RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Hermann Gmeiner
1919 - 1986
Hermann Gmeiner
Hermann Gmeiner (23 June 1919 – 26 April 1986) was an Austrian philanthropist and the founder of SOS Children's Villages. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hermann Gmeiner has received more than 143,080 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Hermann Gmeiner is the 1,347th most popular religious figure (up from 1,364th in 2019), the 454th most popular biography from Austria (up from 461st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Austrian Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
56.40
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
6.66
Effective Languages (L*)
2.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Hermann Gmeiner ranks 1,347 out of 3,187. Before him are Anandi Gopal Joshi, Pope Anianus of Alexandria, Julian of Antioch, Pope Avilius of Alexandria, Aleksandr Akimov, and Virginia Centurione Bracelli. After him are Umamah bint Zainab, Ivo of Chartres, Ludger, Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, Sobekemsaf II, and Marie Laveau.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnandi Gopal Joshi
1865 - 1887
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 1,341
Pope Anianus of Alexandria
100 - 82
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 1,342
Julian of Antioch
231 - 305
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 1,343
Pope Avilius of Alexandria
100 - 98
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,344
Aleksandr Akimov
1953 - 1986
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,345
Virginia Centurione Bracelli
1587 - 1651
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,346
Hermann Gmeiner
1919 - 1986
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,347
Umamah bint Zainab
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,348
Ivo of Chartres
1040 - 1115
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,349
Ludger
742 - 809
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 1,350
Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria
1649 - 1664
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,351
Sobekemsaf II
1600 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,352
Marie Laveau
1801 - 1881
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,353
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1919, Hermann Gmeiner ranks 86. Before him are Peter Abrahams, Frederik Pohl, Mario Bunge, Janko Bobetko, Ernst Barkmann, and Marina Ginestà. After him are Margaret Burbidge, Edoardo Mangiarotti, Ginette Neveu, Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Teruo Nakamura. Among people deceased in 1986, Hermann Gmeiner ranks 78. Before him are Cheikh Anta Diop, Alexandre Tansman, Emilio Fernández, J. Allen Hynek, André Leroi-Gourhan, and Aleksandr Akimov. After him are John Bagot Glubb, Elsa Lanchester, Thierry Sabine, Ellison Onizuka, Christopher Isherwood, and Yaroslav Stetsko.
Others Born in 1919
Go to all RankingsPeter Abrahams
WRITER
1919 - 2017
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 80
Frederik Pohl
WRITER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 81
Mario Bunge
PHILOSOPHER
1919 - 2020
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 82
Janko Bobetko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2003
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 83
Ernst Barkmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2009
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 84
Marina Ginestà
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1919 - 2014
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 85
Hermann Gmeiner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 1986
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 86
Margaret Burbidge
ASTRONOMER
1919 - 2020
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 87
Edoardo Mangiarotti
FENCER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 88
Ginette Neveu
MUSICIAN
1919 - 1949
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 89
Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1979
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 90
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
WRITER
1919 - 2021
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 91
Teruo Nakamura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1979
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 92
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsCheikh Anta Diop
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1923 - 1986
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 72
Alexandre Tansman
COMPOSER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 73
Emilio Fernández
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1986
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 74
J. Allen Hynek
ASTRONOMER
1910 - 1986
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 75
André Leroi-Gourhan
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1911 - 1986
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 76
Aleksandr Akimov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1953 - 1986
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 77
Hermann Gmeiner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 1986
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 78
John Bagot Glubb
ENGINEER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 79
Elsa Lanchester
ACTOR
1902 - 1986
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 80
Thierry Sabine
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 1986
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 81
Ellison Onizuka
ASTRONAUT
1946 - 1986
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 82
Christopher Isherwood
WRITER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 83
Yaroslav Stetsko
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1986
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 84
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Hermann Gmeiner ranks 454 out of 1,424. Before him are Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1822), Gitta Sereny (1921), Eduard Roschmann (1908), Sylvester Stadler (1910), Alexander Korda (1893), and Brian Laudrup (1969). After him are Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805), Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1649), Tobias Moretti (1959), Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (1907), Maria Altmann (1916), and Hans Krása (1899).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsPrincess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
NOBLEMAN
1822 - 1869
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 448
Gitta Sereny
WRITER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 449
Eduard Roschmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1977
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 450
Sylvester Stadler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1995
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 451
Alexander Korda
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1956
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 452
Brian Laudrup
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 453
Hermann Gmeiner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 1986
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 454
Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger
PAINTER
1805 - 1880
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 455
Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1649 - 1664
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 456
Tobias Moretti
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 457
Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1976
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 458
Maria Altmann
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1916 - 2011
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 459
Hans Krása
COMPOSER
1899 - 1944
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 460
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Austria
Among religious figures born in Austria, Hermann Gmeiner ranks 8. Before him are Saint Florian (250), Leopold III, Margrave of Austria (1073), Alois Hudal (1885), Adam Rainer (1899), Franz Jägerstätter (1907), and Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw (1590). After him are Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1649), Maria Schicklgruber (1795), Hieronymus von Colloredo (1732), Franz König (1905), Theodore Romzha (1911), and Theodor Innitzer (1875).
Saint Florian
250 - 304
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 2
Leopold III, Margrave of Austria
1073 - 1136
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 3
Alois Hudal
1885 - 1963
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 4
Adam Rainer
1899 - 1950
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 5
Franz Jägerstätter
1907 - 1943
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 6
Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw
1590 - 1624
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 7
Hermann Gmeiner
1919 - 1986
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 8
Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria
1649 - 1664
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 9
Maria Schicklgruber
1795 - 1847
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 10
Hieronymus von Colloredo
1732 - 1812
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 11
Franz König
1905 - 2004
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 12
Theodore Romzha
1911 - 1947
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 13
Theodor Innitzer
1875 - 1955
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 14