RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Pierre Viret
1511 - 1571

Pierre Viret
Pierre Viret (1509/1510 – 4 April 1571) was a Swiss Reformed theologian, evangelist and Protestant reformer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Viret is the 2,454th most popular religious figure (down from 2,316th in 2019), the 406th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 407th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Swiss Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Pierre Viret ranks 2,454 out of 3,187. Before him are Marie-Dominique Chenu, Thomas S. Monson, Seraphim Rose, Arsenie Boca, Marina Semyonova, and Peter of Bruys. After him are Lajos Haynald, Ashraf Ali Thanwi, Ida Siekmann, Renato Corti, Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria, and Miguel Pro.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarie-Dominique Chenu
1895 - 1990
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 2,448
Thomas S. Monson
1927 - 2018
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 2,449
Seraphim Rose
1934 - 1982
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 2,450
Arsenie Boca
1910 - 1989
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 2,451
Marina Semyonova
1908 - 2010
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 2,452
Peter of Bruys
1095 - 1131
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 2,453
Pierre Viret
1511 - 1571
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 2,454
Lajos Haynald
1816 - 1891
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 2,455
Ashraf Ali Thanwi
1863 - 1943
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 2,456
Ida Siekmann
1902 - 1961
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 2,457
Renato Corti
1936 - 2020
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 2,458
Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria
450 - 567
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 2,459
Miguel Pro
1891 - 1927
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 2,460
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1511, Pierre Viret ranks 12. Before him are Ippolito de' Medici, Erasmus Reinhold, Francisco López de Gómara, Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Nicola Vicentino, and Juan Pizarro. Among people deceased in 1571, Pierre Viret ranks 17. Before him are Hōjō Ujiyasu, Marfa Sobakina, John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin, Setthathirath, Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, and Giovanni Animuccia. After him is Jan Blahoslav.
Others Born in 1511
Go to all RankingsIppolito de' Medici
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1511 - 1535
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 6
Erasmus Reinhold
ASTRONOMER
1511 - 1553
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 7
Francisco López de Gómara
HISTORIAN
1511 - 1566
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 8
Ashikaga Yoshiharu
POLITICIAN
1511 - 1550
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 9
Nicola Vicentino
COMPOSER
1511 - 1576
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 10
Juan Pizarro
EXPLORER
1511 - 1536
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 11
Pierre Viret
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1511 - 1571
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1571
Go to all RankingsHōjō Ujiyasu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1515 - 1571
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 11
Marfa Sobakina
POLITICIAN
1552 - 1571
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 12
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin
POLITICIAN
1513 - 1571
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 13
Setthathirath
POLITICIAN
1534 - 1571
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 14
Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1516 - 1571
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 15
Giovanni Animuccia
COMPOSER
1520 - 1571
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 16
Pierre Viret
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1511 - 1571
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 17
Jan Blahoslav
WRITER
1523 - 1571
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 18
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Pierre Viret ranks 406 out of 1,015. Before him are Robert Ballaman (1926), Marc-Émile Ruchet (1853), Corina Casanova (1956), Antonio Ciseri (1821), Stéphane Chapuisat (1969), and Jakob Hermann (1678). After him are Otto Binswanger (1852), Josef Munzinger (1791), Mick Schumacher (1999), Jakob II Bernoulli (1759), Princess Nora of Liechtenstein (1950), and Ernst Brenner (1856).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsRobert Ballaman
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 400
Marc-Émile Ruchet
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1912
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 401
Corina Casanova
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 402
Antonio Ciseri
PAINTER
1821 - 1891
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 403
Stéphane Chapuisat
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 404
Jakob Hermann
MATHEMATICIAN
1678 - 1733
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 405
Pierre Viret
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1511 - 1571
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 406
Otto Binswanger
PSYCHOLOGIST
1852 - 1929
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 407
Josef Munzinger
POLITICIAN
1791 - 1855
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 408
Mick Schumacher
RACING DRIVER
1999 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 409
Jakob II Bernoulli
PHYSICIST
1759 - 1789
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 410
Princess Nora of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 411
Ernst Brenner
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1911
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 412
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Switzerland
Among religious figures born in Switzerland, Pierre Viret ranks 23. Before him are Georges Cottier (1922), Maurice Bavaud (1916), Maria Bernarda Bütler (1848), Charles Journet (1891), Saint Othmar (689), and Conrad Grebel (1498). After him are Marguerite Bays (1815), Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg (1445), Bernard Fellay (1958), Bruno Heim (1911), and Paul Hinder (1942).
Georges Cottier
1922 - 2016
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 17
Maurice Bavaud
1916 - 1941
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 18
Maria Bernarda Bütler
1848 - 1924
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 19
Charles Journet
1891 - 1975
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 20
Saint Othmar
689 - 759
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 21
Conrad Grebel
1498 - 1526
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 22
Pierre Viret
1511 - 1571
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 23
Marguerite Bays
1815 - 1879
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 24
Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg
1445 - 1510
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 25
Bernard Fellay
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 26
Bruno Heim
1911 - 2003
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 27
Paul Hinder
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 28