RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Dunstan

909 - 988

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Dunstan (c. 909 – 19 May 988), was an English bishop and Benedictine monk. He was successively Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised. His work restored monastic life in England and reformed the English Church. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dunstan has received more than 595,191 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Dunstan is the 1,416th most popular religious figure, the 1,575th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,644th in 2019) and the 38th most popular British Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 600k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Dunstan ranks 1,416 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Martial, Petronius of Bologna, Amfilohije Radović, Ilon Wikland, John Gualbert, and Désiré-Joseph Mercier. After him are Pelagius of Córdoba, Rafael Merry del Val, Maximianus of Ravenna, Theophilus Presbyter, Lipit-Ishtar, and Elizabeth Blount.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 909, Dunstan ranks 2. Before him is Ar-Radi.  Among people deceased in 988, Dunstan ranks 2. Before him is Ibn Hawqal. After him are Emma of Italy, and Dirk II, Count of Holland.

Others Born in 909

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    Ar-Radi

    POLITICIAN

    909 - 940

    HPI: 58.93

    Rank: 1

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    Dunstan

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    909 - 988

    HPI: 55.91

    Rank: 2

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dunstan ranks 1,575 out of 8,785. Before him are Hugh Fraser (1945), John Blow (1649), George MacDonald (1824), Gilbert Ryle (1900), Jim Carter (1948), and Alan Wilder (1959). After him are Stephen Rea (1946), Rafael Merry del Val (1865), Richard of Saint Victor (1110), Ben Cross (1947), Phil Lynott (1949), and William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Dunstan ranks 38. Before him are William Booth (1829), Simon Stock (1164), Catherine Eddowes (1842), Oswald of Northumbria (604), Willehad (735), and Thomas Byles (1870). After him are Rafael Merry del Val (1865), Elizabeth Blount (1500), John Nelson Darby (1800), Matthew Festing (1949), Malo (487), and Stephen Langton (1150).

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