Religious Figure
Wilfrid Napier
Roman Catholic cardinal
1941 - today
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Wilfrid Napier
His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Wilfrid Napier is the 2,762nd most popular religious figure (up from 2,858th in 2024), the 113th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 141st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South African Religious Figure.
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9.4k
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Past 12 months
56.43
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
+9,763
Wilfrid Napier climbed 9,763 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #63,085 to #53,418.
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Among Religious Figures
Among religious figures, Wilfrid Napier ranks 2,762 out of 3,189. Before him are Ahmad Dahlan, Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter, Zoltan Sarosy, Ísleifur Gissurarson, John Neumann, and Angelo Maria Querini. After him are Patrick Abercrombie, Nicola Saggio, Nicetas I of Constantinople, Leonid Stadnyk, Vincent Nichols, and Donald Wuerl.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
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Ahmad Dahlan
1868 - 1923
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 2,756
Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter
1787 - 1860
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 2,757
Zoltan Sarosy
1906 - 2017
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 2,758
Ísleifur Gissurarson
1006 - 1080
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 2,759
John Neumann
1811 - 1860
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 2,760
Angelo Maria Querini
1680 - 1755
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 2,761
Wilfrid Napier
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 2,762
Patrick Abercrombie
1879 - 1957
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 2,763
Nicola Saggio
1650 - 1709
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 2,764
Nicetas I of Constantinople
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 2,765
Leonid Stadnyk
1969 - 2014
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 2,766
Vincent Nichols
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 2,767
Donald Wuerl
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 2,768
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Wilfrid Napier ranks 401. Before him are Erkin Koray, Vittorio Messori, Epeli Nailatikau, Sahar Khalifeh, Zlatko Škorić, and Gérard Corbiau. After him are Markus Lüpertz, Christoph Höhne, Alf Clausen, Peter Bonetti, Ole Ritter, and Robert Thurman.
Others Born in 1941
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Erkin Koray
SINGER
1941 - 2023
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 395
Vittorio Messori
WRITER
1941 - 2026
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 396
Epeli Nailatikau
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2026
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 397
Sahar Khalifeh
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 398
Zlatko Škorić
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2019
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 399
Gérard Corbiau
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 400
Wilfrid Napier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 401
Markus Lüpertz
PAINTER
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 402
Christoph Höhne
ATHLETE
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 403
Alf Clausen
COMPOSER
1941 - 2025
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 404
Peter Bonetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2020
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 405
Ole Ritter
CYCLIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 406
Robert Thurman
WRITER
1941 - 2026
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 407
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Wilfrid Napier ranks 113 out of 709. Before him are Oscar Pistorius (1986), Max Gluckman (1911), Alan Paton (1903), John Kani (1943), Helen Suzman (1917), and Tosca Musk (1974). After him are Bevil Rudd (1894), David Bailie (1937), Margaret Gardiner (1959), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1949), Gary Player (1935), and Stanley Mandelstam (1928).
Others born in South Africa
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Oscar Pistorius
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 107
Max Gluckman
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1911 - 1975
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 108
Alan Paton
WRITER
1903 - 1988
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 109
John Kani
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 110
Helen Suzman
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 111
Tosca Musk
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 112
Wilfrid Napier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 113
Bevil Rudd
ATHLETE
1894 - 1948
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 114
David Bailie
ACTOR
1937 - 2021
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 115
Margaret Gardiner
CELEBRITY
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 116
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 117
Gary Player
GOLFER
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 118
Stanley Mandelstam
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2016
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 119
Among Religious Figures In South Africa
Among religious figures born in South Africa, Wilfrid Napier ranks 3. Before him are Sarah Baartman (1788), and Desmond Tutu (1931).
Sarah Baartman
1788 - 1815
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 1
Desmond Tutu
1931 - 2021
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 2
Wilfrid Napier
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 3
