RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Killing of Peter Fechter
1944 - 1962
Killing of Peter Fechter
Peter Fechter (14 January 1944 – 17 August 1962) was a German bricklayer who became the twenty-seventh known person to die at the Berlin Wall. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Killing of Peter Fechter has received more than 452,583 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Killing of Peter Fechter is the 885th most popular religious figure (down from 858th in 2019), the 1,116th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,066th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular German Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
450k
Page Views (PV)
60.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
6.58
Effective Languages (L*)
2.24
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Killing of Peter Fechter ranks 885 out of 3,187. Before him are Bavo of Ghent, Al-Tabarani, Angela of Foligno, Ahmad al-Rifaʽi, Scipione Borghese, and Mary of Bethany. After him are Juan Diego, Maria Cristina of Savoy, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Mammes of Caesarea, Severinus of Noricum, and Abiathar.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBavo of Ghent
589 - 654
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 879
Al-Tabarani
873 - 971
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 880
Angela of Foligno
1248 - 1309
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 881
Ahmad al-Rifaʽi
1118 - 1182
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 882
Scipione Borghese
1577 - 1633
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 883
Mary of Bethany
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 884
Killing of Peter Fechter
1944 - 1962
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 885
Juan Diego
1474 - 1548
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 886
Maria Cristina of Savoy
1812 - 1836
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 887
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
1918 - 2008
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 888
Mammes of Caesarea
259 - 275
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 889
Severinus of Noricum
410 - 482
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 890
Abiathar
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 891
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Killing of Peter Fechter ranks 96. Before him are Karin Schubert, Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Mairead Maguire, Bernard Cornwell, Tahar Ben Jelloun, and Nana Akufo-Addo. After him are Mordechai Spiegler, Keith Emerson, Jeroen Krabbé, Sondra Locke, Ren Zhengfei, and Peter Tosh. Among people deceased in 1962, Killing of Peter Fechter ranks 39. Before him are Jacques Ibert, C. Wright Mills, Stuart Sutcliffe, Hanns Eisler, Archduke Joseph August of Austria, and Georgios Papanikolaou. After him are Eiji Yoshikawa, Dušan Simović, André Lhote, Aleksei Antonov, Princess Helen of Serbia, and Vita Sackville-West.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsKarin Schubert
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 90
Rolf M. Zinkernagel
PHYSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 91
Mairead Maguire
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 92
Bernard Cornwell
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 93
Tahar Ben Jelloun
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 94
Nana Akufo-Addo
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 95
Killing of Peter Fechter
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - 1962
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 96
Mordechai Spiegler
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 97
Keith Emerson
COMPOSER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 98
Jeroen Krabbé
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 99
Sondra Locke
ACTOR
1944 - 2018
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 100
Ren Zhengfei
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 101
Peter Tosh
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1987
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 102
Others Deceased in 1962
Go to all RankingsJacques Ibert
COMPOSER
1890 - 1962
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 33
C. Wright Mills
SOCIOLOGIST
1916 - 1962
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 34
Stuart Sutcliffe
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1962
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 35
Hanns Eisler
COMPOSER
1898 - 1962
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 36
Archduke Joseph August of Austria
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1962
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 37
Georgios Papanikolaou
PHYSICIAN
1883 - 1962
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 38
Killing of Peter Fechter
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - 1962
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 39
Eiji Yoshikawa
WRITER
1892 - 1962
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 40
Dušan Simović
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1962
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 41
André Lhote
PAINTER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 42
Aleksei Antonov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1962
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 43
Princess Helen of Serbia
COMPANION
1884 - 1962
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 44
Vita Sackville-West
WRITER
1892 - 1962
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 45
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Killing of Peter Fechter ranks 1,116 out of 7,253. Before him are Prince Henry of Prussia (1862), Hermann Heinrich Gossen (1810), Lale Andersen (1905), Gerhard Herzberg (1904), Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (1912), and Walther Flemming (1843). After him are Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria (1831), Ernst Hanfstaengl (1887), Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim (1594), Friedrich Sertürner (1783), Gustav Noske (1868), and Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans (1426).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPrince Henry of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1929
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 1,110
Hermann Heinrich Gossen
ECONOMIST
1810 - 1858
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 1,111
Lale Andersen
ACTOR
1905 - 1972
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 1,112
Gerhard Herzberg
CHEMIST
1904 - 1999
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 1,113
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
PHYSICIST
1912 - 2007
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 1,114
Walther Flemming
BIOLOGIST
1843 - 1905
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 1,115
Killing of Peter Fechter
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - 1962
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,116
Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1920
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,117
Ernst Hanfstaengl
WRITER
1887 - 1975
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,118
Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1594 - 1632
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1,119
Friedrich Sertürner
CHEMIST
1783 - 1841
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,120
Gustav Noske
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1946
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,121
Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans
WRITER
1426 - 1487
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 1,122
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany
Among religious figures born in Germany, Killing of Peter Fechter ranks 22. Before him are Johann Tetzel (1460), Therese Neumann (1898), Albert of Brandenburg (1490), Bruno of Querfurt (970), Margot Frank (1926), and Nicolaus Zinzendorf (1700). After him are Severinus of Noricum (410), Gotthard of Hildesheim (960), Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (1744), Franz Ehrle (1845), Clemens August Graf von Galen (1878), and Conrad Schumann (1942).
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
Severinus of Noricum
410 - 482
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 23
Gotthard of Hildesheim
960 - 1038
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 24
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg
1744 - 1817
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 25
Franz Ehrle
1845 - 1934
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 26
Clemens August Graf von Galen
1878 - 1946
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 27
Conrad Schumann
1942 - 1998
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 28