1931 - 2011
David Ray Wilkerson (May 19, 1931 – April 27, 2011) was an American Christian evangelist, best known for his book The Cross and the Switchblade. He was the founder of the addiction recovery program Teen Challenge, and founding pastor of the interdenominational Times Square Church in New York City. Wilkerson emphasized such Christian beliefs as God's holiness and righteousness, God's love toward humans and especially Christian views of Jesus. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Wilkerson has received more than 1,317,233 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). David Wilkerson is the 1,532nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,269th in 2019), the 3,082nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,608th in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, David Wilkerson ranks 1,532 out of 2,238. Before him are Stephen Langton, Gershom ben Judah, Jan Sarkander, Giovanni Lajolo, Ludwig Müller, and Gaudentius of Brescia. After him are Macarius of Alexandria, Anuruddha, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Charles Lavigerie, Neferneferuaten, and Philotheus I of Constantinople.
1150 - 1228
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 1,526
960 - 1028
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 1,527
1576 - 1620
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 1,528
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 1,529
1883 - 1945
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 1,530
327 - 410
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 1,531
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 1,532
297 - 395
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 1,533
450 BC - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 1,534
1920 - 2019
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 1,535
1825 - 1892
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 1,536
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 1,537
1300 - 1379
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 1,538
Among people born in 1931, David Wilkerson ranks 154. Before him are Neil Postman, Umberto Lenzi, Bernard Francis Law, Joseph Joffo, Arawa Kimura, and Seyni Kountché. After him are Shadia, Shunsuke Kikuchi, Shintaro Katsu, Cristina Deutekom, George Vassiliou, and Atsuko Ikeda. Among people deceased in 2011, David Wilkerson ranks 115. Before him are Diane Cilento, Charles Napier, Dennis Oppenheim, Peter Alexander, Lidia Gueiler Tejada, and Violetta Villas. After him are Josef Suk, Inese Jaunzeme, Jackie Cooper, Nikolai Andrianov, Kurt Sanderling, and Lazar Mojsov.
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 148
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 149
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 150
1931 - 2018
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 151
1931 - 2007
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 152
1931 - 1987
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 153
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 154
1931 - 2017
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 155
1931 - 2021
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 156
1931 - 1997
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 157
1931 - 2014
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 158
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 159
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 160
1933 - 2011
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 109
1936 - 2011
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 110
1938 - 2011
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 111
1926 - 2011
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 112
1921 - 2011
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 113
1938 - 2011
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 114
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 115
1929 - 2011
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 116
1932 - 2011
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 117
1922 - 2011
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 118
1952 - 2011
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 119
1912 - 2011
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 120
1920 - 2011
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 121
Among people born in United States, David Wilkerson ranks 3,082 out of 18,182. Before him are Elizabeth Banks (1974), Barbara O'Neil (1910), Jacques Futrelle (1875), Daniel Baldwin (1960), Dick Scobee (1939), and Annie Sprinkle (1954). After him are Donald Davidson (1917), Joe Don Baker (1936), Marilyn Chambers (1952), Richard Jordan (1937), Archie Hahn (1880), and Bruce Boxleitner (1950).
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 3,076
1910 - 1980
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 3,077
1875 - 1912
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 3,078
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 3,079
1939 - 1986
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 3,080
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 3,081
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 3,082
1917 - 2003
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 3,083
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 3,084
1952 - 2009
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 3,085
1937 - 1993
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 3,086
1880 - 1955
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 3,087
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 3,088
Among religious figures born in United States, David Wilkerson ranks 17. Before him are Paul Marcinkus (1922), Henry Molaison (1926), Marie Laveau (1801), William M. Branham (1909), Raymond Franz (1922), and Angelo Dundee (1921). After him are William Levada (1936), Raymond Leo Burke (1948), Nathan Homer Knorr (1905), Samuel Wilson (1766), Frederick William Franz (1893), and Kateri Tekakwitha (1656).
1922 - 2006
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 11
1926 - 2008
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 12
1801 - 1881
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 13
1909 - 1965
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 14
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 15
1921 - 2012
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 16
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 17
1936 - 2019
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 18
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 19
1905 - 1977
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 20
1766 - 1854
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 21
1893 - 1992
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 22
1656 - 1680
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 23