1725 - 1807
John Newton (; 4 August [O.S. 24 July] 1725 – 21 December 1807) was an English evangelical Anglican cleric and slavery abolitionist. He had previously been a captain of slave ships and an investor in the slave trade. He served as a sailor in the Royal Navy (after forced recruitment) and was himself enslaved for a time in West Africa. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Newton has received more than 2,232,738 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). John Newton is the 434th most popular companion (up from 450th in 2019), the 1,284th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,347th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular British Companion.
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Among companions, John Newton ranks 434 out of 673. Before him are Sophia of Bavaria, Berengaria of Barcelona, Adela of Flanders, Geraldine of Albania, Narriman Sadek, and Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway. After him are Catherine Stenbock, Zarifa Aliyeva, Empress He, Richenza of Northeim, Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon, and Matilda of Frisia.
1376 - 1428
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 428
1116 - 1149
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 429
1065 - 1115
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 430
1915 - 2002
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 431
1933 - 2005
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 432
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 433
1725 - 1807
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 434
1535 - 1621
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 435
1923 - 1985
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 436
200 - 189
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 437
1087 - 1141
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 438
1154 - 1208
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 439
1024 - 1044
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 440
Among people born in 1725, John Newton ranks 12. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Robert Clive, Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre, Ludovico Manin, Suzuki Harunobu, and Henry Benedict Stuart. After him are Pyotr Rumyantsev, Ahilyabai Holkar, Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, Franz Moritz von Lacy, Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Duchess of Massa, and Guillaume Le Gentil. Among people deceased in 1807, John Newton ranks 9. Before him are Pasquale Paoli, Jérôme Lalande, Magtymguly Pyragy, Jeanne Baret, Henry Benedict Stuart, and George Atwood. After him are Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Osman Pazvantoğlu, Jacob Philipp Hackert, Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, Nikolai Rezanov, and Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm.
1725 - 1805
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 6
1725 - 1774
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 7
1725 - 1793
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 8
1725 - 1802
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 9
1725 - 1770
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 10
1725 - 1807
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 11
1725 - 1807
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 12
1725 - 1796
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 13
1725 - 1795
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 14
1725 - 1807
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 15
1725 - 1801
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 16
1725 - 1790
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 17
1725 - 1792
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 18
1725 - 1807
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 3
1732 - 1807
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 4
1733 - 1807
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 5
1740 - 1807
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 6
1725 - 1807
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 7
1745 - 1807
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 8
1725 - 1807
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 9
1739 - 1807
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 10
1758 - 1807
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 11
1737 - 1807
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 12
1725 - 1807
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 13
1764 - 1807
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 14
1723 - 1807
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 15
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Newton ranks 1,284 out of 7,765. Before him are Wayne Rooney (1985), Chris Martin (1977), Brian Clough (1935), Seal (1963), David Prowse (1935), and Sam Mendes (1965). After him are Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York (1373), Kate Beckinsale (1973), Colin Wilson (1931), William George Horner (1786), Charles Algernon Parsons (1854), and Pattie Boyd (1944).
1985 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 1,278
1977 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 1,279
1935 - 2004
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 1,280
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 1,281
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 1,282
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 1,283
1725 - 1807
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 1,284
1373 - 1415
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 1,285
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 1,286
1931 - 2013
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,287
1786 - 1837
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 1,288
1854 - 1931
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 1,289
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 1,290
Among companions born in United Kingdom, John Newton ranks 43. Before him are Lilian, Princess of Réthy (1916), Mary de Bohun (1369), Matilda of Scotland (1080), Ealhswith (852), Sophie, Countess of Wessex (1965), and Elizabeth de Burgh (1289). After him are Joan of the Tower (1321), Edith Tolkien (1889), Hugh Despenser the younger (1287), Joan of England, Queen of Scotland (1210), Mary Anne MacLeod Trump (1912), and Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway (1261).
1916 - 2002
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 37
1369 - 1394
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 38
1080 - 1118
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 39
852 - 902
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 40
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 41
1289 - 1327
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 42
1725 - 1807
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 43
1321 - 1362
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 44
1889 - 1971
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 45
1287 - 1326
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 46
1210 - 1238
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 47
1912 - 2000
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 48
1261 - 1283
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 49