RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Brigham Young
1801 - 1877
Brigham Young
Brigham Young ( BRIG-əm; June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until his death in 1877. During his time as church president, Young led his followers, the Mormon pioneers, west from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Salt Lake Valley. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brigham Young has received more than 6,027,443 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Brigham Young is the 280th most popular religious figure (up from 301st in 2019), the 196th most popular biography from United States (up from 239th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Religious Figure.
Brigham Young is most famous for being the second prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He led the church from 1847 until his death in 1877.
Memorability Metrics
6.0M
Page Views (PV)
72.00
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
14.33
Effective Languages (L*)
1.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Brigham Young ranks 280 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Pius I, Pope Paschal I, Pope Gelasius I, Pope Adrian III, Pope Benedict I, and Judas Maccabeus. After him are Philip Melanchthon, Saint Veronica, Vincent de Paul, Saint Patrick, Pope Cornelius, and Pope John XII.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPope Pius I
90 - 154
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 274
Pope Paschal I
775 - 824
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 275
Pope Gelasius I
410 - 496
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 276
Pope Adrian III
800 - 885
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 277
Pope Benedict I
525 - 579
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 278
Judas Maccabeus
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 279
Brigham Young
1801 - 1877
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 280
Philip Melanchthon
1497 - 1560
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 281
Saint Veronica
25 BC - 1
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 282
Vincent de Paul
1581 - 1660
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 283
Saint Patrick
385 - 461
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 284
Pope Cornelius
200 - 253
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 285
Pope John XII
937 - 964
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 286
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1801, Brigham Young ranks 2. Before him is Vincenzo Bellini. After him are Gustav Fechner, Josip Jelačić, Frédéric Bastiat, Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, John of Saxony, Joseph Plateau, Johannes Peter Müller, Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, and John Henry Newman. Among people deceased in 1877, Brigham Young ranks 3. Before him are Gustave Courbet, and Crazy Horse. After him are Saigō Takamori, Adolphe Thiers, Urbain Le Verrier, Henry Fox Talbot, Gustav, Prince of Vasa, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Sophie of Württemberg, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, and Amalie Auguste of Bavaria.
Others Born in 1801
Go to all RankingsVincenzo Bellini
COMPOSER
1801 - 1835
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 1
Brigham Young
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1877
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 2
Gustav Fechner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1801 - 1887
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 3
Josip Jelačić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1801 - 1859
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 4
Frédéric Bastiat
ECONOMIST
1801 - 1850
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 5
Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1873
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 6
John of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1873
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 7
Joseph Plateau
PHYSICIST
1801 - 1883
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 8
Johannes Peter Müller
PHYSICIAN
1801 - 1858
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 9
Mikhail Ostrogradsky
MATHEMATICIAN
1801 - 1862
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 10
Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1877
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 11
John Henry Newman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1890
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1877
Go to all RankingsGustave Courbet
PAINTER
1819 - 1877
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 1
Crazy Horse
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1877
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 2
Brigham Young
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1877
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 3
Saigō Takamori
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1828 - 1877
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 4
Adolphe Thiers
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1877
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 5
Urbain Le Verrier
MATHEMATICIAN
1811 - 1877
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 6
Henry Fox Talbot
INVENTOR
1800 - 1877
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 7
Gustav, Prince of Vasa
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1877
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 8
Maria Anna of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1877
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 9
Sophie of Württemberg
COMPANION
1818 - 1877
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 10
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
WRITER
1804 - 1877
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 11
Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1877
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, Brigham Young ranks 196 out of 20,380. Before him are Louis Sullivan (1856), Mary Cassatt (1844), Leonard Bernstein (1918), Jeffrey Epstein (1953), Mel Gibson (1956), and George Lucas (1944). After him are Jon Voight (1938), Ben Affleck (1972), Samuel P. Huntington (1927), Whitney Houston (1963), Herman Melville (1819), and Buster Keaton (1895).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLouis Sullivan
ARCHITECT
1856 - 1924
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 190
Mary Cassatt
PAINTER
1844 - 1926
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 191
Leonard Bernstein
COMPOSER
1918 - 1990
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 192
Jeffrey Epstein
BUSINESSPERSON
1953 - 2019
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 193
Mel Gibson
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 194
George Lucas
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 195
Brigham Young
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1877
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 196
Jon Voight
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 197
Ben Affleck
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 198
Samuel P. Huntington
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1927 - 2008
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 199
Whitney Houston
SINGER
1963 - 2012
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 200
Herman Melville
WRITER
1819 - 1891
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 201
Buster Keaton
ACTOR
1895 - 1966
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 202
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States
Among religious figures born in United States, Brigham Young ranks 2. Before him are Joseph Smith (1805). After him are Charles Taze Russell (1852), Billy Graham (1918), 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).
Joseph Smith
1805 - 1844
HPI: 79.04
Rank: 1
Brigham Young
1801 - 1877
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 2
Charles Taze Russell
1852 - 1916
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 3
Billy Graham
1918 - 2018
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 4
John Mott
1865 - 1955
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 5
William Miller
1782 - 1849
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 6
Rose Kennedy
1890 - 1995
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 7
Joseph Franklin Rutherford
1869 - 1942
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 8
Pat Garrett
1850 - 1908
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 9
Maria Branyas
1907 - 2024
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 10
Henry Molaison
1926 - 2008
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 11
Lillian Asplund
1906 - 2006
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 12