1887 - 1978
Josef Richard Frings (6 February 1887 – 17 December 1978), was a German Cardinal of the Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josef Frings has received more than 73,216 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Josef Frings is the 2,040th most popular religious figure (down from 1,589th in 2019), the 3,446th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,865th in 2019) and the 86th most popular German Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Josef Frings ranks 2,040 out of 2,238. Before him are Thomas Kingo, Philippe Barbarin, Angelo Felici, Juan José Omella, Yeshe Tsogyal, and Juan Carlos Aramburu. After him are Antonio Marcello Barberini, Marie-Dominique Chenu, Egbert, Angelo Comastri, François de Laval, and Chlodulf of Metz.
1634 - 1703
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 2,034
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 2,035
1919 - 2007
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 2,036
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 2,037
757 - 817
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 2,038
1912 - 2004
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 2,039
1887 - 1978
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 2,040
1569 - 1646
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 2,041
1895 - 1990
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 2,042
950 - 993
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 2,043
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 2,044
1623 - 1708
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 2,045
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 2,046
Among people born in 1887, Josef Frings ranks 156. Before him are August Kork, Ernst Toch, Adone Zoli, Courtney Hodges, Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, and Marianne Moore. After him are Oskar Luts, Julius Pokorny, Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, Aldo Leopold, Pierre Jean Jouve, and Johann Radon. Among people deceased in 1978, Josef Frings ranks 127. Before him are Gordon Matta-Clark, Mary Blair, Héctor Germán Oesterheld, Juan Evaristo, Nico Diederichs, and Zenta Mauriņa. After him are Kathleen Kenyon, Lennie Tristano, Mark Robson, Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, Bob Crane, and Rubén Morán.
1887 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 150
1887 - 1964
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 151
1887 - 1960
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 152
1887 - 1966
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 153
1887 - 1957
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 154
1887 - 1972
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 155
1887 - 1978
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 156
1887 - 1953
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 157
1887 - 1970
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 158
1887 - 1943
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 159
1887 - 1948
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 160
1887 - 1976
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 161
1887 - 1956
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 162
1943 - 1978
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 121
1911 - 1978
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 122
1919 - 1978
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 123
1902 - 1978
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 124
1903 - 1978
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 125
1897 - 1978
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 126
1887 - 1978
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 127
1906 - 1978
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 128
1919 - 1978
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 129
1913 - 1978
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 130
1946 - 1978
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 131
1928 - 1978
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 132
1930 - 1978
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 133
Among people born in Germany, Josef Frings ranks 3,446 out of 6,142. Before him are Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1685), Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1769), Gunter d'Alquen (1910), Heinrich Zille (1858), Leopold III, Prince of Lippe (1821), and Uwe Boll (1965). After him are Woldemar, Prince of Lippe (1824), Otto Finsch (1839), Sarah Kirsch (1935), Mehmet Scholl (1970), John Casimir, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1596), and Ulf Kirsten (1965).
1685 - 1753
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 3,440
1769 - 1829
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 3,441
1910 - 1998
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 3,442
1858 - 1929
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 3,443
1821 - 1875
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 3,444
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 3,445
1887 - 1978
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 3,446
1824 - 1895
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 3,447
1839 - 1917
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 3,448
1935 - 2013
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 3,449
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 3,450
1596 - 1660
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 3,451
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 3,452
Among religious figures born in Germany, Josef Frings ranks 86. Before him are Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler (1811), Paul Augustin Mayer (1911), Abraham a Sancta Clara (1644), Reinhard Marx (1953), Willigis (940), and Johannes Brenz (1499). After him are Nicolaus von Amsdorf (1483), Paul Josef Cordes (1934), Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (1682), Karl Josef Becker (1928), Antje Jackelén (1955), and Vladimir Lossky (1903).
1811 - 1877
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 80
1911 - 2010
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 81
1644 - 1709
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 82
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 83
940 - 1011
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 84
1499 - 1570
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 85
1887 - 1978
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 86
1483 - 1565
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 87
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 88
1682 - 1719
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 89
1928 - 2015
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 90
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 91
1903 - 1958
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 92