634 - 672
Chad (died 2 March 672) was a prominent 7th-century Anglo-Saxon Catholic monk who became abbot of several monasteries, Bishop of the Northumbrians and subsequently Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People. He was later canonised as a saint. He was the brother of Cedd, also a saint. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chad of Mercia has received more than 402,236 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Chad of Mercia is the 2,428th most popular religious figure (down from 2,046th in 2019), the 3,687th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,581st in 2019) and the 85th most popular British Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Chad of Mercia ranks 2,428 out of 2,238. Before him are Roger of Wendover, John Zizioulas, Palladius, Gregorio María Aguirre y García, Lillian Disney, and Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri. After him are Raúl Francisco Primatesta, Donald Wuerl, Henry Edward Manning, Æthelwold of Winchester, Saint Mungo, and Franziskus von Bettinger.
1200 - 1236
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 2,422
1931 - 2023
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 2,423
1817 - 1878
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 2,424
1835 - 1913
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 2,425
1899 - 1997
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 2,426
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 2,427
634 - 672
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 2,428
1919 - 2006
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 2,429
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 2,430
1808 - 1892
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 2,431
900 - 984
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 2,432
518 - 614
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 2,433
1850 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 2,434
Among people born in 634, Chad of Mercia ranks 3. Before him are Germanus I of Constantinople and Wilfrid. Among people deceased in 672, Chad of Mercia ranks 6. Before him are Pope Vitalian, Emperor Tenji, Emperor Kōbun, Recceswinth, and Cenwalh of Wessex.
634 - 733
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 1
634 - 709
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 2
634 - 672
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 3
600 - 672
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 1
626 - 672
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2
648 - 672
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 3
620 - 672
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 4
601 - 672
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 5
634 - 672
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 6
Among people born in United Kingdom, Chad of Mercia ranks 3,687 out of 7,765. Before him are Jonny Greenwood (1971), Gerald Finzi (1901), George Crabbe (1754), Ethel Thomson Larcombe (1879), M.I.A. (1975), and Peter Lorimer (1946). After him are Daniel Oliver (1830), Kenneth Cranham (1944), Fred Frith (1949), Margaret Leighton (1922), Peter Ackroyd (1949), and Leslie Phillips (1924).
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 3,681
1901 - 1956
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 3,682
1754 - 1832
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 3,683
1879 - 1965
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 3,684
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 3,685
1946 - 2021
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 3,686
634 - 672
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 3,687
1830 - 1916
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 3,688
1944 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 3,689
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 3,690
1922 - 1976
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 3,691
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 3,692
1924 - 2022
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 3,693
Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Chad of Mercia ranks 85. Before him are Æthelthryth (636), Justin Welby (1956), Nicholas Ridley (1500), Rowan Williams (1950), Cædmon (657), and Roger of Wendover (1200). After him are Henry Edward Manning (1808), Æthelwold of Winchester (900), Saint Mungo (518), Carlo Acutis (1991), Jonathan Sacks (1948), and Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (1932).
636 - 679
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 79
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 80
1500 - 1555
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 81
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 82
657 - 680
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 83
1200 - 1236
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 84
634 - 672
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 85
1808 - 1892
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 86
900 - 984
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 87
518 - 614
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 88
1991 - 2006
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 89
1948 - 2020
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 90
1932 - 2017
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 91