RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ludger

742 - 809

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Ludger (Latin: Ludgerus; also Lüdiger or Liudger) (c. 742 – 26 March 809) 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 85,812 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ludger is the 1,350th most popular religious figure (up from 1,383rd in 2019), the 312th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 311th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Dutch Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 86k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ludger ranks 1,350 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Avilius of Alexandria, Aleksandr Akimov, Virginia Centurione Bracelli, Hermann Gmeiner, Umamah bint Zainab, and Ivo of Chartres. After him are Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, Sobekemsaf II, Marie Laveau, Emerentiana, Marina the Monk, and José Sánchez del Río.

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Contemporaries

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.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Ludger ranks 312 out of 1,646. Before him are Theo Jansen (1948), Piet Schrijvers (1946), Jan Janssen (1940), Roy Makaay (1975), Phillip Cocu (1970), and Geert Adriaans Boomgaard (1788). After him are Marinus van Reymerswaele (1490), Peter van de Kamp (1901), Willy van der Kuijlen (1946), Jan Huyghen van Linschoten (1563), Frans de Waal (1948), and Jacobus Oud (1890).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Netherlands

Among religious figures born in Netherlands, Ludger ranks 9. Before him are Norbert of Xanten (1080), Lambert of Maastricht (635), John of Leiden (1509), Geert Groote (1340), Wim Hof (1959), and Lidwina (1380). After him are Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857), Johannes Willebrands (1909), Peter Hans Kolvenbach (1928), Balthasar Bekker (1634), Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1931), and Gisbertus Voetius (1589).

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