RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Christian Mortensen
1882 - 1998
Christian Mortensen
Thomas Peter Thorvald Kristian Ferdinand Mortensen (August 16, 1882 – April 25, 1998), known as Christian Mortensen, was a Danish-American supercentenarian who resided in California. When he died, his age of 115 years and 252 days was the longest verified male lifespan at the time, until Jiroemon Kimura surpassed him in 2012. Mortensen was baptized in Fruering Church on December 26, 1882. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian Mortensen has received more than 910,330 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Mortensen is the 1,498th most popular religious figure (down from 1,406th in 2019), the 224th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 215th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
910k
Page Views (PV)
55.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
4.76
Effective Languages (L*)
2.86
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Christian Mortensen ranks 1,498 out of 3,187. Before him are Loris Francesco Capovilla, Daniele Comboni, Theodosius of Kiev, Simon of Trent, Polyeuctus, and Eudoxius of Antioch. After him are Hieda no Are, Prince Oscar Bernadotte, Anthony of Kiev, Abu Dujana, Catherine of Ricci, and Alexandrina of Balazar.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLoris Francesco Capovilla
1915 - 2016
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 1,492
Daniele Comboni
1831 - 1881
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 1,493
Theodosius of Kiev
1029 - 1074
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 1,494
Simon of Trent
1472 - 1475
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 1,495
Polyeuctus
250 - 259
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 1,496
Eudoxius of Antioch
300 - 370
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 1,497
Christian Mortensen
1882 - 1998
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 1,498
Hieda no Are
700 - 750
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 1,499
Prince Oscar Bernadotte
1859 - 1953
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 1,500
Anthony of Kiev
983 - 1073
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 1,501
Abu Dujana
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 1,502
Catherine of Ricci
1522 - 1590
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 1,503
Alexandrina of Balazar
1904 - 1955
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 1,504
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1882, Christian Mortensen ranks 103. Before him are Karl Rapp, Infanta María Teresa of Spain, Vilém Mathesius, Kâzım Karabekir, Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, and Shigenori Tōgō. After him are Harry Porter, Bronisław Huberman, Anna Schäffer, Aurel Vlaicu, Inayat Khan, and Emma Jung. Among people deceased in 1998, Christian Mortensen ranks 92. Before him are J. T. Walsh, Ramón Sampedro, Antonio Quarracino, Zlatko Čajkovski, Nguyễn Văn Linh, and Sōsuke Uno. After him are Kea Bouman, Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Bruno Munari, Slava Metreveli, Beatrice Wood, and John Derek.
Others Born in 1882
Go to all RankingsKarl Rapp
BUSINESSPERSON
1882 - 1962
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 97
Infanta María Teresa of Spain
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1912
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 98
Vilém Mathesius
LINGUIST
1882 - 1945
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 99
Kâzım Karabekir
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1948
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 100
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1966
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 101
Shigenori Tōgō
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1950
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 102
Christian Mortensen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1882 - 1998
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 103
Harry Porter
ATHLETE
1882 - 1965
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 104
Bronisław Huberman
MUSICIAN
1882 - 1947
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 105
Anna Schäffer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1882 - 1925
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 106
Aurel Vlaicu
ENGINEER
1882 - 1913
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 107
Inayat Khan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1882 - 1927
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 108
Emma Jung
WRITER
1882 - 1955
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 109
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsJ. T. Walsh
ACTOR
1943 - 1998
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 86
Ramón Sampedro
WRITER
1943 - 1998
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 87
Antonio Quarracino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 1998
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 88
Zlatko Čajkovski
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1998
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 89
Nguyễn Văn Linh
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1998
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 90
Sōsuke Uno
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1998
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 91
Christian Mortensen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1882 - 1998
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 92
Kea Bouman
TENNIS PLAYER
1903 - 1998
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 93
Nguyễn Ngọc Loan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1930 - 1998
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 94
Bruno Munari
ARTIST
1907 - 1998
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 95
Slava Metreveli
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1998
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 96
Beatrice Wood
PAINTER
1893 - 1998
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 97
John Derek
ACTOR
1926 - 1998
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 98
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Christian Mortensen ranks 224 out of 1,032. Before him are Peter Andreas Hansen (1795), Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden (1768), Herman Bang (1857), Leonora Christina Ulfeldt (1621), Kenneth Zohore (1994), and Kaj Munk (1898). After him are Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (1913), Conrad Malte-Brun (1775), Thomas Vinterberg (1969), Svein Knutsson (1016), Wilhelm Marstrand (1810), and Peder Mørk Mønsted (1859).
Others born in Denmark
Go to all RankingsPeter Andreas Hansen
ASTRONOMER
1795 - 1874
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 218
Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1810
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 219
Herman Bang
WRITER
1857 - 1912
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 220
Leonora Christina Ulfeldt
WRITER
1621 - 1698
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 221
Kenneth Zohore
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 222
Kaj Munk
WRITER
1898 - 1944
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 223
Christian Mortensen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1882 - 1998
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 224
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller
BUSINESSPERSON
1913 - 2012
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 225
Conrad Malte-Brun
GEOGRAPHER
1775 - 1826
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 226
Thomas Vinterberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 227
Svein Knutsson
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1035
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 228
Wilhelm Marstrand
PAINTER
1810 - 1873
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 229
Peder Mørk Mønsted
PAINTER
1859 - 1941
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 230
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Denmark
Among religious figures born in Denmark, Christian Mortensen ranks 2. Before him are Charles I, Count of Flanders (1083). After him are Hans Tausen (1494), Sigmundur Brestisson (961), Ingrid Vang Nyman (1916), Thomas Kingo (1634), and Oswald of Worcester (1000).
Charles I, Count of Flanders
1083 - 1127
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 1
Christian Mortensen
1882 - 1998
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 2
Hans Tausen
1494 - 1561
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 3
Sigmundur Brestisson
961 - 1005
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 4
Ingrid Vang Nyman
1916 - 1959
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 5
Thomas Kingo
1634 - 1703
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 6
Oswald of Worcester
1000 - 992
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 7