Most Famous German Religious figures
Germany has produced 971 notable religious figures throughout history, led by Pope Benedict XVI. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
PB
Pope Benedict XVI German Priest Born 1927
#
191
HO
Hildegard of Bingen German Benedictine 1098 – 1179
#
707
PL
Pope Leo IX German Priest 1002 – 1054
#
8,302
AC
Anne Catherine Emmerich German Nun 1774 – 1824
#
9,373
CA
Clemens August Graf von Galen German Priest 1878 – 1946
#
9,895
U
Ulfilas German Missionary 311 – 383
#
14,795
SK
Sebastian Kneipp German Priest 1821 – 1897
#
15,229
JT
Johannes Trithemius German Benedictine 1462 – 1516
#
16,500
JM
Joachim Meisner German Priest 1933 – 2017
#
16,922
GM
George Müller German Evangelist 1805 – 1898
#
19,205
TN
Therese Neumann German Mystic 1898 – 1962
#
19,467
NO
Norbert of Xanten German Priest 1080 – 1134
#
22,570
MV
Michael von Faulhaber German Cardinal 1869 – 1952
#
23,377
PC
Pope Clement II German Priest 1005 – 1047
#
24,297
AK
Adolph Kolping German Priest 1813 – 1865
#
24,334
JA
Johann Adam Schall von Bell German Jesuit 1592 – 1666
#
24,720
JT
Johann Tetzel German Religious 1460 – 1519
#
26,032
AB
Augustin Bea German Jesuit 1881 – 1968
#
29,422
PD
Pope Damasus II German Cleric 1000 – 1048
#
29,964
AG
Anselm Grün German Benedictine Born 1945
#
30,213