RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Donald Wuerl

1940 - Today

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Donald William Wuerl (born November 12, 1940) is an American prelate, a cardinal, of the Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington from 2006 to 2018. He was elevated by Pope John Paul II to serve as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle (1986–1987), and bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh (1988–2006). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Donald Wuerl has received more than 480,831 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Donald Wuerl is the 2,779th most popular religious figure (down from 2,413th in 2019), the 7,934th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,094th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 480k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Donald Wuerls by language

Over the past year Donald Wuerl has had the most page views in the with 38,182 views, followed by Spanish (2,688), and Italian (2,598). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (110.47%), Egyptian Arabic (31.21%), and Catalan (28.92%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Donald Wuerl ranks 2,779 out of 3,187Before him are Giovanni Cheli, Paul Peter Meouchi, Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak, Maelgwn Gwynedd, Francis Spellman, and Djedkhonsuefankh. After him are Bruce M. Metzger, Pope Julian of Alexandria, Demophon of Eleusis, Adam Maida, Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, and Bruno Heim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Donald Wuerl ranks 440Before him are Leila Ahmed, Karin Baal, Juozas Budraitis, Pilar Miró, Slaven Zambata, and Donna Mills. After him are Jerzy Kulej, Ernő Solymosi, Leonid Osyka, Homa Darabi, Zoran Janković, and Tim Severin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Donald Wuerl ranks 7,934 out of 20,380Before him are Ray Parker Jr. (1954), Kristine Sutherland (1955), David Malpass (1956), Eleanor Powell (1912), Dell Curry (1964), and Tom DeLonge (1975). After him are McLean Stevenson (1927), Herb Ellis (1921), Ilene Woods (1929), Bruce M. Metzger (1914), Jeff Scott Soto (1965), and Sherry Lansing (1944).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Donald Wuerl ranks 61Before him are Seán Patrick O'Malley (1944), John F. MacArthur (1939), Walter Breuning (1896), Edmund Szoka (1927), Raymond E. Brown (1928), and Francis Spellman (1889). After him are Bruce M. Metzger (1914), Adam Maida (1930), James Stafford (1932), Emma Smith (1804), Joseph Strickland (1958), and Tim Keller (1950).