RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Johann Tetzel
1460 - 1519
Johann Tetzel
Johann Tetzel (c. 1465 – 11 August 1519) was a German Dominican friar and preacher. He was appointed Inquisitor for Poland and Saxony, later becoming the Grand Commissioner for indulgences in Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Tetzel has received more than 524,281 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Johann Tetzel is the 707th most popular religious figure, the 696th most popular biography from Germany (up from 720th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Religious Figure.
Johann Tetzel was a Dominican friar and preacher who sold indulgences to fund the rebuilding of St. Peter's Basilica.
Memorability Metrics
520k
Page Views (PV)
63.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
7.15
Effective Languages (L*)
2.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Johann Tetzel ranks 707 out of 3,187. Before him are Antipas of Pergamum, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Abdullah ibn Salam, Epiphanius of Salamis, Thomas Wolsey, and Émile Benveniste. After him are Gertrude of Nivelles, Athenagoras I of Constantinople, John of God, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Hillel the Elder, and Lucile Randon.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAntipas of Pergamum
100 - 92
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 701
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 702
Abdullah ibn Salam
550 - 643
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 703
Epiphanius of Salamis
315 - 403
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 704
Thomas Wolsey
1473 - 1530
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 705
Émile Benveniste
1902 - 1976
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 706
Johann Tetzel
1460 - 1519
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 707
Gertrude of Nivelles
626 - 659
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 708
Athenagoras I of Constantinople
1886 - 1972
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 709
John of God
1495 - 1550
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 710
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
1923 - 2012
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 711
Hillel the Elder
110 BC - 10
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 712
Lucile Randon
1904 - 2023
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 713
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1460, Johann Tetzel ranks 4. Before him are Vasco da Gama, Juan Ponce de León, and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón. After him are Tristão da Cunha, Lorenzo Costa, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, Bartholomew Columbus, Andrea Solari, Juan de la Cosa, Konstanty Ostrogski, and Tilman Riemenschneider. Among people deceased in 1519, Johann Tetzel ranks 6. Before him are Leonardo da Vinci, Lucrezia Borgia, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, and Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino. After him are Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Michael Wolgemut, Juan de Flandes, Hōjō Sōun, Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne, and Ambrosius Holbein.
Others Born in 1460
Go to all RankingsVasco da Gama
EXPLORER
1460 - 1524
HPI: 89.42
Rank: 1
Juan Ponce de León
EXPLORER
1460 - 1521
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 2
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
EXPLORER
1460 - 1514
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 3
Johann Tetzel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1460 - 1519
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 4
Tristão da Cunha
EXPLORER
1460 - 1540
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 5
Lorenzo Costa
PAINTER
1460 - 1535
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 6
Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples
PHILOSOPHER
1460 - 1537
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 7
Bartholomew Columbus
EXPLORER
1460 - 1515
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 8
Andrea Solari
PAINTER
1460 - 1524
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 9
Juan de la Cosa
EXPLORER
1460 - 1510
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 10
Konstanty Ostrogski
POLITICIAN
1460 - 1530
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 11
Tilman Riemenschneider
SCULPTOR
1460 - 1531
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1519
Go to all RankingsLeonardo da Vinci
INVENTOR
1452 - 1519
HPI: 95.06
Rank: 1
Lucrezia Borgia
NOBLEMAN
1480 - 1519
HPI: 78.23
Rank: 2
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1459 - 1519
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 3
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
EXPLORER
1475 - 1519
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 4
Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino
POLITICIAN
1492 - 1519
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 5
Johann Tetzel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1460 - 1519
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 6
Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1519
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 7
Michael Wolgemut
PAINTER
1434 - 1519
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 8
Juan de Flandes
PAINTER
1450 - 1519
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 9
Hōjō Sōun
POLITICIAN
1432 - 1519
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 10
Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne
NOBLEMAN
1498 - 1519
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 11
Ambrosius Holbein
PAINTER
1494 - 1519
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Johann Tetzel ranks 696 out of 7,253. Before him are Bernard Katz (1911), Helmut Rahn (1929), Moses Hess (1812), Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen (1738), Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France (1174), and Jost Gippert (1956). After him are Georg Elser (1903), Peter Kürten (1883), William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1852), Heinrich Hoffmann (1885), Kurt Koffka (1886), and Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1784).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsBernard Katz
BIOLOGIST
1911 - 2003
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 690
Helmut Rahn
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2003
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 691
Moses Hess
PHILOSOPHER
1812 - 1875
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 692
Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1822
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 693
Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France
POLITICIAN
1174 - 1237
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 694
Jost Gippert
LINGUIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 695
Johann Tetzel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1460 - 1519
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 696
Georg Elser
DESIGNER
1903 - 1945
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 697
Peter Kürten
EXTREMIST
1883 - 1931
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 698
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1912
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 699
Heinrich Hoffmann
PHOTOGRAPHER
1885 - 1957
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 700
Kurt Koffka
PSYCHOLOGIST
1886 - 1941
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 701
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1844
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 702
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany
Among religious figures born in Germany, Johann Tetzel ranks 16. Before him are Thomas à Kempis (1380), Bruno of Cologne (1030), Pope Victor II (1018), Rabanus Maurus (780), Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774), and Gertrude the Great (1256). After him are Therese Neumann (1898), Albert of Brandenburg (1490), Bruno of Querfurt (970), Margot Frank (1926), Nicolaus Zinzendorf (1700), and Killing of Peter Fechter (1944).
Thomas à Kempis
1380 - 1471
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 10
Bruno of Cologne
1030 - 1101
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 11
Pope Victor II
1018 - 1057
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 12
Rabanus Maurus
780 - 856
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 13
Anne Catherine Emmerich
1774 - 1824
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 14
Gertrude the Great
1256 - 1302
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 15
Johann Tetzel
1460 - 1519
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 16
Therese Neumann
1898 - 1962
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 17
Albert of Brandenburg
1490 - 1545
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 18
Bruno of Querfurt
970 - 1009
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 19
Margot Frank
1926 - 1945
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 20
Nicolaus Zinzendorf
1700 - 1760
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 21
Killing of Peter Fechter
1944 - 1962
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 22