RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jerzy Popiełuszko

1947 - 1984

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Jerzy Popiełuszko (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ popʲɛˈwuʂkɔ] born Alfons Popiełuszko; 14 September 1947 – 19 October 1984) was a Polish Catholic priest who became associated with the opposition Solidarity trade union in communist Poland. He was murdered in 1984 by three agents of Służba Bezpieczeństwa, who were shortly thereafter tried and convicted of the murder. Popiełuszko has been recognized as a martyr by the Catholic Church and was beatified on 6 June 2010 by Cardinal Angelo Amato on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerzy Popiełuszko has received more than 460,963 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Jerzy Popiełuszko is the 1,026th most popular religious figure (up from 1,087th in 2019), the 302nd most popular biography from Poland (up from 312th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Polish Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 460k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jerzy Popiełuszko ranks 1,026 out of 3,187. Before him are Walter Kasper, Nicanor the Deacon, Sebeos, Antipope Gregory VI, Pelagia, and Aristides of Athens. After him are Anastasius Bibliothecarius, Frumentius, Paisios of Mount Athos, Hugh of Cluny, Saint Afra, and Reginald Pole.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Jerzy Popiełuszko ranks 105. Before him are Marouf al-Bakhit, Anne Wiazemsky, Haji Mohammad Chamkani, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Mitt Romney, and Viktor Suvorov. After him are Patrick Dewaere, Ron Dennis, Marisa Berenson, Va'aletoa Sualauvi II, Cozy Powell, and Gyanendra of Nepal. Among people deceased in 1984, Jerzy Popiełuszko ranks 49. Before him are Walter Rauff, Pavel Batitsky, James Mason, Yılmaz Güney, Brassaï, and Jackie Coogan. After him are Joseph Losey, Chaïm Perelman, George Gaylord Simpson, Branko Ćopić, Hans Speidel, and Rodrigo Lara.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Jerzy Popiełuszko ranks 302 out of 1,694. Before him are Jan Karski (1914), Otto Mueller (1874), Rüdiger von der Goltz (1865), Sophie of Pomerania (1498), Leopold Trepper (1904), and Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden (1116). After him are Ida Haendel (1928), Jan Zamoyski (1542), Gunther von Hagens (1945), Józef Bem (1794), Michał Kleofas Ogiński (1765), and Georg Heym (1887).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Poland

Among religious figures born in Poland, Jerzy Popiełuszko ranks 11. Before him are Saint Casimir (1458), Angelus Silesius (1624), Stanislaus of Szczepanów (1030), Stanislaus Kostka (1550), Itzhak Stern (1901), and Hyacinth of Poland (1185). After him are Stefan Wyszyński (1901), Stanisław Dziwisz (1939), Adam Stefan Sapieha (1867), Andrew Bobola (1591), Lubomyr Husar (1933), and Wolf Messing (1899).

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