WRITER
Joseph Görres
1776 - 1848

Joseph Görres
Johann Joseph Görres, since 1839 von Görres (25 January 1776 – 29 January 1848), was a German writer, philosopher, theologian, historian and journalist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Görres is the 2,578th most popular writer (up from 2,908th in 2019), the 2,756th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,050th in 2019) and the 165th most popular German Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Joseph Görres ranks 2,578 out of 7,302. Before him are Charlotte Buff, Malik Muhammad Jayasi, Walter Bagehot, Luo Yixiu, William Peter Blatty, and Theodore Abu Qurrah. After him are Michael Madhusudan Dutt, John the Lydian, Stanisław Konarski, Heinrich von Veldeke, Matthias Claudius, and Wayne Dyer.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharlotte Buff
1753 - 1828
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,572
Malik Muhammad Jayasi
1477 - 1542
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,573
Walter Bagehot
1826 - 1877
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,574
Luo Yixiu
1889 - 1910
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 2,575
William Peter Blatty
1928 - 2017
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 2,576
Theodore Abu Qurrah
750 - 820
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 2,577
Joseph Görres
1776 - 1848
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 2,578
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
1824 - 1873
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 2,579
John the Lydian
490 - 600
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 2,580
Stanisław Konarski
1700 - 1773
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2,581
Heinrich von Veldeke
1150 - 1184
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2,582
Matthias Claudius
1740 - 1815
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2,583
Wayne Dyer
1940 - 2015
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2,584
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1776, Joseph Görres ranks 25. Before him are Simon Fraser, Vasily Tropinin, Peter Barlow, Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Friedrich Stromeyer, and Jean Lafitte. After him are Vasily Golovnin, Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus, Karl Friedrich Burdach, Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel, François Marie Daudin, and Lady Hester Stanhope. Among people deceased in 1848, Joseph Görres ranks 31. Before him are Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este, Frederick Marryat, Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom, Horace Wells, Georg August Goldfuss, and Robert Darwin. After him are Christen Købke, Jean-Baptiste Debret, Duchess Amelia of Württemberg, Keisai Eisen, Branwell Brontë, and Mastoureh Ardalan.
Others Born in 1776
Go to all RankingsSimon Fraser
EXPLORER
1776 - 1862
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 19
Vasily Tropinin
PAINTER
1776 - 1857
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 20
Peter Barlow
MATHEMATICIAN
1776 - 1862
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 21
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1857
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 22
Friedrich Stromeyer
CHEMIST
1776 - 1835
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 23
Jean Lafitte
PIRATE
1776 - 1826
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 24
Joseph Görres
WRITER
1776 - 1848
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 25
Vasily Golovnin
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1831
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 26
Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus
PHYSICIAN
1776 - 1837
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 27
Karl Friedrich Burdach
PHYSICIAN
1776 - 1847
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 28
Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel
BIOLOGIST
1776 - 1854
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 29
François Marie Daudin
BIOLOGIST
1776 - 1803
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 30
Lady Hester Stanhope
EXPLORER
1776 - 1839
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 31
Others Deceased in 1848
Go to all RankingsArchduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1848
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 25
Frederick Marryat
WRITER
1792 - 1848
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 26
Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1848
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 27
Horace Wells
PHYSICIAN
1815 - 1848
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 28
Georg August Goldfuss
BIOLOGIST
1782 - 1848
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 29
Robert Darwin
PHYSICIAN
1766 - 1848
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 30
Joseph Görres
WRITER
1776 - 1848
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 31
Christen Købke
PAINTER
1810 - 1848
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 32
Jean-Baptiste Debret
PAINTER
1768 - 1848
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 33
Duchess Amelia of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1848
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 34
Keisai Eisen
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1848
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 35
Branwell Brontë
WRITER
1817 - 1848
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 36
Mastoureh Ardalan
WRITER
1805 - 1848
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 37
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Joseph Görres ranks 2,757 out of 7,253. Before him are Anna Maria of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen (1532), Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1906), Paul Levi (1883), Charlotte Buff (1753), Nikolaus Federmann (1505), and Ignaz von Döllinger (1799). After him are Louis V, Elector Palatine (1478), Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich (960), Michael Kiske (1968), Hermann von Fehling (1812), Marcel Ophüls (1927), and Lothar Emmerich (1941).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAnna Maria of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen
POLITICIAN
1532 - 1568
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,751
Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 1972
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,752
Paul Levi
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1930
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,753
Charlotte Buff
WRITER
1753 - 1828
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,754
Nikolaus Federmann
EXPLORER
1505 - 1542
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,755
Ignaz von Döllinger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1799 - 1890
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 2,756
Joseph Görres
WRITER
1776 - 1848
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 2,757
Louis V, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1544
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 2,758
Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
960 - 1015
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 2,759
Michael Kiske
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 2,760
Hermann von Fehling
CHEMIST
1812 - 1885
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2,761
Marcel Ophüls
ACTOR
1927 - 2025
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2,762
Lothar Emmerich
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2003
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2,763
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Joseph Görres ranks 165. Before him are Caesarius of Heisterbach (1180), Rolf Hochhuth (1931), C. W. Ceram (1915), Ernst von Salomon (1902), Picander (1700), and Charlotte Buff (1753). After him are Matthias Claudius (1740), Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart (1739), Cornelia Funke (1958), Friedrich Spee (1591), Martin Walser (1927), and Udo Lindenberg (1946).
Caesarius of Heisterbach
1180 - 1240
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 159
Rolf Hochhuth
1931 - 2020
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 160
C. W. Ceram
1915 - 1972
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 161
Ernst von Salomon
1902 - 1972
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 162
Picander
1700 - 1764
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 163
Charlotte Buff
1753 - 1828
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 164
Joseph Görres
1776 - 1848
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 165
Matthias Claudius
1740 - 1815
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 166
Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
1739 - 1791
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 167
Cornelia Funke
1958 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 168
Friedrich Spee
1591 - 1635
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 169
Martin Walser
1927 - 2023
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 170
Udo Lindenberg
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 171