1926 - 2017
Desmond Connell (24 March 1926 – 21 February 2017) was an Irish cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. He was an Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland. Cardinal Connell was one of a number of senior clergy to have been heavily criticised for inaction and for making misleading statements in connection with clerical sex abuse in Dublin. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Desmond Connell has received more than 77,931 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Desmond Connell is the 2,508th most popular religious figure (down from 2,126th in 2019), the 303rd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 259th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Irish Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Desmond Connell ranks 2,508 out of 2,238. Before him are J. I. Packer, He Pingping, Charles Scicluna, Žydrūnas Savickas, Chris Gueffroy, and Alkmund of Derby. After him are George Grove, William Morgan, John Ogilvie, Thomas Cooray, William Dunbar, and Pope Celadion of Alexandria.
1926 - 2020
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 2,502
1988 - 2010
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 2,503
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 2,504
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 2,505
1968 - 1989
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 2,506
800 - 800
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 2,507
1926 - 2017
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 2,508
1820 - 1900
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 2,509
1547 - 1604
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 2,510
1579 - 1579
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 2,511
1901 - 1988
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 2,512
1460 - 1520
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 2,513
100 - 167
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 2,514
Among people born in 1926, Desmond Connell ranks 430. Before him are Raymond Gosling, Clive Donner, Bob Richards, André Testut, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Narinder Singh Kapany. After him are József Kovács, Bryan Forbes, Paul Burke, Lionel Jeffries, Darleane C. Hoffman, and Misael Escuti. Among people deceased in 2017, Desmond Connell ranks 480. Before him are Isabelle Daniels, Bajram Rexhepi, Karel Schoeman, Ahmed Kathrada, Gilbert Stork, and Egon Günther. After him are John B. Anderson, Josef Augusta, Roberta Peters, Niels Helveg Petersen, Luis Garisto, and Marc Baecke.
1926 - 2015
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 424
1926 - 2010
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 425
1926 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 426
1926 - 2005
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 427
1926 - 2020
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 428
1926 - 2020
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 429
1926 - 2017
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 430
1926 - 1987
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 431
1926 - 2013
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 432
1926 - 2009
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 433
1926 - 2010
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 434
1926 - Present
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 435
1926 - 2005
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 436
1937 - 2017
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 474
1954 - 2017
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 475
1939 - 2017
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 476
1929 - 2017
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 477
1921 - 2017
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 478
1927 - 2017
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 479
1926 - 2017
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 480
1922 - 2017
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 481
1946 - 2017
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 482
1930 - 2017
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 483
1939 - 2017
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 484
1945 - 2017
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 485
1956 - 2017
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 486
Among people born in Ireland, Desmond Connell ranks 303 out of 501. Before him are Caoimhín Kelleher (1998), Jack Gleeson (1992), Colum McCann (1965), Charlie McGettigan (1950), Joshua Pim (1869), and William Hobson (1792). After him are Barry Keoghan (1992), Richard Mulcahy (1886), Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet (1864), Niall Horan (1993), Frances Power Cobbe (1822), and George Salmon (1819).
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 297
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 298
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 299
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 300
1869 - 1942
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 301
1792 - Present
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 302
1926 - 2017
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 303
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 304
1886 - 1971
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 305
1864 - 1922
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 306
1993 - Present
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 307
1822 - 1904
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 308
1819 - 1904
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 309
Among religious figures born in Ireland, Desmond Connell ranks 21. Before him are Finnian of Clonard (470), Aidan of Lindisfarne (600), William Quan Judge (1851), Violet Gibson (1876), Oliver Plunkett (1625), and Ciarán of Clonmacnoise (516). After him are Geoffrey Keating (1569) and Seán Brady (1939).
470 - 549
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 15
600 - 651
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 16
1851 - 1896
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 17
1876 - 1956
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 18
1625 - 1681
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 19
516 - 546
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 20
1926 - 2017
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 21
1569 - 1644
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 22
1939 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 23