1577 - 1622
Fidelis of Sigmaringen, OFMCap (1577 - 1622) was a Capuchin friar who was involved in the Catholic Counter-Reformation, and was martyred by his opponents at Seewis im Prättigau, now part of Switzerland. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fidelis of Sigmaringen has received more than 95,466 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Fidelis of Sigmaringen is the 1,128th most popular religious figure (down from 947th in 2019), the 1,605th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,372nd in 2019) and the 37th most popular German Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Fidelis of Sigmaringen ranks 1,128 out of 2,238. Before him are Dom Justo Takayama, Suhayb ar-Rumi, Guru Arjan, Franz Jägerstätter, Vincent of Lérins, and Johann Arndt. After him are Paul Marcinkus, Maria Schicklgruber, Pope Peter I of Alexandria, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Shaykh Tusi, and Isidore of Pelusium.
1552 - 1615
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1,122
587 - 659
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,123
1563 - 1606
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,124
1907 - 1943
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,125
400 - 450
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,126
1555 - 1621
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,127
1577 - 1622
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,128
1922 - 2006
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 1,129
1795 - 1847
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 1,130
300 - 311
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 1,131
1838 - 1862
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 1,132
995 - 1067
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 1,133
370 - 440
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 1,134
Among people born in 1577, Fidelis of Sigmaringen ranks 11. Before him are François Leclerc du Tremblay, Cristofano Allori, Paul Guldin, Dmitry Pozharsky, Scipione Borghese, and Piet Pieterszoon Hein. After him are Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Jacob Cats, Gerardus Vossius, Robert Burton, Nicolas Trigault, and Roberto de Nobili. Among people deceased in 1622, Fidelis of Sigmaringen ranks 8. Before him are Francis de Sales, William Baffin, Hasekura Tsunenaga, Petrus Plancius, Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma, and Cesare Ripa. After him are Bartolomeo Manfredi, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Frans Pourbus the Younger, John Rolfe, Michael Maier, and Squanto.
1577 - 1638
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 5
1577 - 1621
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 6
1577 - 1643
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 7
1577 - 1642
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 8
1577 - 1633
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 9
1577 - 1629
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 10
1577 - 1622
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 11
1577 - 1626
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 12
1577 - 1660
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 13
1577 - 1649
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 14
1577 - 1640
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 15
1577 - 1628
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 16
1577 - 1656
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 17
1567 - 1622
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 2
1584 - 1622
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 3
1571 - 1622
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 4
1552 - 1622
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 5
1569 - 1622
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 6
1555 - 1622
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 7
1577 - 1622
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 8
1582 - 1622
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 9
1545 - 1622
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 10
1569 - 1622
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 11
1585 - 1622
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 12
1568 - 1622
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 13
1585 - 1622
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 14
Among people born in Germany, Fidelis of Sigmaringen ranks 1,605 out of 6,142. Before him are Wolfgang Wagner (1919), Johann Arndt (1555), Werner Jaeger (1888), Sebastian Vettel (1987), Johann Matthäus Bechstein (1757), and John Heartfield (1891). After him are Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783), Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1772), Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia (1200), Florian Schneider (1947), Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1867), and Eugen Jochum (1902).
1919 - 2010
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,599
1555 - 1621
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,600
1888 - 1961
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,601
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,602
1757 - 1822
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,603
1891 - 1968
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,604
1577 - 1622
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,605
1783 - 1851
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,606
1772 - 1806
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,607
1200 - 1227
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,608
1947 - 2020
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,609
1867 - 1952
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,610
1902 - 1987
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 1,611
Among religious figures born in Germany, Fidelis of Sigmaringen ranks 37. Before him are Johann Eck (1486), Walter Kasper (1933), Henry of Latvia (1187), Rupert of Salzburg (650), Günter Guillaume (1927), and Johann Arndt (1555). After him are Arnold Janssen (1837), Saint Afra (300), Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1679), Regino of Prüm (842), Prince Georg of Bavaria (1880), and Georg Ratzinger (1924).
1486 - 1543
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 31
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 32
1187 - 1259
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 33
650 - 710
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 34
1927 - 1995
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 35
1555 - 1621
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 36
1577 - 1622
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 37
1837 - 1909
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 38
300 - 304
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 39
1679 - 1738
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 40
842 - 915
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 41
1880 - 1943
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 42
1924 - 2020
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 43