RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Jakub Wujek
1541 - 1597
Jakub Wujek
Jakub Wujek (1541 – 27 April 1597) was a Polish Jesuit, religious writer, Doctor of Theology, Vice-Chancellor of the Vilnius Academy and translator of the Bible into Polish. He is well-known for his translation of the Bible into Polish: the Wujek Bible. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jakub Wujek is the 2,737th most popular religious figure (down from 2,568th in 2019), the 967th most popular biography from Poland (down from 955th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Polish Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Jakub Wujek ranks 2,737 out of 3,187. Before him are Patrick Abercrombie, Nicola Saggio, Nicetas I of Constantinople, Leonid Stadnyk, Vincent Nichols, and Donald Wuerl. After him are Johannes de Jong, Andreo Cseh, Remigius of Rouen, Sawa, Luigi De Magistris, and Abdullah ibn Hudhafah as-Sahmi.
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HPI: 56.43
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Nicola Saggio
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HPI: 56.43
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HPI: 56.42
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Leonid Stadnyk
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HPI: 56.41
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Vincent Nichols
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HPI: 56.41
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Donald Wuerl
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 2,736
Jakub Wujek
1541 - 1597
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 2,737
Johannes de Jong
1885 - 1955
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 2,738
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1895 - 1979
HPI: 56.39
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HPI: 56.33
Rank: 2,740
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1938 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 2,741
Luigi De Magistris
1926 - 2022
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 2,742
Abdullah ibn Hudhafah as-Sahmi
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 2,743
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1541, Jakub Wujek ranks 10. Before him are Pierre Charron, Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi, John Leonardi, Johann Bauhin, Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels, and Hypatius Pociej. Among people deceased in 1597, Jakub Wujek ranks 22. Before him are Won Gyun, Prospero Fontana, Princess Elizabeth of Sweden, Lucas van Valckenborch, Fernando de Herrera, and Klaus Fleming.
Others Born in 1541
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Pierre Charron
PHILOSOPHER
1541 - 1603
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 4
Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi
POLITICIAN
1541 - 1578
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 5
John Leonardi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1541 - 1609
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 6
Johann Bauhin
BIOLOGIST
1541 - 1613
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 7
Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels
POLITICIAN
1541 - 1583
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 8
Hypatius Pociej
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1541 - 1613
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 9
Jakub Wujek
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1541 - 1597
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 10
Others Deceased in 1597
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Won Gyun
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1540 - 1597
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 16
Prospero Fontana
PAINTER
1512 - 1597
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 17
Princess Elizabeth of Sweden
COMPANION
1549 - 1597
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 18
Lucas van Valckenborch
PAINTER
1535 - 1597
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 19
Fernando de Herrera
WRITER
1534 - 1597
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 20
Klaus Fleming
POLITICIAN
1535 - 1597
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 21
Jakub Wujek
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1541 - 1597
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 22
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Jakub Wujek ranks 967 out of 1,694. Before him are Wojciech Fibak (1952), Heinrich Göppert (1800), Franciszek Smuda (1948), Jakub Berman (1901), Zygmunt Noskowski (1846), and Daniel Harrwitz (1823). After him are Eugene Lazowski (1913), Johannes Thiele (1865), Bogusław Linda (1952), Sawa (1938), Boris Chertok (1912), and Sam Warner (1887).
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Wojciech Fibak
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 961
Heinrich Göppert
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1884
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 962
Franciszek Smuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2024
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 963
Jakub Berman
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1984
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 964
Zygmunt Noskowski
COMPOSER
1846 - 1909
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 965
Daniel Harrwitz
CHESS PLAYER
1823 - 1884
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 966
Jakub Wujek
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1541 - 1597
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 967
Eugene Lazowski
PHYSICIAN
1913 - 2006
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 968
Johannes Thiele
CHEMIST
1865 - 1918
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 969
Bogusław Linda
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 970
Sawa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 971
Boris Chertok
ENGINEER
1912 - 2011
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 972
Sam Warner
PRODUCER
1887 - 1927
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 973
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Poland
Among religious figures born in Poland, Jakub Wujek ranks 49. Before him are Stanislaus Papczyński (1631), Anna Wierzbicka (1938), Zacharias Ursinus (1534), Marek Jędraszewski (1949), Zygmunt Gorazdowski (1845), and Frederick Jagiellon (1468). After him are Sawa (1938), Adam Kozłowiecki (1911), Stanisław Wielgus (1939), Georg Sterzinsky (1936), Stanisław Nagy (1921), and Karolina Kózka (1898).
Stanislaus Papczyński
1631 - 1701
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 43
Anna Wierzbicka
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 44
Zacharias Ursinus
1534 - 1583
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 45
Marek Jędraszewski
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 46
Zygmunt Gorazdowski
1845 - 1920
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 47
Frederick Jagiellon
1468 - 1503
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 48
Jakub Wujek
1541 - 1597
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 49
Sawa
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 50
Adam Kozłowiecki
1911 - 2007
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 51
Stanisław Wielgus
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 52
Georg Sterzinsky
1936 - 2011
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 53
Stanisław Nagy
1921 - 2013
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 54
Karolina Kózka
1898 - 1914
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 55
