RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler
1811 - 1877

Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler
Baron Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler (25 December 1811 – 13 July 1877) was a German theologian and politician who served as Bishop of Mainz. His social teachings became influential during the papacy of Leo XIII and his encyclical Rerum novarum. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler is the 2,592nd most popular religious figure (down from 2,134th in 2019), the 4,223rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,578th in 2019) and the 110th most popular German Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler ranks 2,592 out of 3,187. Before him are Agustín García-Gasco Vicente, Mustafa Cerić, Dorothy Stang, Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński, Yitzhak Kaduri, and Theodotus of Byzantium. After him are Riphath, Michel Aupetit, Mohammad Yunus Khalis, Rubén Salazar Gómez, Philibert of Jumièges, and Abraham of Smolensk.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAgustín García-Gasco Vicente
1931 - 2011
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 2,586
Mustafa Cerić
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 2,587
Dorothy Stang
1931 - 2005
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 2,588
Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński
1822 - 1895
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 2,589
Yitzhak Kaduri
1898 - 2006
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 2,590
Theodotus of Byzantium
200 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 2,591
Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler
1811 - 1877
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 2,592
Riphath
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,593
Michel Aupetit
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,594
Mohammad Yunus Khalis
1919 - 2006
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,595
Rubén Salazar Gómez
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 2,596
Philibert of Jumièges
608 - 684
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 2,597
Abraham of Smolensk
1172 - 1221
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 2,598
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1811, Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler ranks 59. Before him are Georg August Wallin, Mohammad Afzal Khan, James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, François Delsarte, Dimitrija Demeter, and Johann Georg von Hahn. After him are James Hall, John Neumann, Katarina Ivanović, Judah P. Benjamin, Diomidis Kyriakos, and Hugh Edwin Strickland. Among people deceased in 1877, Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler ranks 52. Before him are Duke Eugen of Württemberg, Wilhelm Hofmeister, Johann Carl Fuhlrott, Janko Matúška, Robert Swinhoe, and Georg Adolf Erman. After him are Karel Sabina, Caroline Unger, Juan Bautista Gill, Nathaniel Palmer, Federico Errázuriz Zañartu, and Errico Petrella.
Others Born in 1811
Go to all RankingsGeorg August Wallin
EXPLORER
1811 - 1852
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 53
Mohammad Afzal Khan
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1867
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 54
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1863
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 55
François Delsarte
SINGER
1811 - 1871
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 56
Dimitrija Demeter
WRITER
1811 - 1872
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 57
Johann Georg von Hahn
WRITER
1811 - 1869
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 58
Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1811 - 1877
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 59
James Hall
GEOLOGIST
1811 - 1898
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 60
John Neumann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1811 - 1860
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 61
Katarina Ivanović
PAINTER
1811 - 1882
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 62
Judah P. Benjamin
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1884
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 63
Diomidis Kyriakos
WRITER
1811 - 1869
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 64
Hugh Edwin Strickland
BIOLOGIST
1811 - 1853
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 65
Others Deceased in 1877
Go to all RankingsDuke Eugen of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1877
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 46
Wilhelm Hofmeister
BIOLOGIST
1824 - 1877
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 47
Johann Carl Fuhlrott
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1803 - 1877
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 48
Janko Matúška
WRITER
1821 - 1877
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 49
Robert Swinhoe
BIOLOGIST
1836 - 1877
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 50
Georg Adolf Erman
PHYSICIST
1806 - 1877
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 51
Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1811 - 1877
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 52
Karel Sabina
WRITER
1813 - 1877
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 53
Caroline Unger
SINGER
1803 - 1877
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 54
Juan Bautista Gill
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1877
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 55
Nathaniel Palmer
EXPLORER
1799 - 1877
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 56
Federico Errázuriz Zañartu
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1877
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 57
Errico Petrella
COMPOSER
1813 - 1877
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 58
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler ranks 4,225 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Frederica of Hanover (1848), Helmut Wick (1915), Ruth Westheimer (1928), Robert Spaemann (1927), Mathieu Carrière (1950), and Paul Schmidt (1899). After him are Henriette Herz (1764), Karl-Heinz Körbel (1954), Max Lange (1832), Emanuel Geibel (1815), Karl Georg Christian von Staudt (1798), and Ingrid Gulbin (1943).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPrincess Frederica of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1926
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 4,219
Helmut Wick
PILOT
1915 - 1940
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 4,220
Ruth Westheimer
WRITER
1928 - 2024
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 4,221
Robert Spaemann
PHILOSOPHER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 4,222
Mathieu Carrière
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 4,223
Paul Schmidt
DIPLOMAT
1899 - 1970
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 4,224
Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1811 - 1877
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 4,225
Henriette Herz
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1764 - 1847
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 4,226
Karl-Heinz Körbel
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 4,227
Max Lange
WRITER
1832 - 1899
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 4,228
Emanuel Geibel
WRITER
1815 - 1884
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 4,229
Karl Georg Christian von Staudt
MATHEMATICIAN
1798 - 1867
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 4,230
Ingrid Gulbin
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 4,231
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany
Among religious figures born in Germany, Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler ranks 110. Before him are Antje Jackelén (1955), Rupert Mayer (1876), Caspar Olevian (1536), Joseph Höffner (1906), Carl Tanzler (1877), and Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (1682). After him are Franz Delitzsch (1813), Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer (1801), Nicolaus von Amsdorf (1483), Marianne Cope (1838), Maria Katharina Kasper (1820), and Franziskus von Bettinger (1850).
Antje Jackelén
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 104
Rupert Mayer
1876 - 1945
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 105
Caspar Olevian
1536 - 1587
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 106
Joseph Höffner
1906 - 1987
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 107
Carl Tanzler
1877 - 1952
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 108
Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg
1682 - 1719
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 109
Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler
1811 - 1877
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 110
Franz Delitzsch
1813 - 1890
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 111
Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer
1801 - 1869
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 112
Nicolaus von Amsdorf
1483 - 1565
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 113
Marianne Cope
1838 - 1918
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 114
Maria Katharina Kasper
1820 - 1898
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 115
Franziskus von Bettinger
1850 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 116