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George Whitefield

1714 - 1770

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George Whitefield (; 27 December [O.S. 16 December] 1714 – 30 September 1770), also known as George Whitfield, was an Anglican cleric and evangelist who was one of the founders of Methodism and the evangelical movement.Born in Gloucester, he matriculated at Pembroke College at the University of Oxford in 1732. There he joined the "Holy Club" and was introduced to the Wesley brothers, John and Charles, with whom he would work closely in his later ministry. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Whitefield has received more than 1,374,401 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 28 in 2019). George Whitefield is the 2,601st most popular writer (down from 2,279th in 2019), the 1,923rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,761st in 2019) and the 213th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

A journal of a voyage from London to Savannah in Georgia
Early works to 1800, Voyages and travels, Description and travel
1738
A continuation of the Reverend Mr. Whitefield's journal
Accessible book, Biography, Calvinistic Methodists
1739
A continuation of the Reverend Mr. Whitefield's journal during the time he was detained in England, by the embargo
Early works to 1800, Voyages and travels, Description and travel
1739
The marks of the new-birth
Regeneration (Theology), Sermons, Presbyterian Church
1739
A sermon on self-denial
Self-denial
1739
Eighteen sermons, preached by the late Rev. George Whitefield, A.M. ..
English Sermons
1802

Page views of George Whitefields by language

Over the past year George Whitefield has had the most page views in the with 145,736 views, followed by Portuguese (14,878), and Spanish (13,667). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (68.95%), Welsh (51.66%), and Latin (49.16%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, George Whitefield ranks 2,601 out of 7,302. Before him are Emma Orczy, Friedrich von Lütke, Édouard Glissant, Apion, Jónas Hallgrímsson, and Mariana Alcoforado. After him are Ubayd Zakani, Géza Gárdonyi, Paschasius Radbertus, Banana Yoshimoto, Tobias Smollett, and Mohammed Hussein Heikal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1714, George Whitefield ranks 17. Before him are Pontiac, Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, Kristijonas Donelaitis, Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia, Princess Anne Charlotte of Lorraine, and Kosmas the Aetolian. After him are César-François Cassini de Thury, Emer de Vattel, Richard Wilson, René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Anna Morandi Manzolini, and Philippine Élisabeth d'Orléans. Among people deceased in 1770, George Whitefield ranks 12. Before him are Thomas Chatterton, Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo, Jean-Antoine Nollet, George Grenville, and Martin van Meytens. After him are James Stirling, Carl Gustaf Tessin, Francesco Araja, Georg Dionysius Ehret, Charles Avison, and Christopher Middleton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Whitefield ranks 1,923 out of 8,785. Before him are Mary Cartwright (1900), Arthur Tansley (1871), Prince William of Gloucester (1941), Mary Hopkin (1950), Julian Lennon (1963), and Colin Davis (1927). After him are Cynric (450), John A. Macdonald (1815), Eddie Irvine (1965), Tobias Smollett (1721), Peter Yates (1929), and Louisa Adams (1775).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, George Whitefield ranks 213. Before him are David Lodge (1935), Ouida (1839), John Aubrey (1626), Arthur Young (1741), Penelope Fitzgerald (1916), and Gerald Gardner (1884). After him are Tobias Smollett (1721), John Wyndham (1903), Frederick Marryat (1792), Mary Astell (1666), Tom Sharpe (1928), and Edith Pargeter (1913).

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