1915 - 1945
Karl Leisner (28 February 1915 in Rees – 12 August 1945 in Planegg, Germany) was a Roman Catholic priest interned in the Dachau concentration camp. He died of tuberculosis shortly after being liberated by the Allied forces. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Leisner has received more than 66,620 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Leisner is the 1,904th most popular religious figure, the 3,204th most popular biography from Germany and the 77th most popular German Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Karl Leisner ranks 1,904 out of 2,238. Before him are Epaphroditus, Patriarch Hermogenes of Moscow, Gamzat-bek, Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky, Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, and Kurt Koch. After him are Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Victor and Corona, Yisrael Meir Kagan, Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Benedict Biscop, and Paul I of Constantinople.
100 - 69
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 1,898
1530 - 1612
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 1,899
1789 - 1834
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 1,900
1914 - 2000
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 1,901
1581 - 1643
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 1,902
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 1,903
1915 - 1945
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 1,904
1939 - 2021
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 1,905
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 1,906
1838 - 1933
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 1,907
1936 - 2019
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 1,908
628 - 690
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 1,909
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 1,910
Among people born in 1915, Karl Leisner ranks 127. Before him are Tim, John C. Lilly, Helmut Wick, Wee Kim Wee, Eddie Bracken, and Alberto Burri. After him are Saifuddin Azizi, Liisi Oterma, Vítězslava Kaprálová, Ghulam Ishaq Khan, M. F. Husain, and Nikos Beloyannis. Among people deceased in 1945, Karl Leisner ranks 211. Before him are Carl Moll, Yakov Protazanov, Vilhelms Purvītis, Agnes Baden-Powell, Eddie Slovik, and Hannie Schaft. After him are Jüri Uluots, Demyan Bedny, Karl Decker, Carl Gustaf Ekman, Ángel Melogno, and Aris Velouchiotis.
1915 - 1984
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 121
1915 - 2001
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 122
1915 - 1940
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 123
1915 - 2005
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 124
1915 - 2002
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 125
1915 - 1995
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 126
1915 - 1945
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 127
1915 - 2003
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 128
1915 - 2001
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 129
1915 - 1940
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 130
1915 - 2006
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 131
1915 - 2011
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 132
1915 - 1952
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 133
1861 - 1945
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 205
1881 - 1945
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 206
1872 - 1945
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 207
1858 - 1945
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 208
1920 - 1945
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 209
1920 - 1945
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 210
1915 - 1945
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 211
1890 - 1945
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 212
1883 - 1945
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 213
1897 - 1945
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 214
1872 - 1945
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 215
1905 - 1945
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 216
1905 - 1945
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 217
Among people born in Germany, Karl Leisner ranks 3,204 out of 6,142. Before him are Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1918), Prince Arnulf of Bavaria (1852), Roman Weidenfeller (1980), Karl Christian Bruhns (1830), David Garrett (1980), and Frederick of Saxony (1474). After him are Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776), Walther Kadow (1900), Hans Erich Nossack (1901), Heinrich Bach (1615), Joseph Görres (1776), and Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg (1838).
1918 - 1998
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 3,198
1852 - 1907
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 3,199
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 3,200
1830 - 1881
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 3,201
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 3,202
1474 - 1510
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 3,203
1915 - 1945
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,204
1776 - 1858
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,205
1900 - 1923
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,206
1901 - 1977
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,207
1615 - 1692
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,208
1776 - 1848
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 3,209
1838 - 1908
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 3,210
Among religious figures born in Germany, Karl Leisner ranks 77. Before him are Alfred Delp (1907), Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1703), Alojs Andritzki (1914), Marianne Cope (1838), Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (1671), and Karl Lehmann (1936). After him are Georg Gänswein (1956), Friedrich Wetter (1928), Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler (1811), Paul Augustin Mayer (1911), Abraham a Sancta Clara (1644), and Reinhard Marx (1953).
1907 - 1945
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 71
1703 - 1763
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 72
1914 - 1943
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 73
1838 - 1918
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 74
1671 - 1723
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 75
1936 - 2018
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 76
1915 - 1945
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 77
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 78
1928 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 79
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