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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 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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  • 250k

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  • 43.08

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  • 24

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  • 2.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Francis George ranks 2,575 out of 2,238Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Francis George ranks 421Before 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 363Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Francis George ranks 8,862 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Francis George ranks 70Before 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).