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Georg Gänswein

1956 - Today

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Georg Gänswein (pronounced [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈɡɛnsvaɪn]; born 30 July 1956) is a German prelate of the Catholic Church who was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia on 24 June 2024. He served as Prefect of the Papal Household from 2012 to 2023 and was the Personal Secretary of Pope Benedict XVI. He was a Professor of Canon Law at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross for about a decade and has been an archbishop since 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georg Gänswein has received more than 426,454 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Georg Gänswein is the 1,524th most popular religious figure (up from 1,896th in 2019), the 2,386th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,221st in 2019) and the 57th most popular German Religious Figure.

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  • 430k

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  • 61.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Georg Gänswein ranks 1,524 out of 3,187. Before him are Mamertus, Vinko Puljić, Eunomius of Cyzicus, Hugh of Châteauneuf, Marko Krizin, and George Sphrantzes. After him are Laura Montoya, Kartir, Eulogius of Córdoba, Jerzy Radziwiłł, Peter Schöffer, and Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Georg Gänswein ranks 111. Before him are Horacio Cartes, Kazuyo Sejima, Sebastian Coe, Mari Boine, John Lydon, and Klaus Allofs. After him are Randy Rhoads, Mircea Cărtărescu, Taur Matan Ruak, Bo Derek, GG Allin, and Roderick MacKinnon.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Georg Gänswein ranks 2,386 out of 7,253. Before him are Klaus Allofs (1956), Christa Schroeder (1908), Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1769), Heinz Brandt (1907), Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine (1908), and Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688). After him are Fritz Witt (1908), Johann Christian Reil (1759), Armin Hary (1937), Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (1770), Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg (1857), and Stephen the Posthumous (1236).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Georg Gänswein ranks 57. Before him are Georg Ratzinger (1924), Jürgen Moltmann (1926), Balthasar Hubmaier (1485), Walter Brandmüller (1929), Adalbert of Hamburg (1000), and Herman I of Baden (1040). After him are Peter Schöffer (1420), Arp Schnitger (1648), Anna Schäffer (1882), Michael von Faulhaber (1869), Honoratus (365), and Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich (960).

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