1241 - 1298
Mechtilde of Hackeborn, OSB, also known as Mechtilde of Helfta (1240/1241 – 19 November 1298), was a Saxon Christian saint (from what is now Germany) and a Benedictine nun. She was famous for her musical talents, gifted with a beautiful voice. At the age of 50, Mechtilde went through a grave spiritual crisis, as well as physical suffering. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mechtilde has received more than 91,413 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Mechtilde is the 993rd most popular religious figure (down from 984th in 2019), the 1,352nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,441st in 2019) and the 30th most popular German Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Mechtilde ranks 993 out of 2,238. Before her are Otto of Bamberg, Paula of Rome, Ravi Shankar, Edith Cavell, Robert Sarah, and Germanus I of Constantinople. After her are Ibn Sa'd, Amun-her-khepeshef, Julia Pastrana, Janaka, Vincent Pallotti, and 11th Dalai Lama.
1060 - 1139
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 987
347 - 406
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 988
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 989
1865 - 1915
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 990
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 991
634 - 733
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 992
1241 - 1298
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 993
784 - 845
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 994
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 995
1834 - 1860
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 996
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 997
1795 - 1850
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 998
1838 - 1856
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 999
Among people born in 1241, Mechtilde ranks 3. Before her are Eleanor of Castile and Alexander III of Scotland. After her are Isabella of France, Queen of Navarre, Leszek II the Black, Vasily of Kostroma, and Sophia of Denmark. Among people deceased in 1298, Mechtilde ranks 3. Before her are Jacobus da Varagine and Adolf of Germany. After her are Yolanda of Poland, Ram Khamhaeng, Smilets of Bulgaria, Peter John Olivi, Albert II, Duke of Saxony, Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Yang Hui, and Thoros III, King of Armenia.
1241 - 1290
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 1
1241 - 1286
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 2
1241 - 1298
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 3
1241 - 1271
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4
1241 - 1288
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5
1241 - 1276
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 6
1241 - 1286
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 7
1228 - 1298
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 1
1255 - 1298
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 2
1241 - 1298
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 3
1235 - 1298
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 4
1237 - 1298
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 5
1200 - 1298
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 6
1248 - 1298
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 7
1250 - 1298
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 8
1246 - 1298
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 9
1238 - 1298
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 10
1270 - 1298
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 11
Among people born in Germany, Mechtilde ranks 1,352 out of 6,142. Before her are Prince Konrad of Bavaria (1883), Hans Scharoun (1893), Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis (1860), Hieronymus Wolf (1516), Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz (1721), and Kurt Tucholsky (1890). After her are Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1778), Carl Loewe (1796), Wolf Vostell (1932), Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse (1806), Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1700), and Bruno the Great (925).
1883 - 1969
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,346
1893 - 1972
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,347
1860 - 1881
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,348
1516 - 1580
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 1,349
1721 - 1773
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 1,350
1890 - 1935
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 1,351
1241 - 1298
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 1,352
1778 - 1841
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 1,353
1796 - 1869
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 1,354
1932 - 1998
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 1,355
1806 - 1877
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 1,356
1700 - 1770
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 1,357
925 - 965
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 1,358
Among religious figures born in Germany, Mechtilde ranks 30. Before her are Killing of Peter Fechter (1944), Severinus of Noricum (410), Gotthard of Hildesheim (960), Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (1744), Clemens August Graf von Galen (1878), and Otto of Bamberg (1060). After her are Johann Eck (1486), Walter Kasper (1933), Henry of Latvia (1187), Rupert of Salzburg (650), Günter Guillaume (1927), and Johann Arndt (1555).
1944 - 1962
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 24
410 - 482
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 25
960 - 1038
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 26
1744 - 1817
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 27
1878 - 1946
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 28
1060 - 1139
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 29
1241 - 1298
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 30
1486 - 1543
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 31
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 32
1187 - 1259
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 33
650 - 710
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 34
1927 - 1995
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 35
1555 - 1621
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 36