742 - 809
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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Among religious figures, Ludger ranks 1,395 out of 2,238. Before 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.
50 - 100
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 1,389
300 - 300
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 1,390
1889 - 1966
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 1,391
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 1,392
1942 - 2021
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 1,393
1197 - 1253
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 1,394
742 - 809
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 1,395
1903 - 2019
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 1,396
1859 - 1953
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 1,397
1178 - 1265
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 1,398
1800 - 1882
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 1,399
1925 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,400
1924 - 2021
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 1,401
Among people born in 742, Ludger ranks 4. Before him are Emperor Dezong of Tang, Trisong Detsen, and Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 809, Ludger ranks 2. Before him is Harun al-Rashid. After him are Aureolus of Aragon and Ōtomo no Otomaro.
742 - 805
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 1
742 - 798
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 2
742 - 794
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 3
742 - 809
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 4
766 - 809
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 1
742 - 809
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 2
710 - 809
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 3
731 - 809
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 4
Among people born in Netherlands, Ludger ranks 311 out of 1,427. Before 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).
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 305
1637 - 1712
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 306
1818 - 1889
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 307
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 308
1733 - 1803
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 309
1415 - 1475
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 310
742 - 809
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 311
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 312
1743 - 1787
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 313
1899 - 1986
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 314
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 315
1370 - 1415
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 316
1764 - 1786
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 317
Among religious figures born in Netherlands, Ludger ranks 8. Before 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).
1496 - 1561
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 2
635 - 705
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 3
1509 - 1536
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 4
1380 - 1433
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 5
1340 - 1384
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 6
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 7
742 - 809
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 8
1909 - 2006
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 9
1928 - 2016
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 10
1857 - 1936
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 11
1931 - 2020
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 12
1634 - 1698
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 13
1589 - 1676
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 14