1937 - 2015
Francis Eugene George (January 16, 1937 – April 17, 2015) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the eighth Archbishop of Chicago in Illinois (1997–2014) and previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Yakima and Archbishop of Portland. 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 249,699 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Francis George is the 2,575th most popular religious figure (down from 2,121st in 2019), the 8,862nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,453rd in 2019) and the 70th most popular American Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Francis George ranks 2,575 out of 2,238. Before him are Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Władysław Rubin, Blase J. Cupich, Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz, Edoardo Menichelli, and Jose Tomas Sanchez. After him are José Tolentino de Mendonça, Gérald Lacroix, David Beaton, Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Paul Grégoire, and Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham.
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 2,569
1917 - 1990
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 2,570
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 2,571
1912 - 2000
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 2,572
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 2,573
1920 - 2012
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 2,574
1937 - 2015
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 2,575
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 2,576
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 2,577
1494 - 1546
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 2,578
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 2,579
1911 - 1993
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 2,580
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 2,581
Among people born in 1937, Francis George ranks 421. Before him are Imerio Massignan, David Bedford, Alexandra Zabelina, Gorilla Monsoon, Tony Barton, and Garrett Morris. After him are Eddie Floyd, Chuck Peddle, Tesfaye Gebre Kidan, Heinz Hornig, Del Harris, and Veniamin Alexandrov. Among people deceased in 2015, Francis George ranks 363. Before him are Ernst Larsen, Martin Litchfield West, Loris Campana, Michael Blake, Robert Spitzer, and Peder Pedersen. After him are Toller Cranston, Joan Leslie, Alberto Cardaccio, Eevi Huttunen, Bruno Pesaola, and Andy Fraser.
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 415
1937 - 2011
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 416
1937 - 2022
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 417
1937 - 1999
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 418
1937 - 1993
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 419
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 420
1937 - 2015
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 421
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 422
1937 - 2019
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 423
1937 - 2004
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 424
1937 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 425
1937 - Present
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 426
1937 - 1991
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 427
1926 - 2015
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 357
1937 - 2015
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 358
1926 - 2015
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 359
1945 - 2015
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 360
1932 - 2015
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 361
1945 - 2015
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 362
1937 - 2015
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 363
1949 - 2015
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 364
1925 - 2015
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 365
1949 - 2015
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 366
1922 - 2015
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 367
1925 - 2015
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 368
1952 - 2015
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 369
Among people born in United States, Francis George ranks 8,862 out of 18,182. Before him are Krista Allen (1971), Akiva Goldsman (1962), Charlie Weber (1978), Whittaker Chambers (1901), Randy Weston (1926), and Robin Morgan (1941). After him are Eddie Floyd (1937), Chris Connor (1927), Don Dokken (1953), Robin Givens (1964), George Wendt (1948), and Robert Ridgway (1850).
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 8,856
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 8,857
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 8,858
1901 - 1961
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 8,859
1926 - 2018
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 8,860
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 8,861
1937 - 2015
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 8,862
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 8,863
1927 - 2009
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 8,864
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 8,865
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 8,866
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 8,867
1850 - 1929
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 8,868
Among religious figures born in United States, Francis George ranks 70. Before him are William Ellery Channing (1780), Adam Maida (1930), Walter Breuning (1896), Emma Smith (1804), Wilton Daniel Gregory (1947), and Blase J. Cupich (1949). After him are Sylvester Graham (1794), William H. Keeler (1931), John Carroll (1735), Justin Francis Rigali (1935), James Gibbons (1834), and John McCloskey (1810).
1780 - 1842
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 64
1930 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 65
1896 - 2011
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 66
1804 - 1879
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 67
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 68
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 69
1937 - 2015
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 70
1794 - 1851
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 71
1931 - 2017
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 72
1735 - 1815
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 73
1935 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 74
1834 - 1921
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 75
1810 - 1885
HPI: 42.17
Rank: 76