RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Aldhelm

639 - 709

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Aldhelm (Old English: Ealdhelm, Latin: Aldhelmus Malmesberiensis) (c. 639 – 25 May 709), Abbot of Malmesbury Abbey, Bishop of Sherborne, and a writer and scholar of Latin poetry, was born before the middle of the 7th century. He is said to have been the son of Kenten, who was of the royal house of Wessex. He was certainly not, as his early biographer Faritius asserts, the brother of King Ine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aldhelm has received more than 227,857 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Aldhelm is the 2,641st most popular religious figure (down from 2,210th in 2019), the 3,607th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,043rd in 2019) and the 83rd most popular British Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Aldhelm ranks 2,641 out of 3,187. Before him are Adolfo Suárez Rivera, Adoniram Judson, Lorenzo Piretto, Ignacio Velasco, Achaicus of Corinth, and Carlos Aguiar Retes. After him are Kazimierz Nycz, Théodore-Adrien Sarr, Constantine V of Constantinople, Thirteen Assyrian Fathers, Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, and Zecharias Frankel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 639, Aldhelm ranks 2. Before him is Aldegonde.  Among people deceased in 709, Aldhelm ranks 2. Before him is Wilfrid.

Others Born in 639

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    Aldegonde

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    639 - 684

    HPI: 57.00

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Aldhelm

    Aldhelm

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    639 - 709

    HPI: 47.69

    Rank: 2

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Others Deceased in 709

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    Wilfrid

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    634 - 709

    HPI: 48.92

    Rank: 1

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    Aldhelm

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    639 - 709

    HPI: 47.69

    Rank: 2

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Aldhelm ranks 3,607 out of 8,785. Before him are Amelia Edwards (1831), Phil Neal (1951), Ken Stott (1954), Bill Roberts (1912), Pat Barker (1943), and Jimmy White (1962). After him are Robert Hugh Benson (1871), Robert Douglas (1909), Louis Fraser (1810), G. M. Trevelyan (1876), Mary Moser (1744), and Frederic G. Kenyon (1863).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Aldhelm ranks 83. Before him are Anne Hutchinson (1591), Richard de Bury (1287), Carlo Acutis (1991), Æthelthryth (636), Samson of Dol (490), and Hilda of Whitby (614). After him are Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (1932), Rowan Williams (1950), Arthur Roche (1950), Swithun (800), Patrick Abercrombie (1879), and Richard of Chichester (1197).

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