Religious Figure

Ann Lee

1736 - 1784

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Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Ann Lee is the 2,007th most popular religious figure, the 2,383rd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 60th most popular British Religious Figure.

Ann Lee is most famous for founding the Shaker religious movement in 18th-century England and America, emphasizing communal living, celibacy, and equality. A surprising fact is that she was imprisoned multiple times in England for her unconventional beliefs and visions before emigrating to the United States in 1774. Her legacy endures through the Shakers' influence on American design, music, and principles of gender equality and pacifism, inspiring various modern communities.

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Among Religious Figures

Among religious figures, Ann Lee ranks 2,007 out of 3,187. Before her are Stanislaus Hosius, Enrico Dante, Hashem Safieddine, Julie Billiart, Pedro Barreto, and Friar Julian. After her are John Scholasticus, Alexius of Constantinople, Gershom ben Judah, Carlo Acutis, Alojs Andritzki, and Peter Fourier.

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Among people born in 1736, Ann Lee ranks 19. Before her are Friedrich Kasimir Medikus, Anton Graff, Edward Waring, Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Johannes Nikolaus Tetens, and Infanta Maria Ana Francisca of Portugal. After her are Patrick Henry, Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, Daniel Morgan, Juan Bautista de Anza, and Carter Braxton. Among people deceased in 1784, Ann Lee ranks 14. Before her are Torbern Bergman, Otto Friedrich Müller, César-François Cassini de Thury, Anders Johan Lexell, Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia, and Abraham Trembley. After her are Jean-François Séguier, Allan Ramsay, and Caesar Rodney.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ann Lee ranks 2,383 out of NaN. Before her are Prince William of Gloucester (1941), Raymond Williams (1921), Eadgifu of Wessex (null), Emma Darwin (1808), Aelred of Rievaulx (1110), and Angela Carter (1940). After her are Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1473), Carlo Acutis (1991), T. H. Marshall (1893), John Hughlings Jackson (1835), Cuthbert (635), and Daisy, Princess of Pless (1873).

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Among Religious Figures In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Ann Lee ranks 60. Before her are Matthew Festing (1949), Sigfrid of Sweden (1000), Saint Alban (300), William Allen (1532), Stephen Langton (1150), and Thomas Byles (1870). After her are Carlo Acutis (1991), Cuthbert (635), Richard of Chichester (1197), Joseph Butler (1692), Agnes Baden-Powell (1858), and Benedict Biscop (628).

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