RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Charles de Foucauld
1858 - 1916
Charles de Foucauld
Charles Eugène, vicomte de Foucauld de Pontbriand, (15 September 1858 – 1 December 1916), commonly known as Charles de Foucauld, was a French soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnographer, Catholic priest and hermit who lived among the Tuareg people in the Sahara in Algeria. He was assassinated in 1916. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles de Foucauld has received more than 517,910 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Charles de Foucauld is the 489th most popular religious figure (up from 521st in 2019), the 515th most popular biography from France (up from 588th in 2019) and the 28th most popular French Religious Figure.
Charles de Foucauld was a French Catholic priest who spent his life living as a hermit in the Sahara Desert. He is most famous for his writings on spirituality and solitude.
Memorability Metrics
520k
Page Views (PV)
67.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
7.40
Effective Languages (L*)
2.46
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Charles de Foucauld ranks 489 out of 3,187. Before him are Aloysius Gonzaga, Laban, Pope Caius, Adalbert of Prague, Rabbi Akiva, and Denis. After him are Christina of Bolsena, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Hannah, Baal Shem Tov, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, and Devadatta.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAloysius Gonzaga
1568 - 1591
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 483
Laban
1900 BC - Present
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 484
Pope Caius
250 - 296
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 485
Adalbert of Prague
955 - 997
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 486
Rabbi Akiva
50 - 136
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 487
Denis
210 - 250
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 488
Charles de Foucauld
1858 - 1916
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 489
Christina of Bolsena
210 - 304
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 490
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
1292 - 1350
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 491
Hannah
1200 BC - 1100 BC
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 492
Baal Shem Tov
1700 - 1760
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 493
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
1926 - 2022
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 494
Devadatta
1000 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 495
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1858, Charles de Foucauld ranks 15. Before him are Georg Simmel, Omar Mukhtar, Emmeline Pankhurst, Giuseppe Peano, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, and Christiaan Eijkman. After him are Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Franz Boas, Marie Bashkirtseff, Kang Youwei, and Maria Christina of Austria. Among people deceased in 1916, Charles de Foucauld ranks 16. Before him are Franz Marc, Odilon Redon, Umberto Boccioni, Richard Dedekind, Henry James, and Sholem Aleichem. After him are Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, Otto of Bavaria, Natsume Sōseki, José Echegaray, Karl Schwarzschild, and Elisabeth of Wied.
Others Born in 1858
Go to all RankingsGeorg Simmel
SOCIOLOGIST
1858 - 1918
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 9
Omar Mukhtar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1931
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 10
Emmeline Pankhurst
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1928
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 11
Giuseppe Peano
MATHEMATICIAN
1858 - 1932
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 12
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
LINGUIST
1858 - 1922
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 13
Christiaan Eijkman
PHYSICIAN
1858 - 1930
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 14
Charles de Foucauld
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1858 - 1916
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 15
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1921
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 16
Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
COMPANION
1858 - 1934
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 17
Franz Boas
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1858 - 1942
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 18
Marie Bashkirtseff
PAINTER
1858 - 1884
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 19
Kang Youwei
WRITER
1858 - 1927
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 20
Maria Christina of Austria
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1929
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 21
Others Deceased in 1916
Go to all RankingsFranz Marc
PAINTER
1880 - 1916
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 10
Odilon Redon
PAINTER
1840 - 1916
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 11
Umberto Boccioni
PAINTER
1882 - 1916
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 12
Richard Dedekind
MATHEMATICIAN
1831 - 1916
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 13
Henry James
WRITER
1843 - 1916
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 14
Sholem Aleichem
WRITER
1859 - 1916
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 15
Charles de Foucauld
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1858 - 1916
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 16
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1916
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 17
Otto of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1916
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 18
Natsume Sōseki
WRITER
1867 - 1916
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 19
José Echegaray
ENGINEER
1832 - 1916
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 20
Karl Schwarzschild
PHYSICIST
1873 - 1916
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 21
Elisabeth of Wied
WRITER
1843 - 1916
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 22
In France
Among people born in France, Charles de Foucauld ranks 515 out of 6,770. Before him are Arthur Honegger (1892), Hector Malot (1830), Carloman I (751), Gabriel Marcel (1889), Joseph de Maistre (1753), and Gaston Bachelard (1884). After him are Louis Aragon (1897), André Maurois (1885), Jacques Le Goff (1924), Gaspard II de Coligny (1519), Marie Louise d’Orléans (1662), and Childebert I (497).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsArthur Honegger
COMPOSER
1892 - 1955
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 509
Hector Malot
WRITER
1830 - 1907
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 510
Carloman I
POLITICIAN
751 - 771
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 511
Gabriel Marcel
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1973
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 512
Joseph de Maistre
PHILOSOPHER
1753 - 1821
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 513
Gaston Bachelard
PHILOSOPHER
1884 - 1962
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 514
Charles de Foucauld
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1858 - 1916
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 515
Louis Aragon
WRITER
1897 - 1982
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 516
André Maurois
WRITER
1885 - 1967
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 517
Jacques Le Goff
HISTORIAN
1924 - 2014
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 518
Gaspard II de Coligny
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1572
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 519
Marie Louise d’Orléans
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1689
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 520
Childebert I
POLITICIAN
497 - 558
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 521
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France
Among religious figures born in France, Charles de Foucauld ranks 28. Before him are Francis de Sales (1567), Jacques de Molay (1243), Pope Nicholas II (990), John Vianney (1786), Genevieve (423), and Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647). After him are Rashi (1040), Suger (1080), Peter the Hermit (1050), Luigi Lucheni (1873), Antipope Clement VII (1342), and Hugues de Payens (1074).
Francis de Sales
1567 - 1622
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 22
Jacques de Molay
1243 - 1314
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 23
Pope Nicholas II
990 - 1061
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 24
John Vianney
1786 - 1859
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 25
Genevieve
423 - 502
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 26
Margaret Mary Alacoque
1647 - 1690
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 27
Charles de Foucauld
1858 - 1916
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 28
Rashi
1040 - 1105
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 29
Suger
1080 - 1151
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 30
Peter the Hermit
1050 - 1115
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 31
Luigi Lucheni
1873 - 1910
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 32
Antipope Clement VII
1342 - 1394
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 33
Hugues de Payens
1074 - 1136
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 34