RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Dobri Dobrev

1914 - 2018

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Dobri Dimitrov Dobrev (Bulgarian: Добри Димитров Добрев, pronounced [ˈdɔbri dimiˈtrɔf ˈdɔbrɛf]; 20 July 1914 – 13 February 2018), better known as Grandpa Dobri, Elder Dobri (Bulgarian: Дядо Добри, romanized: Dyado Dobri) or The Saint of Bailovo, was a Bulgarian ascetic who walked over 20 kilometres (12 mi) each day to sit or stand in front of the Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky in Sofia to collect money for charitable causes. Dobrev donated all the money he collected to charities, orphanages, churches, and monasteries. He turned 100 in July 2014. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dobri Dobrev has received more than 331,726 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Dobri Dobrev is the 1,764th most popular religious figure (down from 1,505th in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 90th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Bulgarian Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Dobri Dobrev ranks 1,764 out of 3,187. Before him are Joseph Clemens of Bavaria, Albert Vanhoye, André Vingt-Trois, Carl Tanzler, Franciszek Macharski, and Audomar. After him are Geminianus, Bezalel, Adolfo Nicolás, Manuel Clemente, Paul Augustin Mayer, and Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Dobri Dobrev ranks 139. Before him are Ken Annakin, Hans Hellmut Kirst, Ralph Erskine, George Tabori, Unity Mitford, and Jerry Siegel. After him are Akira Matsunaga, Martin Ritt, Yuri Levitan, Anatole Abragam, Henri Langlois, and Joe Shuster. Among people deceased in 2018, Dobri Dobrev ranks 156. Before him are José Antonio Abreu, Neil Simon, Lindsay Kemp, William Goldman, Anna Maria Ferrero, and Harlan Ellison. After him are Vladimir Voinovich, Walter Laqueur, Sinan Sakić, David Ogden Stiers, Ara Güler, and Vitaliy Masol.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Dobri Dobrev ranks 114 out of 415. Before him are Lili Ivanova (1939), Ivanka Khristova (1941), Georgi Lozanov (1926), Georgi Ivanov (1940), Stamen Grigorov (1878), and Hristo Bonev (1947). After him are Mitso Asen of Bulgaria (1300), Nikolai Denkov (1962), Ljuba Welitsch (1913), Vasil Radoslavov (1854), Anna Tomowa-Sintow (1941), and Raina Kabaivanska (1934).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Bulgaria

Among religious figures born in Bulgaria, Dobri Dobrev ranks 3. Before him are John of Rila (876), and Jeremias II of Constantinople (1536). After him are John XIV of Constantinople (1282), Neophyte of Bulgaria (1945), Euthymius of Tarnovo (1317), Maxim of Bulgaria (1914), Ivan II of Bulgaria (1300), Cyril of Bulgaria (1901), and Sophronius of Vratsa (1739).

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