437 - 533
Remigius (French: Remi or Rémi; c. 437 – 13 January 533) was the Bishop of Reims and "Apostle of the Franks". On 25 December 496, he baptised Clovis I, King of the Franks. The baptism, leading to about 3000 additional converts, was an important event in the Christianization of the Franks. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Remigius has received more than 274,563 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Saint Remigius is the 692nd most popular religious figure (up from 724th in 2019), the 831st most popular biography from France (up from 1,024th in 2019) and the 47th most popular French Religious Figure.
Saint Remigius is most famous for converting Clovis I, the first king of the Franks, to Christianity in 496.
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Among religious figures, Saint Remigius ranks 692 out of 2,238. Before him are Aloysius Stepinac, Mordecai, Eulalia of Mérida, James, brother of Jesus, Josaphat Kuntsevych, and Angelo Sodano. After him are Ludmila of Bohemia, Gertrude the Great, Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, Sa'id bin Zayd, Mahapajapati Gotami, and Julia of Corsica.
1898 - 1960
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 686
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 687
290 - 304
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 688
20 BC - 69
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 689
1580 - 1623
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 690
1927 - 2022
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 691
437 - 533
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 692
860 - 921
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 693
1256 - 1302
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 694
464 - 497
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 695
593 - 673
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 696
600 BC - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 697
420 - 450
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 698
Among people born in 437, Saint Remigius ranks 1. Among people deceased in 533, Saint Remigius ranks 1. After him are Hilderic, Fulgentius of Ruspe, and Mihirakula.
437 - 533
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 1
460 - 533
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 2
468 - 533
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 3
500 - 533
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 4
Among people born in France, Saint Remigius ranks 831 out of 6,011. Before him are Charles Nicolle (1866), Jean Victor Marie Moreau (1763), Pauline Viardot (1821), Chevalier d'Éon (1728), Germaine of Foix (1488), and Eric Cantona (1966). After him are Simon Vouet (1590), Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier (1758), David Guetta (1967), Edme Mariotte (1620), Lucien Lévy-Bruhl (1857), and Anne Marie d'Orléans (1669).
1866 - 1936
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 825
1763 - 1813
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 826
1821 - 1910
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 827
1728 - 1810
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 828
1488 - 1536
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 829
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 830
437 - 533
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 831
1590 - 1649
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 832
1758 - 1836
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 833
1967 - Present
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 834
1620 - 1684
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 835
1857 - 1939
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 836
1669 - 1728
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 837
Among religious figures born in France, Saint Remigius ranks 47. Before him are Jean Meslier (1664), Pope Stephen IX (1020), Célestin Freinet (1896), Victor of Aveyron (1793), Robert of Molesme (1024), and Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651). After him are Saint Eligius (588), Leonard of Noblac (496), Martin Bucer (1491), Ivo of Kermartin (1253), La Voisin (1640), and Robert de Sorbon (1201).
1664 - 1729
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 41
1020 - 1058
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 42
1896 - 1966
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 43
1793 - 1828
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 44
1024 - 1111
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 45
1651 - 1719
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 46
437 - 533
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 47
588 - 660
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 48
496 - 545
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 49
1491 - 1551
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 50
1253 - 1303
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 51
1640 - 1680
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 52
1201 - 1274
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 53