RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Peter the Hermit

1050 - 1115

Peter the Hermit

Peter the Hermit (c. 1050 – 8 July 1115 or 1131), also known as Little Peter, Peter of Amiens (fr. Pierre d'Amiens) or Peter of Achères (fr. Pierre d'Achères), was a Roman Catholic priest of Amiens and a key figure during the military expedition from France to Jerusalem, known as the People's Crusade. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter the Hermit is the 630th most popular religious figure (down from 536th in 2019), the 686th most popular biography from France (down from 574th in 2019) and the 37th most popular French Religious Figure.

Peter the Hermit is most famous for leading a group of people on a crusade to the Holy Land.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Peter the Hermit ranks 630 out of 3,187. Before him are Atiśa, Jacobus da Varagine, Thecla, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Ali al-Hadi, and Djet. After him are Theophanes the Confessor, Pope Theodore I, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Clotilde, Father Damien, and Jean-Baptiste de La Salle.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Atiśa
982 - 1054
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 624
Jacobus da Varagine
1228 - 1298
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 625
Thecla
100 - 100
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 626
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
1926 - 2022
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 627
Ali al-Hadi
829 - 868
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 628
Djet
3000 BC - 2980 BC
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 629
Peter the Hermit
1050 - 1115
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 630
Theophanes the Confessor
758 - 818
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 631
Pope Theodore I
600 - 649
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 632
Abdullah ibn Muhammad
600 - 615
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 633
Clotilde
475 - 545
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 634
Father Damien
1840 - 1889
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 635
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
1651 - 1719
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 636

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1050, Peter the Hermit ranks 6. Before him are Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Hassan-i Sabbah, Pope Paschal II, Michael VII Doukas, and Olaf I of Denmark. After him are Roscellinus, Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, Olaf III of Norway, Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Halsten Stenkilsson, and Walter Sans Avoir. Among people deceased in 1115, Peter the Hermit ranks 2. Before him is Matilda of Tuscany. After him are Olav Magnusson of Norway, Ivo of Chartres, Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine, Adela of Flanders, Oleg I of Chernigov, Gerberga, Countess of Provence, and Eight Deer Jaguar Claw.

Others Born in 1050

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Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1050 - 1106
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 1
Hassan-i Sabbah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1050 - 1124
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 2
Pope Paschal II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1050 - 1118
HPI: 78.97
Rank: 3
Michael VII Doukas
POLITICIAN
1050 - 1090
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 4
Olaf I of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1050 - 1095
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 5
Peter the Hermit
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1050 - 1115
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 6
Roscellinus
PHILOSOPHER
1050 - 1121
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 7
Frederick I, Duke of Swabia
POLITICIAN
1050 - 1105
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 8
Olaf III of Norway
POLITICIAN
1050 - 1093
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 9
Sviatopolk II of Kiev
POLITICIAN
1050 - 1113
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 10
Halsten Stenkilsson
POLITICIAN
1050 - 1081
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 11
Walter Sans Avoir
POLITICIAN
1050 - 1096
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1115

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Matilda of Tuscany
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1046 - 1115
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 1
Peter the Hermit
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1050 - 1115
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 2
Olav Magnusson of Norway
POLITICIAN
1099 - 1115
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 3
Ivo of Chartres
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1040 - 1115
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 4
Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1040 - 1115
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 5
Adela of Flanders
COMPANION
1065 - 1115
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 6
Oleg I of Chernigov
POLITICIAN
1052 - 1115
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 7
Gerberga, Countess of Provence
POLITICIAN
1060 - 1115
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 8
Eight Deer Jaguar Claw
POLITICIAN
1063 - 1115
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 9