RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Basil Hume

1923 - 1999

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George Basil Hume (born George Haliburton Hume; 2 March 1923 – 17 June 1999) was an English Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Westminster from 1976 until his death in 1999. He was a priest of the Benedictine Order and was made a cardinal in 1977. Hume served as abbot of Ampleforth Abbey for 13 years until his appointment as an archbishop. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basil Hume has received more than 289,839 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Basil Hume is the 2,938th most popular religious figure (down from 2,601st in 2019), the 4,924th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,653rd in 2019) and the 111th most popular British Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Basil Hume ranks 2,938 out of 3,187. Before him are Andreo Cseh, Avery Dulles, Birinus, Hilarion Kapral, Sajida al-Rishawi, and Jean-Marc Aveline. After him are Maturino Blanchet, John T. Scopes, Johannes Joachim Degenhardt, Bruno Forte, John Ogilvie, and Ini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Basil Hume ranks 435. Before him are Percy Heath, Sumner Redstone, Robert Craft, Augusto Magli, Ted Stevens, and Valeriya Gnarovskaya. After him are Noël Vandernotte, Denise Levertov, Boris Sagal, Alice von Hildebrand, Bonita Granville, and Dannie Abse. Among people deceased in 1999, Basil Hume ranks 277. Before him are Lawrence Stone, Brian Shawe-Taylor, Bailey Olter, Irving Rapper, Roderick Chisholm, and Jill Dando. After him are Man Mohan Adhikari, Jorge Góngora, Thelma Kalama, Arvo Viitanen, Rick Rude, and Akhtar Hameed Khan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Basil Hume ranks 4,924 out of 8,785. Before him are Zayn Malik (1993), Harry Melling (1989), Andy Rourke (1964), Maisie Williams (1997), Tracey Emin (1963), and John Fenning (1885). After him are Reginald Denny (1891), John Rhodes (1927), Toby Kebbell (1982), Gavin Rossdale (1965), W. G. Grace (1848), and Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Basil Hume ranks 111. Before him are Matthew Webb (1848), Deusdedit of Canterbury (600), Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864), Paul Gallagher (1954), Catherine Booth (1829), and Æthelberht II of East Anglia (800). After him are John Ogilvie (1579), Ælfheah of Canterbury (954), Stigand (null), William Morgan (1547), J. I. Packer (1926), and William Allen (1532).

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