RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Charles Spurgeon

1834 - 1892

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Charles Haddon Spurgeon (19 June 1834 – 31 January 1892) was an English Particular Baptist preacher. Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various denominations, to some of whom he is known as the "Prince of Preachers". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Spurgeon has received more than 2,562,314 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Charles Spurgeon is the 901st most popular religious figure (down from 791st in 2019), the 882nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 769th in 2019) and the 16th most popular British Religious Figure.

Charles Spurgeon was a Baptist preacher who was famous for his sermons. He was also a prolific author and wrote more than 30 books.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Charles Spurgeons by language

Over the past year Charles Spurgeon has had the most page views in the with 333,464 views, followed by Portuguese (97,044), and Spanish (73,764). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (108.05%), Simple English (91.49%), and Basque (90.17%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Charles Spurgeon ranks 901 out of 3,187. Before him are Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg, Jane Frances de Chantal, John Mott, Anthony Mary Claret, Pavle, Serbian Patriarch, and John of Rila. After him are William Farel, Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, Franz Ehrle, Thomas Williams, Itzhak Stern, and Ascanio Sforza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1834, Charles Spurgeon ranks 18. Before him are Jan Neruda, Julia Pastrana, Johann Philipp Reis, Norodom of Cambodia, Vasily Perov, and Aleksis Kivi. After him are James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Kondō Isami, Kawakami Gensai, John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, and Carl Bloch. Among people deceased in 1892, Charles Spurgeon ranks 20. Before him are Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, Deodoro da Fonseca, August Wilhelm von Hofmann, Tewfik Pasha, and Olga Nikolaevna of Russia. After him are Princess Alexandrine of Prussia, Annibale de Gasparis, Yoshitoshi, Henry Walter Bates, George Biddell Airy, and Emin Pasha.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Spurgeon ranks 882 out of 8,785. Before him are Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915), Emily Davison (1872), Charlotte Cooper (1870), Wentworth Miller (1972), Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484), and Keith Emerson (1944). After him are Harthacnut I of Denmark (880), Olave Baden-Powell (1889), Derek Barton (1918), Philip Noel-Baker (1889), Rodney Robert Porter (1917), and Mick Taylor (1949).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Charles Spurgeon ranks 16. Before him are Saint Boniface (680), Thomas Wolsey (1473), Pope Adrian IV (1100), Willibrord (658), John Henry Newman (1801), and William Tyndale (1494). After him are John Harvard (1607), Frederick Fleet (1887), Mary Ann Nichols (1845), Henry (1100), Saint David (512), and Reginald Pole (1500).

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