735 - 804
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 770,331 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Alcuin is the 329th most popular religious figure (down from 182nd in 2019), the 230th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 257th 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.
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Among religious figures, Alcuin ranks 329 out of 2,238. Before him are Bahá'u'lláh, Pope Marinus I, Marcion of Sinope, Pope Pelagius II, Pope Anacletus, and Abu Hurairah. After him are Pope John XXI, Pope John I, Pope Zachary, Pope Stephen IV, Pope Adrian V, and Pope Callixtus I.
1817 - 1892
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830 - 884
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85 - 160
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735 - 804
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470 - 526
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Among people born in 735, Alcuin ranks 1. After him are Kardam of Bulgaria and Willehad. Among people deceased in 804, Alcuin ranks 1. After him are Lu Yu and Giovanni Galbaio.
735 - 804
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735 - 803
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735 - 789
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735 - 804
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Among people born in United Kingdom, Alcuin ranks 230 out of 7,765. Before him are Julie Andrews (1935), John Deacon (1951), Jane Birkin (1946), Laurence Olivier (1907), Thomas Henry Huxley (1825), and Sting (1951). After him are Francis Galton (1822), Benjamin Disraeli (1804), Lady Jane Grey (1537), Peter O'Toole (1932), Lemmy (1945), and Roger Penrose (1931).
1935 - Present
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1951 - Present
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1946 - 2023
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1907 - 1989
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1825 - 1895
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1951 - Present
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735 - 804
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1822 - 1911
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1804 - 1881
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1932 - 2013
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1945 - 2015
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1931 - Present
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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), Edward the Confessor (1003), Saint Boniface (680), John Wesley (1703), Saint Walpurga (710), John Knox (1514), William Laud (1573), Thomas Wolsey (1473), and William Tyndale (1494).
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735 - 804
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