RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Walter Breuning
1896 - 2011
Walter Breuning
Walter Breuning (September 21, 1896 – April 14, 2011) was an American supercentenarian who lived for 114 years and 205 days and was, up to the time of his death, the oldest living man in the world and the third-oldest verified man ever, behind Christian Mortensen and Emiliano Mercado del Toro. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Breuning has received more than 659,354 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Walter Breuning is the 2,708th most popular religious figure (down from 2,521st in 2019), the 7,296th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,233rd in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
660k
Page Views (PV)
54.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
2.69
Effective Languages (L*)
3.47
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Walter Breuning ranks 2,708 out of 3,187. Before him are Friedrich Gustav Piffl, Raúl Francisco Primatesta, Mikel Koliqi, Jon Sobrino, Brother Alois, and Eugenio Tosi. After him are Chiara Badano, Finnian of Clonard, Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche, Talgat Tadzhuddin, Peter Takeo Okada, and Giuseppe Petrocchi.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Gustav Piffl
1864 - 1932
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 2,702
Raúl Francisco Primatesta
1919 - 2006
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 2,703
Mikel Koliqi
1900 - 1997
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 2,704
Jon Sobrino
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 2,705
Brother Alois
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 2,706
Eugenio Tosi
1864 - 1929
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 2,707
Walter Breuning
1896 - 2011
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 2,708
Chiara Badano
1971 - 1990
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 2,709
Finnian of Clonard
470 - 549
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 2,710
Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 2,711
Talgat Tadzhuddin
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 2,712
Peter Takeo Okada
1941 - 2020
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 2,713
Giuseppe Petrocchi
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 2,714
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1896, Walter Breuning ranks 206. Before him are Esteban Canal, Gunnar Lindström, Paul van Ostaijen, Agustín Sancho, Lotte Jacobi, and Jack Pickford. After him are Alberto Vargas, Alexander Brailowsky, Sirarpie Der Nersessian, Anton Walbrook, Ethel Waters, and Tommy Johnson. Among people deceased in 2011, Walter Breuning ranks 326. Before him are Frances Bay, Hubert Sumlin, Lewis Binford, Annie Easley, Robert Lamoureux, and Henri Chammartin. After him are Sergo Kotrikadze, Luiz Bueno, Roger Gautier, Leonid Abalkin, Agustín García-Gasco Vicente, and Nasser Hejazi.
Others Born in 1896
Go to all RankingsEsteban Canal
CHESS PLAYER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 200
Gunnar Lindström
ATHLETE
1896 - 1951
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 201
Paul van Ostaijen
WRITER
1896 - 1928
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 202
Agustín Sancho
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1960
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 203
Lotte Jacobi
PHOTOGRAPHER
1896 - 1990
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 204
Jack Pickford
ACTOR
1896 - 1933
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 205
Walter Breuning
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1896 - 2011
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 206
Alberto Vargas
PAINTER
1896 - 1982
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 207
Alexander Brailowsky
MUSICIAN
1896 - 1976
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 208
Sirarpie Der Nersessian
HISTORIAN
1896 - 1989
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 209
Anton Walbrook
ACTOR
1896 - 1967
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 210
Ethel Waters
SINGER
1896 - 1977
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 211
Tommy Johnson
MUSICIAN
1896 - 1956
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 212
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsFrances Bay
ACTOR
1919 - 2011
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 320
Hubert Sumlin
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2011
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 321
Lewis Binford
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1932 - 2011
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 322
Annie Easley
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1933 - 2011
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 323
Robert Lamoureux
ACTOR
1920 - 2011
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 324
Henri Chammartin
ATHLETE
1918 - 2011
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 325
Walter Breuning
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1896 - 2011
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 326
Sergo Kotrikadze
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2011
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 327
Luiz Bueno
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 2011
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 328
Roger Gautier
ATHLETE
1922 - 2011
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 329
Leonid Abalkin
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2011
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 330
Agustín García-Gasco Vicente
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2011
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 331
Nasser Hejazi
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2011
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 332
In United States
Among people born in United States, Walter Breuning ranks 7,296 out of 20,380. Before him are Joel Chandler Harris (1848), Khloé Kardashian (1984), Edward Everett Horton (1886), Gary Merrill (1915), Ken Foree (1948), and Robert Crippen (1937). After him are Shemp Howard (1895), Jane Wyatt (1910), Ben Bradlee (1921), David Blatt (1959), Amy Smart (1976), and Gilbert Strang (1934).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJoel Chandler Harris
WRITER
1848 - 1908
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 7,290
Khloé Kardashian
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 7,291
Edward Everett Horton
ACTOR
1886 - 1970
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 7,292
Gary Merrill
ACTOR
1915 - 1990
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 7,293
Ken Foree
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 7,294
Robert Crippen
ASTRONAUT
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 7,295
Walter Breuning
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1896 - 2011
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 7,296
Shemp Howard
ACTOR
1895 - 1955
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 7,297
Jane Wyatt
ACTOR
1910 - 2006
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 7,298
Ben Bradlee
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 2014
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 7,299
David Blatt
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 7,300
Amy Smart
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 7,301
Gilbert Strang
MATHEMATICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 7,302
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States
Among religious figures born in United States, Walter Breuning ranks 57. Before him are Emma Tillman (1892), Mother Angelica (1923), C. I. Scofield (1843), Adoniram Judson (1788), Seán Patrick O'Malley (1944), and John F. MacArthur (1939). After him are Edmund Szoka (1927), Raymond E. Brown (1928), Francis Spellman (1889), Donald Wuerl (1940), Bruce M. Metzger (1914), and Adam Maida (1930).
Emma Tillman
1892 - 2007
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 51
Mother Angelica
1923 - 2016
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 52
C. I. Scofield
1843 - 1921
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 53
Adoniram Judson
1788 - 1850
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 54
Seán Patrick O'Malley
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 55
John F. MacArthur
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 56
Walter Breuning
1896 - 2011
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 57
Edmund Szoka
1927 - 2014
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 58
Raymond E. Brown
1928 - 1998
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 59
Francis Spellman
1889 - 1967
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 60
Donald Wuerl
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 61
Bruce M. Metzger
1914 - 2007
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 62
Adam Maida
1930 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 63