RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Conrad Schumann
1942 - 1998

Conrad Schumann
Hans Conrad Schumann, also known as Konrad Schumann (28 March 1942 – 20 June 1998), was an East German Bereitschaftspolizist who escaped to West Germany during the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Conrad Schumann is the 691st most popular religious figure (up from 921st in 2019), the 660th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,220th in 2019) and the 15th most popular German Religious Figure.
Conrad Schumann was a German soldier who was the first person to cross the Berlin Wall.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Conrad Schumann ranks 691 out of 3,187. Before him are Péter Erdő, Alexius of Rome, Muadh ibn Jabal, Hans Egede, Louis de Montfort, and Abdullah ibn Umar. After him are Empress Meishō, Micah, Germanus I of Constantinople, Jean Meslier, Catherine Labouré, and Kinga of Poland.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPéter Erdő
1952 - Present
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 685
Alexius of Rome
400 - 412
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 686
Muadh ibn Jabal
600 - 640
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 687
Hans Egede
1686 - 1758
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 688
Louis de Montfort
1673 - 1716
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 689
Abdullah ibn Umar
610 - 693
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 690
Conrad Schumann
1942 - 1998
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 691
Empress Meishō
1624 - 1696
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 692
Micah
737 BC - 696 BC
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 693
Germanus I of Constantinople
634 - 733
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 694
Jean Meslier
1664 - 1729
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 695
Catherine Labouré
1806 - 1876
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 696
Kinga of Poland
1224 - 1292
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 697
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Conrad Schumann ranks 56. Before him are Alassane Ouattara, Giancarlo Giannini, Sixto Rodriguez, The Iron Sheik, George Vella, and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard. After him are Wen Jiabao, Bob Hoskins, John Irving, Margaret Court, Thabo Mbeki, and Walter Hill. Among people deceased in 1998, Conrad Schumann ranks 19. Before him are Octavio Paz, Jean-François Lyotard, Yang Shangkun, Florence Griffith Joyner, Derek Barton, and Niklas Luhmann. After him are Frederick Reines, Alan Shepard, Konstantinos Karamanlis, Tameo Ide, Theodore Schultz, and George H. Hitchings.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsAlassane Ouattara
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 50
Giancarlo Giannini
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 51
Sixto Rodriguez
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 52
The Iron Sheik
WRESTLER
1942 - 2023
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 53
George Vella
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 54
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
BIOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 55
Conrad Schumann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - 1998
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 56
Wen Jiabao
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 57
Bob Hoskins
ACTOR
1942 - 2014
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 58
John Irving
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 59
Margaret Court
TENNIS PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 60
Thabo Mbeki
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 61
Walter Hill
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 62
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsOctavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 13
Jean-François Lyotard
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 1998
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 14
Yang Shangkun
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 15
Florence Griffith Joyner
ATHLETE
1959 - 1998
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 16
Derek Barton
CHEMIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 17
Niklas Luhmann
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 1998
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 18
Conrad Schumann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - 1998
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 19
Frederick Reines
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 20
Alan Shepard
ASTRONAUT
1923 - 1998
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 21
Konstantinos Karamanlis
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 22
Tameo Ide
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1998
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 23
Theodore Schultz
ECONOMIST
1902 - 1998
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 24
George H. Hitchings
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1998
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 25
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Conrad Schumann ranks 660 out of 7,253. Before him are August Macke (1887), Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland (1653), Niklas Luhmann (1927), Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (1942), Werner Forssmann (1904), and Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1811). After him are August Horch (1868), Rudolf Bultmann (1884), Jenny von Westphalen (1814), Bruno Bauer (1809), Johann Franz Encke (1791), and Heinrich Lübke (1894).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAugust Macke
PAINTER
1887 - 1914
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 654
Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland
COMPANION
1653 - 1697
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 655
Niklas Luhmann
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 1998
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 656
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
BIOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 657
Werner Forssmann
PHYSICIAN
1904 - 1979
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 658
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
COMPANION
1811 - 1890
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 659
Conrad Schumann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - 1998
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 660
August Horch
ENGINEER
1868 - 1951
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 661
Rudolf Bultmann
PHILOSOPHER
1884 - 1976
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 662
Jenny von Westphalen
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1814 - 1881
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 663
Bruno Bauer
PHILOSOPHER
1809 - 1882
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 664
Johann Franz Encke
ASTRONOMER
1791 - 1865
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 665
Heinrich Lübke
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1972
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 666
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany
Among religious figures born in Germany, Conrad Schumann ranks 15. Before him are Pope Clement II (1005), Pope Victor II (1018), Thomas à Kempis (1380), Bruno of Cologne (1030), Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774), and Rabanus Maurus (780). After him are Albert of Brandenburg (1490), Nicolaus Zinzendorf (1700), Johann Tetzel (1460), Gertrude the Great (1256), Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1947), and Margot Frank (1926).
Pope Clement II
1005 - 1047
HPI: 79.38
Rank: 9
Pope Victor II
1018 - 1057
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 10
Thomas à Kempis
1380 - 1471
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 11
Bruno of Cologne
1030 - 1101
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 12
Anne Catherine Emmerich
1774 - 1824
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 13
Rabanus Maurus
780 - 856
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 14
Conrad Schumann
1942 - 1998
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 15
Albert of Brandenburg
1490 - 1545
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 16
Nicolaus Zinzendorf
1700 - 1760
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 17
Johann Tetzel
1460 - 1519
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 18
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