RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Bruno of Querfurt
970 - 1009

Bruno of Querfurt
Bruno of Querfurt, O.S.B. Cam., (German: Brun von Querfurt; c. 974 – 14 February or 9/14 March 1009), also known as Brun, was a Christian missionary bishop, Camaldolese monk and martyr, who was beheaded near the border of Kievan Rus and Lithuania for trying to spread Christianity. He is also called the second "Apostle of the Prussians". Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bruno of Querfurt is the 900th most popular religious figure (down from 760th in 2019), the 1,047th most popular biography from Germany (down from 833rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular German Religious Figure.
Bruno of Querfurt is most famous for being the first to translate the Bible into the Old High German language.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Bruno of Querfurt ranks 900 out of 3,187. Before him are Caesar Baronius, Robert de Sorbon, Apollinaris of Laodicea, Zeno of Verona, Agostino Casaroli, and Michael Michai Kitbunchu. After him are Jorge Medina, Antipope Nicholas V, Hemma of Gurk, Bavo of Ghent, Alessandro Valignano, and Columba.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCaesar Baronius
1538 - 1607
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 894
Robert de Sorbon
1201 - 1274
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 895
Apollinaris of Laodicea
310 - 390
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 896
Zeno of Verona
300 - 371
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 897
Agostino Casaroli
1914 - 1998
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 898
Michael Michai Kitbunchu
1929 - Present
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 899
Bruno of Querfurt
970 - 1009
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 900
Jorge Medina
1926 - 2021
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 901
Antipope Nicholas V
1260 - 1333
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 902
Hemma of Gurk
980 - 1045
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 903
Bavo of Ghent
589 - 654
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 904
Alessandro Valignano
1539 - 1606
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 905
Columba
521 - 597
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 906
Contemporaries
Among people born in 970, Bruno of Querfurt ranks 4. Before him are Leif Erikson, Pope Sergius IV, and Pope John XVIII. After him are Fulk III, Count of Anjou, Oldřich, Duke of Bohemia, Al-Sharif al-Radi, Procopius of Sázava, Otto, Duke of Lower Lorraine, Conrad I, Duke of Carinthia, Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, and Sitt al-Mulk. Among people deceased in 1009, Bruno of Querfurt ranks 2. Before him is Pope John XVIII. After him are Mokjong of Goryeo, Ibn Yunus, Pietro II Orseolo, Tilopa, and Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo.
Others Born in 970
Go to all RankingsLeif Erikson
EXPLORER
970 - 1020
HPI: 88.25
Rank: 1
Pope Sergius IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
970 - 1012
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 2
Pope John XVIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
970 - 1009
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 3
Bruno of Querfurt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
970 - 1009
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 4
Fulk III, Count of Anjou
NOBLEMAN
970 - 1040
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 5
Oldřich, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
970 - 1034
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 6
Al-Sharif al-Radi
WRITER
970 - 1015
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 7
Procopius of Sázava
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
970 - 1053
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 8
Otto, Duke of Lower Lorraine
POLITICIAN
970 - 1012
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 9
Conrad I, Duke of Carinthia
POLITICIAN
970 - 1011
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 10
Åsta Gudbrandsdatter
POLITICIAN
970 - 1020
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 11
Sitt al-Mulk
POLITICIAN
970 - 1023
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1009
Go to all RankingsPope John XVIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
970 - 1009
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 1
Bruno of Querfurt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
970 - 1009
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 2
Mokjong of Goryeo
POLITICIAN
980 - 1009
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 3
Ibn Yunus
MATHEMATICIAN
950 - 1009
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 4
Pietro II Orseolo
POLITICIAN
961 - 1009
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 5
Tilopa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
928 - 1009
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 6
Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo
POLITICIAN
983 - 1009
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 7
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Bruno of Querfurt ranks 1,047 out of 7,253. Before him are Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1831), Friedrich Jeckeln (1895), William II of Württemberg (1848), Julius Wellhausen (1844), Friedrich Kuhlau (1786), and Klaus Nomi (1944). After him are Albert of Riga (1165), Gotthard Kettler (1517), Reinhard Scheer (1863), Joseph Berchtold (1897), August von Kotzebue (1761), and Marianne Bachmeier (1950).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMaximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1867
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 1,041
Friedrich Jeckeln
EXTREMIST
1895 - 1946
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 1,042
William II of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1921
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 1,043
Julius Wellhausen
HISTORIAN
1844 - 1918
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 1,044
Friedrich Kuhlau
COMPOSER
1786 - 1832
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 1,045
Klaus Nomi
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1983
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 1,046
Bruno of Querfurt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
970 - 1009
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 1,047
Albert of Riga
PHYSICIAN
1165 - 1229
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 1,048
Gotthard Kettler
POLITICIAN
1517 - 1587
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 1,049
Reinhard Scheer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1863 - 1928
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 1,050
Joseph Berchtold
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1962
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 1,051
August von Kotzebue
WRITER
1761 - 1819
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 1,052
Marianne Bachmeier
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - 1996
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 1,053
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany
Among religious figures born in Germany, Bruno of Querfurt ranks 25. Before him are Gertrude the Great (1256), Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1947), Margot Frank (1926), Mechtilde (1241), Therese Neumann (1898), and Georg Ratzinger (1924). After him are Killing of Peter Fechter (1944), Severinus of Noricum (410), Walter Kasper (1933), Gotthard of Hildesheim (960), Otto of Bamberg (1060), and Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (1744).
Gertrude the Great
1256 - 1302
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 19
Gerhard Ludwig Müller
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 20
Margot Frank
1926 - 1945
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 21
Mechtilde
1241 - 1298
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 22
Therese Neumann
1898 - 1962
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 23
Georg Ratzinger
1924 - 2020
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 24
Bruno of Querfurt
970 - 1009
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 25
Killing of Peter Fechter
1944 - 1962
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 26
Severinus of Noricum
410 - 482
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 27
Walter Kasper
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 28
Gotthard of Hildesheim
960 - 1038
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 29
Otto of Bamberg
1060 - 1139
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 30
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg
1744 - 1817
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 31