1896 - 2011
Walter Breuning (September 21, 1896 – April 14, 2011) was an American supercentenarian who lived for 114 years and 205 days and was, at 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. As of 2023, he is the fifth-oldest. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Breuning has received more than 607,779 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Breuning is the 2,538th most popular religious figure (down from 2,088th in 2019), the 8,251st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,668th in 2019) and the 66th most popular American Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Walter Breuning ranks 2,538 out of 2,238. Before him are Sin-Iddinam, Mary MacKillop, Giovanni Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano, George Abbot, Pope Primus of Alexandria, and Adam Maida. After him are Paulinus of York, Maturino Blanchet, Sergio Obeso Rivera, Dolly Pentreath, Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, and Mario Delpini.
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 2,532
1842 - 1909
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 2,533
1872 - 1952
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 2,534
1562 - 1633
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 2,535
100 - 121
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 2,536
1930 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 2,537
1896 - 2011
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 2,538
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 2,539
1892 - 1974
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 2,540
1931 - 2019
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 2,541
1692 - 1777
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 2,542
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 2,543
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 2,544
Among people born in 1896, Walter Breuning ranks 212. Before him are George Parker, Kim Iryeop, Enrique Hertzog, Rogers Hornsby, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, and Rafael Garza Gutiérrez. After him are José Naya, Lawrence Tibbett, Virgil Thomson, Arthur Tell Schwab, Kathleen McKane Godfree, and Gösta Runö. Among people deceased in 2011, Walter Breuning ranks 342. Before him are Ernő Solymosi, Ellen Winther, Assar Rönnlund, Yoshiko Tanaka, Bernard Collomb, and Radivoje Ognjanović. After him are Peggy Rea, Elisabeth Sladen, Garret FitzGerald, Oldřich Machač, G. D. Spradlin, and Célestin Oliver.
1896 - 1976
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 206
1896 - 1971
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 207
1896 - 1980
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 208
1896 - 1963
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 209
1896 - 1989
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 210
1896 - 1974
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 211
1896 - 2011
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 212
1896 - 1977
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 213
1896 - 1960
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 214
1896 - 1989
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 215
1896 - 1945
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 216
1896 - 1992
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 217
1896 - 1922
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 218
1940 - 2011
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 336
1933 - 2011
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 337
1935 - 2011
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 338
1956 - 2011
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 339
1930 - 2011
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 340
1933 - 2011
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 341
1896 - 2011
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 342
1921 - 2011
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 343
1946 - 2011
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 344
1926 - 2011
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 345
1946 - 2011
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 346
1920 - 2011
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 347
1930 - 2011
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 348
Among people born in United States, Walter Breuning ranks 8,251 out of 18,182. Before him are James Ewing (1866), Adam Maida (1930), Laura Secord (1775), George Herriman (1880), Deborah Shelton (1948), and Cyrus West Field (1819). After him are Peggy Rea (1921), James Neill (1860), Jimmy Dorsey (1904), Esai Morales (1962), Rudy Tomjanovich (1948), and Charles King (1880).
1866 - 1943
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 8,245
1930 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 8,246
1775 - 1868
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 8,247
1880 - 1944
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 8,248
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 8,249
1819 - 1892
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 8,250
1896 - 2011
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 8,251
1921 - 2011
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 8,252
1860 - 1931
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 8,253
1904 - 1957
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 8,254
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 8,255
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 8,256
1880 - 1958
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 8,257
Among religious figures born in United States, Walter Breuning ranks 66. Before him are John Patrick Foley (1935), Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840), Roger Mahony (1936), Bruce M. Metzger (1914), William Ellery Channing (1780), and Adam Maida (1930). After him are Emma Smith (1804), Wilton Daniel Gregory (1947), Blase J. Cupich (1949), Francis George (1937), Sylvester Graham (1794), and William H. Keeler (1931).
1935 - 2011
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 60
1840 - 1924
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 61
1936 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 62
1914 - 2007
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 63
1780 - 1842
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 64
1930 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 65
1896 - 2011
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 66
1804 - 1879
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 67
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 68
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 69
1937 - 2015
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 70
1794 - 1851
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 71
1931 - 2017
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 72