1498 - 1552
Katharina von Bora (German: [kataˈʁiːnaː fɔn ˈboːʁaː]; 29 January 1499? – 20 December 1552), after her wedding Katharina Luther, also referred to as "die Lutherin" ('the Lutheress'), was the wife of the German reformer Martin Luther and a seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Katharina von Bora has received more than 868,653 page views. Her biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Katharina von Bora is the 90th most popular companion (down from 66th in 2019), the 344th most popular biography from Germany (down from 265th in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Companion.
Katharina von Bora was a German nun and wife of Martin Luther. She was born in 1499 and died in 1552. She was most famous for her marriage to Martin Luther and for being the first woman to translate the Bible into German.
Page Views (PV)
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
Languages Editions (L)
Effective Languages (L*)
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among companions, Katharina von Bora ranks 90 out of 673. Before her are Josephine of Leuchtenberg, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Maria Feodorovna, Brigitte Macron, Isabella of Austria, and Malhun Hatun. After her are Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Isabeau of Bavaria, Athaliah, Maria Luisa of Parma, Anna Pavlovna of Russia, and Caterina Sforza.
1807 - 1876
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 84
1507 - 1578
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 85
1759 - 1828
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 86
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 87
1501 - 1526
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 88
1350 - 1324
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 89
1498 - 1552
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 90
1776 - 1810
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 91
1370 - 1435
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 92
900 BC - 860 BC
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 93
1751 - 1819
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 94
1795 - 1865
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 95
1463 - 1509
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 96
Among people born in 1498, Katharina von Bora ranks 2. Before her is Eleanor of Austria. After her are Meera, Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Maarten van Heemskerck, Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal, Andrés de Urdaneta, Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne, Sophie of Pomerania, Giulio Clovio, Andreas Osiander, and Hieronymus Bock. Among people deceased in 1552, Katharina von Bora ranks 2. Before her is Francis Xavier. After her are Basil Fool for Christ, Petrus Apianus, Paolo Giovio, Sebastian Münster, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Andreas Osiander, Olaus Petri, Antonio de Mendoza, Guru Angad, and Pierre Attaingnant.
1498 - 1558
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 1
1498 - 1552
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 2
1498 - 1546
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 3
1498 - 1526
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 4
1498 - 1574
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 5
1498 - 1500
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 6
1498 - 1568
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 7
1498 - 1519
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 8
1498 - 1568
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 9
1498 - 1578
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 10
1498 - 1552
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 11
1498 - 1554
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 12
1506 - 1552
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 1
1498 - 1552
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 2
1468 - 1552
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 3
1495 - 1552
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 4
1483 - 1552
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 5
1488 - 1552
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 6
1506 - 1552
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 7
1498 - 1552
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 8
1493 - 1552
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 9
1494 - 1552
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 10
1504 - 1552
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 11
1494 - 1552
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Katharina von Bora ranks 344 out of 6,142. Before her are Christian III of Denmark (1503), Carl Bosch (1874), Ludolph van Ceulen (1540), Franz Mesmer (1734), Fritz Sauckel (1894), and Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (1486). After her are Theodor Schwann (1810), Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776), Isabeau of Bavaria (1370), Karl Drais (1785), Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845), and Robert Bosch (1861).
1503 - 1559
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 338
1874 - 1940
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 339
1540 - 1610
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 340
1734 - 1815
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 341
1894 - 1946
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 342
1486 - 1535
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 343
1498 - 1552
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 344
1810 - 1882
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 345
1776 - 1810
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 346
1370 - 1435
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 347
1785 - 1851
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 348
1845 - 1921
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 349
1861 - 1942
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 350
Among companions born in Germany, Katharina von Bora ranks 11. Before her are Magda Goebbels (1901), Caroline of Ansbach (1683), Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (1868), Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1691), Sepp Dietrich (1892), and Alexandra Feodorovna (1798). After her are Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776), Isabeau of Bavaria (1370), Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724), Frederica of Hanover (1917), Caroline of Baden (1776), and Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817).
1901 - 1945
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 5
1683 - 1737
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 6
1868 - 1914
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 7
1691 - 1750
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 8
1892 - 1966
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 9
1798 - 1860
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 10
1498 - 1552
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 11
1776 - 1810
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 12
1370 - 1435
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 13
1724 - 1760
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 14
1917 - 1981
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 15
1776 - 1841
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 16
1817 - 1898
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 17