RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Billy Graham

1918 - 2018

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William Franklin Graham Jr. (; November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist, ordained Southern Baptist minister, and civil rights advocate, whose broadcasts and world tours featuring live sermons became well known in the mid- to late 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Graham has received more than 13,461,680 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Billy Graham is the 649th most popular religious figure (up from 660th in 2019), the 656th most popular biography from United States (up from 717th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Religious Figure.

Billy Graham is most famous for his evangelical Christian ministry. He was a spiritual adviser to many presidents and traveled the world preaching the gospel.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 64

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Billy Graham ranks 649 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Anastasius II, Tarcisius, Eleazar, Pope Theodore I, Maudgalyayana, and Angelus Silesius. After him are Saint Walpurga, Hans Küng, Saint Boniface, Basilios Bessarion, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, and Pope Constantine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Billy Graham ranks 25. Before him are Chaim Herzog, Katherine Johnson, William Holden, Martin Ryle, Jørn Utzon, and Kai Siegbahn. After him are Muriel Spark, Ernst Otto Fischer, Jens Christian Skou, Rosalia Lombardo, Franco Modigliani, and Frederick Reines. Among people deceased in 2018, Billy Graham ranks 22. Before him are Stephen Hillenburg, France Gall, Paul Bocuse, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Peter Grünberg, and Hubert de Givenchy. After him are Ursula K. Le Guin, Burt Reynolds, Riccardo Giacconi, Lys Assia, Arto Paasilinna, and Richard E. Taylor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Graham ranks 656 out of 20,380. Before him are Stanford Moore (1913), Paul Berg (1926), George Minot (1885), Gary Becker (1930), Matthew C. Perry (1794), and John Glenn (1921). After him are Joe Louis (1914), Martin Lewis Perl (1927), Michael Crichton (1942), James Rainwater (1917), Dolly Parton (1946), and George Peppard (1928).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Billy Graham ranks 4. Before him are Joseph Smith (1805), Brigham Young (1801), and Charles Taze Russell (1852). After him are John Mott (1865), William Miller (1782), Rose Kennedy (1890), Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869), Pat Garrett (1850), Maria Branyas (1907), Henry Molaison (1926), and Lillian Asplund (1906).

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