RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Charles Wesley
1707 - 1788
Charles Wesley
Charles Wesley (18 December 1707 – 29 March 1788) was an English Anglican cleric and a principal leader of the Methodist movement. Wesley was a prolific hymnwriter who wrote over 6,500 hymns during his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Wesley has received more than 958,071 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Charles Wesley is the 1,932nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,727th in 2019), the 2,215th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,113th in 2019) and the 57th most popular British Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
960k
Page Views (PV)
52.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
2.95
Effective Languages (L*)
3.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Charles Wesleys by language
Over the past year Charles Wesley has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 111,473 views, followed by Spanish (9,897), and Portuguese (4,526). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (194.03%), Egyptian Arabic (101.54%), and Welsh (80.24%)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Charles Wesley ranks 1,932 out of 3,187. Before him are Teresa of the Andes, Cuthbert, Friar Julian, António de Andrade, Narcissus of Jerusalem, and J. F. Oberlin. After him are Mangsong Mangtsen, Peter Julian Eymard, Jacques Marquette, Abraham a Sancta Clara, William of the White Hands, and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTeresa of the Andes
1900 - 1920
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 1,926
Cuthbert
635 - 687
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 1,927
Friar Julian
1250 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 1,928
António de Andrade
1580 - 1634
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 1,929
Narcissus of Jerusalem
95 - 211
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 1,930
J. F. Oberlin
1740 - 1826
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 1,931
Charles Wesley
1707 - 1788
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 1,932
Mangsong Mangtsen
601 - 676
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 1,933
Peter Julian Eymard
1811 - 1868
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 1,934
Jacques Marquette
1637 - 1675
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 1,935
Abraham a Sancta Clara
1644 - 1709
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 1,936
William of the White Hands
1135 - 1202
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 1,937
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
1757 - 1854
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 1,938
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1707, Charles Wesley ranks 12. Before him are Frederick, Prince of Wales, Henry Fielding, Louis-Michel van Loo, Louis, Duke of Brittany, Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, and Michel Corrette. After him are Ernest Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Johannes Burman, Johann Amman, Stephen Hopkins, and Benjamin Robins. Among people deceased in 1788, Charles Wesley ranks 21. Before him are Toriyama Sekien, Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon, Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, Pierre André de Suffren, and Giovanni Domenico Maraldi. After him are Salomon Gessner, Francesco Zuccarelli, Mary Delany, Juan Bautista de Anza, John Whitehurst, and Benjamin Wilson.
Others Born in 1707
Go to all RankingsFrederick, Prince of Wales
NOBLEMAN
1707 - 1751
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 6
Henry Fielding
WRITER
1707 - 1754
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 7
Louis-Michel van Loo
PAINTER
1707 - 1771
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 8
Louis, Duke of Brittany
NOBLEMAN
1707 - 1712
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 9
Moshe Chaim Luzzatto
PHILOSOPHER
1707 - 1746
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 10
Michel Corrette
COMPOSER
1707 - 1795
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 11
Charles Wesley
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1707 - 1788
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 12
Ernest Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
NOBLEMAN
1707 - 1745
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 13
Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
WRITER
1707 - 1777
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 14
Johannes Burman
BIOLOGIST
1707 - 1779
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 15
Johann Amman
BIOLOGIST
1707 - 1741
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 16
Stephen Hopkins
POLITICIAN
1707 - 1785
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 17
Benjamin Robins
MATHEMATICIAN
1707 - 1751
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1788
Go to all RankingsToriyama Sekien
PAINTER
1712 - 1788
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 15
Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1788
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 16
Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1788
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 17
François Joseph Paul de Grasse
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1722 - 1788
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 18
Pierre André de Suffren
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1729 - 1788
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 19
Giovanni Domenico Maraldi
ASTRONOMER
1709 - 1788
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 20
Charles Wesley
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1707 - 1788
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 21
Salomon Gessner
PAINTER
1730 - 1788
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 22
Francesco Zuccarelli
PAINTER
1702 - 1788
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 23
Mary Delany
ARTIST
1700 - 1788
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 24
Juan Bautista de Anza
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1788
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 25
John Whitehurst
INVENTOR
1713 - 1788
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 26
Benjamin Wilson
PAINTER
1721 - 1788
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 27
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Wesley ranks 2,215 out of 8,785. Before him are Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925), William Hartnell (1908), Charles Barry (1795), Prince Henri of Orléans (1867), Cuthbert (635), and Alan Sillitoe (1928). After him are Edith Tolkien (1889), Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon (1863), William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (1773), Steve McManaman (1972), Roger Hunt (1938), and Hamnet Shakespeare (1585).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsThor Vilhjálmsson
WRITER
1925 - 2011
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 2,209
William Hartnell
ACTOR
1908 - 1975
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 2,210
Charles Barry
ARCHITECT
1795 - 1860
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 2,211
Prince Henri of Orléans
WRITER
1867 - 1901
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 2,212
Cuthbert
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
635 - 687
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 2,213
Alan Sillitoe
WRITER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 2,214
Charles Wesley
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1707 - 1788
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 2,215
Edith Tolkien
COMPANION
1889 - 1971
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 2,216
Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon
FASHION DESIGNER
1863 - 1935
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 2,217
William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1857
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 2,218
Steve McManaman
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 2,219
Roger Hunt
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2021
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 2,220
Hamnet Shakespeare
WRITER
1585 - 1596
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 2,221
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom
Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Charles Wesley ranks 57. Before him are John Smyth (1570), Willibald (700), Mary Ward (1585), Roger Deakins (1949), Joseph Butler (1692), and Cuthbert (635). After him are Lullus (710), George Cruikshank (1792), Benedict Biscop (628), Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1516), Agnes Baden-Powell (1858), and Andrew Bell (1753).
John Smyth
1570 - 1612
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 51
Willibald
700 - 787
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 52
Mary Ward
1585 - 1645
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 53
Roger Deakins
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 54
Joseph Butler
1692 - 1752
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 55
Cuthbert
635 - 687
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 56
Charles Wesley
1707 - 1788
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 57
Lullus
710 - 786
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 58
George Cruikshank
1792 - 1878
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 59
Benedict Biscop
628 - 690
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 60
Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox
1516 - 1571
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 61
Agnes Baden-Powell
1858 - 1945
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 62
Andrew Bell
1753 - 1832
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 63