RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Chris Gueffroy
1968 - 1989

Chris Gueffroy
Chris Gueffroy (21 June 1968 – 6 February 1989) was the last person to be shot and the second-last to die in an escape attempt while trying to escape from East Berlin to West Berlin across the Berlin Wall. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Gueffroy is the 2,983rd most popular religious figure (down from 2,872nd in 2019), the 5,433rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,170th in 2019) and the 128th most popular German Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Chris Gueffroy ranks 2,983 out of 3,187. Before him are Paolo Pezzi, Maher Al-Mu'aiqly, James J. Martin, Sumuel, Comgall mac Domangairt, and Samprati. After him are Æthelwold of Winchester, Symeon of Durham, Petar Rajič, Simon Pimenta, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, and Charles Coughlin.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaolo Pezzi
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 2,977
Maher Al-Mu'aiqly
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 2,978
James J. Martin
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 2,979
Sumuel
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 2,980
Comgall mac Domangairt
500 - 538
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 2,981
Samprati
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 2,982
Chris Gueffroy
1968 - 1989
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 2,983
Æthelwold of Winchester
900 - 984
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 2,984
Symeon of Durham
1060 - 1130
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 2,985
Petar Rajič
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 2,986
Simon Pimenta
1920 - 2013
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 2,987
Mirza Masroor Ahmad
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 2,988
Charles Coughlin
1891 - 1979
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 2,989
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Chris Gueffroy ranks 337. Before him are Cecilia Malmström, Taylor Wane, Andriy Kuzmenko, Dan Calichman, Elsa Zylberstein, and Wolfgang Tillmans. After him are Alejandra Guzmán, Shinichiro Tani, Kjetil Rekdal, Anthony Michael Hall, John Ortiz, and Chae Shi-ra. Among people deceased in 1989, Chris Gueffroy ranks 273. Before him are Aileen Pringle, Norma Varden, Ludwig Schuberth, Edvin Laine, Lynn Bari, and John Pritchard. After him are Wolfdietrich Schnurre, Egon Orowan, Stella Gibbons, Ewan MacColl, Elaine de Kooning, and S. David Griggs.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsCecilia Malmström
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 331
Taylor Wane
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 332
Andriy Kuzmenko
SINGER
1968 - 2015
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 333
Dan Calichman
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 334
Elsa Zylberstein
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 335
Wolfgang Tillmans
PHOTOGRAPHER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 336
Chris Gueffroy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1968 - 1989
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 337
Alejandra Guzmán
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 338
Shinichiro Tani
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 339
Kjetil Rekdal
COACH
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 340
Anthony Michael Hall
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 341
John Ortiz
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 342
Chae Shi-ra
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 343
Others Deceased in 1989
Go to all RankingsAileen Pringle
ACTOR
1895 - 1989
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 267
Norma Varden
ACTOR
1898 - 1989
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 268
Ludwig Schuberth
HANDBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1989
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 269
Edvin Laine
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1989
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 270
Lynn Bari
ACTOR
1913 - 1989
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 271
John Pritchard
CONDUCTOR
1921 - 1989
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 272
Chris Gueffroy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1968 - 1989
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 273
Wolfdietrich Schnurre
WRITER
1920 - 1989
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 274
Egon Orowan
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1989
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 275
Stella Gibbons
WRITER
1902 - 1989
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 276
Ewan MacColl
SINGER
1915 - 1989
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 277
Elaine de Kooning
PAINTER
1918 - 1989
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 278
S. David Griggs
ASTRONAUT
1939 - 1989
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 279
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Chris Gueffroy ranks 5,436 out of 7,253. Before him are Wolfgang Tillmans (1968), Erwin Keller (1905), Nino de Angelo (1963), Wolfgang Hohlbein (1953), Hans-Werner Gessmann (1950), and Curt Goetz (1888). After him are Barbara Petzold (1955), Rosa Kellner (1910), Gert Hofmann (1931), Ines Diers (1963), Harald Norpoth (1942), and Hugo Dollheiser (1927).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWolfgang Tillmans
PHOTOGRAPHER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 5,430
Erwin Keller
ATHLETE
1905 - 1971
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 5,431
Nino de Angelo
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 5,432
Wolfgang Hohlbein
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 5,433
Hans-Werner Gessmann
PSYCHOLOGIST
1950 - 2023
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 5,434
Curt Goetz
FILM DIRECTOR
1888 - 1960
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 5,435
Chris Gueffroy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1968 - 1989
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 5,436
Barbara Petzold
SKIER
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 5,437
Rosa Kellner
ATHLETE
1910 - 1984
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 5,438
Gert Hofmann
WRITER
1931 - 1993
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 5,439
Ines Diers
SWIMMER
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 5,440
Harald Norpoth
ATHLETE
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 5,441
Hugo Dollheiser
HOCKEY PLAYER
1927 - 2017
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 5,442
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany
Among religious figures born in Germany, Chris Gueffroy ranks 128. Before him are Melchior von Diepenbrock (1798), Gerhard von Rad (1901), Brother Alois (1954), Johannes Weiss (1863), Rudolf Kittel (1853), and Johannes Joachim Degenhardt (1926). After him are Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst (1959), Ludwig Schick (1949), John Kilian (1811), Margot Käßmann (1958), and Nouman Ali Khan (1978).
Melchior von Diepenbrock
1798 - 1853
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 122
Gerhard von Rad
1901 - 1971
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 123
Brother Alois
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 124
Johannes Weiss
1863 - 1914
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 125
Rudolf Kittel
1853 - 1929
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 126
Johannes Joachim Degenhardt
1926 - 2002
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 127
Chris Gueffroy
1968 - 1989
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 128
Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 129
Ludwig Schick
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 130
John Kilian
1811 - 1884
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 131
Margot Käßmann
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 132
Nouman Ali Khan
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 133