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.

Top Ranked

  1. Pope Benedict XVI — German Priest (Born 1927) , ranked #191
  2. Hildegard of Bingen — German Benedictine (1098–1179) , ranked #707
  3. Pope Leo IX — German Priest (1002–1054) , ranked #8302
  4. Anne Catherine Emmerich — German Nun (1774–1824) , ranked #9373
  5. Clemens August Graf von Galen — German Priest (1878–1946) , ranked #9895
  6. Ulfilas — German Missionary (311–383) , ranked #14795
  7. Sebastian Kneipp — German Priest (1821–1897) , ranked #15229
  8. Johannes Trithemius — German Benedictine (1462–1516) , ranked #16500
  9. Joachim Meisner — German Priest (1933–2017) , ranked #16922
  10. George Müller — German Evangelist (1805–1898) , ranked #19205
  11. Therese Neumann — German Mystic (1898–1962) , ranked #19467
  12. Norbert of Xanten — German Priest (1080–1134) , ranked #22570
  13. Michael von Faulhaber — German Cardinal (1869–1952) , ranked #23377
  14. Pope Clement II — German Priest (1005–1047) , ranked #24297
  15. Adolph Kolping — German Priest (1813–1865) , ranked #24334
  16. Johann Adam Schall von Bell — German Jesuit (1592–1666) , ranked #24720
  17. Johann Tetzel — German Religious (1460–1519) , ranked #26032
  18. Augustin Bea — German Jesuit (1881–1968) , ranked #29422
  19. Pope Damasus II — German Cleric (1000–1048) , ranked #29964
  20. Anselm Grün — German Benedictine (Born 1945) , ranked #30213