1956 - Today
Rainer Maria Woelki (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪnɐ maˈʁiːa ˈvœlki]; born 18 August 1956) is a German Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of Cologne since his installation on 20 September 2014 following his election by the Cathedral Chapter to succeed Joachim Meisner in that position. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rainer Woelki has received more than 113,352 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Rainer Woelki is the 2,417th most popular religious figure (down from 2,076th in 2019), the 4,229th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,972nd in 2019) and the 103rd most popular German Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Rainer Woelki ranks 2,417 out of 2,238. Before him are Phạm Minh Mẫn, Raymond E. Brown, Jean Marcel Honoré, Evagrius of Constantinople, Djedkhonsuefankh, and Bernard Fellay. After him are Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda, Lorenzo Ruiz, Damián Iguacén Borau, Henry of Blois, Roger of Wendover, and John Zizioulas.
1934 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 2,411
1928 - 1998
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 2,412
1920 - 2013
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 2,413
350 - 380
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 2,414
1100 BC - 1045 BC
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 2,415
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 2,416
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 2,417
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 2,418
1600 - 1637
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 2,419
1916 - 2020
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 2,420
1096 - 1171
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 2,421
1200 - 1236
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 2,422
1931 - 2023
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 2,423
Among people born in 1956, Rainer Woelki ranks 288. Before him are Lisa Eilbacher, Mark Evans, Peter Farrelly, Eileen Collins, Bernard Sumner, and David E. Kelley. After him are Ismaël Lô, Schelte J. Bus, Lei Clijsters, Roger Michell, Rodolfo Rodríguez, and Ernie Brandts.
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 282
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 283
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 284
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 285
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 286
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 287
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 288
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 289
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 290
1956 - 2009
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 291
1956 - 2021
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 292
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 293
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 294
Among people born in Germany, Rainer Woelki ranks 4,229 out of 6,142. Before him are Karin Baal (1940), Ellen Braumüller (1910), Ümit Davala (1973), Tré Cool (1972), Jakob van Hoddis (1887), and Peter Frenkel (1939). After him are Alfred Bohrmann (1904), Princess Amalie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1815), Paul Peter Ewald (1888), Johann Christoph Wendland (1755), Björn Engholm (1939), and Jupp Kapellmann (1949).
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 4,223
1910 - 1991
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 4,224
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 4,225
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 4,226
1887 - 1942
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 4,227
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 4,228
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 4,229
1904 - 2000
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 4,230
1815 - 1841
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 4,231
1888 - 1985
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 4,232
1755 - 1828
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 4,233
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 4,234
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 4,235
Among religious figures born in Germany, Rainer Woelki ranks 103. Before him are Rudolf Kittel (1853), Ludwig Kaas (1881), Franz Delitzsch (1813), Joseph Höffner (1906), Julius Döpfner (1913), and Franz Ehrle (1845). After him are Franziskus von Bettinger (1850), Brother Alois (1954), Joseph Wendel (1901), Hermann Volk (1903), Johannes Joachim Degenhardt (1926), and Chris Gueffroy (1968).
1853 - 1929
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 97
1881 - 1952
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 98
1813 - 1890
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 99
1906 - 1987
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 100
1913 - 1976
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 101
1845 - 1934
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 102
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 103
1850 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 104
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 105
1901 - 1960
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 106
1903 - 1988
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 107
1926 - 2002
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 108
1968 - 1989
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 109