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Widukind

755 - 810

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Widukind, also known as Wittekind and Wittikund, was a leader of the Saxons and the chief opponent of the Frankish king Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 777 to 785. Charlemagne ultimately prevailed, organized Saxony as a Frankish province, massacred thousands of Saxon nobles, and ordered conversions of the pagan Saxons to Christianity. In later times, Widukind became a symbol of Saxon independence and a figure of legend. He is also venerated as a blessed in the Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Widukind is the 90th most popular social activist (down from 76th in 2019), the 693rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 586th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Social Activist.

Widukind is most famous for his account of the Saxon Wars, which is one of the earliest written accounts of the wars.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Widukind ranks 90 out of 840. Before him are Buenaventura Durruti, Dragutin Dimitrijević, Axel Munthe, Lê Đức Thọ, Jimmy Hoffa, and Alexei Navalny. After him are Jane Addams, Beatrice Cenci, An Jung-geun, Amílcar Cabral, Stenka Razin, and Denis Mukwege.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 755, Widukind ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 810, Widukind ranks 1. After him are Pepin of Italy, George Syncellus, Gudfred, Gisela, Abbess of Chelles, Rotrude, Zhou Fang, and Eardwulf of Northumbria.

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    Widukind

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    755 - 810

    HPI: 70.51

    Rank: 1

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Widukind ranks 693 out of 7,253. Before him are Georg Büchner (1813), Otto Carius (1922), Simon Marius (1573), Arno Breker (1900), Hans Holbein the Elder (1465), and Otto Günsche (1917). After him are George William, Elector of Brandenburg (1595), Curd Jürgens (1915), Rudi Völler (1960), Gerhard Herzberg (1904), John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503), and Erich Mielke (1907).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Germany

Among social activists born in Germany, Widukind ranks 10. Before him are Sophie Scholl (1921), Carl von Ossietzky (1889), Horst Wessel (1907), Anneliese Michel (1952), Martin Niemöller (1892), and Jenny von Westphalen (1814). After him are Hans Scholl (1918), Marianne Bachmeier (1950), Alfred Naujocks (1911), Gerda Christian (1913), Paul Schäfer (1921), and Gretl Braun (1915).

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