RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Peter Fourier
1565 - 1640
Peter Fourier
Peter Fourier (French: Pierre Fourier, pronounced [fuʁje]; 30 November 1565 – 9 December 1640) was a French canon regular who is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Foregoing offers of high office, he served for many years as a pastor in the village of Mattaincourt in the Vosges. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Fourier has received more than 32,003 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Peter Fourier is the 1,740th most popular religious figure (up from 1,936th in 2019), the 2,911th most popular biography from France (up from 3,290th in 2019) and the 146th most popular French Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
32k
Page Views (PV)
53.91
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
5.01
Effective Languages (L*)
2.18
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Peter Fourier ranks 1,740 out of 3,187. Before him are Franz König, Maximilian of Tebessa, Yijing, Alphaeus, Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans, and Macarius of Jerusalem. After him are Juraj Križanić, Uthman ibn Maz'un, Evodius, Zdislava Berka, Rahotep, and Francis Hong Yong-ho.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFranz König
1905 - 2004
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 1,734
Maximilian of Tebessa
274 - 295
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 1,735
Yijing
635 - 713
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 1,736
Alphaeus
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 1,737
Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans
1698 - 1743
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 1,738
Macarius of Jerusalem
333 - 335
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 1,739
Peter Fourier
1565 - 1640
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 1,740
Juraj Križanić
1618 - 1683
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 1,741
Uthman ibn Maz'un
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 1,742
Evodius
50 - 69
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 1,743
Zdislava Berka
1215 - 1252
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 1,744
Rahotep
1650 BC - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 1,745
Francis Hong Yong-ho
1906 - 2013
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 1,746
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1565, Peter Fourier ranks 12. Before him are Francesc Ribalta, Reza Abbasi, Luís Vaz de Torres, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Ketevan the Martyr, and Hendrick de Keyser. After him are Jacob de Gheyn II, Alessandro Tassoni, Nicolò Longobardo, Edward Fortunatus, and Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah. Among people deceased in 1640, Peter Fourier ranks 15. Before him are Vittoria Aleotti, Wilhelm Kettler, Alessandro Salvio, Charles, Duke of Guise, Jeanne de Lestonnac, and Mario Minniti. After him are Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Robert Burton, Paul Fleming, John Francis Regis, Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz, and Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom.
Others Born in 1565
Go to all RankingsFrancesc Ribalta
PAINTER
1565 - 1628
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 6
Reza Abbasi
PAINTER
1565 - 1635
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 7
Luís Vaz de Torres
EXPLORER
1565 - 1614
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 8
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
POLITICIAN
1565 - 1601
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 9
Ketevan the Martyr
POLITICIAN
1565 - 1624
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 10
Hendrick de Keyser
SCULPTOR
1565 - 1621
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 11
Peter Fourier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1565 - 1640
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 12
Jacob de Gheyn II
PAINTER
1565 - 1629
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 13
Alessandro Tassoni
WRITER
1565 - 1635
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 14
Nicolò Longobardo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1565 - 1655
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 15
Edward Fortunatus
POLITICIAN
1565 - 1600
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 16
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
ARCHITECT
1565 - 1612
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1640
Go to all RankingsVittoria Aleotti
COMPOSER
1575 - 1640
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 9
Wilhelm Kettler
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1640
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 10
Alessandro Salvio
CHESS PLAYER
1570 - 1640
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 11
Charles, Duke of Guise
POLITICIAN
1571 - 1640
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 12
Jeanne de Lestonnac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1556 - 1640
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 13
Mario Minniti
PAINTER
1577 - 1640
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 14
Peter Fourier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1565 - 1640
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 15
Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski
WRITER
1595 - 1640
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 16
Robert Burton
WRITER
1577 - 1640
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 17
Paul Fleming
WRITER
1609 - 1640
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 18
John Francis Regis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1597 - 1640
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 19
Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
POLITICIAN
1612 - 1640
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 20
Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom
PAINTER
1562 - 1640
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 21
In France
Among people born in France, Peter Fourier ranks 2,911 out of 6,770. Before him are Lupus Servatus (805), Djibril Cissé (1981), Henri Pélissier (1889), Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans (1698), Jean-François Raffaëlli (1850), and Dany Boon (1966). After him are Roussel de Bailleul (1100), Nicolas de Grigny (1672), Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine (1320), Marie Alfred Cornu (1841), François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (1558), and Othon Friesz (1879).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsLupus Servatus
WRITER
805 - 862
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 2,905
Djibril Cissé
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 2,906
Henri Pélissier
CYCLIST
1889 - 1935
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 2,907
Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1698 - 1743
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 2,908
Jean-François Raffaëlli
PAINTER
1850 - 1924
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 2,909
Dany Boon
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 2,910
Peter Fourier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1565 - 1640
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 2,911
Roussel de Bailleul
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1100 - 1078
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 2,912
Nicolas de Grigny
MUSICIAN
1672 - 1703
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 2,913
Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1320 - 1346
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 2,914
Marie Alfred Cornu
PHYSICIST
1841 - 1902
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 2,915
François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti
NOBLEMAN
1558 - 1614
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 2,916
Othon Friesz
PAINTER
1879 - 1949
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 2,917
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France
Among religious figures born in France, Peter Fourier ranks 146. Before him are Gershom ben Judah (960), Fernando Ocáriz Braña (1944), Marie of the Incarnation (1566), Alberic of Cîteaux (1001), Colette of Corbie (1381), and Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans (1698). After him are Bertha of Kent (550), Pierre Pigneau de Behaine (1741), Albert Vanhoye (1923), André Vingt-Trois (1942), Audomar (600), and Émilie de Villeneuve (1811).
Gershom ben Judah
960 - 1028
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 140
Fernando Ocáriz Braña
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 141
Marie of the Incarnation
1566 - 1618
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 142
Alberic of Cîteaux
1001 - 1109
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 143
Colette of Corbie
1381 - 1447
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 144
Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans
1698 - 1743
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 145
Peter Fourier
1565 - 1640
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 146
Bertha of Kent
550 - 601
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 147
Pierre Pigneau de Behaine
1741 - 1799
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 148
Albert Vanhoye
1923 - 2021
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 149
André Vingt-Trois
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 150
Audomar
600 - 670
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 151
Émilie de Villeneuve
1811 - 1854
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 152