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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Cædmon

657 - 680

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Cædmon (; fl. c. 657–684) is the earliest English poet whose name is known. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cædmon has received more than 529,746 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Cædmon is the 2,402nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,956th in 2019), the 3,598th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,195th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular British Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 530k

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  • 46.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Cædmon ranks 2,402 out of 2,238Before him are Friedrich Gustav Piffl, Pope Justus of Alexandria, Fiorenzo Angelini, John Baptist Wu, Giovanni Cheli, and Arlindo Gomes Furtado. After him are Renato Corti, Pope Timothy I of Alexandria, Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Carlos Aguiar Retes, Chiara Badano, and Lajos Haynald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 657, Cædmon ranks 3Before him are Theuderic III and Ansprand.  Among people deceased in 680, Cædmon ranks 9Before him are Abbas ibn Ali, Princess Wencheng, Abdullah ibn Ja'far, Balthild of Chelles, Bhāskara I, and Hilda of Whitby.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cædmon ranks 3,598 out of 7,765Before him are Ælfric of Eynsham (955), Richard Pococke (1704), Jake Weber (1963), Martin Gilbert (1936), Adrian Rawlins (1958), and John Lyons (1932). After him are Jonathan Coe (1961), Ray Lankester (1847), George Coulouris (1903), Reginald Owen (1887), William Townsend Aiton (1766), and George Larner (1875).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Cædmon ranks 83Before him are Matthew Webb (1848), Deusdedit of Canterbury (600), Æthelthryth (636), Justin Welby (1956), Nicholas Ridley (1500), and Rowan Williams (1950). After him are Roger of Wendover (1200), Chad of Mercia (634), Henry Edward Manning (1808), Æthelwold of Winchester (900), Saint Mungo (518), and Carlo Acutis (1991).