RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Alcuin

735 - 804

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Alcuin of York (; Latin: Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus; c. 735 – 19 May 804) – also called Ealhwine, Alhwin, or Alchoin – was a scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher from York, Northumbria. He was born around 735 and became the student of Archbishop Ecgbert at York. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alcuin has received more than 824,996 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Alcuin is the 375th most popular religious figure (down from 324th in 2019), the 226th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 230th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Religious Figure.

Alcuin was a scholar and theologian from York, England. He was a student of the most famous scholar of the time, the Venerable Bede. Alcuin was also a tutor to Charlemagne. He is most famous for his role in the Carolingian Renaissance.

Memorability Metrics

  • 820k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Alcuin ranks 375 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Sergius I, James, son of Alphaeus, Pope Anicetus, Sabbatai Zevi, Pope Nicholas II, and Parascheva of the Balkans. After him are Muhammad al-Baqir, Pope Martin I, Pope Fabian, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, Matteo Ricci, and Pope Zachary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 735, Alcuin ranks 1. After him are Willehad, and Kardam of Bulgaria. Among people deceased in 804, Alcuin ranks 1. After him are Lu Yu, and Giovanni Galbaio.

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    Alcuin

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    735 - 804

    HPI: 69.83

    Rank: 1

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    Lu Yu

    WRITER

    733 - 804

    HPI: 60.05

    Rank: 2

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    Giovanni Galbaio

    POLITICIAN

    800 - 804

    HPI: 52.21

    Rank: 3

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alcuin ranks 226 out of 8,785. Before him are Ozzy Osbourne (1948), Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (1982), Thomas Newcomen (1663), Robert Brown (1773), Laurence Olivier (1907), and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (1901). After him are James Hunt (1947), Charles Glover Barkla (1877), Stan Laurel (1890), Clement Attlee (1883), Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869), and Harold Godwinson (1022).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Alcuin ranks 3. Before him are Saint Patrick (385), and Saint Ursula (400). After him are Thomas Becket (1119), William Laud (1573), Edward the Confessor (1003), John Wesley (1703), John Knox (1514), Saint Walpurga (710), Saint Boniface (680), Thomas Wolsey (1473), and Pope Adrian IV (1100).

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