1483 - 1546
Martin Luther (; German: [ˈmaʁtiːn ˈlʊtɐ] ; 10 November 1483– 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar. He was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of Lutheranism. Luther was ordained to the priesthood in 1507. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Luther has received more than 17,613,709 page views. His biography is available in 173 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 168 in 2019). Martin Luther is the 4th most popular religious figure (down from 3rd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Germany and the most popular German Religious Figure.
Martin Luther was a German monk who was an early leader in the Protestant Reformation. He is most famous for his 95 Theses, which he nailed to the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany.
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Among religious figures, Martin Luther ranks 4 out of 2,238. Before him are Muhammad, Jesus, and Moses. After him are Abraham, Mary, mother of Jesus, Pope Francis, Paul the Apostle, Solomon, Saint Peter, John the Baptist, and Tutankhamun.
570 - 632
HPI: 98.85
Rank: 1
4 BC - 33
HPI: 96.89
Rank: 2
1393 BC - 1273 BC
HPI: 92.96
Rank: 3
1483 - 1546
HPI: 92.12
Rank: 4
1813 BC - 1638 BC
HPI: 91.87
Rank: 5
100 BC - 100
HPI: 91.17
Rank: 6
1936 - Present
HPI: 89.75
Rank: 7
5 - 66
HPI: 89.29
Rank: 8
1011 BC - 931 BC
HPI: 88.43
Rank: 9
1 BC - 67
HPI: 88.10
Rank: 10
20 BC - 31
HPI: 87.84
Rank: 11
1341 BC - 1323 BC
HPI: 86.63
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1483, Martin Luther ranks 1. After him are Raphael, Babur, Ayas Mehmed Pasha, Francisco de Vitoria, Francesco Guicciardini, Paolo Giovio, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, Felice della Rovere, Jaime, Duke of Braganza, Gasparo Contarini, and Simon Bening. Among people deceased in 1546, Martin Luther ranks 1. After him are Hayreddin Barbarossa, Francisco de Orellana, Meera, Giulio Romano, Francisco de Vitoria, Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Petru Rareș, Étienne Dolet, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Isabella di Morra, and David Beaton.
1483 - 1546
HPI: 92.12
Rank: 1
1483 - 1520
HPI: 88.70
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1483 - 1530
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 3
1483 - 1539
HPI: 63.11
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1483 - 1546
HPI: 62.90
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1483 - 1540
HPI: 62.79
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1483 - 1552
HPI: 59.54
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1483 - 1561
HPI: 56.14
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1483 - 1536
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 9
1483 - 1532
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 10
1483 - 1542
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 11
1483 - 1561
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 12
1483 - 1546
HPI: 92.12
Rank: 1
1478 - 1546
HPI: 78.06
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1511 - 1546
HPI: 69.04
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1498 - 1546
HPI: 67.74
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1499 - 1546
HPI: 67.11
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1483 - 1546
HPI: 62.90
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1484 - 1546
HPI: 60.32
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1487 - 1546
HPI: 59.06
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1509 - 1546
HPI: 55.84
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1497 - 1546
HPI: 54.68
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1520 - 1546
HPI: 53.67
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1494 - 1546
HPI: 43.02
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Among people born in Germany, Martin Luther ranks 4 out of 6,142. Before him are Ludwig van Beethoven (1770), Albert Einstein (1879), and Johann Sebastian Bach (1685). After him are Karl Marx (1818), Charlemagne (748), Johannes Gutenberg (1394), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749), Friedrich Nietzsche (1844), Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777), Johannes Kepler (1571), and Otto von Bismarck (1815).
1770 - 1827
HPI: 95.23
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1879 - 1955
HPI: 93.06
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1685 - 1750
HPI: 92.29
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1483 - 1546
HPI: 92.12
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1818 - 1883
HPI: 91.29
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748 - 814
HPI: 89.46
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1394 - 1468
HPI: 89.28
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1749 - 1832
HPI: 88.78
Rank: 8
1844 - 1900
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 9
1777 - 1855
HPI: 87.89
Rank: 10
1571 - 1630
HPI: 87.17
Rank: 11
1815 - 1898
HPI: 86.51
Rank: 12
Among religious figures born in Germany, Martin Luther ranks 1. After him are Pope Benedict XVI (1927), Hildegard of Bingen (1098), Albertus Magnus (1206), Ambrose (340), Pope Joan (null), Philip Melanchthon (1497), Pope Clement II (1005), Pope Damasus II (1000), Thomas à Kempis (1380), Bruno of Cologne (1030), and Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774).
1483 - 1546
HPI: 92.12
Rank: 1
1927 - 2022
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 2
1098 - 1179
HPI: 78.69
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1206 - 1280
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 4
340 - 397
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 5
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 6
1497 - 1560
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 7
1005 - 1047
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 8
1000 - 1048
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 9
1380 - 1471
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 10
1030 - 1101
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 11
1774 - 1824
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 12