RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Otto of Bamberg

1060 - 1139

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Otto of Bamberg (1060 or 1061 – 30 June 1139) was a German missionary and papal legate who converted much of medieval Pomerania to Christianity. He was the bishop of Bamberg from 1102 until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otto of Bamberg has received more than 78,146 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Otto of Bamberg is the 927th most popular religious figure (up from 979th in 2019), the 1,231st most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,338th in 2019) and the 29th most popular German Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 78k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Otto of Bamberg ranks 927 out of 3,187. Before him are Conrad Schumann, Gudula, John of Leiden, Leopold Mandić, Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam, and Gerolamo Emiliani. After him are Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Paula of Rome, Lars Levi Laestadius, Antipope Clement VIII, Ibn Babawayh, and William Miller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1060, Otto of Bamberg ranks 3. Before him are Godfrey of Bouillon, and Baldwin II of Jerusalem. After him are Duncan II of Scotland, Eustace III, Count of Boulogne, Roger Borsa, Godfrey I, Count of Louvain, Alan IV, Duke of Brittany, Herman II, Margrave of Baden, Moses ibn Ezra, Henry III, Count of Louvain, and Albert of Aix. Among people deceased in 1139, Otto of Bamberg ranks 2. Before him is Henry X, Duke of Bavaria. After him are Magnus IV of Norway, Antipope Victor IV, Yaropolk II of Kiev, Godfrey I, Count of Louvain, Simon I, Duke of Lorraine, Euphemia of Kiev, Sigurd Slembe, Godfrey I, Count of Namur, and Waleran, Duke of Lower Lorraine.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Otto of Bamberg ranks 1,231 out of 7,253. Before him are Erika Mann (1905), Princess Cecilie of Baden (1839), Leo von Klenze (1784), Carl Schuhmann (1869), Georg von Hertling (1843), and Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1851). After him are Thea von Harbou (1888), Jack Steinberger (1921), Hans Reichenbach (1891), Adolph Wagner (1835), Robert Koldewey (1855), and Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria (1874).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Otto of Bamberg ranks 29. Before him are Severinus of Noricum (410), Gotthard of Hildesheim (960), Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (1744), Franz Ehrle (1845), Clemens August Graf von Galen (1878), and Conrad Schumann (1942). After him are Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1947), Henry of Latvia (1187), Günter Guillaume (1927), Walter Kasper (1933), Saint Afra (300), and Johann Eck (1486).

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