RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Hugues de Payens
1074 - 1136

Hugues de Payens
Hugo de Paganis, commonly known in French as Hugues de Payens or Payns (c. 1070 – 24 May 1136), was the co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugues de Payens is the 335th most popular religious figure (up from 580th in 2019), the 289th most popular biography from France (up from 639th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular French Religious Figure.
Hugues de Payens is most famous for being the first Grand Master of the Knights Templar.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Hugues de Payens ranks 335 out of 3,187. Before him are Maya, Ephrem the Syrian, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Pope Benedict III, John Harvard, and Pope Nicholas III. After him are Pope Gregory VI, Pope Anastasius I, Cyprian, Ulfilas, Pope Hormisdas, and Pope Victor III.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaya
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 329
Ephrem the Syrian
306 - 373
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 330
Thích Nhất Hạnh
1926 - 2022
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 331
Pope Benedict III
810 - 858
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 332
John Harvard
1607 - 1638
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 333
Pope Nicholas III
1215 - 1280
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 334
Hugues de Payens
1074 - 1136
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 335
Pope Gregory VI
1000 - 1048
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 336
Pope Anastasius I
340 - 401
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 337
Cyprian
200 - 258
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 338
Ulfilas
311 - 383
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 339
Pope Hormisdas
450 - 523
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 340
Pope Victor III
1027 - 1087
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 341
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1074, Hugues de Payens ranks 1. After him are Joannes Zonaras, Constantine Doukas, Conrad II of Italy, Al-Hafiz, Hugh, Count of Champagne, Edgar, King of Scotland, Gaston IV, Viscount of Béarn, and Maud, Countess of Huntingdon. Among people deceased in 1136, Hugues de Payens ranks 1. After him are Harald Gille, Leopold III, Margrave of Austria, and Conrad II, Count of Luxembourg.
Others Born in 1074
Go to all RankingsHugues de Payens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1074 - 1136
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 1
Joannes Zonaras
HISTORIAN
1074 - 1130
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 2
Constantine Doukas
POLITICIAN
1074 - 1095
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 3
Conrad II of Italy
POLITICIAN
1074 - 1101
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 4
Al-Hafiz
POLITICIAN
1074 - 1149
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 5
Hugh, Count of Champagne
NOBLEMAN
1074 - 1126
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 6
Edgar, King of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1074 - 1107
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 7
Gaston IV, Viscount of Béarn
COMPANION
1074 - 1130
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 8
Maud, Countess of Huntingdon
COMPANION
1074 - 1130
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 9
Others Deceased in 1136
Go to all RankingsHugues de Payens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1074 - 1136
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 1
Harald Gille
POLITICIAN
1103 - 1136
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 2
Leopold III, Margrave of Austria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1073 - 1136
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 3
Conrad II, Count of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1106 - 1136
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 4
In France
Among people born in France, Hugues de Payens ranks 289 out of 6,770. Before him are Philip the Good (1396), Henry I of France (1008), Georges Clemenceau (1841), Jean-Luc Godard (1930), Eugène de Beauharnais (1781), and Louis Bonaparte (1778). After him are Simone Weil (1909), Raymond Poincaré (1860), Paul Signac (1863), Vincent de Paul (1581), Jules Massenet (1842), and Georges Méliès (1861).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsPhilip the Good
POLITICIAN
1396 - 1467
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 283
Henry I of France
POLITICIAN
1008 - 1060
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 284
Georges Clemenceau
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1929
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 285
Jean-Luc Godard
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2022
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 286
Eugène de Beauharnais
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1781 - 1824
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 287
Louis Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1846
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 288
Hugues de Payens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1074 - 1136
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 289
Simone Weil
PHILOSOPHER
1909 - 1943
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 290
Raymond Poincaré
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1934
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 291
Paul Signac
PAINTER
1863 - 1935
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 292
Vincent de Paul
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1581 - 1660
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 293
Jules Massenet
COMPOSER
1842 - 1912
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 294
Georges Méliès
FILM DIRECTOR
1861 - 1938
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 295
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France
Among religious figures born in France, Hugues de Payens ranks 22. Before him are Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Saint Sebastian (300), Pope Innocent V (1225), Pope Urban VI (1318), Saint Roch (1295), and Francis de Sales (1567). After him are Vincent de Paul (1581), Jacques de Molay (1243), Pope Nicholas II (990), Pope Stephen IX (1020), Genevieve (423), and Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647).
Bernadette Soubirous
1844 - 1879
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 16
Saint Sebastian
300 - 287
HPI: 79.42
Rank: 17
Pope Innocent V
1225 - 1276
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 18
Pope Urban VI
1318 - 1389
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 19
Saint Roch
1295 - 1327
HPI: 77.52
Rank: 20
Francis de Sales
1567 - 1622
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 21
Hugues de Payens
1074 - 1136
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 22
Vincent de Paul
1581 - 1660
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 23
Jacques de Molay
1243 - 1314
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 24
Pope Nicholas II
990 - 1061
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 25
Pope Stephen IX
1020 - 1058
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 26
Genevieve
423 - 502
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 27
Margaret Mary Alacoque
1647 - 1690
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 28