RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Jean-Baptiste Janssens
1889 - 1964
Jean-Baptiste Janssens
Jean-Baptiste Janssens (22 December 1889 – 5 October 1964) was a Belgian Jesuit priest who was the 27th Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Baptiste Janssens has received more than 56,984 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Jean-Baptiste Janssens is the 2,265th most popular religious figure (down from 2,084th in 2019), the 505th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 462nd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Belgian Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
57k
Page Views (PV)
57.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
6.10
Effective Languages (L*)
2.02
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Jean-Baptiste Janssens ranks 2,265 out of 3,187. Before him are Francis Solanus, Vincenzo Carafa, Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Ida Siekmann, Marie of the Incarnation, and Ricardo Blázquez. After him are János Csernoch, Luis Héctor Villalba, Antonio Maria Vegliò, Zenobius of Florence, Jacqueline Felice de Almania, and Claudio Gugerotti.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrancis Solanus
1549 - 1610
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 2,259
Vincenzo Carafa
1594 - 1649
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 2,260
Theodore Edgar McCarrick
1930 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 2,261
Ida Siekmann
1902 - 1961
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 2,262
Marie of the Incarnation
1599 - 1672
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 2,263
Ricardo Blázquez
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 2,264
Jean-Baptiste Janssens
1889 - 1964
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 2,265
János Csernoch
1852 - 1927
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 2,266
Luis Héctor Villalba
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 2,267
Antonio Maria Vegliò
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 2,268
Zenobius of Florence
337 - 417
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 2,269
Jacqueline Felice de Almania
1300 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 2,270
Claudio Gugerotti
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 2,271
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Jean-Baptiste Janssens ranks 173. Before him are Marcel Pilet-Golaz, Erich Pommer, Recep Peker, Alfonso Reyes, Amrit Kaur, and Zofia Kossak-Szczucka. After him are Gottfried Fuchs, Arthur Waley, Zofia Zamenhof, Ostap Vyshnya, Sadhu Sundar Singh, and Grigory Levenfish. Among people deceased in 1964, Jean-Baptiste Janssens ranks 114. Before him are Cedric Hardwicke, Joseph Marx, Maksym Rylsky, Adolfo Díaz, Brendan Behan, and Amrit Kaur. After him are Eugen Varga, Maurice Farman, Moa Martinson, Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu, and Ronald Fairbairn.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsMarcel Pilet-Golaz
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1958
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 167
Erich Pommer
PRODUCER
1889 - 1966
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 168
Recep Peker
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1950
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 169
Alfonso Reyes
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1959
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 170
Amrit Kaur
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1964
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 171
Zofia Kossak-Szczucka
WRITER
1889 - 1968
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 172
Jean-Baptiste Janssens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1964
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 173
Gottfried Fuchs
SOCCER PLAYER
1889 - 1972
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 174
Arthur Waley
WRITER
1889 - 1966
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 175
Zofia Zamenhof
PHYSICIAN
1889 - 1942
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 176
Ostap Vyshnya
WRITER
1889 - 1956
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 177
Sadhu Sundar Singh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1929
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 178
Grigory Levenfish
CHESS PLAYER
1889 - 1961
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 179
Others Deceased in 1964
Go to all RankingsCedric Hardwicke
ACTOR
1893 - 1964
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 108
Joseph Marx
COMPOSER
1882 - 1964
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 109
Maksym Rylsky
WRITER
1895 - 1964
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 110
Adolfo Díaz
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1964
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 111
Brendan Behan
WRITER
1923 - 1964
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 112
Amrit Kaur
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1964
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 113
Jean-Baptiste Janssens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1964
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 114
Eugen Varga
ECONOMIST
1879 - 1964
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 115
Maurice Farman
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1964
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 116
Moa Martinson
WRITER
1890 - 1964
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 117
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1964
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 118
Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1964
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 119
Ronald Fairbairn
PSYCHOLOGIST
1889 - 1964
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 120
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Jean-Baptiste Janssens ranks 505 out of 1,190. Before him are Jan Decleir (1946), Robert Waseige (1939), Reginar IV, Count of Mons (950), Hermann Huppen (1938), Jean-Michel Charlier (1924), and Jan Theuninck (1954). After him are Jacques Duquesne (1940), Simon Bening (1483), Christl Cranz (1914), André Cluytens (1905), Walter Meeuws (1951), and Jean-Baptiste Nothomb (1805).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsJan Decleir
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 499
Robert Waseige
COACH
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 500
Reginar IV, Count of Mons
POLITICIAN
950 - 1013
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 501
Hermann Huppen
COMIC ARTIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 502
Jean-Michel Charlier
COMIC ARTIST
1924 - 1989
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 503
Jan Theuninck
PAINTER
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 504
Jean-Baptiste Janssens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1964
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 505
Jacques Duquesne
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2023
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 506
Simon Bening
PAINTER
1483 - 1561
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 507
Christl Cranz
SKIER
1914 - 2004
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 508
André Cluytens
MUSICIAN
1905 - 1967
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 509
Walter Meeuws
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 510
Jean-Baptiste Nothomb
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1881
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 511
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Belgium
Among religious figures born in Belgium, Jean-Baptiste Janssens ranks 22. Before him are Leo Joseph Suenens (1904), Chrodegang (715), Sigebert of Gembloux (1030), Joseph Cardijn (1882), Jozef De Kesel (1947), and Peter Jan Beckx (1795). After him are Jan Pieter Schotte (1928), Abdelhamid Abaaoud (1987), and Fanny Lecluyse (1992).
Leo Joseph Suenens
1904 - 1996
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 16
Chrodegang
715 - 766
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 17
Sigebert of Gembloux
1030 - 1112
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 18
Joseph Cardijn
1882 - 1967
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 19
Jozef De Kesel
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 20
Peter Jan Beckx
1795 - 1887
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 21
Jean-Baptiste Janssens
1889 - 1964
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 22
Jan Pieter Schotte
1928 - 2005
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 23
Abdelhamid Abaaoud
1987 - 2015
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 24
Fanny Lecluyse
1992 - Present
HPI: 34.71
Rank: 25