1708 - 1789
Paul or Poul Hansen Egede (9 September 1708 – 6 June 1789) was a Dano-Norwegian theologian, missionary, and scholar who was principally concerned with the Lutheran mission among the Kalaallit people in Greenland that had been established by his father, Hans, in 1721. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Egede has received more than 44,340 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Egede is the 2,352nd most popular religious figure, the 277th most popular biography from Norway and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Paul Egede ranks 2,352 out of 2,238. Before him are Paul Peter Meouchi, Oswald of Worcester, Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński, Ali Gomaa, John Shelby Spong, and Georg Sterzinsky. After him are Justin Welby, Adalbero of Reims, Julius Döpfner, Marguerite Bays, Aquilino Bocos Merino, and Toribio Ticona Porco.
1894 - 1975
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 2,346
1000 - 992
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 2,347
1822 - 1895
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 2,348
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 2,349
1931 - 2021
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 2,350
1936 - 2011
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 2,351
1708 - 1789
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 2,352
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 2,353
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 2,354
1913 - 1976
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 2,355
1815 - 1879
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 2,356
1938 - Present
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 2,357
1937 - Present
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 2,358
Among people born in 1708, Paul Egede ranks 13. Before him are Antiochus Kantemir, Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Egidio Duni, Johann Adolf Scheibe, Olof von Dalin, and Georg Dionysius Ehret. After him is Safdar Jang. Among people deceased in 1789, Paul Egede ranks 20. Before him are Charles-Michel de l'Épée, Anders Dahl, Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, Jakob II Bernoulli, Jafar Khan, and Sayed Morad Khan.
1708 - 1744
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 7
1708 - 1752
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 8
1708 - 1775
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 9
1708 - 1776
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 10
1708 - 1763
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 11
1708 - 1770
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 12
1708 - 1789
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 13
1708 - 1754
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 14
1712 - 1789
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 14
1751 - 1789
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 15
1715 - 1789
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 16
1759 - 1789
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 17
1800 - 1789
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 18
1800 - 1789
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 19
1708 - 1789
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 20
Among people born in Norway, Paul Egede ranks 277 out of 927. Before him are Tom Henning Øvrebø (1966), Finn Ronne (1899), Erlend Loe (1969), Jens Bjørneboe (1920), Adolph Tidemand (1814), and John Lyng (1905). After him are Sam Eyde (1866), Roy Jacobsen (1954), Hans Nielsen Hauge (1771), John Arne Riise (1980), Kitty Lange Kielland (1843), and Gunnar Sønsteby (1918).
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 271
1899 - 1980
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 272
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 273
1920 - 1976
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 274
1814 - 1876
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 275
1905 - 1978
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 276
1708 - 1789
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 277
1866 - 1940
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 278
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 279
1771 - 1824
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 280
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 281
1843 - 1914
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 282
1918 - 2012
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 283
Among religious figures born in Norway, Paul Egede ranks 2. Before him are Hans Egede (1686). After him are Helene Olafsen (1990).
1686 - 1758
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1
1708 - 1789
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 2
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.71
Rank: 3