RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Hilda of Whitby

614 - 680

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Hilda of Whitby (or Hild of Whitby) (c. 614 – 680) was a saint of the early Church in Britain. She was the founder and first abbess of the monastery at Whitby which was chosen as the venue for the Synod of Whitby in 664. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hilda of Whitby has received more than 479,007 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Hilda of Whitby is the 2,630th most popular religious figure (down from 2,278th in 2019), the 3,558th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,220th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular British Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 480k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hilda of Whitby ranks 2,630 out of 3,187. Before her are Georg Sterzinsky, Samson of Dol, Roberto de Nobili, Flavian I of Antioch, Ignaty Krachkovsky, and Mario Delpini. After her are John Onaiyekan, Seaxburh of Ely, Maria Katharina Kasper, Jaime Sin, Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer, and C. I. Scofield.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 614, Hilda of Whitby ranks 3. Before her are Fujiwara no Kamatari, and Fadl ibn Abbas.  Among people deceased in 680, Hilda of Whitby ranks 9. Before her are Abbas ibn Ali, Princess Wencheng, Abdullah ibn Ja'far, Muslim ibn Aqil, Balthild of Chelles, and Bhāskara I. After her is Cædmon.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hilda of Whitby ranks 3,558 out of 8,785. Before her are Marmaduke Tunstall (1743), Roy Jenkins (1920), Catherine McCormack (1972), Gary Numan (1958), Thomas Morley (1557), and Jonny Greenwood (1971). After her are Thomas Walker Arnold (1864), Christopher Middleton (1690), Kaya Scodelario (1992), Henry Cooper (1934), Leslie Graham (1911), and Christopher Cazenove (1943).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Hilda of Whitby ranks 83. Before her are Nicholas Ridley (1500), Anne Hutchinson (1591), Richard de Bury (1287), Carlo Acutis (1991), Æthelthryth (636), and Samson of Dol (490). After her are Aldhelm (639), Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (1932), Rowan Williams (1950), Arthur Roche (1950), Swithun (800), and Patrick Abercrombie (1879).

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