1891 - 1979
Charles Edward Coughlin ( KOG-lin; October 25, 1891 – October 27, 1979), commonly known as Father Coughlin, was a Canadian-American Catholic priest based in the United States near Detroit. He was the founding priest of the National Shrine of the Little Flower. Dubbed "The Radio Priest", he was one of the first political leaders to use radio to reach a mass audience. During the 1930s, when the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Coughlin has received more than 1,548,460 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Charles Coughlin is the 2,530th most popular religious figure (down from 2,136th in 2019), the 602nd most popular biography from Canada (down from 481st in 2019) and the 11th most popular Canadian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Charles Coughlin ranks 2,530 out of 2,238. Before him are John Dew, Youssef Rzouga, Aleksandr Kurlovich, John Ribat, Roberto Grau, and Stigand. After him are Epiphanius I of Ukraine, Sérgio da Rocha, Katharine Drexel, Emmanuel Wamala, Timothy M. Dolan, and Valerian Gracias.
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 2,524
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 2,525
1961 - 2018
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 2,526
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 2,527
1900 - Present
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 2,528
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 2,529
1891 - 1979
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 2,530
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 2,531
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 2,532
1858 - 1955
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 2,533
1926 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 2,534
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 2,535
1900 - 1978
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 2,536
Among people born in 1891, Charles Coughlin ranks 250. Before him are Madge Kennedy, Norman Taber, Alfred Lane, Robert Sjursen, Irving Pichel, and Irene Rich. After him are Stanley Spencer, Kenneth Anderson, Tullio Bozza, Gene Lockhart, Charlie Buchan, and Tim McCoy. Among people deceased in 1979, Charles Coughlin ranks 244. Before him are Edward Akufo-Addo, Loren Murchison, Carl Laemmle Jr., Yuri Krylov, Edgar Buchanan, and Lowell George. After him are Angus MacLise, Akwasi Afrifa, Laurie Bird, Shirley Mason, Gracie Fields, and John F. Seitz.
1891 - 1987
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 244
1891 - 1952
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 245
1891 - 1965
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 246
1891 - 1965
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 247
1891 - 1954
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 248
1891 - 1988
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 249
1891 - 1979
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 250
1891 - 1959
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 251
1891 - 1959
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 252
1891 - 1922
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 253
1891 - 1957
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 254
1891 - 1960
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 255
1891 - 1978
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 256
1906 - 1979
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 238
1898 - 1979
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 239
1908 - 1979
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 240
1930 - 1979
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 241
1903 - 1979
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 242
1945 - 1979
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 243
1891 - 1979
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 244
1938 - 1979
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 245
1936 - 1979
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 246
1952 - 1979
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 247
1901 - 1979
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 248
1898 - 1979
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 249
1892 - 1979
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 250
Among people born in Canada, Charles Coughlin ranks 602 out of 1,350. Before him are S. I. Hayakawa (1906), Santino Marella (1974), Sam Langford (1886), Torri Higginson (1969), Jennifer Granholm (1959), and Tyler Labine (1978). After him are Melissa Auf der Maur (1972), Davidson Black (1884), Angela Hewitt (1958), Ted Lindsay (1925), Hank Snow (1914), and Donald Jackson (1940).
1906 - 1992
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 596
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 597
1886 - 1956
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 598
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 599
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 600
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 601
1891 - 1979
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 602
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 603
1884 - 1934
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 604
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 605
1925 - 2019
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 606
1914 - 1999
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 607
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 608
Among religious figures born in Canada, Charles Coughlin ranks 11. Before him are Jean-Claude Turcotte (1936), John Howe (1957), Gérald Lacroix (1957), Paul Grégoire (1911), Charles Scicluna (1959), and Mike Bossy (1957). After him are Thomas Christopher Collins (1947), Gerald Emmett Carter (1912), and Derek Boogaard (1982).
1936 - 2015
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 5
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 6
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 7
1911 - 1993
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 8
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 9
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 10
1891 - 1979
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 11
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 12
1912 - 2003
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 13
1982 - 2011
HPI: 25.03
Rank: 14