1150 - 1213
John of Matha, OSsT (1160–1213) was a French Catholic priest and cofounder of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, initially dedicated to ransoming Christians who had been captured by marauders from North Africa. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John of Matha has received more than 81,366 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). John of Matha is the 978th most popular religious figure (up from 1,012th in 2019), the 1,499th most popular biography from France (up from 1,678th in 2019) and the 77th most popular French Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, John of Matha ranks 978 out of 2,238. Before him are Angelo Scola, Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, Lars Levi Laestadius, Arnaud Amalric, Scipione Borghese, and John of Rila. After him are Clemens August Graf von Galen, Felicitas of Rome, 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As, Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba, Melito of Sardis, and Pietro Parolin.
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 972
1517 - 1586
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 973
1800 - 1861
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 974
1160 - 1225
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 975
1577 - 1633
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 976
876 - 946
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 977
1150 - 1213
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 978
1878 - 1946
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 979
101 - 165
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 980
616 - 684
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 981
581 - 633
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 982
140 - 180
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 983
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 984
Among people born in 1150, John of Matha ranks 13. Before him are Canute I of Sweden, Robert IV of Sablé, Roman the Great, Kaykhusraw I, Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut, and Leo I, King of Armenia. After him are Antipope Innocent III, Arnold of Torroja, Jacopo Tiepolo, Bonanno Pisano, Peter II of Bulgaria, and Urraca of Portugal. Among people deceased in 1213, John of Matha ranks 4. Before him are Tamar of Georgia, Peter II of Aragon, and Muhammad al-Nasir. After him are Gertrude of Merania, Maria of Montpellier, Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī, William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg, Eleanor, Countess of Vermandois, and Guy of Thouars.
1150 - 1196
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 7
1150 - 1193
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 8
1150 - 1205
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 9
1150 - 1211
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 10
1150 - 1195
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 11
1150 - 1219
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 12
1150 - 1213
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 13
1150 - 1183
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 14
1150 - 1184
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 15
1150 - 1249
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 16
1150 - 1150
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 17
1150 - 1197
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 18
1150 - 1211
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 19
1166 - 1213
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 1
1174 - 1213
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 2
1200 - 1213
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 3
1150 - 1213
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 4
1185 - 1213
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 5
1182 - 1213
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 6
1135 - 1213
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 7
1184 - 1213
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 8
1152 - 1213
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 9
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 10
Among people born in France, John of Matha ranks 1,499 out of 6,011. Before him are Paul-Jacques Curie (1855), Joan I, Countess of Auvergne (1326), Pierre Louis Dulong (1785), Roland Topor (1938), William I, Duke of Aquitaine (875), and Sextus Afranius Burrus (1). After him are Alys of France, Countess of Vexin (1160), Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (1489), Bertrade de Montfort (1070), Maurice Bucaille (1920), Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam (1464), and Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt (1240).
1855 - 1941
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 1,493
1326 - 1360
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 1,494
1785 - 1838
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 1,495
1938 - 1997
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 1,496
875 - 918
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 1,497
1 - 62
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 1,498
1150 - 1213
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 1,499
1160 - 1220
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 1,500
1489 - 1544
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 1,501
1070 - 1117
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 1,502
1920 - 1998
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 1,503
1464 - 1534
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 1,504
1240 - 1300
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 1,505
Among religious figures born in France, John of Matha ranks 77. Before him are Valentin Haüy (1745), Roger Etchegaray (1922), William Farel (1489), Sebastian Castellio (1515), Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (1517), and Arnaud Amalric (1160). After him are Marcabru (1200), Henri de Lubac (1896), Adalbert of Magdeburg (910), Jean-Marie Lustiger (1926), Germain of Paris (496), and Peter Faber (1506).
1745 - 1822
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 71
1922 - 2019
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 72
1489 - 1565
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 73
1515 - 1563
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 74
1517 - 1586
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 75
1160 - 1225
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 76
1150 - 1213
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 77
1200 - 1150
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 78
1896 - 1991
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 79
910 - 981
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 80
1926 - 2007
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 81
496 - 576
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 82
1506 - 1545
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 83