RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Peter Waldo

1140 - 1205

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Peter Waldo (; also Valdo, Valdes, Waldes; French: Pierre Vaudès, de Vaux; Latin: Petrus Waldus, Valdus; c. 1140 – c. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Waldo has received more than 373,948 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Peter Waldo is the 635th most popular religious figure (down from 549th in 2019), the 732nd most popular biography from France (down from 616th in 2019) and the 39th most popular French Religious Figure.

Peter Waldo is most famous for being the founder of the Waldensians, a Christian sect that was persecuted in the 13th century.

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  • 65.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Peter Waldo ranks 635 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Vigilius, Jean Meslier, Pope Felix IV, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Charles Taze Russell, and John Knox. After him are Jael, Father Damien, Catherine Labouré, Obadiah, Nicodemus, and Jean-Baptiste de La Salle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1140, Peter Waldo ranks 3. Before him are Alexios V Doukas, and Raymond III, Count of Tripoli. After him are Hoelun, Adela of Champagne, Bertran de Born, Sophia of Minsk, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile, Peire Vidal, Bernhard, Count of Anhalt, William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, and Michael Choniates. Among people deceased in 1205, Peter Waldo ranks 4. Before him are Enrico Dandolo, Jamukha, and Baldwin I, Latin Emperor. After him are Isabella I of Jerusalem, Constantine Laskaris, Ladislaus III of Hungary, Roman the Great, Aimery of Cyprus, Jean Bodel, Peire Vidal, and Nicholas of Verdun.

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In France

Among people born in France, Peter Waldo ranks 732 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736), Louis Le Vau (1612), François Darlan (1881), Charles Nicolle (1866), Raymond Queneau (1903), and Claude of France (1499). After him are François Fénelon (1651), William Longsword (893), John, Duke of Berry (1340), Jeanne Hébuterne (1898), Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (1713), and Bruno Latour (1947).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Peter Waldo ranks 39. Before him are Antipope Clement VII (1342), Hugues de Payens (1074), Ansgar (801), Marcel Lefebvre (1905), Pope Stephen IX (1020), and Jean Meslier (1664). After him are Catherine Labouré (1806), Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651), Clotilde (475), Louis de Montfort (1673), Saint Remigius (437), and Victor of Aveyron (1793).

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