1919 - 1986
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 130,773 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Hermann Gmeiner is the 1,320th most popular religious figure (down from 1,133rd in 2019), the 463rd most popular biography from Austria (down from 397th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Austrian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Hermann Gmeiner ranks 1,320 out of 2,238. Before him are Andrew Bobola, Anna Schäffer, Mamertus, Parshvanatha, Rafael Merry del Val, and Theodosius of Kiev. After him are Zakir Naik, Carpocrates, George Müller, Pelagio Galvani, Paisius Velichkovsky, and Nicetas of Remesiana.
1591 - 1657
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 1,314
1882 - 1925
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,315
401 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,316
872 BC - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,317
1865 - 1930
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,318
1029 - 1074
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,319
1919 - 1986
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,320
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,321
100 - 138
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,322
1805 - 1898
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,323
1165 - 1230
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,324
1722 - 1794
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,325
335 - 414
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 1,326
Among people born in 1919, Hermann Gmeiner ranks 86. Before him are Christoph Probst, Rubén González, Joop den Uyl, P. F. Strawson, Ginette Neveu, and Margaret Burbidge. After him are Uta Hagen, Pierre Soulages, Janko Bobetko, José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez, Mitja Ribičič, and Ferdinand Kübler. Among people deceased in 1986, Hermann Gmeiner ranks 88. Before him are Emilio Fernández, Nicholas Kaldor, Cheikh Anta Diop, André Leroi-Gourhan, Jacques Henri Lartigue, and Jorge Alessandri. After him are Henri Toivonen, Mart Stam, Ding Ling, Michael J. Smith, Elsa Lanchester, and Princess Anne of Orléans.
1919 - 1943
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 80
1919 - 2003
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 81
1919 - 1987
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 82
1919 - 2006
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 83
1919 - 1949
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 84
1919 - 2020
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 85
1919 - 1986
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 86
1919 - 2004
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 87
1919 - 2022
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 88
1919 - 2003
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 89
1919 - 2019
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 90
1919 - 2013
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 91
1919 - 2016
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 92
1904 - 1986
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 82
1908 - 1986
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 83
1923 - 1986
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 84
1911 - 1986
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 85
1894 - 1986
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 86
1896 - 1986
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 87
1919 - 1986
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 88
1956 - 1986
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 89
1899 - 1986
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 90
1904 - 1986
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 91
1945 - 1986
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 92
1902 - 1986
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 93
1906 - 1986
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 94
Among people born in Austria, Hermann Gmeiner ranks 463 out of 1,237. Before him are Joseph Anton Koch (1768), Freddy Quinn (1931), Georg Alexander Pick (1859), Archduchess Magdalena of Austria (1532), Moritz von Schwind (1804), and Solomiya Krushelnytska (1872). After him are Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria (1827), Petar Brzica (1917), Ernst Krenek (1900), Toto Wolff (1972), Karl Schäfer (1909), and Henri Herz (1803).
1768 - 1839
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 457
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 458
1859 - 1942
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 459
1532 - 1590
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 460
1804 - 1871
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 461
1872 - 1952
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 462
1919 - 1986
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 463
1827 - 1894
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 464
1917 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 465
1900 - 1991
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 466
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 467
1909 - 1976
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 468
1803 - 1888
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 469
Among religious figures born in Austria, Hermann Gmeiner ranks 12. Before him are Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw (1590), Franz Jägerstätter (1907), Maria Schicklgruber (1795), Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1649), Adam Rainer (1899), and Josyf Slipyj (1892). After him are Hieronymus von Colloredo (1732), Theodor Innitzer (1875), Theodore Romzha (1911), Franz König (1905), Hans Hermann Groër (1919), and Alfons Maria Stickler (1910).
1590 - 1624
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 6
1907 - 1943
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 7
1795 - 1847
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 8
1649 - 1664
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 9
1899 - 1950
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 10
1892 - 1984
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 11
1919 - 1986
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 12
1732 - 1812
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 13
1875 - 1955
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 14
1911 - 1947
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 15
1905 - 2004
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 16
1919 - 2003
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 17
1910 - 2007
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 18