1914 - 2018
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 323,555 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Dobri Dobrev is the 1,517th most popular religious figure (up from 8,573rd in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 93rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Bulgarian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Dobri Dobrev ranks 1,517 out of 2,238. Before him are Maurice Bavaud, Sobekemsaf II, Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Colette of Corbie, Modestus of Jerusalem, and Dashrath Manjhi. After him are Kōdō Sawaki, Kaundinya, Arp Schnitger, Bashar ibn Burd, Rahotep, and Mang of Xia.
1916 - 1941
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 1,511
1600 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 1,512
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 1,513
1381 - 1447
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 1,514
537 - 634
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 1,515
1934 - 2007
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 1,516
1914 - 2018
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 1,517
1880 - 1965
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 1,518
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 1,519
1648 - 1719
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 1,520
714 - 783
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 1,521
1650 BC - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 1,522
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 1,523
Among people born in 1914, Dobri Dobrev ranks 119. Before him are Alberto Lattuada, Richard Basehart, J. Lee Thompson, Luis Mariano, Jerry Siegel, and Juan Carlos Onganía. After him are Hans Hellmut Kirst, Paul Tortelier, Maxim of Bulgaria, Joe Shuster, Baba Amte, and Howard Fast. Among people deceased in 2018, Dobri Dobrev ranks 126. Before him are Avicii, Paul Andreu, Walter Mischel, Eduard Uspensky, Joseph Joffo, and Nicolas Roeg. After him are Yoshinobu Ishii, Luis García Meza, Rachid Taha, Irena Szewińska, Đỗ Mười, and Per Kirkeby.
1914 - 2005
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 113
1914 - 1984
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 114
1914 - 2002
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 115
1914 - 1970
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 116
1914 - 1996
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 117
1914 - 1995
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 118
1914 - 2018
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 119
1914 - 1989
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 120
1914 - 1990
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 121
1914 - 2012
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 122
1914 - 1992
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 123
1914 - 2008
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 124
1914 - 2003
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 125
1989 - 2018
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 120
1938 - 2018
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 121
1930 - 2018
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 122
1937 - 2018
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 123
1931 - 2018
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 124
1928 - 2018
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 125
1914 - 2018
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 126
1939 - 2018
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 127
1929 - 2018
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 128
1958 - 2018
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 129
1946 - 2018
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 130
1917 - 2018
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 131
1938 - 2018
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 132
Among people born in Bulgaria, Dobri Dobrev ranks 90 out of 372. Before him are Telerig of Bulgaria (706), Lili Ivanova (1939), Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha (1807), Dorothea of Bulgaria (1355), Theodore Svetoslav of Bulgaria (1270), and Anna Tomowa-Sintow (1941). After him are George II of Bulgaria (1300), Stefan Stambolov (1854), Trifon Ivanov (1965), Bonifacius (350), Telets of Bulgaria (731), and Maxim of Bulgaria (1914).
706 - 777
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 84
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 85
1807 - 1883
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 86
1355 - 1390
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 87
1270 - 1322
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 88
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 89
1914 - 2018
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 90
1300 - 1323
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 91
1854 - 1895
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 92
1965 - 2016
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 93
350 - 432
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 94
731 - 764
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 95
1914 - 2012
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 96
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 Maxim of Bulgaria (1914), Neophyte of Bulgaria (1945), John XIV of Constantinople (1282), Euthymius of Tarnovo (1317), Cyril of Bulgaria (1901), Ivan II of Bulgaria (1300), and Sophronius of Vratsa (1739).
876 - 946
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 1
1536 - 1595
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 2
1914 - 2018
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 3
1914 - 2012
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 4
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 5
1282 - 1347
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 6
1317 - 1402
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 7
1901 - 1971
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 8
1300 - 1300
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 9
1739 - 1813
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 10