RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Francis George

1937 - 2015

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Francis Eugene George (January 16, 1937 – April 17, 2015) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the eighth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois (1997–2014) and previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Yakima in Washington State and archbishop of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. A member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, George was created a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1998. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis George has received more than 263,906 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Francis George is the 2,976th most popular religious figure (down from 2,558th in 2019), the 10,920th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,844th in 2019) and the 89th most popular American Religious Figure.

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  • 260k

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  • 42.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Francis George ranks 2,976 out of 3,187. Before him are En-men-lu-ana, Edward Clancy, Wilton Daniel Gregory, Mike Bossy, Timothy M. Dolan, and José Horacio Gómez. After him are Hugh of Lincoln, Pope Peter II of Alexandria, Aloysius Ambrozic, William Cameron Townsend, Sekhemre Shedwast, and Orlando Quevedo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Francis George ranks 510. Before him are Archibald MacKinnon, Charles Dumas, Mario Bergara, Tatyana Talysheva, Paul Hawkins, and Donald Dewar. After him are Arturo Chaires, Yury Sisikin, Bob Schul, Dee Palmer, Alv Gjestvang, and Benjamin Whitrow. Among people deceased in 2015, Francis George ranks 446. Before him are Nicolás Fuentes, Marian Szeja, Anne-Marie Lizin, Denis Healey, Sergio Caprari, and Donna Douglas. After him are Bobbi Kristina Brown, Ferenc Juhász, Abu Anas al-Libi, Darren Shahlavi, Colette Marchand, and Toller Cranston.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Francis George ranks 10,920 out of 20,380. Before him are Samuel George Morton (1799), Mara Corday (1930), Jim Inhofe (1934), Maxine Singer (1931), Frank Vaughn (1902), and Clifton Collins Jr. (1970). After him are Elisha Kent Kane (1820), Tyrell Biggs (1960), Slide Hampton (1932), Stephen Schwartz (1948), Jeremiah Denton (1924), and Floyd Landis (1975).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Francis George ranks 89. Before him are Gintaras Grušas (1961), Joseph F. Smith (1838), Alphonse Lacroix (1897), Blanche Barton (1961), Wilton Daniel Gregory (1947), and Timothy M. Dolan (1950). After him are William Cameron Townsend (1896), David Miscavige (1960), Peter the Aleut (1800), Walter Rauschenbusch (1861), John McCloskey (1810), and Ezra Taft Benson (1899).

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