RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Adomnán

624 - 704

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Adomnán or Adamnán of Iona (Old Irish: [ˈaðəṽˌnaːn]; Latin: Adamnanus, Adomnanus; c. 624 – 704), also known as Eunan ( YOO-nən; from Naomh Adhamhnán), was an abbot of Iona Abbey (r. 679–704), hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist, and saint. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adomnán has received more than 190,109 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Adomnán is the 2,221st most popular religious figure (down from 2,154th in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 157th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Irish Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

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  • 51.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Adomnán ranks 2,221 out of 3,187. Before him are Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, John Zizioulas, Joaquina Vedruna de Mas, Ignatius Joseph III Yonan, Guido del Mestri, and Matteo Zuppi. After him are Francesco Coccopalmerio, Suleiman II of Persia, Sawa, Swæfberht of Essex, Agnes Baden-Powell, and Possidius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 624, Adomnán ranks 5. Before him are Hasan ibn Ali, Wu Zetian, Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, and Yazdegerd III.  Among people deceased in 704, Adomnán ranks 2. Before him is Bertrada of Prüm. After him is Eanflæd.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Adomnán ranks 146 out of 549. Before him are John Sealy Townsend (1868), John Bruton (1947), Kathleen Antonelli (1921), Anne de Mortimer (1390), Moya Brennan (1952), and Robbie Keane (1980). After him are Edward Bruce (1275), Ninette de Valois (1898), Eddie Jordan (1948), Edna O'Brien (1930), Michael William Balfe (1808), and Brendan Behan (1923).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ireland

Among religious figures born in Ireland, Adomnán ranks 11. Before him are Saint Fiacre (607), Brigid of Kildare (451), Saint Kilian (640), Dymphna (700), Coloman of Stockerau (1000), and Kevin of Glendalough (498). After him are Violet Gibson (1876), Catald (700), Aidan of Lindisfarne (600), Hugh O'Flaherty (1898), Oliver Plunkett (1625), and Finnian of Clonard (470).

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