RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Cuthbert

635 - 687

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Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (c. 634 – 20 March 687) was a saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition. He was a monk, bishop and hermit, associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in the Kingdom of Northumbria, today in northern England and southern Scotland. Both during his life and after his death, he became a popular medieval saint of Northern England, with a cult centred on his tomb at Durham Cathedral. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cuthbert has received more than 1,359,545 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Cuthbert is the 1,929th most popular religious figure (down from 1,577th in 2019), the 2,213th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,918th in 2019) and the 57th most popular British Religious Figure.

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  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Cuthbert ranks 1,929 out of 3,187. Before him are Stanisława Leszczyńska, Karl Lehmann, Joseph the Hymnographer, Hur, Macedonius I of Constantinople, and Teresa of the Andes. After him are Friar Julian, António de Andrade, Narcissus of Jerusalem, J. F. Oberlin, Charles Wesley, and Mangsong Mangtsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 635, Cuthbert ranks 7. Before him are Pepin of Herstal, Pope Benedict II, Pope John V, Clovis II, Lambert of Maastricht, and Yijing.  Among people deceased in 687, Cuthbert ranks 4. Before him are Pope Conon, Mukhtar al-Thaqafi, and Erwig.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cuthbert ranks 2,213 out of 8,785. Before him are Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (1924), Michael Jackson (1942), Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925), William Hartnell (1908), Charles Barry (1795), and Prince Henri of Orléans (1867). After him are Alan Sillitoe (1928), Charles Wesley (1707), Edith Tolkien (1889), Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon (1863), William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (1773), and Steve McManaman (1972).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Cuthbert ranks 57. Before him are Barbara West (1911), John Smyth (1570), Willibald (700), Mary Ward (1585), Roger Deakins (1949), and Joseph Butler (1692). After him are Charles Wesley (1707), Lullus (710), George Cruikshank (1792), Benedict Biscop (628), Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1516), and Agnes Baden-Powell (1858).

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