779
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany
Among religious figures born in Germany, Brother Alois ranks 120. Before him are Georg von Kopp (1837), Rainer Woelki (1956), Rudolf Kittel (1853), Maria Katharina Kasper (1820), Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer (1801), and Uta Ranke-Heinemann (1927). After him are Oliver of Paderborn (1170), Melchior von Diepenbrock (1798), Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter (1787), Franziskus von Bettinger (1850), Hermann Volk (1903), and Chris Gueffroy (1968).
Georg von Kopp
1837 - 1914
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 114
Rainer Woelki
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 115
Rudolf Kittel
1853 - 1929
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 116
Maria Katharina Kasper
1820 - 1898
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 117
Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer
1801 - 1869
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 118
Uta Ranke-Heinemann
1927 - 2021
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 119
Brother Alois
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 120
Oliver of Paderborn
1170 - 1227
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 121
Melchior von Diepenbrock
1798 - 1853
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 122
Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter
1787 - 1860
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 123
Franziskus von Bettinger
1850 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 124
Hermann Volk
1903 - 1988
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 125
Chris Gueffroy
1968 - 1989
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 126