RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Wolfgang Capito
1478 - 1541

Wolfgang Capito
Wolfgang Fabricius Capito (also Koepfel) (c. 1478 – November 1541) was a German Protestant reformer in the Calvinist tradition. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Capito is the 2,146th most popular religious figure (down from 2,028th in 2019), the 3,282nd most popular biography from France (up from 3,362nd in 2019) and the 177th most popular French Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Wolfgang Capito ranks 2,146 out of 3,187. Before him are Innocent of Alaska, Pierre Pigneau de Behaine, Geraldo Majella Agnelo, Subhūti, Ludwig Kaas, and Theodore Romzha. After him are Nagasena, Cosmas of Maiuma, Juraj Haulik, Pishoy, Velasio de Paolis, and José Tolentino de Mendonça.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsInnocent of Alaska
1797 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 2,140
Pierre Pigneau de Behaine
1741 - 1799
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 2,141
Geraldo Majella Agnelo
1933 - 2023
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 2,142
Subhūti
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 2,143
Ludwig Kaas
1881 - 1952
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 2,144
Theodore Romzha
1911 - 1947
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 2,145
Wolfgang Capito
1478 - 1541
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 2,146
Nagasena
300 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 2,147
Cosmas of Maiuma
675 - 760
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 2,148
Juraj Haulik
1788 - 1869
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 2,149
Pishoy
320 - 417
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 2,150
Velasio de Paolis
1935 - 2017
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 2,151
José Tolentino de Mendonça
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 2,152
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1478, Wolfgang Capito ranks 17. Before him are Sancha of Aragon, Barbara Jagiellon, Hatuey, Gian Giorgio Trissino, Louis V, Elector Palatine, and Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés. After him are Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Konrad Pellikan, Surdas, and Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón. Among people deceased in 1541, Wolfgang Capito ranks 16. Before him are Francysk Skaryna, Bernard van Orley, Andreas Karlstadt, Fernando de Rojas, Juan de Valdés, and Thomas Culpeper.
Others Born in 1478
Go to all RankingsSancha of Aragon
NOBLEMAN
1478 - 1506
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 11
Barbara Jagiellon
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1534
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 12
Hatuey
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1512
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 13
Gian Giorgio Trissino
WRITER
1478 - 1550
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 14
Louis V, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1544
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 15
Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés
HISTORIAN
1478 - 1557
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 16
Wolfgang Capito
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1478 - 1541
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 17
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1521
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 18
Konrad Pellikan
WRITER
1478 - 1556
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 19
Surdas
WRITER
1478 - 1583
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 20
Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón
EXPLORER
1478 - 1526
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 21
Others Deceased in 1541
Go to all RankingsFrancysk Skaryna
PHYSICIAN
1486 - 1541
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 10
Bernard van Orley
PAINTER
1487 - 1541
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 11
Andreas Karlstadt
PHILOSOPHER
1486 - 1541
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 12
Fernando de Rojas
WRITER
1470 - 1541
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 13
Juan de Valdés
WRITER
1505 - 1541
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 14
Thomas Culpeper
NOBLEMAN
1514 - 1541
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 15
Wolfgang Capito
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1478 - 1541
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 16
In France
Among people born in France, Wolfgang Capito ranks 3,282 out of 6,770. Before him are Anne Hilarion de Tourville (1642), Ernest Duchesne (1874), Pierre Pigneau de Behaine (1741), Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark (1908), Michel Aumont (1936), and René de Froulay de Tessé (1648). After him are Jean-Jacques Marcel (1931), Jean Leray (1906), Patrick Demarchelier (1943), Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé (1599), François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers (1753), and Joan, Countess of Toulouse (1220).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAnne Hilarion de Tourville
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1642 - 1701
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 3,276
Ernest Duchesne
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1912
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 3,277
Pierre Pigneau de Behaine
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1741 - 1799
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 3,278
Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1908 - 1980
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 3,279
Michel Aumont
ACTOR
1936 - 2019
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 3,280
René de Froulay de Tessé
POLITICIAN
1648 - 1725
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 3,281
Wolfgang Capito
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1478 - 1541
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 3,282
Jean-Jacques Marcel
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 3,283
Jean Leray
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1998
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 3,284
Patrick Demarchelier
PHOTOGRAPHER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 3,285
Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé
WRITER
1599 - 1678
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 3,286
François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1753 - 1798
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 3,287
Joan, Countess of Toulouse
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1271
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 3,288
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France
Among religious figures born in France, Wolfgang Capito ranks 177. Before him are Pierre Robert Olivétan (1505), J. F. Oberlin (1740), Flodoard (894), Pasquier Quesnel (1634), Fernando Ocáriz Braña (1944), and Pierre Pigneau de Behaine (1741). After him are Hilary of Arles (401), Jacques Marquette (1637), François de Tournon (1489), Jacques Hamel (1930), Bernard Panafieu (1931), and Marie-Eugénie de Jésus (1817).
Pierre Robert Olivétan
1505 - 1538
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 171
J. F. Oberlin
1740 - 1826
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 172
Flodoard
894 - 966
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 173
Pasquier Quesnel
1634 - 1719
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 174
Fernando Ocáriz Braña
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 175
Pierre Pigneau de Behaine
1741 - 1799
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 176
Wolfgang Capito
1478 - 1541
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 177
Hilary of Arles
401 - 449
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 178
Jacques Marquette
1637 - 1675
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 179
François de Tournon
1489 - 1562
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 180
Jacques Hamel
1930 - 2016
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 181
Bernard Panafieu
1931 - 2017
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 182
Marie-Eugénie de Jésus
1817 - 1898
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 183