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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 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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  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Aldhelm ranks 2,227 out of 2,238Before 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.

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Contemporaries

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

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Aldhelm ranks 3,051 out of 7,765Before 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).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Aldhelm ranks 70Before 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).