RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Brother Roger
1915 - 2005
Brother Roger
Roger Schutz (12 May 1915 – 16 August 2005), popularly known as Brother Roger (French: Frère Roger), was a Swiss Christian leader and monastic brother. In 1940 Schutz founded the Taizé Community, an ecumenical monastic community in Burgundy, France, serving as its first prior until his murder in 2005. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brother Roger has received more than 250,307 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Brother Roger is the 772nd most popular religious figure (down from 761st in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 87th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swiss Religious Figure.
Brother Roger is most famous for founding the Taizé Community in France.
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
62.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
8.15
Effective Languages (L*)
2.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Brother Roger ranks 772 out of 3,187. Before him are Sasan, Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, John Henry Newman, Romuald, Zephaniah, and Onesimus. After him are Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, Anna Göldi, Gerard of Csanád, Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, and Giovanni Battista Re.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSasan
200 - 300
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 766
Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow
1929 - 2008
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 767
John Henry Newman
1801 - 1890
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 768
Romuald
951 - 1027
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 769
Zephaniah
701 BC - 609 BC
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 770
Onesimus
1 - 90
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 771
Brother Roger
1915 - 2005
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 772
Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti
1774 - 1849
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 773
Anna Göldi
1734 - 1782
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 774
Gerard of Csanád
980 - 1046
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 775
Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 776
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
1626 - 1667
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 777
Giovanni Battista Re
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 778
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Brother Roger ranks 34. Before him are Robert Hofstadter, Clifford Shull, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., Aziz Nesin, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Thomas Huckle Weller. After him are Shoichi Yokoi, Rudolf Kirchschläger, Chung Ju-yung, Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, Bob Kane, and Franz Josef Strauss. Among people deceased in 2005, Brother Roger ranks 38. Before him are Milton Obote, Moustapha Akkad, Max Schmeling, Ahmed Deedat, Maria Schell, and Mary Jackson. After him are Birgit Nilsson, John Fowles, George Dantzig, Philip Johnson, Rosemary Kennedy, and Ephraim Kishon.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsRobert Hofstadter
PHYSICIST
1915 - 1990
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 28
Clifford Shull
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 29
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2011
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 30
Aziz Nesin
WRITER
1915 - 1995
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 31
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
SINGER
1915 - 2006
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 32
Thomas Huckle Weller
BIOLOGIST
1915 - 2008
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 33
Brother Roger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1915 - 2005
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 34
Shoichi Yokoi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1997
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 35
Rudolf Kirchschläger
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2000
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 36
Chung Ju-yung
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2001
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 37
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2013
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 38
Bob Kane
COMIC ARTIST
1915 - 1998
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 39
Franz Josef Strauss
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1988
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 40
Others Deceased in 2005
Go to all RankingsMilton Obote
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2005
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 32
Moustapha Akkad
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2005
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 33
Max Schmeling
BOXER
1905 - 2005
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 34
Ahmed Deedat
WRITER
1918 - 2005
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 35
Maria Schell
ACTOR
1926 - 2005
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 36
Mary Jackson
MATHEMATICIAN
1921 - 2005
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 37
Brother Roger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1915 - 2005
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 38
Birgit Nilsson
SINGER
1918 - 2005
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 39
John Fowles
WRITER
1926 - 2005
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 40
George Dantzig
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1914 - 2005
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 41
Philip Johnson
ARCHITECT
1906 - 2005
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 42
Rosemary Kennedy
CELEBRITY
1918 - 2005
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 43
Ephraim Kishon
WRITER
1924 - 2005
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 44
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Brother Roger ranks 94 out of 1,015. Before him are Mario Botta (1943), Jean Tinguely (1925), Gianni Infantino (1970), Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741), François Vatel (1631), and Louis Agassiz (1807). After him are Anna Göldi (1734), Albrecht von Haller (1708), Rudolf II, Duke of Austria (1270), Louis, Duke of Savoy (1413), Nicholas of Flüe (1417), and Germain Henri Hess (1802).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsMario Botta
ARCHITECT
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 88
Jean Tinguely
SCULPTOR
1925 - 1991
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 89
Gianni Infantino
BUSINESSPERSON
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 90
Johann Kaspar Lavater
WRITER
1741 - 1801
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 91
François Vatel
POLITICIAN
1631 - 1671
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 92
Louis Agassiz
BIOLOGIST
1807 - 1873
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 93
Brother Roger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1915 - 2005
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 94
Anna Göldi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1734 - 1782
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 95
Albrecht von Haller
PHYSICIAN
1708 - 1777
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 96
Rudolf II, Duke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1270 - 1290
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 97
Louis, Duke of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1413 - 1465
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 98
Nicholas of Flüe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1417 - 1487
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 99
Germain Henri Hess
CHEMIST
1802 - 1850
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 100
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Switzerland
Among religious figures born in Switzerland, Brother Roger ranks 3. Before him are Huldrych Zwingli (1484), and Hans Küng (1928). After him are Anna Göldi (1734), Nicholas of Flüe (1417), Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg (1445), Heinrich Bullinger (1504), Jacob Sprenger (1435), Jakob Ammann (1644), Ulrich of Augsburg (890), Billy Meier (1937), and Wiborada (900).
Huldrych Zwingli
1484 - 1531
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 1
Hans Küng
1928 - 2021
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 2
Brother Roger
1915 - 2005
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 3
Anna Göldi
1734 - 1782
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 4
Nicholas of Flüe
1417 - 1487
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 5
Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg
1445 - 1510
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 6
Heinrich Bullinger
1504 - 1575
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 7
Jacob Sprenger
1435 - 1495
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 8
Jakob Ammann
1644 - 1730
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 9
Ulrich of Augsburg
890 - 973
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 10
Billy Meier
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 11
Wiborada
900 - 926
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 12