RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Chris Gueffroy
1968 - 1989
Chris Gueffroy
Chris Gueffroy (21 June 1968 – 6 February 1989) was the last person to be shot and the second-last to die in an escape attempt while trying to escape from East Berlin to West Berlin across the Berlin Wall. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Gueffroy has received more than 181,774 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Chris Gueffroy is the 2,873rd most popular religious figure (down from 2,611th in 2019), the 5,169th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,768th in 2019) and the 126th most popular German Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
45.09
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
5.76
Effective Languages (L*)
2.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Chris Gueffroy ranks 2,873 out of 3,187. Before him are Roger Mahony, Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez, Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham, Maximos V Hakim, Lillian Disney, and Maher Al-Mu'aiqly. After him are Hilarion, Jason of Thessalonica, Mauro Gambetti, Mariam Thresia Chiramel, Anthimus VII of Constantinople, and Gaudencio Rosales.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoger Mahony
1936 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 2,867
Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez
1852 - 1920
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 2,868
Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 2,869
Maximos V Hakim
1908 - 2001
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 2,870
Lillian Disney
1899 - 1997
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 2,871
Maher Al-Mu'aiqly
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 2,872
Chris Gueffroy
1968 - 1989
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 2,873
Hilarion
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 2,874
Jason of Thessalonica
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 2,875
Mauro Gambetti
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 2,876
Mariam Thresia Chiramel
1876 - 1926
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 2,877
Anthimus VII of Constantinople
1827 - 1913
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 2,878
Gaudencio Rosales
1932 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 2,879
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Chris Gueffroy ranks 283. Before him are Tricky, Sebastian Bach, Georgi Gospodinov, Ramzi Yousef, Marie-José Pérec, and Florence Devouard. After him are Luke Goss, James Frain, Chae Shi-ra, Claudio Suárez, Elsa Zylberstein, and Dariusz Michalczewski. Among people deceased in 1989, Chris Gueffroy ranks 254. Before him are Norma Varden, Marshall Harvey Stone, Édouard Candeveau, Georgy Tovstonogov, M. King Hubbert, and George Coulouris. After him are C. L. R. James, Edward Abbey, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, Wally Ris, Hemanta Mukherjee, and Jim Backus.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsTricky
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 277
Sebastian Bach
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 278
Georgi Gospodinov
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 279
Ramzi Yousef
EXTREMIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 280
Marie-José Pérec
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 281
Florence Devouard
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 282
Chris Gueffroy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1968 - 1989
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 283
Luke Goss
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 284
James Frain
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 285
Chae Shi-ra
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 286
Claudio Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 287
Elsa Zylberstein
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 288
Dariusz Michalczewski
BOXER
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 289
Others Deceased in 1989
Go to all RankingsNorma Varden
ACTOR
1898 - 1989
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 248
Marshall Harvey Stone
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1989
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 249
Édouard Candeveau
ATHLETE
1898 - 1989
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 250
Georgy Tovstonogov
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 1989
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 251
M. King Hubbert
GEOLOGIST
1903 - 1989
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 252
George Coulouris
ACTOR
1903 - 1989
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 253
Chris Gueffroy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1968 - 1989
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 254
C. L. R. James
WRITER
1901 - 1989
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 255
Edward Abbey
WRITER
1927 - 1989
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 256
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1989
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 257
Wally Ris
SWIMMER
1924 - 1989
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 258
Hemanta Mukherjee
SINGER
1920 - 1989
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 259
Jim Backus
ACTOR
1913 - 1989
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 260
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Chris Gueffroy ranks 5,169 out of 7,253. Before him are Allison Mack (1982), Hans Rademacher (1892), Michael Gross (1964), Cha Du-ri (1980), Frank Auerbach (1931), and Bernard Knubel (1872). After him are Albert Zürner (1890), Fritz Riess (1922), Norbert Walter-Borjans (1952), Hans-Emil Schuster (1934), Willy Ley (1906), and Gertrud Elisabeth Mara (1749).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAllison Mack
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 5,163
Hans Rademacher
MATHEMATICIAN
1892 - 1969
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 5,164
Michael Gross
SWIMMER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 5,165
Cha Du-ri
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 5,166
Frank Auerbach
PAINTER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 5,167
Bernard Knubel
BUSINESSPERSON
1872 - 1957
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 5,168
Chris Gueffroy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1968 - 1989
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 5,169
Albert Zürner
ATHLETE
1890 - 1920
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 5,170
Fritz Riess
RACING DRIVER
1922 - 1991
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 5,171
Norbert Walter-Borjans
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 5,172
Hans-Emil Schuster
ASTRONOMER
1934 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 5,173
Willy Ley
ENGINEER
1906 - 1969
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 5,174
Gertrud Elisabeth Mara
SINGER
1749 - 1833
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 5,175
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany
Among religious figures born in Germany, Chris Gueffroy ranks 126. Before him are Brother Alois (1954), Oliver of Paderborn (1170), Melchior von Diepenbrock (1798), Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter (1787), Franziskus von Bettinger (1850), and Hermann Volk (1903). After him are Johannes Weiss (1863), Johannes Joachim Degenhardt (1926), Ludwig Schick (1949), Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst (1959), John Kilian (1811), and Margot Käßmann (1958).
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
Johannes Weiss
1863 - 1914
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 127
Johannes Joachim Degenhardt
1926 - 2002
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 128
Ludwig Schick
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 129
Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 130
John Kilian
1811 - 1884
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 131
Margot Käßmann
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.22
Rank: 132