1686 - 1758
Hans Poulsen Egede (31 January 1686 – 5 November 1758) was a Dano-Norwegian Lutheran missionary who launched mission efforts to Greenland, which led him to be styled the Apostle of Greenland. He established a successful mission among the Inuit and is credited with revitalizing Dano-Norwegian interest in the island after contact had been broken for about 300 years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans Egede has received more than 299,010 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Hans Egede is the 792nd most popular religious figure (down from 665th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Norway (down from 43rd in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Religious Figure.
Hans Egede was a Danish missionary who traveled to Greenland in 1721 and founded the colony of Godthåb. His most famous accomplishment is founding the colony of Godthåb, which is now the city of Nuuk.
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Among religious figures, Hans Egede ranks 792 out of 2,238. Before him are Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia, Gemma Galgani, Mikao Usui, Abdullah ibn Saba', Sun Myung Moon, and William of Gellone. After him are Agabus, Eugen Sandow, Giuseppe Moscati, Saint Margaret of Scotland, Sasan, and József Mindszenty.
300 - 306
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 786
1878 - 1903
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 787
1865 - 1926
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 788
700 - 700
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 789
1920 - 2012
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 790
750 - 812
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 791
1686 - 1758
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 792
100 - 100
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 793
1867 - 1925
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 794
1880 - 1927
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 795
1045 - 1093
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 796
200 - 300
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 797
1892 - 1975
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 798
Among people born in 1686, Hans Egede ranks 4. Before him are Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Nicola Porpora, and Benedetto Marcello. After him are Charles, Duke of Berry, Senesino, Vasily Tatishchev, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Hakuin Ekaku, Antoine de Jussieu, Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Andrey Osterman. Among people deceased in 1758, Hans Egede ranks 4. Before him are Pope Benedict XIV, Barbara of Portugal, and Prince Augustus William of Prussia. After him are Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Pierre Bouguer, Jonathan Edwards, Senesino, Johann Friedrich Fasch, Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Antoine de Jussieu, and Johan Helmich Roman.
1686 - 1736
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 1
1686 - 1768
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 2
1686 - 1739
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 3
1686 - 1758
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 4
1686 - 1714
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 5
1686 - 1758
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 6
1686 - 1750
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 7
1686 - 1755
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 8
1686 - 1769
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 9
1686 - 1758
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 10
1686 - 1752
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 11
1686 - 1747
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 12
1675 - 1758
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 1
1711 - 1758
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 2
1722 - 1758
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 3
1686 - 1758
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 4
1709 - 1758
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 5
1698 - 1758
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 6
1703 - 1758
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 7
1686 - 1758
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 8
1688 - 1758
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 9
1737 - 1758
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 10
1686 - 1758
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 11
1694 - 1758
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 12
Among people born in Norway, Hans Egede ranks 48 out of 927. Before him are Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932), Sonja Henie (1912), Trygve Haavelmo (1911), Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930), Johan Galtung (1930), and Sophus Lie (1842). After him are Kåre Willoch (1928), Olaf III of Norway (1050), Sverre of Norway (1145), Haakon V of Norway (1270), Johan Christian Dahl (1788), and Gustav Vigeland (1869).
1932 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 42
1912 - 1969
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 43
1911 - 1999
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 44
1930 - 2012
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 45
1930 - 2024
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 46
1842 - 1899
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 47
1686 - 1758
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 48
1928 - 2021
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 49
1050 - 1093
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 50
1145 - 1202
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 51
1270 - 1319
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 52
1788 - 1857
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 53
1869 - 1943
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 54
Among religious figures born in Norway, Hans Egede ranks 1. After him are Paul Egede (1708) and Helene Olafsen (1990).
1686 - 1758
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1
1708 - 1789
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 2
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.71
Rank: 3