RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Marie Laveau
1801 - 1881
Marie Laveau
Marie Catherine Laveau (September 10, 1801 – June 15, 1881) was a Louisiana Creole practitioner of Voodoo, herbalist and midwife who was renowned in New Orleans. Her daughter, Marie Laveau II (1827 – c. 1862), also practiced rootwork, conjure, Native American and African spiritualism as well as Louisiana Voodoo and traditional Roman Catholicism. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marie Laveau has received more than 3,667,613 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Marie Laveau is the 1,353rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,181st in 2019), the 2,467th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,132nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
3.7M
Page Views (PV)
56.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
3.08
Effective Languages (L*)
3.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Marie Laveau ranks 1,353 out of 3,187. Before her are Hermann Gmeiner, Umamah bint Zainab, Ivo of Chartres, Ludger, Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, and Sobekemsaf II. After her are Emerentiana, Marina the Monk, José Sánchez del Río, Wolfgang of Regensburg, Peter Nolasco, and Joseph Freinademetz.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHermann Gmeiner
1919 - 1986
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,347
Umamah bint Zainab
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,348
Ivo of Chartres
1040 - 1115
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,349
Ludger
742 - 809
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 1,350
Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria
1649 - 1664
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,351
Sobekemsaf II
1600 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,352
Marie Laveau
1801 - 1881
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,353
Emerentiana
250 - 304
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 1,354
Marina the Monk
715 - 750
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,355
José Sánchez del Río
1913 - 1928
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,356
Wolfgang of Regensburg
924 - 994
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1,357
Peter Nolasco
1180 - 1256
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1,358
Joseph Freinademetz
1852 - 1908
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,359
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1801, Marie Laveau ranks 30. Before her are William H. Seward, Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, Zénaïde Bonaparte, Albert Lortzing, Infanta Isabel Maria of Braganza, and David Farragut. After her are Karl Baedeker, Justo José de Urquiza, Jean-Baptiste Boussingault, Henri Labrouste, Johann Nestroy, and Julius Plücker. Among people deceased in 1881, Marie Laveau ranks 32. Before her are Archduchess Clementina of Austria, Sophia Perovskaya, Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Joseph Škoda, and Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis. After her are Princess Caroline of Denmark, Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville, Daniele Comboni, Ignacy Hryniewiecki, Nikolai Kibalchich, and Duke Alexander of Württemberg.
Others Born in 1801
Go to all RankingsWilliam H. Seward
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1872
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 24
Rifa'a al-Tahtawi
WRITER
1801 - 1873
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 25
Zénaïde Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1854
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 26
Albert Lortzing
COMPOSER
1801 - 1851
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 27
Infanta Isabel Maria of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1876
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 28
David Farragut
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 29
Marie Laveau
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1881
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 30
Karl Baedeker
BUSINESSPERSON
1801 - 1859
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 31
Justo José de Urquiza
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 32
Jean-Baptiste Boussingault
CHEMIST
1801 - 1887
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 33
Henri Labrouste
ARCHITECT
1801 - 1875
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 34
Johann Nestroy
WRITER
1801 - 1862
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 35
Julius Plücker
MATHEMATICIAN
1801 - 1868
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 36
Others Deceased in 1881
Go to all RankingsArchduchess Clementina of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1798 - 1881
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 26
Sophia Perovskaya
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1853 - 1881
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 27
Maria Domenica Mazzarello
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1837 - 1881
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 28
Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1881
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 29
Joseph Škoda
PHYSICIAN
1805 - 1881
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 30
Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1881
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 31
Marie Laveau
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1881
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 32
Princess Caroline of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1881
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 33
Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville
CHEMIST
1818 - 1881
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 34
Daniele Comboni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1831 - 1881
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 35
Ignacy Hryniewiecki
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1856 - 1881
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 36
Nikolai Kibalchich
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1881
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 37
Duke Alexander of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1881
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 38
In United States
Among people born in United States, Marie Laveau ranks 2,467 out of 20,380. Before her are Chris Wallace (1947), Charles Durning (1923), Debra Winger (1955), Alvin Plantinga (1932), Jane Jacobs (1916), and Richie Sambora (1959). After her are Robert Benton (1932), Randolph Scott (1898), Gerard Damiano (1928), Sundance Kid (1867), Mimi Rogers (1956), and Joseph Stilwell (1883).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsChris Wallace
PRESENTER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 2,461
Charles Durning
ACTOR
1923 - 2012
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 2,462
Debra Winger
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 2,463
Alvin Plantinga
PHILOSOPHER
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 2,464
Jane Jacobs
WRITER
1916 - 2006
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 2,465
Richie Sambora
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 2,466
Marie Laveau
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1881
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 2,467
Robert Benton
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 2,468
Randolph Scott
ACTOR
1898 - 1987
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 2,469
Gerard Damiano
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2008
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 2,470
Sundance Kid
MAFIOSO
1867 - 1908
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 2,471
Mimi Rogers
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 2,472
Joseph Stilwell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1946
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 2,473
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States
Among religious figures born in United States, Marie Laveau ranks 15. Before her are Pat Garrett (1850), Maria Branyas (1907), Henry Molaison (1926), Lillian Asplund (1906), Paul Marcinkus (1922), and William M. Branham (1909). After her are Raymond Leo Burke (1948), Angelo Dundee (1921), Ellen Church (1904), William Levada (1936), Frederick William Franz (1893), and Samuel Wilson (1766).
Pat Garrett
1850 - 1908
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 9
Maria Branyas
1907 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 10
Henry Molaison
1926 - 2008
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 11
Lillian Asplund
1906 - 2006
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 12
Paul Marcinkus
1922 - 2006
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 13
William M. Branham
1909 - 1965
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 14
Marie Laveau
1801 - 1881
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 15
Raymond Leo Burke
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 16
Angelo Dundee
1921 - 2012
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 17
Ellen Church
1904 - 1965
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 18
William Levada
1936 - 2019
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 19
Frederick William Franz
1893 - 1992
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 20
Samuel Wilson
1766 - 1854
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 21