639 - 709
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 211,545 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Aldhelm is the 2,227th most popular religious figure (down from 1,884th in 2019), the 3,051st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,920th in 2019) and the 70th most popular British Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Aldhelm ranks 2,227 out of 2,238. Before him are Hugh Latimer, Peter of Vaux-de-Cernay, Henryk Gulbinowicz, Laurence of Byzantium, Peter Doi, and François de Tournon. After him are António Ribeiro, Rubén Salazar Gómez, Mustafa Cerić, Gustav Adolf, Cardinal Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Ivan II of Bulgaria, and Paolo Romeo.
1485 - 1555
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 2,221
1182 - 1218
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 2,222
1923 - 2020
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 2,223
100 - 166
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 2,224
1892 - 1970
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 2,225
1489 - 1562
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 2,226
639 - 709
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 2,227
1928 - 1998
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 2,228
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 2,229
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 2,230
1823 - 1896
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 2,231
1300 - 1300
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 2,232
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 2,233
Among people born in 639, Aldhelm ranks 2. Before him is Aldegonde. Among people deceased in 709, Aldhelm ranks 2. Before him is Wilfrid.
Among people born in United Kingdom, Aldhelm ranks 3,051 out of 7,765. Before him are Louis Tomlinson (1991), James Ivory (1765), Teddy Sheringham (1966), Kenneth MacMillan (1929), Phyllida Law (1932), and Reece James (1999). After him are Lonnie Donegan (1931), Dave Holland (1948), Ronald Lacey (1935), Sarah Kane (1971), Roger Norrington (1934), and Simeon Solomon (1840).
1991 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 3,045
1765 - 1842
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 3,046
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 3,047
1929 - 1992
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 3,048
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 3,049
1999 - Present
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 3,050
639 - 709
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 3,051
1931 - 2002
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 3,052
1948 - 2018
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 3,053
1935 - 1991
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 3,054
1971 - 1999
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 3,055
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 3,056
1840 - 1905
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 3,057
Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Aldhelm ranks 70. Before him are Anne Hutchinson (1591), Wilfrid (634), Wulfhere of Mercia (650), Richard Hooker (1554), Richard of Chichester (1197), and Hugh Latimer (1485). After him are Richard de Bury (1287), Ajahn Brahm (1951), Ælfheah of Canterbury (954), Swithun (800), John Colet (1467), and Hilda of Whitby (614).
1591 - 1643
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 64
634 - 709
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 65
650 - 675
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 66
1554 - 1600
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 67
1197 - 1253
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 68
1485 - 1555
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 69
639 - 709
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 70
1287 - 1345
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 71
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 72
954 - 1012
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 73
800 - 863
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 74
1467 - 1519
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 75
614 - 680
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 76