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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ludger

742 - 809

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Ludger (Latin: Ludgerus; also Lüdiger or Liudger) (born at Zuilen near Utrecht c. 742; died 26 March 809 at Billerbeck) was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey and the first Bishop of Münster in Westphalia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ludger has received more than 72,119 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ludger is the 1,395th most popular religious figure (down from 1,187th in 2019), the 311th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 268th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Dutch Religious Figure.

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  • 72k

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  • 54.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ludger ranks 1,395 out of 2,238Before him are Phoebe, Saint Martial, Emil Brunner, Franc Rode, Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino, and Agnes of Assisi. After him are Maria Giuseppa Robucci, Prince Oscar Bernadotte, Fariduddin Ganjshakar, John Nelson Darby, Alexandre do Nascimento, and Edward Cassidy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 742, Ludger ranks 4Before him are Emperor Dezong of Tang, Trisong Detsen, and Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria.  Among people deceased in 809, Ludger ranks 2Before him is Harun al-Rashid. After him are Aureolus of Aragon and Ōtomo no Otomaro.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Ludger ranks 311 out of 1,427Before him are Danny Blind (1961), Jan van der Heyden (1637), Franciscus Donders (1818), Huub Stevens (1953), Gottfried van Swieten (1733), and Albert van Ouwater (1415). After him are Sjaak Swart (1938), Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (1743), Mart Stam (1899), Ton Koopman (1944), Jean Malouel (1370), and John Goodricke (1764).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Netherlands

Among religious figures born in Netherlands, Ludger ranks 8Before him are Menno Simons (1496), Lambert of Maastricht (635), John of Leiden (1509), Lidwina (1380), Geert Groote (1340), and Wim Hof (1959). After him are Johannes Willebrands (1909), Peter Hans Kolvenbach (1928), Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857), Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1931), Balthasar Bekker (1634), and Gisbertus Voetius (1589).