1801 - 1890
John Henry Newman (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English theologian, academic, philosopher, historian, writer, and poet, first as an Anglican priest and later as a Catholic priest and cardinal, who was an important and controversial figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century. He was known nationally by the mid-1830s, and was canonised as a saint in the Catholic Church in 2019. Originally an evangelical academic at the University of Oxford and priest in the Church of England, Newman was drawn to the high-church tradition of Anglicanism. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Henry Newman has received more than 2,157,894 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). John Henry Newman is the 723rd most popular religious figure (down from 658th in 2019), the 635th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 598th in 2019) and the 15th most popular British Religious Figure.
John Henry Newman was a British theologian who converted to Catholicism. He is most famous for his work on the development of doctrine and his writings on religious education.
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Among religious figures, John Henry Newman ranks 723 out of 2,238. Before him are Antipope Ursicinus, Eusebius of Nicomedia, Theophilus of Antioch, Maudgalyayana, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, and Canaan. After him are Margaret of Hungary, Antipope Anacletus II, Saint Eligius, Obadiah, Frances of Rome, and Radha.
400 - 384
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 717
280 - 341
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 718
140 - 183
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 719
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 720
1923 - 2012
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 721
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 722
1801 - 1890
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 723
1242 - 1270
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 724
1090 - 1138
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 725
588 - 660
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 726
587 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 727
1384 - 1440
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 728
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 729
Among people born in 1801, John Henry Newman ranks 9. Before him are Gustav Fechner, Josip Jelačić, Frédéric Bastiat, John of Saxony, Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, and Amalie Auguste of Bavaria. After him are Johannes Peter Müller, Joseph Plateau, Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Joseph Lanner, Archduchess Marie Caroline of Austria, and Antoine Augustin Cournot. Among people deceased in 1890, John Henry Newman ranks 15. Before him are Duchess Helene in Bavaria, Henri Nestlé, Joseph Merrick, Richard Francis Burton, Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and William Kemmler. After him are Niels Gade, Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, Jyotirao Phule, Princess Zorka of Montenegro, Gottfried Keller, and Lorenz von Stein.
1801 - 1887
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 3
1801 - 1859
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 4
1801 - 1850
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 5
1801 - 1873
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 6
1801 - 1873
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 7
1801 - 1877
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 8
1801 - 1890
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 9
1801 - 1858
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 10
1801 - 1883
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 11
1801 - 1862
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 12
1801 - 1843
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 13
1801 - 1832
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 14
1801 - 1877
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 15
1834 - 1890
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 9
1814 - 1890
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 10
1862 - 1890
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 11
1821 - 1890
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 12
1811 - 1890
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 13
1860 - 1890
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 14
1801 - 1890
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 15
1817 - 1890
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 16
1824 - 1890
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 17
1827 - 1890
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 18
1864 - 1890
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 19
1819 - 1890
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 20
1815 - 1890
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 21
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Henry Newman ranks 635 out of 7,765. Before him are James Mill (1773), Karl Pearson (1857), Julie Walters (1950), Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484), Jane Seymour (1951), and Thomas Bayes (1702). After him are Bruce Dickinson (1958), William Byrd (1543), Tim Curry (1946), Philippa of England (1394), Rachel Weisz (1970), and Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet (1892).
1773 - 1836
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 629
1857 - 1936
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 630
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 631
1484 - 1545
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 632
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 633
1702 - 1761
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 634
1801 - 1890
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 635
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 636
1543 - 1623
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 637
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 638
1394 - 1430
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 639
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 640
1892 - 1984
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 641
Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, John Henry Newman ranks 15. Before him are John Knox (1514), William Laud (1573), Thomas Wolsey (1473), William Tyndale (1494), John Harvard (1607), and Pope Adrian IV (1100). After him are Willibrord (658), Charles Spurgeon (1834), Frederick Fleet (1887), Saint Malachy (1094), Reginald Pole (1500), and Edith Cavell (1865).
1514 - 1572
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 9
1573 - 1645
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 10
1473 - 1530
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 11
1494 - 1536
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 12
1607 - 1638
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 13
1100 - 1159
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 14
1801 - 1890
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 15
658 - 739
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 16
1834 - 1892
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 17
1887 - 1965
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 18
1094 - 1148
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 19
1500 - 1558
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 20
1865 - 1915
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 21