1845 - 1937
André Bessette, C.S.C. (born Alfred; 9 August 1845 – 6 January 1937), commonly known as Brother André (French: Frère André) and since his canonization as Saint André of Montreal, was a lay brother of the Congregation of Holy Cross and a significant figure of the Catholic Church among French-Canadians. He is credited with thousands of reported miraculous oil healings associated with his pious devotion to Saint Joseph. Bessette was declared venerable in 1978 and was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1982. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of André Bessette has received more than 487,393 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. André Bessette is the 2,216th most popular religious figure, the 280th most popular biography from Canada and the 3rd most popular Canadian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, André Bessette ranks 2,216 out of 2,238. Before him are Abdullah ibn Hudhafah as-Sahmi, Jean-Pierre Ricard, Léon-Adolphe Amette, Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, Oliver of Paderborn, and Odilo Scherer. After him are Richard Hooker, Saint Thorlak, Sawa, Richard of Chichester, Hugh Latimer, and Peter of Vaux-de-Cernay.
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 2,210
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 2,211
1850 - 1920
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 2,212
1936 - Present
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 2,213
1170 - 1227
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 2,214
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 2,215
1845 - 1937
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 2,216
1554 - 1600
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 2,217
1133 - 1193
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 2,218
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 2,219
1197 - 1253
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 2,220
1485 - 1555
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 2,221
1182 - 1218
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 2,222
Among people born in 1845, André Bessette ranks 72. Before him are Tina Blau, Žemaitė, Félix Tisserand, Quanah Parker, Jorge Montt, and Arthur MacArthur Jr.. After him are Paul Deussen, Pier Andrea Saccardo, George Kennan, Sámuel Teleki, Antonin Mercié, and William Christie. Among people deceased in 1937, André Bessette ranks 118. Before him are Mikheil Javakhishvili, Alexander Chayanov, Lyubomir Miletich, Andrew Mellon, Madison Grant, and Bolesław Leśmian. After him are Adalbert Deșu, Sigizmund Levanevsky, Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Yan Gamarnik, Ernst Hoppenberg, and Alexander Chervyakov.
1845 - 1916
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 66
1845 - 1921
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 67
1845 - 1896
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 68
1845 - 1911
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 69
1845 - 1922
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 70
1845 - 1912
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 71
1845 - 1937
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 72
1845 - 1919
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 73
1845 - 1920
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 74
1845 - 1924
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 75
1845 - 1916
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 76
1845 - 1916
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 77
1845 - 1922
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 78
1880 - 1937
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 112
1888 - 1937
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 113
1863 - 1937
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 114
1855 - 1937
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 115
1865 - 1937
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 116
1877 - 1937
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 117
1845 - 1937
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 118
1909 - 1937
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 119
1902 - 1937
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 120
1852 - 1937
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 121
1894 - 1937
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 122
1878 - 1937
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 123
1892 - 1937
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 124
Among people born in Canada, André Bessette ranks 280 out of 1,350. Before him are John Vernon (1932), John Murray (1841), Tricia Helfer (1974), Norman L. Bowen (1887), John Peters Humphrey (1905), and Steven Erikson (1959). After him are Northrop Frye (1912), Shirley Douglas (1934), Alexander Knox (1907), Len Cariou (1939), Susan Clark (1943), and Guy Lafleur (1951).
1932 - 2005
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 274
1841 - 1914
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 275
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 276
1887 - 1956
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 277
1905 - 1995
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 278
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 279
1845 - 1937
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 280
1912 - 1991
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 281
1934 - 2020
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 282
1907 - 1995
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 283
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 284
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 285
1951 - 2022
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 286
Among religious figures born in Canada, André Bessette ranks 3. Before him are Marc Ouellet (1944) and Gaëtan Dugas (1952). After him are Jacques Plante (1929), Jean-Claude Turcotte (1936), Gérald Lacroix (1957), Paul Grégoire (1911), Charles Scicluna (1959), Mike Bossy (1957), Charles Coughlin (1891), Thomas Christopher Collins (1947), and Gerald Emmett Carter (1912).
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 1
1952 - 1984
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 2
1845 - 1937
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 3
1929 - 1986
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 4
1936 - 2015
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 5
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 6
1911 - 1993
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 7
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 8
1957 - 2022
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 9
1891 - 1979
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 10
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 11
1912 - 2003
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 12