RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Clemens August Graf von Galen
1878 - 1946
Clemens August Graf von Galen
Clemens Augustinus Emmanuel Joseph Pius Anthonius Hubertus Marie Graf von Galen (16 March 1878 – 22 March 1946), better known as Clemens August Graf von Galen, was a German count, Bishop of Münster, and cardinal of the Catholic Church. During World War II, Galen led Catholic protests against Nazi euthanasia and denounced Gestapo lawlessness and the persecution of the Church in Nazi Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clemens August Graf von Galen has received more than 476,203 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Clemens August Graf von Galen is the 919th most popular religious figure (up from 971st in 2019), the 1,214th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,329th in 2019) and the 27th most popular German Religious Figure.
Clemens August Graf von Galen was a German Catholic bishop and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is most famous for opposing the Nazi regime and its euthanasia program.
Memorability Metrics
480k
Page Views (PV)
60.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
5.00
Effective Languages (L*)
2.87
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Clemens August Graf von Galen ranks 919 out of 3,187. Before him are Lambert of Maastricht, Cyril Lucaris, Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, Pierre Cauchon, Cyriacus, and Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni. After him are Robert Sarah, Conrad Schumann, Gudula, John of Leiden, Leopold Mandić, and Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLambert of Maastricht
635 - 705
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 913
Cyril Lucaris
1572 - 1638
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 914
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle
1517 - 1586
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 915
Pierre Cauchon
1371 - 1442
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 916
Cyriacus
300 - 303
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 917
Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
864 - 941
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 918
Clemens August Graf von Galen
1878 - 1946
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 919
Robert Sarah
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 920
Conrad Schumann
1942 - 1998
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 921
Gudula
646 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 922
John of Leiden
1509 - 1536
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 923
Leopold Mandić
1866 - 1942
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 924
Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 925
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, Clemens August Graf von Galen ranks 37. Before him are Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Eileen Gray, Yakov Yurovsky, Sadriddin Ayni, Jan Łukasiewicz, and Kōki Hirota. After him are P. D. Ouspensky, Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria, Elizabeth Arden, Milan Hodža, Mahmud Barzanji, and Abdelaziz of Morocco. Among people deceased in 1946, Clemens August Graf von Galen ranks 49. Before him are Francisco Largo Caballero, Döme Sztójay, Friedrich Jeckeln, Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov, Gustav Noske, and Otto Georg Thierack. After him are Carl Schuhmann, Per Albin Hansson, Willi Herold, James Jeans, Grigory Mikhaylovich Semyonov, and Rüdiger von der Goltz.
Others Born in 1878
Go to all RankingsCarlos Saavedra Lamas
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1959
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 31
Eileen Gray
ARCHITECT
1878 - 1976
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 32
Yakov Yurovsky
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1938
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 33
Sadriddin Ayni
WRITER
1878 - 1954
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 34
Jan Łukasiewicz
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 35
Kōki Hirota
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1948
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 36
Clemens August Graf von Galen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1878 - 1946
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 37
P. D. Ouspensky
PHILOSOPHER
1878 - 1947
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 38
Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria
COMPANION
1878 - 1960
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 39
Elizabeth Arden
BUSINESSPERSON
1878 - 1966
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 40
Milan Hodža
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1944
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 41
Mahmud Barzanji
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 42
Abdelaziz of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1943
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 43
Others Deceased in 1946
Go to all RankingsFrancisco Largo Caballero
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1946
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 43
Döme Sztójay
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1946
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 44
Friedrich Jeckeln
EXTREMIST
1895 - 1946
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 45
Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov
COMPOSER
1883 - 1946
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 46
Gustav Noske
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1946
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 47
Otto Georg Thierack
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1946
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 48
Clemens August Graf von Galen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1878 - 1946
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 49
Carl Schuhmann
GYMNAST
1869 - 1946
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 50
Per Albin Hansson
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1946
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 51
Willi Herold
EXTREMIST
1925 - 1946
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 52
James Jeans
PHYSICIST
1877 - 1946
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 53
Grigory Mikhaylovich Semyonov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1890 - 1946
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 54
Rüdiger von der Goltz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1946
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 55
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Clemens August Graf von Galen ranks 1,214 out of 7,253. Before him are Theodor Storm (1817), Wilhelm Stuckart (1902), Hartmut Michel (1948), Karl Richard Lepsius (1810), Henry IV, Duke of Saxony (1473), and Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen (1671). After him are Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal (1862), Johann Peter Eckermann (1792), Kurt Gerstein (1905), Klaus Schulze (1947), Johannes Valentinus Andreae (1586), and Conrad Schumann (1942).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsTheodor Storm
WRITER
1817 - 1888
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,208
Wilhelm Stuckart
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1953
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,209
Hartmut Michel
CHEMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,210
Karl Richard Lepsius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1810 - 1884
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,211
Henry IV, Duke of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1473 - 1541
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,212
Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1747
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 1,213
Clemens August Graf von Galen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1878 - 1946
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 1,214
Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1959
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 1,215
Johann Peter Eckermann
WRITER
1792 - 1854
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,216
Kurt Gerstein
ENGINEER
1905 - 1945
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,217
Klaus Schulze
COMPOSER
1947 - 2022
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,218
Johannes Valentinus Andreae
WRITER
1586 - 1654
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,219
Conrad Schumann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - 1998
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 1,220
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany
Among religious figures born in Germany, Clemens August Graf von Galen ranks 27. Before him are Nicolaus Zinzendorf (1700), Killing of Peter Fechter (1944), Severinus of Noricum (410), Gotthard of Hildesheim (960), Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (1744), and Franz Ehrle (1845). After him are Conrad Schumann (1942), Otto of Bamberg (1060), Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1947), Henry of Latvia (1187), Günter Guillaume (1927), and Walter Kasper (1933).
Nicolaus Zinzendorf
1700 - 1760
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 21
Killing of Peter Fechter
1944 - 1962
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 22
Severinus of Noricum
410 - 482
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 23
Gotthard of Hildesheim
960 - 1038
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 24
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg
1744 - 1817
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 25
Franz Ehrle
1845 - 1934
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 26
Clemens August Graf von Galen
1878 - 1946
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 27
Conrad Schumann
1942 - 1998
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 28
Otto of Bamberg
1060 - 1139
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 29
Gerhard Ludwig Müller
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 30
Henry of Latvia
1187 - 1259
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 31
Günter Guillaume
1927 - 1995
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 32
Walter Kasper
1933 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 33