1018 - 1057
Pope Victor II (c. 1018 – 28 July 1057), born Gebhard of Dollnstein-Hirschberg, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 April 1055 until his death in 1057. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Victor II has received more than 232,721 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Pope Victor II is the 582nd most popular religious figure (down from 531st in 2019), the 525th most popular biography from Germany (down from 483rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular German Religious Figure.
Pope Victor II is most famous for convoking the Council of Reims in 1049. The council condemned the teachings of Berengar of Tours, who had argued that the Eucharist was not a real presence of Christ.
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Among religious figures, Pope Victor II ranks 582 out of 2,238. Before him are Anne Catherine Emmerich, Rabanus Maurus, Pope Marcellinus, Clotilde, John of Capistrano, and Justin Martyr. After him are Saint Walpurga, Pope Boniface II, Marcel Lefebvre, Al-Suyuti, Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari, and Louis de Montfort.
1774 - 1824
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 576
780 - 856
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 577
250 - 304
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 578
475 - 545
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 579
1386 - 1456
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 580
100 - 165
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 581
1018 - 1057
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 582
710 - 779
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 583
470 - 532
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 584
1905 - 1991
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 585
1445 - 1505
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 586
1327 - 1390
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 587
1673 - 1716
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 588
Among people born in 1018, Pope Victor II ranks 4. Before him are Nizam al-Mulk, Harthacnut, and Michael Psellos. After him are Bagrat IV of Georgia, Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo, and Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy. Among people deceased in 1057, Pope Victor II ranks 2. Before him is Al-Maʿarri. After him are Macbeth, King of Scotland, Edward the Exile, Reginald I, Count of Burgundy, Otto III, Duke of Swabia, and Leofric, Earl of Mercia.
1018 - 1092
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 1
1018 - 1042
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 2
1018 - 1078
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 3
1018 - 1057
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 4
1018 - 1072
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 5
1018 - 1046
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 6
1018 - 1076
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 7
973 - 1057
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 1
1018 - 1057
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 2
1005 - 1057
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 3
1016 - 1057
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 4
986 - 1057
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 5
950 - 1057
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 6
968 - 1057
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 7
Among people born in Germany, Pope Victor II ranks 525 out of 6,142. Before him are Rabanus Maurus (780), Richard Willstätter (1872), Robert Ritter von Greim (1892), Anneliese Michel (1952), Karl-Otto Koch (1897), and Thomas Bach (1953). After him are Maria Sophie of Bavaria (1841), Kurt Weill (1900), Otto Günsche (1917), Theodor Morell (1886), Helmut Newton (1920), and Henning von Tresckow (1901).
780 - 856
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 519
1872 - 1942
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 520
1892 - 1945
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 521
1952 - 1976
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 522
1897 - 1945
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 523
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 524
1018 - 1057
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 525
1841 - 1925
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 526
1900 - 1950
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 527
1917 - 2003
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 528
1886 - 1948
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 529
1920 - 2004
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 530
1901 - 1944
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 531
Among religious figures born in Germany, Pope Victor II ranks 14. Before him are Pope Clement II (1005), Pope Damasus II (1000), Thomas à Kempis (1380), Bruno of Cologne (1030), Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774), and Rabanus Maurus (780). After him are Norbert of Xanten (1080), Margot Frank (1926), Gertrude the Great (1256), Johann Tetzel (1460), Therese Neumann (1898), and Albert of Brandenburg (1490).
1005 - 1047
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 8
1000 - 1048
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 9
1380 - 1471
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 10
1030 - 1101
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 11
1774 - 1824
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 12
780 - 856
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 13
1018 - 1057
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 14
1080 - 1134
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 15
1926 - 1945
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 16
1256 - 1302
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 17
1460 - 1519
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 18
1898 - 1962
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 19
1490 - 1545
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 20