RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Georg Ratzinger

1924 - 2020

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Georg Ratzinger PA (15 January 1924 – 1 July 2020) was a German Catholic priest and musician, known for his work as the conductor of the Regensburger Domspatzen, the cathedral choir of Regensburg. He was the elder brother of Pope Benedict XVI. Their great-uncle was the German politician Georg Ratzinger. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georg Ratzinger is the 887th most popular religious figure (up from 1,436th in 2019), the 1,007th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,247th in 2019) and the 24th most popular German Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Georg Ratzinger ranks 887 out of 3,187. Before him are Peter of Verona, Therese Neumann, Anders Arborelius, Carlo Maria Martini, Stefan Wyszyński, and Timothy M. Dolan. After him are Stanislaus Kostka, Fariduddin Ganjshakar, Leonard of Noblac, Ibn Qutaybah, Saint Maurus, and Avvakum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Georg Ratzinger ranks 53. Before him are Robert Solow, Carroll O'Connor, Christopher Tolkien, Kim Song-ae, Rauf Denktaş, and Charlie Munger. After him are Ante Marković, Eduardo Chillida, Ed Wood, Roberto Eduardo Viola, Ahmadou Ahidjo, and Michel Tournier. Among people deceased in 2020, Georg Ratzinger ranks 57. Before him are Oliver E. Williamson, Christopher Tolkien, George Steiner, Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Kim Ki-duk, and Lucia Bosè. After him are Amadou Toumani Touré, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Ken Hensley, Stirling Moss, Mario J. Molina, and Brian Dennehy.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Georg Ratzinger ranks 1,007 out of 7,253. Before him are Elizabeth Christ Trump (1880), Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1412), Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430), Hennig Brand (1630), Felix Wankel (1902), and Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber (1739). After him are Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (1728), Erich Kempka (1910), Eva Hesse (1936), Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France (1174), Friedrich Sertürner (1783), and Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1497).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Georg Ratzinger ranks 24. Before him are Johann Tetzel (1460), Gertrude the Great (1256), Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1947), Margot Frank (1926), Mechtilde (1241), and Therese Neumann (1898). After him are Bruno of Querfurt (970), Killing of Peter Fechter (1944), Severinus of Noricum (410), Walter Kasper (1933), Gotthard of Hildesheim (960), and Otto of Bamberg (1060).

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