1889 - 1967
Francis Joseph Spellman (May 4, 1889 – December 2, 1967) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. From 1939 to his death, he served as the sixth Archbishop of New York; he had served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston from 1932 to 1939. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Spellman has received more than 539,779 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Francis Spellman is the 2,282nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,802nd in 2019), the 5,940th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,813th in 2019) and the 46th most popular American Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Francis Spellman ranks 2,282 out of 2,238. Before him are Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Francesco Coccopalmerio, Mario Zenari, Robby Müller, Patrick Allen, and Swithun. After him are Gaetano Bedini, António Marto, Camillo Caccia Dominioni, Adoniram Judson, Vladimír Holan, and François Marty.
1932 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 2,276
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 2,277
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 2,278
1940 - 2018
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 2,279
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 2,280
800 - 863
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 2,281
1889 - 1967
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 2,282
1806 - 1864
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 2,283
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 2,284
1877 - 1946
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 2,285
1788 - 1850
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 2,286
1905 - 1980
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 2,287
1904 - 1994
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 2,288
Among people born in 1889, Francis Spellman ranks 188. Before him are Hans Tropsch, Dietrich Kraiss, Sadhu Sundar Singh, Bodil Ipsen, Gerhard Marcks, and Anita Loos. After him are Adrian Boult, Vera Karalli, Amrit Kaur, Richard O'Connor, Géo André, and Efrem Zimbalist. Among people deceased in 1967, Francis Spellman ranks 180. Before him are Ciro Alegría, Thomas Tien Ken-sin, Gerhard Ritter, William Christian Bullitt Jr., Jean Alexandre Barré, and Gigi Meroni. After him are Hans Jacob Nielsen, Ernestas Galvanauskas, Franz Babinger, Anton Walbrook, Ramón Encinas, and Walter Krueger.
1889 - 1935
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 182
1889 - 1944
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 183
1889 - 1929
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 184
1889 - 1964
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 185
1889 - 1981
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 186
1889 - 1981
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 187
1889 - 1967
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 188
1889 - 1983
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 189
1889 - 1972
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 190
1889 - 1964
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 191
1889 - 1981
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 192
1889 - 1943
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 193
1889 - 1985
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 194
1909 - 1967
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 174
1890 - 1967
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 175
1888 - 1967
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 176
1891 - 1967
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 177
1880 - 1967
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 178
1943 - 1967
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 179
1889 - 1967
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 180
1899 - 1967
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 181
1882 - 1967
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 182
1891 - 1967
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 183
1896 - 1967
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 184
1893 - 1967
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 185
1881 - 1967
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 186
Among people born in United States, Francis Spellman ranks 5,940 out of 18,182. Before him are Sidney Howard (1891), Gerald McRaney (1947), George Eads (1967), Suzy Amis Cameron (1962), James Eckhouse (1955), and Stephanie Seymour (1968). After him are Ethelda Bleibtrey (1902), Julia Morgan (1872), Joe Lieberman (1942), Elmer Drew Merrill (1876), Sonny Clark (1931), and James Blish (1921).
1891 - 1939
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 5,934
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 5,935
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 5,936
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 5,937
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 5,938
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 5,939
1889 - 1967
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 5,940
1902 - 1978
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 5,941
1872 - 1957
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 5,942
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 5,943
1876 - 1956
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 5,944
1931 - 1963
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 5,945
1921 - 1975
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 5,946
Among religious figures born in United States, Francis Spellman ranks 46. Before him are Thomas S. Monson (1927), Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774), Milman Parry (1902), Edwin Frederick O'Brien (1939), James Stafford (1932), and Seán Patrick O'Malley (1944). After him are Adoniram Judson (1788), Alvin Sargent (1927), John Shelby Spong (1931), Emma Tillman (1892), James Michael Harvey (1949), and Mother Angelica (1923).
1927 - 2018
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 40
1774 - 1821
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 41
1902 - 1935
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 42
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 43
1932 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 44
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 45
1889 - 1967
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 46
1788 - 1850
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 47
1927 - 2019
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 48
1931 - 2021
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 49
1892 - 2007
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 50
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 51
1923 - 2016
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 52