RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Bruno of Cologne
1030 - 1101
Bruno of Cologne
Bruno of Cologne (‹See Tfd›German: Bruno von Köln; Italian: Bruno di Colonia; c. 1030 – 6 October 1101), venerated as Saint Bruno, was the founder of the Carthusian Order. He personally founded the order's first two communities. He was a celebrated teacher at Reims, and a close advisor of his former pupil, Pope Urban II. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bruno of Cologne has received more than 307,663 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Bruno of Cologne is the 501st most popular religious figure (down from 455th in 2019), the 398th most popular biography from Germany (down from 364th in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Religious Figure.
Bruno of cologne is most famous for being the first fragrance to use aldehydes.
Memorability Metrics
310k
Page Views (PV)
67.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
8.16
Effective Languages (L*)
2.12
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Bruno of Cologne ranks 501 out of 3,187. Before him are Devadatta, Dorothea of Caesarea, Hasan al-Askari, Saint Eustace, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, and Ibn Majah. After him are Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair, 13th Dalai Lama, Rāhula, Maria al-Qibtiyya, Paul of Thebes, and Rose of Lima.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDevadatta
1000 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 495
Dorothea of Caesarea
279 - 311
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 496
Hasan al-Askari
846 - 874
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 497
Saint Eustace
10 - 118
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 498
Ramla bint Abi Sufyan
594 - 666
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 499
Ibn Majah
824 - 886
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 500
Bruno of Cologne
1030 - 1101
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 501
Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair
680 - 625
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 502
13th Dalai Lama
1876 - 1933
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 503
Rāhula
534 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 504
Maria al-Qibtiyya
600 - 637
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 505
Paul of Thebes
227 - 342
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 506
Rose of Lima
1586 - 1617
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 507
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1030, Bruno of Cologne ranks 2. Before him is Romanos IV Diogenes. After him are Vsevolod I of Kiev, Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Stenkil, Emund the Old, Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders, Anna Dalassene, Gertrude of Saxony, Lulach, Sigebert of Gembloux, and Gerard, Duke of Lorraine. Among people deceased in 1101, Bruno of Cologne ranks 3. Before him are Mahmud al-Kashgari, and Roger I of Sicily. After him are Su Shi, John Skylitzes, Hugh, Count of Vermandois, Conrad II of Italy, Akka Mahadevi, Emperor Daozong of Liao, Su Song, Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, and Vseslav of Polotsk.
Others Born in 1030
Go to all RankingsRomanos IV Diogenes
POLITICIAN
1030 - 1072
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 1
Bruno of Cologne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1030 - 1101
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 2
Vsevolod I of Kiev
POLITICIAN
1030 - 1093
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 3
Stanislaus of Szczepanów
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1030 - 1079
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 4
Stenkil
POLITICIAN
1030 - 1066
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 5
Emund the Old
POLITICIAN
1030 - 1060
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 6
Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1030 - 1070
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 7
Anna Dalassene
POLITICIAN
1030 - 1105
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 8
Gertrude of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1030 - 1113
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 9
Lulach
POLITICIAN
1030 - 1058
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 10
Sigebert of Gembloux
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1030 - 1112
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 11
Gerard, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1030 - 1070
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1101
Go to all RankingsMahmud al-Kashgari
LINGUIST
1029 - 1101
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 1
Roger I of Sicily
NOBLEMAN
1031 - 1101
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 2
Bruno of Cologne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1030 - 1101
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 3
Su Shi
WRITER
1037 - 1101
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 4
John Skylitzes
HISTORIAN
1040 - 1101
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 5
Hugh, Count of Vermandois
POLITICIAN
1057 - 1101
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 6
Conrad II of Italy
POLITICIAN
1074 - 1101
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 7
Akka Mahadevi
WRITER
1130 - 1101
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 8
Emperor Daozong of Liao
POLITICIAN
1032 - 1101
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 9
Su Song
ENGINEER
1020 - 1101
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 10
Welf I, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1035 - 1101
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 11
Vseslav of Polotsk
POLITICIAN
1029 - 1101
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Bruno of Cologne ranks 398 out of 7,253. Before him are Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911), Frederica of Hanover (1917), Franz Bopp (1791), Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776), Sepp Maier (1944), and Prince Claus of the Netherlands (1926). After him are Wolfram von Eschenbach (1170), Joachim Peiper (1915), Julius von Mayer (1814), Hans Luther (1879), Otto Diels (1876), and Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPrince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 392
Frederica of Hanover
COMPANION
1917 - 1981
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 393
Franz Bopp
LINGUIST
1791 - 1867
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 394
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
COMPANION
1776 - 1810
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 395
Sepp Maier
COACH
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 396
Prince Claus of the Netherlands
NOBLEMAN
1926 - 2002
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 397
Bruno of Cologne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1030 - 1101
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 398
Wolfram von Eschenbach
WRITER
1170 - 1220
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 399
Joachim Peiper
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1976
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 400
Julius von Mayer
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1878
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 401
Hans Luther
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1962
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 402
Otto Diels
CHEMIST
1876 - 1954
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 403
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
COMPOSER
1732 - 1795
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 404
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany
Among religious figures born in Germany, Bruno of Cologne ranks 11. Before him are Albertus Magnus (1206), Pope Joan (null), Pope Damasus II (1000), Philip Melanchthon (1497), Pope Clement II (1005), and Thomas à Kempis (1380). After him are Pope Victor II (1018), Rabanus Maurus (780), Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774), Gertrude the Great (1256), Johann Tetzel (1460), and Therese Neumann (1898).
Albertus Magnus
1206 - 1280
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 5
Pope Joan
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 6
Pope Damasus II
1000 - 1048
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 7
Philip Melanchthon
1497 - 1560
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 8
Pope Clement II
1005 - 1047
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 9
Thomas à Kempis
1380 - 1471
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 10
Bruno of Cologne
1030 - 1101
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 11
Pope Victor II
1018 - 1057
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 12
Rabanus Maurus
780 - 856
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 13
Anne Catherine Emmerich
1774 - 1824
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 14
Gertrude the Great
1256 - 1302
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 15
Johann Tetzel
1460 - 1519
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 16
Therese Neumann
1898 - 1962
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 17