RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Birinus

600 - 650

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Birinus (also Berin, Birin; c. 600 – 3 December 649 or 650) was the first Bishop of Dorchester and was known as the "Apostle to the West Saxons" for his conversion of the Kingdom of Wessex to Christianity. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Birinus has received more than 123,581 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Birinus is the 2,934th most popular religious figure (down from 2,579th in 2019), the 5,039th most popular biography from France (down from 4,571st in 2019) and the 222nd most popular French Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Birinus ranks 2,934 out of 3,187. Before him are Paulinus of York, Chibly Langlois, John Ribat, Antoine Kambanda, Andreo Cseh, and Avery Dulles. After him are Hilarion Kapral, Sajida al-Rishawi, Jean-Marc Aveline, Basil Hume, Maturino Blanchet, and John T. Scopes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Birinus ranks 85. Before him are Thurisind, Theodelap of Spoleto, Aldfrith of Northumbria, Tytila of East Anglia, Deusdedit of Canterbury, and Æthelric of Deira. After him are Æthelric of Bernicia, Osric of Deira, and Sexred. Among people deceased in 650, Birinus ranks 4. Before him are Abdullah ibn Masud, Songtsen Gampo, and Chandrakirti. After him is Sexred.

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In France

Among people born in France, Birinus ranks 5,039 out of 6,770. Before him are Adrian Mannarino (1988), Aimée Antoinette Camus (1879), Bruno Martini (1962), Eriq Ebouaney (1967), Jonathan Zebina (1978), and Jean Taris (1909). After him are Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (1942), Hélène Ségara (1971), René Benjamin (1885), Danièle Sallenave (1940), Sébastien Izambard (1973), and Anne Consigny (1963).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Birinus ranks 222. Before him are Jean Marcel Honoré (1920), Louis-Marie Billé (1938), Arnulf of Chocques (null), Jean Hardouin (1646), Léon-Étienne Duval (1903), and Albert Decourtray (1923). After him are Hugh of Lincoln (null), Nathalie Becquart (1969), Virginie Arnold (1979), and Nicolas Touzaint (1980).

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