1555 - 1621
Johann Arndt (or Arnd; 27 December 1555 – 11 May 1621) was a German Lutheran theologian who wrote several influential books of devotional Christianity. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Arndt has received more than 94,321 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Arndt is the 1,127th most popular religious figure (down from 933rd in 2019), the 1,600th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,320th in 2019) and the 36th most popular German Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Johann Arndt ranks 1,127 out of 2,238. Before him are Tode Mongke, Dom Justo Takayama, Suhayb ar-Rumi, Guru Arjan, Franz Jägerstätter, and Vincent of Lérins. After him are Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Paul Marcinkus, Maria Schicklgruber, Pope Peter I of Alexandria, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, and Shaykh Tusi.
1282 - 1287
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1,121
1552 - 1615
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1,122
587 - 659
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,123
1563 - 1606
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,124
1907 - 1943
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,125
400 - 450
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,126
1555 - 1621
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,127
1577 - 1622
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,128
1922 - 2006
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 1,129
1795 - 1847
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 1,130
300 - 311
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 1,131
1838 - 1862
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 1,132
995 - 1067
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 1,133
Among people born in 1555, Johann Arndt ranks 7. Before him are Francis, Duke of Anjou, Ludovico Carracci, Edward Kelley, Naresuan, Cesare Ripa, and François de Malherbe. After him are Louise de Coligny, Konishi Yukinaga, Andreas Libavius, Dong Qichang, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, and Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi. Among people deceased in 1621, Johann Arndt ranks 14. Before him are Michael Praetorius, Şehzade Mehmed, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Cristofano Allori, Antoine de Montchrestien, and Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania. After him are Ambrosius Bosschaert, Catherine Stenbock, Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes, Jan Jesenius, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, and Anna Juliana Gonzaga.
1555 - 1584
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 1
1555 - 1619
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 2
1555 - 1597
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 3
1555 - 1605
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 4
1555 - 1622
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 5
1555 - 1628
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 6
1555 - 1621
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 7
1555 - 1620
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 8
1555 - 1600
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 9
1555 - 1616
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 10
1555 - 1636
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 11
1555 - 1623
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 12
1555 - 1609
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 13
1571 - 1621
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 8
1605 - 1621
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 9
1560 - 1621
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 10
1577 - 1621
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 11
1575 - 1621
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 12
1574 - 1621
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 13
1555 - 1621
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 14
1573 - 1621
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 15
1535 - 1621
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 16
1578 - 1621
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 17
1566 - 1621
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 18
1547 - 1621
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 19
1566 - 1621
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 20
Among people born in Germany, Johann Arndt ranks 1,600 out of 6,142. Before him are Wilhelm Backhaus (1884), Horst Eckel (1932), Heinrich Göbel (1818), Gottfried Böhm (1920), Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736), and Wolfgang Wagner (1919). After him are Werner Jaeger (1888), Sebastian Vettel (1987), Johann Matthäus Bechstein (1757), John Heartfield (1891), Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577), and Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783).
1884 - 1969
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 1,594
1932 - 2021
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 1,595
1818 - 1893
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,596
1920 - 2021
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,597
1736 - 1783
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,598
1919 - 2010
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,599
1555 - 1621
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,600
1888 - 1961
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,601
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,602
1757 - 1822
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,603
1891 - 1968
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,604
1577 - 1622
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,605
1783 - 1851
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,606
Among religious figures born in Germany, Johann Arndt ranks 36. Before him are Mechtilde (1241), Johann Eck (1486), Walter Kasper (1933), Henry of Latvia (1187), Rupert of Salzburg (650), and Günter Guillaume (1927). After him are Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577), Arnold Janssen (1837), Saint Afra (300), Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1679), Regino of Prüm (842), and Prince Georg of Bavaria (1880).
1241 - 1298
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 30
1486 - 1543
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 31
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 32
1187 - 1259
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 33
650 - 710
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 34
1927 - 1995
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 35
1555 - 1621
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 36
1577 - 1622
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 37
1837 - 1909
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 38
300 - 304
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 39
1679 - 1738
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 40
842 - 915
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 41
1880 - 1943
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 42