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Gordon B. Hinckley

1910 - 2008

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Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23, 1910 – January 27, 2008) was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from March 1995 until his death in January 2008 at age 97. Considered a prophet, seer, and revelator by church members, Hinckley was the oldest person to preside over the church in its history until Russell M. Nelson surpassed his age in 2022.Hinckley's presidency was noted for the building of temples, with more than half of existing temples being built under his leadership. He also oversaw the reconstruction of the Nauvoo Illinois Temple and the building of the 21,000 seat Conference Center. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gordon B. Hinckley has received more than 1,064,030 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Gordon B. Hinckley is the 15,110th most popular politician (down from 13,134th in 2019), the 9,075th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,435th in 2019) and the 561st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gordon B. Hinckley ranks 15,110 out of 15,577. Before him are Charles Pahud de Mortanges, Anthony Carmona, Marcelo Ebrard, Natalia Shaposhnikova, Charles Rabemananjara, and Aram Sargsyan. After him are V. K. Krishna Menon, Hilda Cameron, Michael D. Griffin, José María Calatrava y Peinado, Robert Elswit, and Supachai Panitchpakdi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Gordon B. Hinckley ranks 318. Before him are Gerd Hornberger, Dolly Haas, Jane Bell, Mario Alborta, Hilda Strike, and Jack Shea. After him are Alois Schnabel, John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Francis Johnson, Lucky Dube, Peter Hirt, and Gavino Matta. Among people deceased in 2008, Gordon B. Hinckley ranks 287. Before him are Larry James, Jerry Wexler, Rubén Héctor Sosa, Tony Rolt, Ann Savage, and Philip Agee. After him are Lilyan Chauvin, Viktor Kuzkin, Jimmy Carl Black, Sigitas Geda, Nirmala Deshpande, and Richey Edwards.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gordon B. Hinckley ranks 9,075 out of 18,182. Before him are Helene Costello (1906), Morris Kirksey (1895), Steve Railsback (1945), Jason Schwartzman (1980), Joseph Pilato (1949), and Jack Shea (1910). After him are Tim Hardaway (1966), Vincent Persichetti (1915), Julia Alvarez (1950), Joseph Dunford (1955), Michael D. Griffin (1949), and W. S. Merwin (1927).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Gordon B. Hinckley ranks 561. Before him are John Adair (1757), Ken Salazar (1955), Robert M. La Follette (1855), Jim Ross (1952), Porter Goss (1938), and Eric Adams (1960). After him are Michael D. Griffin (1949), Robert Elswit (1950), Gouverneur Morris (1752), William R. Day (1849), George Hearst (1820), and John J. Sullivan (1959).

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