Religious Figure
Malcolm Ranjith
Catholic cardinal
1947 - today
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Malcolm Ranjith
His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Malcolm Ranjith is the 1,860th most popular religious figure (up from 2,669th in 2024), the 12th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (up from 25th in 2019) and the most popular Sri Lankan Religious Figure.
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Among Religious Figures
Among religious figures, Malcolm Ranjith ranks 1,860 out of 3,187. Before him are Andrew Avellino, Anastasia the Patrician, Laura Vicuña, Victor of Marseilles, Ignaz von Döllinger, and Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich. After him are José Policarpo, Athanasius I of Constantinople, Procopius of Sázava, Zdislava Berka, Saleh Al-Fawzan, and William Allen.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
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Andrew Avellino
1521 - 1608
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 1,854
Anastasia the Patrician
501 - 576
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 1,855
Laura Vicuña
1891 - 1904
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 1,856
Victor of Marseilles
300 - 290
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 1,857
Ignaz von Döllinger
1799 - 1890
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 1,858
Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich
960 - 1015
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 1,859
Malcolm Ranjith
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 1,860
José Policarpo
1936 - 2014
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 1,861
Athanasius I of Constantinople
1230 - 1310
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 1,862
Procopius of Sázava
970 - 1053
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 1,863
Zdislava Berka
1215 - 1252
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 1,864
Saleh Al-Fawzan
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1,865
William Allen
1532 - 1594
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1,866
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Malcolm Ranjith ranks 257. Before him are James Dyson, Sogyal Rinpoche, Michel Sardou, Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Emmylou Harris, and Andréa Ferréol. After him are Nick Castle, Charlie Hickcox, Godfrey Chitalu, Bogdan Tanjević, Theo de Jong, and Soe Win.
Others Born in 1947
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James Dyson
INVENTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 251
Sogyal Rinpoche
WRITER
1947 - 2019
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 252
Michel Sardou
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 253
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
ENGINEER
1947 - 2011
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 254
Emmylou Harris
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 255
Andréa Ferréol
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 256
Malcolm Ranjith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 257
Nick Castle
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 258
Charlie Hickcox
SWIMMER
1947 - 2010
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 259
Godfrey Chitalu
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1993
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 260
Bogdan Tanjević
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 261
Theo de Jong
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 262
Soe Win
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2007
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 263
In Sri Lanka
Among people born in Sri Lanka, Malcolm Ranjith ranks 12 out of NaN. Before him are Chandrika Kumaratunga (1945), Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877), Tony Hoare (1934), Anagarika Dharmapala (1864), Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945), and Aryadeva (200). After him are St John Philby (1885), Michael Ondaatje (1943), S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (1899), Jack Churchill (1906), Maithripala Sirisena (1951), and D. S. Senanayake (1883).
Others born in Sri Lanka
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Chandrika Kumaratunga
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 6
Ananda Coomaraswamy
PHILOSOPHER
1877 - 1947
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 7
Tony Hoare
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1934 - 2026
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 8
Anagarika Dharmapala
WRITER
1864 - 1933
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 9
Mahinda Rajapaksa
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 10
Aryadeva
WRITER
200 - 250
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 11
Malcolm Ranjith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 12
St John Philby
EXPLORER
1885 - 1960
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 13
Michael Ondaatje
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 14
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1959
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 15
Jack Churchill
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1996
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 16
Maithripala Sirisena
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 17
D. S. Senanayake
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1952
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 18
Among Religious Figures In Sri Lanka
Among religious figures born in Sri Lanka, Malcolm Ranjith ranks 1. After him is Thomas Cooray (1901).
